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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of HOME PLAN must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"HOME PLAN is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, 
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of 
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no 
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the 
use of HOME PLAN."


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Home Plan was written on an IBM compatible in Borland Pascal 7.0 to 
draw and print  floor plan type drawings on  all personal printers. 
This  program requires a VGA monitor.
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INDEX						Pg. 1    
Installation					Pg. 3
New in ver 3.0					Pg. 2
General Hints					Pg. 4
Plan Size Adjustment				Pg. 5
Undo						Pg. 5
Redo                             		Pg. 5
Cursor Movement					Pg. 5
Cursor Speed					Pg. 5
Line Drawing					Pg. 6
Line Erasing					Pg. 6
Line Type					Pg. 6
Draw Rectangle					Pg. 6
Draw Rectangle w/ Double Wall			Pg. 6
Draw Rectangle w/ Framing			Pg. 6
Draw Circle					Pg. 7
Draw Circle w/ Double Wall			Pg. 7
Draw an Arc					Pg. 7
Draw Walls					Pg. 7
Insert Text					Pg. 8
Insert Figures					Pg. 8
Rearrange Furniture				Pg. 8
Insert a Door					Pg. 8
Delete Screen Portion				Pg. 8
Automatic Dimensioning				Pg. 9
Clone the Last Element				Pg. 9
Square Footage Calculation			Pg. 9
Alter Plan Menu					Pg. 10
Reverse Horizontally				Pg. 10
Reverse Vertically				Pg. 10
Move the Plan					Pg. 10
Move/Copy/Delete a Group			Pg. 10
Move/Copy/Delete/Re-size			Pg. 11
View/Purge					Pg. 11
Metric Mode Vs USA Mode				Pg. 12
Toggle Auto-Dimensions				Pg. 12
Start a New Plan				Pg. 13
Save a Plan to Disk				Pg. 13
Load a Plan from Disk				Pg. 13
Delete a File from Disk				Pg. 13
Print the Current Plan				Pg. 13
Print to Scale					Pg. 14
Removing On Screen Prompts			Pg. 14
Return to Opening Menu				Pg. 14
Deleting Drawing Elements        		Pg. 14
Appendices                        		Pg. 15
Registration                      		Pg. 16
List of Command Keys		 		Pg. 17

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INSTALLATION:
Just copy the files to your working drive, and type HOMEPLN to start.

FEATURES include:
METRIC/USA System
User defined drawing size
Adjustable cursor speed
Undo of the last action 
Automatic dimensioning 
Optional showing of framing  (studs, joists etc.)
Rectangles, circles and Arcs etc.
Clone the Previous action
Deletion of user defined screen portions
Adjustable width Walls
Selectable line styles
On screen 'odometer' shows horiz & vert measure
Line angle indicator
Insert Doors of any size
Saving & loading plans to & from disk
Deleting plans from disk
Printing  at Screen size or 1/8" per Ft. Scale
Insertion of pre-drawn furniture & appliances
Square Footage Calculation
Move the Plan
Reverse the Plan
Copy/Move/Re-size/delete elements from the plan

This Manual is meant to be a reference manual, not a constant 
companion.  Use the Manual if a command gives you trouble.

I advise you to load the program & start to draw a plan.
Select the first option from the main menu, press F1 to see a list of 
commands; 'Esc' to make the list go away.
Just start drawing & use the commands listed while following the 
prompts.where applicable.
Frequent use of F1, Undo & Del will fix any mistakes.
Load one of the sample .PLN files that came with this program and 
modify it. Insert some furniture or appliances into it. 
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This was written because I couldn't find a way to do these things without 
using a huge program and hours of manual reading.
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See below for some hints then:
JUST type "HOMEPLN".                              F-1 for help.
( there is a Tutorial option on the Main Menu. This  walks you through a 
few samples of Home Plan's drawing routines.)
A description of Home Plan Pro is available at the end.
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NEW in VER 30:

Version 3.0 was written specifically to add mouse support.
While Home Plan Pro has used the mouse for some years, Home Plan has
always been a keyboard program.

