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MicroSurvey CAD 2004 and Older

  • Using Floppy Disk and CD's

    When working in our programs, we recommend that you do not try and save or saveas, directly to a floppy disk or CD. With Floppy disks you have a shortage of space. A floppy disk can only hold 1.44 Mb ...

  • MSCAD 2002, 2004 - Importing text from word processor

    One question I get a lot isCan I bring text from Word or WordPerfect into MicroSurvey without having to do retype it?The answer is Yes. We support a couple of different methods: A) Using the TEXT comm...

  • Using Linetypes in MSCAD 2002 / 2004

    This Tech Note describes options for defining and using custom-made Linetypes within MicroSurvey products. Linetype definitions are stored in an ASCII format file using the .lin extension. This is the...

  • MSCAD 2002, 2004 - Using a tablet

    Many of our customers have been asking for a tablet menu for MSCAD. We are pleased to offer one and below are the instructions on how to load the menu, plot out the tablet drawing, and configure every...

  • MSCAD 2004 Upgrade Information

    MSCAD 2004 Upgrade Information What's up with the three versions of MSCAD? For 2004 we have decided to streamline our products so they're more consistent for the user.‚  MSCAD 2004 is available in thr...

  • MSCAD 2004: When printing, my lines all come out the same width.

    When printing, my lines all come out the same width, but I took the time to set the widths for each colour in the Print command. What did I miss? When plotting to a Raster plotter, on the same dialogu...

  • Cul-de-Sac give a NIL error.

    The biggest thing that people tend to assume incorrectly is that you can draw a Cul-de-sac just anywhere you want in a drawing as long as you have a line to base the center on. This is not the case. Y...

  • Aligning Borders and Title Blocks

    Question: In MS CAD 2002, when I have my drawing rotated on screen using the Surveyors View command, how can I then insert a border and title block that I have as a part on my hard drive, and make it ...

  • Middle mouse problems in MSCAD 2002

    My middle mouse button does not bring up the osnaps how can I fix this? In the C:\MSX2002\CFG\MICROSURVEY.KEY file or the C:\MSCAD2002\CFG\MICROSURVEY.KEY file, scroll down the file to find the follow...

  • Raster image appears as red square in MSCAD 2002/2004

    MSCAD can insert a RLC, BMP or TIF raster file. If you change the UCS in the job, then a red rectangle in shown in place of the raster image. Our Surveyors View command is using the UCS so it can not ...