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Setup CalComp 3xxxx tablet with AutoCAD 13 for Windows in Windows 95/NT

A.  Configure AutoCAD for the CalComp Driver

    1.  Start up Windows 95

    2.  Enter AutoCAD for Windows

    3.  Type CONFIG at the Command Line to Configure AutoCAD

    4.  Select "Configure Digitizer"

    5.  Do you want to select a different one? [Y]

    6.  Select "Wintab Compatible Digitizer-ADI 4.2 by Autodesk Inc."

    7.  Type "0" to Exit to the drawing editor.

    8.  Keep configuration changes.  [Y]

    9.  Select "Preferences" under the "Options" menu.

   10.  Select "Digitizer/Mouse" under the Digitizer Input section.

   11.  Select [OK]

   12.  Begin Using AutoCAD for Windows

B.  Configuring the AutoCAD Template (ACAD.MNU only)

    1.  Type "TABLET" [ENTER] at the command line.

    2.  Type "CFG" [ENTER]

    3.  Enter the number of menu areas.

    4.  Select "4" [ENTER]

    5.  AutoCAD will now ask you to select the, Upper Left, Lower Left, and Lower Right corners of Menu Area 1 located at
        the top of your AutoCAD template.

    6.  Enter the number of columns for menu area 1:

    7.  Type "25" [Enter]

    8.  Enter the number of rows for menu area 1:

    9.  Type "9" [Enter]

   10.  Repeat steps 5-10 for menu areas 2, 3 and 4 using the columns and rows from the following table:

        a.  MENU AREA      COLUMNS     ROWS

               1              25         9
               2              11         9
               3               9        13
               4              25         7 

   11.  Do you want to respecify the Fixed Screen Pointing Area?  [Y]

        a.  "Digitize lower left corner of Fixed Screen Pointing Area." (Defining the lower left corner of the active mole area.
            Select the lower left hand corner of the active screen pointing area located on the template.)

        b.  "Digitize upper right corner of Fixed Screen Pointing Area." (Defining the upper right corner of the active mole area.
             Select the upper right hand corner of the active screen pointing area located on the template.)

   12.  The tablet is now configured for the AutoCAD template.

 
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