In Ver 3.0:
All of the keyboard commands are unchanged.
Two NEW key commands have been added:
1.  ALT T   causes the moveable mouse tool bars to appear.
2.  ALT H   causes the moveable mouse tool bars to disappear.

IMPORTANT SHORTCUT:
the LOWER LEFT corner of the drawing screen Is a HOT SPOT that will
cause the Main Mouse Menu to appear.

REPEAT:
Put the Mouse Cursor against the LOWER LEFT corner of the drawing 
screen to make the Main Mouse Menu appear.      ( Alt T)


You can access other Mouse Menus from the Main Mouse Menu.

You can move the Mouse Menus:
   Place the cursor on the "DRAG" handle, hold the Left Mouse Button
   and drag the menu.

You can hide the Mouse Menus:
   Click on the "Hide" handle                 (Alt H)

You can use the Mouse or the Keyboard in any combination to move the 
cursor.

You can use the Left Mouse button as Enter.
You can use the Right Mouse button as Esc.

Hold down the LEFT mouse button to drag a level/plumb line.
Hold down the RIGHT mouse button to drag an angled line.








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GENERAL HINTS:                  F-1 = Help:
The Option Menu allows you to configure the program. Don't be  afraid 
to experiment. Anything changed can be changed back easily.

COLORS:
If you have trouble reading the screen on your monitor, try  changing the 
colors. Select the Option Menu from the  Opening Menu. Then, select 
Color Menu from the Option  Menu. The Color Menu will let you see 
the changes as you  make them, so try for the best combination.

GET USED to using the '+' & '-' keys to adjust cursor speed. 
Zipping around your plan sometimes requires speed and sometimes, 
precision.
A  'speedometer'  in the lower right corner will tell you how far the 
cursor will go with each press of the NumberPad keys.
Watch this change when the + or - keys are pressed.
Using Shift with the NumberPad Keys will slow the cursor to the 
minimum speed for precision placement.
The four Arrow keys on 101 keyboards also will move at the minimum 
speed.
Move quickly using the NumberPad Keys, adjusted at a brisk pace, and 
hold down the Shift key at the end, to place the cursor precisely.

The AUTO-Dimension may appear somewhat less than intuitive. Just try 
it a few times. (there is always Undo.)

AUTO-DIMENSION will not work on distances less than two ft.(default 
scale) because of inadequate room. You can draw the lines, & use Insert 
Text ('Ins') to enter the appropriate numbers.

SOME operations will cause lines to be partially erased and other 
distortions which will be rectified when the plan is redrawn.
The plan is frequently redrawn in the normal course of events. If you 
want to force a redrawing, press F1 to bring the command list down, 
then 'Esc' to make it go away & redraw the plan.

When you start serious plan drawing, draw a basic structural outline & 
save it under 'Basic' or some such.
Now, you can load 'Basic' and do all sorts of things with it, saving new 
versions under new names.
Many versions can be saved under many names all starting with  'Basic' 
until you settle on one approach.

The PRE-DRAWN furniture & appliances are sized for average sizes  of 
the items depicted. We can't guarantee that your stuff is the same size.
Starting with ver 2.6, you may alter the size of furniture and appliances 
with the Plus & Minus keys while inserting the figures.

At scales more than two or at most three times the default, the pre-drawn 
stuff is just too small to use. (it's still available if you want to insert a dot 
in your drawing.)

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COMMANDS: ( For a Command List & a brief description, press F1 )
EDIT Commands:

PLAN SIZE ADJUSTMENT:
You may adjust the Plan Size when starting a new Plan.
The on-screen prompts will tell you to press '-' or '+' to adjust the size 
of your new drawing.

The maximum horizontal & vertical screen dimensions will be shown as 
you select the optimum scale.
Once a plan has been started, or retrieved from disk, the Size can not be 
changed.  

Use the smallest plan size that will accommodate your proposed plan.
'Esc' cancels & invokes the Default size.

