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ToolPac 3.0 Software Review by David Sherrill
ToolPac 3.0 by DotSoft is a "tool pack" of
AutoCAD productivity utilities for use with AutoCAD R12, R13 and R14. It contains many
lisp routines to increase your productivity when using AutoCAD. To best describe what
ToolPac has to offer is hundreds of utilities which you would have to search the web for
months or even years and put it all in one software package. Now, I know many of you have
done this and PAUGs soon to be released PAUG CD contains many similar routines found
in this package but the organization of the routines in a very simple to use menu system
would take hours of menu customization to accomplish. Here is a summary of the tools
supplied with ToolPac 3.0:
- 50 Block/Attr Tools
- 34 Layer Tools
- 35 Object Controls
- 24 Display Tools
- 16 Drawing Aids
- 14 Conversions
- 27 Polyline Tools
- 61 Text Tools
- Other Functions
To completely cover all the tools provided with this
software would require a small book instead of this software review. DotSoft which is the
maker of ToolPac 3.0 has already done this in there 170 page ToolPac manual. The manual is
well laid out and explains each utility quite well including pictures on how to access the
commands through the pulldown menus and short cut keys. But dont worry you
wont need to read very much of the manual because most of ToolPacs features
are self explanatory. If you have a question on a particular command it is easy to find
what your looking for in the manual.
I went through the manual installation procedure that is
explained step by step in the manual and all went extremely well. DotSoft does provided an
automatic installation but I decided to use the manual install because I didnt want
any of my other personal or third party add-ons disrupted by the installation of the
ToolPac utilities.
Since the list of utilities of ToolPac is quite long I will
briefly point out some of the pluses and minuses I have found. By the way the minuses I
found were very few in number.
Polyline Utilities:
- Since I do a lot of mapping and mining work the first group
of utilities that I looked at were the polyline utilities. The first command I examined
was the JOIN SEGMENTS command. It worked very well and allowed you to enter a maximum
distance for allowable joins then allowed you to select the type of joining. Joining types
allowed are a simple connect the segments or an average of the end vertices.
- The next command I examined was the Bicubic Spline. The
Bicubic Spline is a splining similar to the SPLINE command in AutoCAD but the resultant
spline always passes through the control vertex. The Bicubic Spline worked quite well but
is a rather slow process.
- The next routine that I checked out was the Vertex Weed
command for removing unneeded vertices from polylines. This is the one utility that needs
some rewriting. Although it worked quite well at removing vertices on standard polylines
and on the Bicubic Spline it failed on standard splines. Before calculating the vertices
to remove on a splined polyline it would remove the splines. By the way keep your eye on
the members area of the web site since Im working on recompiling probably the best
weed routine ever written for R13 and R14 thanks to Steve Johnson of the Western Australia
Users Group who wrote the original R12 version.
Object fill & Z-Ordering controls:
- If your currently not using R14 you will love the ability to
create solid fills just as if you were hatching an area with ToolPacs SOLID FILL
commands.
- Another really nice feature of ToolPac is the Z-Ordering
routines. When I first heard that R14 had object layering similar to most draw packages I
was really excited. But when I first used the object layering features I quickly found out
that the ordering is not saved with the drawing. The Z-Ordering in ToolPac acts much like
AutoCADs object layering but all bottom to top structuring is saved with the
drawing. The only thing I wish DotSoft could have provided with this routine is a way to
set the Z-Order of a drawing bylayers. This would have made it a much more powerful and
useful utility.
Text Controls:
- If you have ever wanted any kind of text manipulation tools
for AutoCAD ToolPac probably has it. ToolPac has utilities for converting dtext to mtext
and back, for breaking a line of dtext into multiple lines, rejoining multiple lines of
text into one, for changing text case, importing, exporting, restacking dtext and more. If
you need a text manipulation routine that ToolPac doesnt have your in real trouble
because I can't think of one it doesnt have.
Drawing Tools:
- One of the best features of AutoCAD R14 is the MATCH
PROPERTIES command but ToolPac has gone much farther with one of the neatest time saving
commands I have ever seen. The command is called Draw By Example or DBE. DBE is so useful
I assigned it a single key left-hand command "W". Why "W", it the only
single shortcut key for my left-hand I had still available. After entering the Draw By
Example command you are prompted to select an object it will then start the command to
create that type of object setting all the properties of the selected object such as
linetype, layer, dimstyle, color, elevation and others. Best of all after you finish the
command your put back exactly where you started.
