DOS Drivers and Utilities
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Autodesk - ADI 4.2 Features
The features provided by TurboDLDClassic include:
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Bird's eye view.
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Accelerated redraws, pans, and zooms.
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Easy to use - no new commands or special menus to learn.
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Protected-mode ADI 4.2 driver - completely compatible with AutoCAD Release 12, Release
11/386, 3D Studio and AutoShade 2 with RenderMan.
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No memory conflicts. Works with AutoCAD's built-in Virtual Memory Manager.
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Includes CustomColors™, which lets you interactively customize your logical and physical colors
from within AutoCAD.
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Completely compatible with all Autodesk ADI 4.2 compatible third party software.
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Supports all AutoCAD Release 12 features, including rendering to viewports and 31-bit regen
space.
Autodesk - ADI 4.2 Requirements
TurboDLDClassic requires a '386, '486, or Pentium
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processor-based PC that supports AutoCAD
Release 12, 11/386, AutoShade 2 with RenderMan, or 3D Studio V1.x/2.x.
Additional extended memory is recommended for optimal performance. The driver actively uses
about 300 Kbytes of RAM from extended memory for its operation. This memory is drawn from
AutoCAD's memory pool and therefore does not affect normal DOS operation. The driver is loaded
by AutoCAD at AutoCAD load time and is unloaded when AutoCAD is exited.
Additionally, the Display List size can vary from one tenth to three times the size of the current
drawing file, particularly when using AutoCAD 12's 31-bit regen space.
You may wish to purchase and install additional RAM before installing TurboDLDClassic, since it
shares memory with AutoCAD. If AutoCAD is using a lot of memory, TurboDLDClassic may not have
enough. If there is significant hard disk activity while you are using TurboDLDClassic, it may be an
indication that you should add more memory to your system.
Autodesk - ADI 4.2 Installation
1. Insert the DOS Drivers and Utilities diskette into Drive A: (or B:).
2. Run the installation program (INSTALL.EXE).
3. Choose the option for the Autodesk/AutoCAD drivers.
4. Specify the drive and directory in which you want the drivers copied (such as C:\ACAD\DRV).
Since the startup is a little bit different for AutoCAD Release 12 than it is for older versions, please
follow the instructions for the version of AutoCAD that you are using with TurboDLDClassic.
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