     UNDO             'Alt U'
Mistakes are easy to fix!
Pressing 'Alt U' will cancel the most recent command and redraw your 
plan without it.
Successive presses of 'Alt U' will continue to delete the previous 
commands in reverse of the order they were made.

    REDO      'Shift  Alt U'
Hold down the Shift key while pressing Alt U, to bring back the last 
element that was "Undone" by Alt U.
CAUTION: only the most recent deletion by UnDo can be restored. All 
previous elements that were Undone are no longer in memory.

CURSOR MOVEMENT:
The cursor is moved by the Numberpad Keys. (if the NumLock is off, 
the program will turn it on while you are drawing)
The Numberpad keys can move the cursor in 8 directions. In addition,  
Pressing <Asterisk> will center the cursor on the screen.

In addition to the Number Pad keys, the dedicated arrow keys will move 
the cursor one pixel at a time. They are not affected by the cursor speed 
adjustment described below.
You can use these separate arrow keys for precision work without 
disturbing the cursor speed adjustment of the Number Pad keys.

CURSOR SPEED:       '+' ... '-'
The cursor speed is adjusted  with the '+' or '-' keys while in the 
Drawing Mode. 
Use Shift with the NumberPad keys to slow the  cursor to the minimum 
speed for precision placement.
The distance that the cursor moves each time is shown at the lower right 
corner of the screen.
At the default drawing size, the minimum cursor movement is one inch.
The next press of '+' increases it to 6 inches.
Subsequent presses of '+' increases movement by 1/2 foot with each 
press.        (The Metric Drawing Mode uses 25mm increments)
Pressing  '-' reverses the process.
Selecting a larger size will cause the cursor movement to increase 
proportionately. (actually, the cursor moves the same, but the odometers 
show larger measurements)

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LINE DRAWING:          'L' or 'Enter'
Press  'L' to start the drawing process.
No line is drawn yet, but two 'odometers' will appear at the lower left 
corner of your screen.
These 'odometers' will show the cursor movement (one vertical; one 
horizontal) in feet & inches.  (Millimeters in Metric Mode)
Press 'L' again, to draw a line between the two points.
Press 'Esc' to cancel the process without drawing the line. (this is a 
handy way to move to a measured point without drawing a line)
'Esc' cancels;  'Alt U' will Undo any unwanted lines.

Ver 2.5 and newer, support the use of the 'Enter' key interchangeably  
with the 'L' key for drawing lines..

LINE ERASING:         'E'
The Line Erase command works like the Line Draw command, but uses 
the 'E' key.
Lines erased with this routine sometimes are not erased on printouts 
made with the higher resolution printer drivers. If you have this 
problem, use the Delete Screen Portion routine to erase lines.

LINE TYPE:            'space'
Three types of line are  available for most operations.
At the bottom center of your screen, is a sample of the current line type. 
Pressing the Space Bar will toggle between these line types.


DRAW RECTANGLES:       'Alt R'...'R'
'Alt R' brings an on-screen prompt to place the cursor at one corner of 
the proposed rectangle & then to press 'Enter'.
When you move the cursor, a rectangle is shown in a dotted line.
When you have the desired rectangle, press 'R' to permanently draw the 
rectangle. ( 'Enter' works also )
Rectangles of the appropriate width make nice walls. (see Show Framing 
below)


DRAW RECTANGLES with DOUBLE WALLS:     'Alt R'...'='
Terminate the Rectangle Command ('Alt R') with an ' = ' sign instead 
of an 'R" to create a rectangle with a double wall. 
The "Wall Thickness Menu" will appear. Use the Arrow Keys to adjust 
the thickness & Press Enter to draw the Rectangle.
This can be useful for drawing the exterior perimeter. 
'Esc' cancels;   'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