- Example: Your on layer text and your current color is red.
After entering DBE you select a horizontal dimension on layer dim which has the color set
to bylayer. ToolPac sets the current layer to dim, the current color to bylayer and starts
the dim horizontal command for you. When your finished with the dim horizontal command
tool pack resets you to layer text and your current color to red.
Drawing Tools:
- Another great time saver is Quick Keys. Quick Keys is a
command alias program which runs inside AutoCAD to quickly change short cut key
definitions in AutoCAD.
Conclusion: In conclusion ToolPac 3.0 contains an
immense amount of useful time saving routines for a mere $195.00. Although I havent
the time to cover all of them here or even explore all of them in time for this writing I
have found this package to be everything DotSoft has said it is. I have also include the
301 reasons why you need ToolPac 3.0 that DotSoft publishes. Also you cant lose
since ToolPac comes with a 30 day money back guarantee if you dont agree that you
are more productive using it. For information on how to purchase ToolPac 3.0 call Terry
Dotson at 606-564-5028 or visit the DotSoft web site at http://www.dotsoft.com.
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BLOCK CONTROL
ToolPac's block routines include tools to automate the
placement and management of blocks and give you complete control over the normally
unmanageable attributes found in inserted blocks.
- Parameters: Set default parameters of xscale,
yscale, zscale and rotation. You won't be prompted for them over and over using our insert
routines.
- Repeat Single: Create as many block inserts as
you want by simply picking the insertion point.
- Multi-Insert: Insert any or all local blocks
in one quick operation.
- Objects Insert: Place any local block on the
definition points of an entire selection set of polylines, arcs, lines, circles, etc.
- Change: Change the xscale, yscale, zscale and
rotation angle of a selection set of blocks.
- Rotate: Rotate a selection set of blocks at
their insertion point, including attributes.
- Scale: Scale a selection set of blocks at
their insertion point, including attributes.
- Align: Quickly rotate blocks to align with a
line.
- Replace: Replace a selection set of blocks
with a different block, preserves existing layer, insertion point and parameters. Also
transfers attribute data to the new block insertion.
- Multi- Write: Make Global blocks out of any or
all local blocks. Automates the WBLOCK process.
- Count Inserts: Returns the number of times
that a selected block is inserted in the drawing.
- Point Blocks: Insert blocks that look exactly
like AutoCAD points. Unlike points, you can control the point style, xscale, yscale and
rotation angle of each insertion.
- Plot Stamp: Insert an information block into
your drawing containing drive/path, dwgname, date and time. Quickly updated before
plotting, it provides accurate revision information on each drawing. If you don't like our
block you can include the attributes in your own.
- ReDefine by Search: Searches support paths for
drawings of selected blocks and redefines the block from the drawing.
- ReDefine Processor: Specify and save
relationships between a local block and a drawing in any drive/path. When processed,
redefines the block with the drawing file.
- Export Data: A simpler and more powerful
alternative to AutoCAD's Attribute Extract, without the template file.
- Import Data: Reads data file and modifies
existing blocks based on handles or creates new insertions if not found in the drawing.
ATTRIBUTE CONTROL
- Copy: Copy selected attributes from one block
to a selection set.
- Edit: Dialog tool like AutoCAD's DDMODIFY for
block attributes.
- Move: Select an attribute, then visibly drag
it into a new position.
- Explode: Convert block attribute values to
identical text with layer control. Options to remove, empty or keep old attributes.
- Recall Text: Recall text objects created with
ToolPac's explode. Allows spell checking of attribute values.
- Edit: Like DDEDIT for attributes.
- Factor: Add, Subtract, Multiply or Divide the
value in attributes by any number. Places new value back in attribute, preserves
prefixes/suffixes and controls rounding.
- Find: Find a block by attribute value, with
wild cards & selection set building.
- From Text: Replace attribute values by picking
text strings in the drawing.
- Replace: Find & Replace for attributes.
Specify characters to find, as well as replacement text.
- Case: Change the case of attributes to upper,
lower or proper case.
- Visibility: Turn on/off
visibility for selected attributes in a selection set of blocks.
- Tag Replace: Find & change attribute tag
names in a selection set of blocks.
