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GeoTools Version 14.0 for AutoCAD 2014 - 2007 platforms and vertical applications built on any of these AutoCAD versions. GeoToolsReadMe.TXT May 31, 2013 GeoTools NOTES The following topics are discussed:
GeoTools installation: 1. Starting GeoTools: During installation, if you have chosen the AutoCAD profile to use with GeoTools, there is nothing else that you need to do in order to start using GeoTools. Simply start AutoCAD with the chosen user profile and you should be able to start using GeoTools. 2. If you did not do the GeoTools startup configuration during Setup,
you will still be able to configure AutoCAD for GeoTools manually. To do this, start the "OPTIONS" command (Tools->Options...) menu and go
to the "Files" tab and open the "Support files search path". Click on
"Add" and then "Browse", then point to the location where GeoTools
has been installed. By default, the installation program would have 3. If you have other third-party applications, there are various ways in which you can manually tailor your GeoTools startup. a) If you do not already have an existing ACAD.LSP, you can use the ACAD.LSP supplied with GeoTools. This would automatically load GeoTools program and menu as soon as you start AutoCAD. If you wish to be prompted whether to have GeoTools loaded or not, please comment the appropriate commands in the ACAD.LSP file as explained in the 'commented notes' within ACAD.LSP. Once loaded, GeoTools can either be loaded or unloaded using the GT_LOAD and GT_UNLOAD commands respectively. b) If you already have an existing ACAD.LSP, you can either copy the contents of the GeoTools provided ACAD.LSP to merge with your pre-existing ACAD.LSP or you can load GeoTools separately by first loading the loader program GT_LOAD.LSP and then using either the GT_LOAD or GT_UNLOAD commands to either load or unload GeoTools. 4. Troubleshooting tips: a. Ensure that the GeoTools folder is ahead of other support folders. When AutoCAD starts acad.lsp from the GeoTools folder should get executed. If there is an acad.lsp in another folder ahead of GeoTools, that would get executed and could possibly be a reason why GeoTools is not intitialized. b. Ensure that the ACADLSPASDOC system variable is set to 1.
If this is set to 0 in your AutoCAD, GeoTools may not initialize Additional Instructions for AutoCAD 2014 Installation When any LISP, ARX, DVB or a .NET dll is about to be loaded in AutoCAD 2014, you will see additional warnings and permission requests unless it is in a pre-determined TRUSTEDPATHS location. This affects the loading of GeoTools as well. GeoTools uses a main VLX file (GeoTools.VLX)a loader LSP file (GT_Load.lsp) and the doslib ARX file (doslib19.arx/doslib19x64.arx) as its main executable components that need to be loaded. Each one of these need user-permission before they can be loaded in 2014. You will see warning messages popping-up seeking your permission and you will have to explicitly grant them by clicking on the Load button each time. If you want to avoid clicking on the Load button each time, you need to specify the GeoTools installation folder as a 'trusted folder'. You do this by following the steps outlined below:
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GeoTools installation: 1. Starting GeoTools: Once you have successfully installed GeoTools, start BricsCAD. Add the GeoTools folder to the BricsCAD support path as shown below: - Type 'Settings' on the command line or click on 'Settings->Settings..."
on the menu. Now, restart your BricsCAD for the changes to take effect. 2. Troubleshooting tips: a. If GeoTools is not loading upon starting BricsCAD, it means that the startup LSP file 'on_doc_load.lsp' from the GeoTools folder is not loading. Please check if you have other 'on_doc_load.lsp' files in other folders ahead of the GeoTools folder. If you already have an existing 'on_doc_load.lsp' on your system that you would like to use, you can just add the contents of the GeoTools-supplied 'on_doc_load.lsp' into your existing file. b. Ensure that the ACADLSPASDOC system variable is set to 1. If this is set to 0, GeoTools may not initialize automatically in subsequent drawings opened and you will need to manually load it in each drawing. A note about screen resolution GeoTools makes extensive use of dialog boxes, some of which are wide in size. It is therefore recommended that you use a Windows display screen resolution of 1024x768 or more. If you encounter "Dialog too big to fit the display" error, either increase the resolution or use "Small Fonts" in your display settings. GeoTools Online help and documentation GeoTools help is now accesible from within the GeoToools menu by clicking on the "Help..." item. Registering GeoTools on your computer GeoTools registration is made based on the application key of each computer where GeoTools is running. This is obtained by typing 'GT_AppKey' on the AutoCAD command line. In addition to the application key, please send us the following information as well: User Name: GeoTools ApplicationKey: GeoTools is developed by Four Dimension Technologies in Bangalore, India. Contact address: Four Dimension Technologies email : geotools@4d-technologies.com
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