DRAW RECTANGLES with FRAMING:         'Alt R'... 'F'
Terminate the Rectangle Command ('Alt R') with an 'F' instead of an 
'R' to create a Rectangle with two inch framing members spaced on 16" 
centers.
(Use 'SHIFT F' to change the spacing to 24" centers)
In the case of narrow rectangles, such as walls, the end view of the wall 
studs will be shown. In the case of broader rectangles, perhaps floors or 
roofs, the joists or rafters will be shown across the shortest dimension of 
the rectangle.
'Esc' cancels;   'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

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DRAW CIRCLE:              'Alt C'
 'Alt C' brings an on-screen prompt to place the cursor at the center of 
the proposed circle & then to press 'Enter'.
A small circle will be shown with a prompt to move the rim with the 
cursor.
Actually, this command draws an Ellipse.
Moving the cursor vertically and horizontally will vary the ellipse radii.
To draw a circle rather than an oval, keep the two radii equal.
The NumberPad diagonal keys work fine for that purpose. Also, the 
'odometers' will show both dimensions as you change them.

After creating  the circle, You will be prompted to move it exactly where 
you want it before pressing Enter.

DRAW CIRCLE with DOUBLE WALL:     'Alt C'...'='
Terminate the Circle Command with an ' = ' sign to create a double 
walled circle.
The "Wall Thickness Menu" appears.  Use the arrow keys to adjust the 
thickness & Enter to draw the Circle.
'Esc' cancels;   'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

DRAW an ARC   Alt  ') or ('
Hold down the Alt key & Press one of the Parentheses Keys to draw an 
Arc.
Follow the prompt to place the cursor at the first end of the Arc, and 
press Enter.

Follow the next Prompt to place the cursor on the second end of the 
proposed Arc, and Press Enter. 

An Arc will be shown between the two points.
The last Prompt asks you to move the Rim of the Arc with the cursor.
Just try it. It's easy. 
When everything is to your satisfaction, press Enter to complete the 
process.
 'Esc' cancels;   'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

DRAW WALLS    'ALT W'
This version draws WALLS consisting of level and plumb parallel lines.
The WALL Process is started by pressing Alt W.

The "Wall Thickness Menu" will appear. Use the Arrow keys to adjust 
the Wall Thickness, then Press Enter.

A prompt will appear telling you to move the cursor with the 
NumberPad keys.   (Only the Vertical & Horizontal keys will work)
After moving the Cursor to the wall's end point, Press Enter to draw the 
lines. Then, move the cursor in a Right Angle to the first line. Press 
Enter again to draw the second Wall section. 

The Intersection will clean up for a nice corner.

This function is nice for drawing walls of varying thickness around  
irregular shapes.
(It is possible to draw parallel lines at angles other than level & plumb, 
but the corners won't clean up and the width may vary.)

Press Esc to quit the process. Alt U will Undo after you Quit.
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INSERT TEXT:          'Ins'     
Text may be inserted into the plan by pressing the 'Ins' key.
Type the desired text & press  'Enter'.
The text will start at the cursor position.
Left/Right Arrow, Insert, and Delete do the expected.
Ctrl Left/Right Arrow go to the next/previous word.
Ctrl Home deletes from the cursor to the beginning, and Ctrl End to the 
end.

Text entries are limited to 70 characters each entry.
'Esc' cancels; 'Alt U' will Undo unwanted entries.

INSERT FIGURES:       'Alt F'
'Alt F' will bring up a menu of Pre-Drawn figures of furniture & 
appliances to insert into your plan.
Select the figure with the NumberPad keys & press Enter.
The selected Figure will appear on your plan at the last cursor position.
You may move the figure using the NumberPad keys & the 'Tab' key 
will rotate the figure in 90 deg increments.
The figure can be re-sized by pressing the Plus or Minus keys.

Press 'Enter when you have the figure where you want it.
'Esc' cancels. 'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.


REARRANGING the FURNITURE:    'SHIFT Alt F'
You can Move/Rotate/Re-size/Copy furniture that was previously 
inserted in your plan.
Place the cursor near the center of the figure. Hold down the Shift key 
while pressing Alt F.  Follow the prompts.
TAB, the cursor keys & the Plus/Minus keys will move / rotate / re-size 
the figure.
If you press Shift/Enter, the figure will be moved to its new location.
Pressing Ctrl Enter, will do the same thing, but also leave the original 
in place.