- Properties: ToolPac's tools can manipulate the
properties of entire selection sets of attributes in blocks, including:
- Attribute Color
- Attribute Layer
- Attribute Height
- Attribute Rotation
- Attribute Oblique
- Attribute Style
- Attribute Width
- Attribute Backwards Toggle
- Attribute Upside Down
- Attribute Underline/Overline
CURRENT VALUES
Quickly set the following current drawing properties by
picking an object or by dialog:
- Current Color
- Current Linetype
- Current Layer
- Current Text Style
- Current Elevation
- Current Thickness
- Current Snap Angle
- Current Text Height
- Set by Object: Simply pick an object on the
screen and the current layer, linetype, color, etc., will be set to match the object.
- Drawing Status: Presents object counts with
summary, date, time, elapsed time, scale, drawing name with path.
- Drawing Lisp: Loads program with the same
directory/name of drawing, if it exists.
CONVERSIONS
Quickly convert selection sets of objects from one type to
another.
- Polyline Ellipse to RI 3 Math Ellipse
- DeSplined Plines to R13 MultiLine
- DeSplined Plines to RI 3 Spline
- R13 Splines to Splined Polylines
- Line(s) to Polylines
- Arcs to Circles
- Arc to 3Dpoly with interpolation
- Attribute Data to ADE R1 EED
- Circle to 2Dpoly, for width & fill
- Line to R13 Xline
- Line to R13 Ray
- Selection Set of Text to Mtext object
- 2D Polylines to 3D using object elevation
- 3D Lines, 3D Faces, Polylines, Splines to 2D at specified
elevation, or optionally use first elevation of 3D Polylines
DISPLAY CONTROLS
- QRegen: When you zoom in tightly on an area,
finding that circles no longer look round, don't issue the REGEN command. ToolPac allows
you to regen a selection set of objects, a layer, or just everything on the screen, much
faster than a full regen.
- QRegen Layer: Thawing a single layer causes
AutoCAD to regen all layers. Set REGENAUTO to off and use this command to quickly thaw and
regen selected layers.
- Screen Pan: Use 2-3 character commands to
quickly shift the screen Up, Down, Left, Right, or by a combinations of these.
- Dynamic Pan: Dragging the cursor near the
edges of the screen causes the window to pan in that direction, on all platforms.
- View Review: Display named views as temporary
rectangles on your drawing, jog through to find the correct view, then change to that view
with a single keystroke.
- View Select: Quickly set the current view by
choosing the view name from a list.
- View Load/Save: Save view definitions for
loading in any other drawing.
- Set Scales: Set the scale of the current paper
space viewport by simply picking it from the menu. Common scales are included for
architectural, mechanical and mapping in English and Metric units.
- Quick Zooms: Zoom to Extents, Limits, or 90%
of extents with only a fast single redraw, not a regen.
- Viewport Scale: Returns the scale of the
current or selected paper space viewports. Optionally generate a rectangle in model space
reflecting the paper space extents.
DRAWING TOOLS
- Draw by Example: Instead of setting the
correct layer, linetype, etc., then typing in a command or choosing it from a menu, simply
point to an existing object on the screen and ToolPac will issue the appropriate command.
It will also preset the default parameters (layer, color, linetype, elevation and
thickness), as well as parameters (text height, style, dim style, block name) to those of
the object picked.
- Draw by Type: Works exactly like the previous,
but does not set layer, color, etc.
- Labeling: Various useful labeling tools are
included:
- Label point coordinates XY, XYZ, or just Z with a leader in
two picks.
- Label Bearing & Distance on line or polyline segments.
- Label Area of polylines & circles with factoring and
prefix/suffix options.
- Label NE Coordinates of picked point with leader.
- Label Elevation of polylines, arcs, circles, with auto trim
option.
- Label Slope (Grade, Ratio, Degree) between two points
w/direction arrow.
- Label Incrementing Value, quick placement of labels with
incrementing number/letters and optional surrounding circles, polygons, or underlining.
- Offset Multiple: Simply specify distance
between offsets & number of copies.
- Perpendicular Line: Draws a line perpendicular
from the picked segment.
- Concentric Circles: Created by center,
quantity, first diameter and interval.
- Shadow Rectangles: Create interesting shadowed
single polyline rectangles (squared and rounded) with just two picks.
- Gridline Generator: Useful tool for making
templates for line and bar graphs, as well as gridlines for structure layout and mapping.
- Text Linetype: Creates a complex linetype by
just entering text, ready to use in the current drawing. (Requires R13/R14)
OBJECT CONTROL
- Acquire Properties: Allows you to pick the
objects you wish to change, then pick an object with the desired properties. You control
whether the selection set acquires the layer, color, linetype, linetype scale, thickness,
or all properties.
- Radius Modify: Set a new radius of a selection
set, scale values, copy values, even find & replace. You can also set the current
fillet radius by picking a circle/arc.
- Copy to Layer: Copies a selection set of
objects (can be from separate layers) to a designated layer, in the same position.
- Scale & Rotate @ Point: Specify the
factor, then repeatedly pick objects. They instantly scale or rotate at the point picked.
- Glue Lines: Pick two lines and ToolPac will
glue them together instantly, keeping the properties of the first line picked.
- Glue Arcs: Join two arcs together to form a
single arc.
- Set Elevation: Modifies the elevation of a
selection set of objects by:
- Set absolute elevation of objects
- Copy elevation of picked object
- Relative, raises/Towers elevation
- Sets the elevation of text to its value
- Cursor Browse: Simply move your cursor across
the screen, as it passes over an object, the program will report the type of object,
layer, elevation, etc.
- Erase by Objects: Removes objects inside or
outside a selection set of closed objects.
- Selection by Object: Selects all objects
within, crossing, or fenced by a selection set of objects.
- Trim by Object: Automatically trim all objects
on either side of a linear object.
- Point Import: Imports points from ASCII files
with line drawing options.
- Point Export: Exports coordinates of most
AutoCAD objects to X, Y, Z format file.
- AutoPurge: Eliminate the repetition involved
in using the purge command.
OBJECT FILL & Z-ORDER CONTROL
- Solid Fill Areas: Quickly and easily fill
areas with AutoCAD SOLIDS. Process selection sets of objects and even subtract objects to
form holes. You can use multiple 2D/3D Polylines, Circles, R13/R14 True Ellipses,
NURBS Splines and Regions for exterior or interior boundaries. Solid objects created are
optimized and grouped for ease of handling. Boundaries and underlying objects are
automatically floated to the top, where they stay. (Requires R]3/RJ4)
- Solid Fill Objects: Fills the interior of a
selection set of 2D/3D Polylines, Circles, Ellipses, Splines and Regions. (Requires
R13/R14)
- Solid Fill @ Pick Point: Fills an area by
simply picking inside the area, forming its own boundary to fill. (Requires R13/R14)
- Solid Fill Float: Separate command to float
selected objects to the top. Floated objects stay on top, even after regens, saves and
during plotting. Can also be used to float objects overwide polylines or hatching.
- Z-Order Control: This unique process allows
you to assign a generation order to any AutoCAD object. Designate that objects should be
in the Back, MidBack, Middle, MidFront, or Front when generated and plotted. Objects
remember this designation and can reposition themselves even when inserted into other
drawings. The order of objects can be changed and reprocessed.
LAYER CONTROL
Quickly control the status of layers. Picking an object (or
choosing from a dialog list) can make that layer current, turn it of{ freeze it, lock or
unlock it. It can also isolate the layer (turning off or freezing all others), erase
everything on the layer, or select and highlight all of its objects for future editing
commands.
ToolPacs layer controls work well with xreferenced
drawings. When used inside paper space viewports, it only manipulates the layers in that
viewport.
- Grouping: With ToolPac's grouping tools you
can link several layers together to form a group. Once linked together, you can manipulate
them as groups, controlling visibility, locking, etc. For instance you wish to keep chairs
in layer CHAIR, desks in layer DESK, bookcases in layer BKCASE, etc. Yet you want to
manipulate them as group known as FURNITURE.
- You can do almost anything with a group that you could with
single layers. An easy to use group editing dialog is included and you can print a report
of group information.
- Join: Join layers by picking an object on each
layer or by selecting names in a list.
- Jogging: With three keystrokes, you can change
to layer 0, the first, next, previous, or last (unfrozen) layer in the table.
- Table Load/Save: You can save the status of
the layer table (name, status, color and linetype) to a disk file for later retrieval in
the same or different drawing.
- Print: Print the layer table, including layer
name, status, color and linetype.