INSERT a DOOR:   '/'
Press the '/' Slash Key to Open the Door.
The Prompt will ask you to move the cursor to where you want the Door 
HINGE to be. Press Enter.

The next prompt asks you to move the cursor to other edge of the 
Doorway. Press Enter.

Finally, the prompt will ask you to press the ARROW key that points to 
the direction you want the Door to OPEN.
The Door will open. (A dimension appears, if there is room)
Esc Cancels. 'Alt U' will undo mistakes.

DELETE SCREEN PORTION    'Del'
Move the cursor to one corner of the screen area that you want to delete.
Then press the "Del" Key.
A small dotted rectangle will appear with a prompt to size the rectangle 
to cover the area that you want to delete & to press Enter. 
The drawing within the area you defined, will disappear.
 'Esc' cancels;  'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

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AUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING:  'Alt D'
Press 'Alt D'. The on-screen prompts will direct you to place the cursor 
where you want the dimension to start & press 'Enter'.

To find the place where you want the dimension to start, place the cursor 
on one edge of the thing that you want to measure. Then, move the 
cursor to a clear area while keeping it in line with the starting point.

Press 'Enter' and you will be prompted to move the cursor to the other 
end of the thing to be measured.
The 'odometers' will show the distance moved, & preview the dimension 
that will be printed.
It isn't necessary to keep the cursor level or plumb. In fact, it is easier to 
actually place the cursor on the line you want to measure to.
The Dimension line will appear level or plumb depending on whether the 
cursor was moved MOSTLY horizontally or MOSTLY vertically.
So moving the cursor a short distance at a right angle to the desired 
direction of measurement won't make any difference.
'Esc' cancels;  'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

CLONING the last COMMAND:       '='
Pressing  the '=' key will start the Cloning process. The Cursor will 
move to the beginning point of the previous operation.

A Prompt will ask you to move the cursor to a new point and to press 
Enter to draw a clone of the previous command.

This is a powerful and versatile feature, useful for repetitive drawing 
chores. (stairs, siding, deck boards, framing, etc.)
'Esc' cancels; 'Alt U' will Undo mistakes.

SQUARE FOOTAGE CALCULATION   '[ or ]'
Press one of the SQUARE BRACKETS to start the process. You will be 
prompted to place the Cursor at one corner of an area to be calculated. 
Then, press Enter.

Next, drag the dotted line with the NumberPad keys to cover the desired 
area, & press Enter again. The area will be covered by a grid & the 
square footage will appear at the lower left corner of the screen.
Do this as many times as you want, a running total is kept at the lower 
left corner of the screen.
Press Esc to quit & make the grids go away. The running total will stay 
in the lower left corner until you start another operation.
Use Insert Text if you want to get the total on the plan before it 
disappears.

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PLAN ALTERING ROUTINES:     'CTRL F10'

Press Ctrl F10 to see the Alter Plan Menu.
This menu lists six routines to alter the current plan in some way.
Each routine can also be accessed directly by its "Hot Key" combination.
These routines are:
1.	Reverse the plan Horizontally (left to right).	'Ctrl F1'
2.	Reverse the plan Vertically (top to bottom).		'Ctrl F2'
3.	Move the entire plan.					'Ctrl F3'
4.	Move/Copy/Delete a Group of elements.		'Ctrl F4'
5.	Move/Copy/Delete/Resize Individual elements.	'Ctrl F5'
6.	View/Purge elements in chronological order.	'Ctrl F6'

Also on this menu, is a chance to save your plan before making any 
drastic changes.


FIRST: What is a drawing element?
A line, an Automatic Dimension, a block of text, a rectangle, even a pre 
drawn figure or a deleted screen area is a drawing element.
Drawing Elements are stored in records. An array of these records is 
stored in memory, and in a disk file when you save your plan.
Drawing elements can be moved or copied or deleted or re-sized in the 
routines described below.


1.	Reverse the Plan Horizontally.
2.	Reverse the Plan Vertically.
	Both of the above simply execute when they are selected. They do 
	what they say, making a mirror image of the plan.
	Note:
	Walls drawn with the Wall routine do not reverse well. See appendix A.

3.	Move the Entire Plan.
	A box encloses the plan. Move the box with the cursor keys. 
	Press Enter when the box is in the desired location, and the plan 
	will 	be redrawn inside the box.
	Continue until satisfied, then press Esc to quit.

4.	Move/Copy/Delete a Group of elements.
	You are prompted to draw a highlighted box around a group of 
	drawing elements. The box "rubberbands" as you draw it.
	When you have the box around the area you want, press Enter to 
	select all the elements that are entirely within the box. They will be 
	highlighted.
	(Elements Partially within the box will not be selected)
	Move the box with the cursor keys.
	Press Shift Enter to move the highlighted elements to the new 
	location of the box.
	Press Ctrl Enter to copy the highlighted elements to the new 
	location of the box, and leave the original intact.
	Press the Del key to delete all the highlighted elements.
NOTE: Once deleted, these elements can not be restored.

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5.	Move/Copy/Delete/Resize Individual elements.
	You are prompted to place the cursor on a drawing element and 
	press Enter.
	If the cursor is already on an element, it will be highlighted. 
	otherwise, move it to the desired element.

	Now, there may be more than one element that is "selectable" from 
	one cursor 	position. Pressing Tab will cause Home Plan to look 
	for 	the next "selectable" element.

	Pressing a cursor key will de-select any element and start over 
	again 	from the new cursor position.

	Press Enter to select the highlighted element.

	Move the selected element with the cursor keys.

	'-' and '+' make the selected element smaller or larger.

	Shift Enter moves the selected element.

	Ctrl  Enter copies the selected element.

	Del deletes the selected element.

NOTE: 	Selecting drawing elements is not an exact science. Arcs, 
	ellipses, 	figures, are 	selected by their centers. Lines & 
	rectangles are 	selected by placing the cursor 	on any part of their 
	lines. Text & 	Walls have arbitrary areas they "own".
	Doors are selected by their hinge points. 
	When an element changes color, press Enter, and you have it.

NOTE: WALLS drawn by the Wall routine are part of a system when 
	more than one is drawn in one session.
	You must use the Group routine described above to move all the 
	connected walls together.
	One wall can be re-sized, but will not move away from its adjacent 
	walls.

6.	VIEWING & PURGING the Plan:   'Ctrl F-10'
The current plan will be redrawn with the most recent element 
highlighted.
The total number of plan elements will be shown in the lower left corner 
of the screen. ( where the "odometers" are normally shown )
To the right of that, will be a description of the type of the current 
element (line, text, etc.)
The following keys will navigate through the plan, allowing you to see 
the plan re-created chronologically:

Press Home to show the first plan element.
Press  +  and  -  to step through the plan element by element.
Press PgUp and PgDn to step through the plan ten elements at a time.
Press End to again show the complete plan.
Press Del to delete the last element displayed.
Press Esc  to terminate the process.
 CAUTION:  SAVE the Plan before deleting plan elements!

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PURGING HINTS:
It is easy to ruin a plan by deleting the wrong elements by mistake, so 
Save the plan first.
It is easier to determine the element that will be deleted, if you are 
stepping forward through the plan, rather that backwards.

If you wish to delete an element which was later erased during drawing, 
find the erasing element first. Delete it. Then go back and delete the 
drawn element.
It is hard to find an erasure when you have already deleted the element 
which was erased!

METRIC MODE Vs USA MODE:    'Item 2.' (Option Menu)
This version supports the drawing of plans in either the Metric System 
(mm), or the USA System. (Ft/Inches)

Item 2. on the Option Menu toggles between the two modes.

Most people will probably draw in one mode or the other without 
changing this  option.