- Review: Display one or more layers at a time,
jogging forward or backward through available layers. When the displayed layers need to be
edited, a single keystroke freezes all others and makes the primary current.
POLYLINE CONTROL
AutoCAD's PEDIT command does an acceptable job on a single
polyline. ToolPac does it one better by allowing you to open, close, spline, fit curve,
de-curve, or set the width of a selection set of polyline objects.
- LTGEN On/Off: Controls the linetype generation
for a selection set of polylines.
- Multi PEDIT: A command line tool to process a
entire selection set of polylines.
- Auto Connect Points: Automatically creates a
2D or 3D polyline between a selection set of points or inserts.
- BiCubic Spline: A better spline for 2D
polylines. The control vertices run through the original points.
- Vertex Delete: Delete 2D/3D vertex by
picking, even spline inserted vertices.
- Vertex Edit: Dialog Edit individual 2D/3D Polyline
vertex X, Y and Z values.
- Vertex Insert: Add vertices to 2D/3D Polys
with elevation prompt for 3D Polylines.
- Vertex List: Lists polyline vertex X, Y, Z.
- Vertex Mark: Place a temporary X marker on all
vertices of selected polylines.
- Polyline Info: Reports polyline type (2D/3D),
vertex count, arc count, horizontal and slope distance, minimum & maximum X, Y, &
Z values.
- Remove Arcs: Changes polyline arcs to user
specified size chord segments.
- Weed Vertices: Removes unnecessary vertices
based on user specified parameters.
- Dialog Editor: Edit 2D/3D polyline coordinates
in dialog.
- Segment Reverse: Reverses 2D/3D plines,
preserves arcs and non uniform widths.
- Joining: Quickly join 2D/3D plines, lines and
arcs into polylines, with gap tolerances and other connection parameters.
- Change Origin: Change starting point of a
closed polyline by picking near new point.
- Fillet/Chamfer: You can fillet or chamfer a
selection set of polylines in one process.
- Check Closing: You can automatically correct
polylines that were improperly closed.
TEXT CONTROLS
- Align: You can change the alignment of a
selection set of existing text to any of AutoCADs twelve possible justifications.
- Case: Change the case of a selection set
instantly to UPPER, lower, or Proper case.
- Height: Set the absolute height of text in a
selection set, copy the height from another object, or scale the existing heights.
- Obliquing Angle: Set the obliquing angle of a
selection set by entering a new value or copying the value of another text object.
- Rotation: Set the absolute rotation angle of
text in a selection set, copy it from another text object, or add a rotation angle to the
existing angle. Also rotate any angle at calculated midpoint.
- Style Creation Dialog: Create named styles
using Standard, Postscript, Truetype and Windows fonts. You can supply all parameters in a
dialog box, even preview a slide of the font before creating the style. As an added bonus,
you can add your own custom or add-on fonts easily to the list.
- Set Style: Change the style of all text in a
selection set by simply picking the new style name from a dialog box, or by copying the
style from another text object.
- Break: Pick a string, then a point inside the
string. ToolPac will then break the string into two parts. The new piece of text will fall
directly below the original string.
- Continue: Pick a string of text and ToolPac
will position the DTEXT cursor directly below the string, with the same properties.
- Copy: Copy a text string value from one object
to an entire selection set.
- Import: Place text from ASCII file into the
drawing as text objects.
- Export: Export a selection set of text to an
ASCII file on disk. Very useful for reports.
- Find: Locate a string anywhere in your
drawing, having it centered on your screen. Includes find next jogging capabilities.
- Replace: Specify characters to find, along
with a replacement string.
- Join: Combine strings quickly by picking the
base string and then the strings to join.
- Restack: Restack text lines, with a user
specified interline scale factor arid optional new size. Interline scaling allows total
control over the amount of space between lines.
- Sort: Multi-Text string sort by alphanumeric
order (forward & reverse).
- Swap: Allows you to exchange the text value of
one object with value of a second.
- Width Factor: Set the width factor of a
selection set by entering a new value or copying the value of another text object.
- Line: Instantly add underline or overline to
strings of text in a selection set.
- Radial Text: Draw Text on any Arc, Circle, or
PolyArc Segment, forward or reverse.
- Value Decimals: Rounds text values to
designated places, preserves prefix/suffix's.
- Value Factor: Add, subtract, multiply, or
divide text values by factored value with rounding, preserves prefix's and suffix's.