If you do use both modes, you should know that each mode uses a 
different scale.  In the Metric Mode, the cursor moves in multiples of 25 
mm.
In the USA mode, the cursor moves in multiples of 1 inch (25.4 mm).

If you draw and save a plan in one mode, and load it in the other, any 
Auto Dimensions in the plan will differ from what they were originally.

This is the difference between 25mm and 25.4mm (1 Inch),  or 01.6%.

1.6% might not seem like a huge difference, but it could make a big 
difference to your contractor when your plan changes by six inches or 
so.

You will be warned if you try to load a plan into the wrong mode. If you 
don't care, you may go ahead and load it. (If you save it in the new 
mode, it will load without the warning from then on).

Understand, that the drawing itself does not change, only the Auto-
Dimensions change.
Since the new Auto-Dimensions will be in a different format, one might 
not notice the difference...... UNLESS one used the F-9 function. (see 
below)


TOGGLE AUTO-DIMENSIONS:        'F-9'
The Auto-Dimensions on a plan will switch between the USA system 
(Ft/Inch) and the Metric system (mm) when the F-9 key is pressed.

The Drawing Scale does not change, the Odometers & Cursor Speed do 
not change.
Nothing changes except the numbers created by the Auto-Dimension  
process. They will change back with the next press of F-9.

This is an opportunity to compare Metric and USA equivalence.

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FILE COMMANDS:

START A NEW PLAN:         'Alt N'
Pressing 'Alt N' will prompt you to save the current plan and then allow 
you to select a Drawing Size for a new plan.
 'Esc' cancels.

SAVE a PLAN to DISK:             'Alt S'
Pressing 'Alt S' will show you a list of .PLN files in the current 
directory, and ask you for a name for the file you want to save.
If the name you type already exists, you will be asked if you want to 
overwrite it. If not, type in another name.
It is not necessary to type the file name extension. If you type a period 
(.) or press 'Enter' it will be assumed the file name is complete.
You will be returned to the current plan.


LOAD a PLAN from Disk:             'Alt L'
If this command is invoked while a plan is current, you will be prompted 
to save it before loading another. Just follow the prompts.
Press 'Alt L' to see a list of .PLN files in the current 
directory.

Use the arrow keys, or the mouse to scroll the file list.
Start typing the desired file name to go to the closest match.

Click the Mouse Left button on a plan to load it, or press Enter to 
load the highlighted plan.

DELETE a FILE from DISK:       'Ctrl D'
Unused & unwanted .PLN files tend to pile up, wasting disk space and 
filling up the File List window.
Pressing 'Ctrl D' will show you a list of .PLN files. 
Click the Mouse Left button on a plan to delete it, or press Enter to 
Delete the highlighted plan.
You will be asked to verify the file to Delete. Answer Y or N.

Caution: This program cannot bring back files deleted from disk!
We recommend that you first load the file and make sure that you don't 
want it before deleting it.

PRINT the CURRENT PLAN:           'Alt P'
Press 'Alt P' to print the current plan.
If your printer is off line, out of paper, turned off, or some other 
mysterious malady occurs, you will be so notified. Fix the problem & 
press 'Enter' as per the prompt, or press 'Esc' to cancel.

This version supports 24 pin & 9 pin dot matrix & compatibles as well as  
HP Laser Jet compatibles.

When you  print a plan, you will be shown the current printer 
configuration and asked to confirm it. Press 'N' to change the printer 
options.  
The options you select will stay in effect until you change them again.
Laser Jet compatibles can choose between 75 or 150 dpi

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PRINT to SCALE:    
After selecting the printer data, You will see the Print Scale menu.

Item 1. "FULL SIZE" is the default.

Item 2. "1/8" per ft." (at the default size; Actual distance per ft varies 
inversely  with the drawing size)
Use Item 2.  when you want to be able to pull dimensions off the plan 
with a rule.
This scale is also handy for enlarging 100% to get a 1/4" per ft. scale. 
(you will need a copier for that)
"Full Size" fills the paper & looks like what you drew. APPROX 1/5" 
per ft.

REMOVING ON-SCREEN PROMPTS:      'Ctrl BkSpc'
Usually, the On Screen prompts for drawing operations do not interfere 
unduly with the operation.
Sometimes, however, a prompt will obscure the exact part of the plan 
that you want to alter.
Press Esc to go back to the drawing board, Then press 
Ctrl-BackSpace to hide the On-Screen prompts until 
Ctrl-BackSpace is pressed once again.
Ctrl-BackSpace only operates from the drawing board, and toggles the 
prompts on & off.

NOTE: The On Screen prompts are useful. Even if you are an 
experienced user, it is sometimes difficult to remember what you are 
doing without the prompts
I recommend leaving the prompts on unless absolutely necessary, and 
then turning them back on as soon as the operation is done.


RETURN to OPENING MENU:      'Ctrl Home'
From the Drawing Screen, Hold down the Ctrl key and press 'Home' to 
go to the Opening Menu.     You will be prompted to either  save or 
abandon the current screen.


DELETING DRAWING ELEMENTS:
There may be reasons for you to delete elements from a plan.
HomePlan supports a large number of elements in each plan, However, it 
is theoretically possible to exceed that limit in a complex plan, by many 
repeated overdrawings & erasures.
Removal of duplications will reduce the size of a plan.
Or, you may want to delete an element after it is too late to use Undo.
The last three of the Plan Altering routines (Ctrl F10) allow you to 
delete drawing elements. You can select elements one at a time, define a 
group of elements, or search in chronological order in View/purge.

Note: Elements deleted with these routines can not be brought back.

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Appendix A.
WALLS drawn by the Wall routine are a special system of drawing 
elements. Each wall is drawn to conform to the wall before it.
When the wall system is drawn in a clockwise direction, the "second" 
line is drawn to the inside of the cursor line. It is drawn on the outside 
for walls drawn in a counterclockwise direction.

When a plan with these walls in it is reversed, the "second" line will 
switch sides.
Because each wall is drawn according to the wall that preceded it, we 
cannot reverse the process.

One choice is to preserve the clean corners of our walls, at the expense 
of them actually moving over a distance equal to their width.
The other, is to lose the clean corners.
You can toggle between those choices by pressing Shift/Ctrl/W to see 
what I mean.

NOTE: Be sure to save your plan before playing around with this stuff. 
Once the walls have been reversed, using the two options described, they 
won't go back to the original form






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	ALT T ...........................Show Mouse Menu
	ALT H ...........................Hide Mouse Menu

       NUMBERPAD / ARROW KEYS............Move the Cursor:
       SHIFT ............................Slows the Cursor.
       'L' or ENTER .....................Toggle Line Draw.
       'E' ..............................Toggle Erase Line.
       '*' ............................. Center the Cursor.
       '=' ..............................Clone the last Command.
       '[' or ']' .......................Calculate Square Footage.
       '/' ..............................Insert a Door into a wall.
       ESC ..............................Cancel Drawing Modes.
       DEL ..............................Delete Screen Portion.
       INS ..............................Insert Text.
       ALT A ............................Abandon Current Plan
       ALT C ............................Circle Function.
       ALT D ............................Automatic Dimension.
       ALT F ............................Insert a Pre-Drawn Figure.
       ALT L ............................Load a Plan from Disk
       ALT P ............................Print the Current Plan
       ALT R + R.........................Rectangle Function.
       ALT R + = ........................Double Wall Rectangle
       ALT R + F ........................Rectangle w/ Framing
       ALT S ............................Save a Plan to Disk
       ALT U ............................UNDO last action
       ALT X ............................Exit the Program
       ALT W ............................Draw double line Walls.
       CTRL HOME ........................Go to Opening Menu
       CTRL BKSPC .......................Toggle Drawing Prompts
       CTRL F10 ........................ Alter Plan Menu
       SPACE BAR ........................Select Line Type
       F9  .............................Toggle Metric/USA Dimensions


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