- Prefix/Suffix: Add a prefix arid/or suffix to
a selection set of strings.
- Backwards & Upside-Down: Turn on or off
the backwards and upside-down properties for entire selection sets of text.
- Surrounding: Place circles, ellipses, solids,
3DFaces and rectangles around text with user specified buffer distances.
- Place w/Trim: Places entered text at
pickpoint, with optional auto trim around.
- Trim Around: Trims all objects (lines,
circles, polylines, etc.) that crosses selected existing text. You can specify separate
top, bottom, left, & right trim buffer distances.
- Erase Null Text: Erases all occurrences of
null or blank lines of text in the drawing which can cause layers to be un-purgable.
- Matching: Text Acquire (Matching) functions,
allow you to pick a source string, then a selection set. The selection set can acquire any
or all of the following properties.
- Acquire Text Value of source
- Acquire Height of source
- Acquire Oblique of source
- Acquire Rotate of source
- Acquire Width of source
- Acquire Style of source
- Acquire Backwards Attr of source
- Acquire Upside Down Attr of source
- Acquire Horz/Vert Align of source
- File Viewer: Allows you to load arid review
text files from within AutoCAD.
XREF CONTROL
- Xref Manager: Dialog Control to List, Attach,
Bind, Detach, Change Path, Reload & Overlay Xref's.
- XrefBind: Binds an xref by picking.
- XrefDetach: Detaches an xref by picking.
- XrefPath: Changes path or dwg by picking arid
selecting new file.
- Xref Reload: Reloads an xref by picking.
OTHER TOOLS
- Quick Keys: ToolPac's Quick Keys is a
SuperAlias system that can provide an enormous time savings on initiating keyboard
commands. You can change, delete, or customize any command, or add your own using the
Quick Keys editor, inside AutoCAD. You can even change the names of the ToolPac commands.
All AutoCAD commands honor the Autodesk alias names established in AutoCAD LT. Hundreds of
command alias's are present, including. 130+ Command Alias's & 22 Dimension Alias's.
- Variable Editor: AutoCAD's system variables
often elude the average AutoCAD user, nearly 300 variables have to be accessed by typing
in the exact name. ToolPac's Variable Editor puts you in control of system variables.
Using a dialog with a scrolling list of all variables, you get definitions, ranges, types,
storage location and access rights.
- Dialog Calculator: ToolPac's dialog based
calculator allows you type in numeric values, or choose them from text in your drawing.
Once the desired results achieved, you can place the value into the drawing with a single
button, returning to the dialog.
- Standards Translator: Great for drawings
acquired from outside sources with layer names, colors, linetypes, that are unfamiliar.
Easily build a translation routine in our dialog, telling the program to find objects with
certain layers, colors and linetypes. If found, it changes the objects to the new values.
Settings can be saved and reversed.
- Symbol Manager: Our Symbol Manager gives you
the ability to add & organize your symbols into designated groups, previewing before
insertion. Preset the scaling, rotation, explode, attribute, layer & color properties.
Tools are provided to make new symbols or catalog existing symbols.
- Text Table Import: This tool can be used to
import comma delimited text from spreadsheets, databases, etc. You control the title,
type, alignment, width and decimal precision for each column. The program then creates
columnar text in your drawing, including grid lines.
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ToolPac Update:
Dear AutoCAD Users Group:
DotSoft would like to take this opportunity to inform you
and your group of the changes to our AutoCAD add-on called ToolPac. A new version 4.0 is
now available, which contains yet another 100 functions bringing the total to 400+. This
makes this an even better value at the same low price as 3.0 We don't want to go into
detail about all the new tools in this message, but take this one new tool for example:
Convert Text to Mtext Multiple, the ultimate converter of its kind. It will convert
thousands of lines of text into hundreds of mtext *paragraphs* in seconds, as simple at
typing ALL at the select objects prompt. Works on text of all sizes, rotated text, even
upside down.
Find out about all the new tools at http://www.dotsoft.com
Other Points of Interest: Individual Modules Available: At
the request of many, we have broken out the major portions of this collection to form
numerous very low priced modules from $40-$85. Site License Pricing: We have also made
some changes in our pricing structure, allowing users with numerous stations to acquire
site licenses at a very low cost per station.
Thanks to all for your time,
Terry W. Dotson
DotSoft
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