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PD Documentation

PD Rev 6 & UPL Rev 5 PDF

ALL PD Documentation including UPL (in one file)

42.5MB

PD Rev 6 Vol 1 PDF

User Guide, Getting Started, Command Syntax, etc.

12.0MB

PD Rev 6 Vol 2 PDF

Command Reference (All commands alphabetized)

17.0MB

UPL PDF

User Programming Language ( UPL )

13.4MB

Developing Dialog Boxes for PD PDF

Create dialog based menus for Personal Designer

3.27MB

Personal Designer Database Specification PDF

Personal Designer Database Specification

3.53MB

4D in XP/DOS-VM PDF

Running PD or 4D with XP in a DOS Virtual Machine
by Wesley Yoshikawa

79KB

PD Shareware from 4D Graphics

4D_FAQ.doc

Frequently Asked Questions

68KB

COLORPS.ZIP

Postscript Printer Driver

9KB

DIAL608.EXE

Latest menu source for PD 6.x (see README.TXT)

1326KB

DIAL608X.EXE

Non-essential files for latest

222KB

DLG_DEV.ZIP

Developing Dialog Boxes for Personal Designer ver 1.2
This Word for Windows document describes how to create or customize the PD rev 6 menus. This document is for experienced programers. This is copyrighted material and may not be resold! A printed version is available for $100US.

100KB

HPGL2.ZIP

HP GL/2 Monochrome Printer Driver

7K

HPGL2CLR.ZIP

HP GL/2 Color Printer Driver

8K

HPLASER4.ZIP

HP LaserJet 4 Printer Driver

7K

PD610_03.EXE

Patches for versions 6.0 and 6.1 (updated 06/21/96)

236KB

PDsample.def

Sample Configuration File. Use BLDF to generate PD.CFG (binary configuration file).

20KB

PRINTGL.ZIP

Utility for sending PD plots to HP DeskJet printers.

44KB

README.TXT

List of all changes to the menu and executable patches since the release of PD 6.0 (updated 06/21/96)

25KB

SHPRINT.ZIP

Shaded Image Utility

166KB

UNIVBE.ZIP

Universal VESA BIOS Extension
This TSR will make most graphics cards VESA compliant.
Use this only if your graphics card is NOT VESA compliant!

32KB

VESAPM.ZIP

Vesa Device Driver for PD 6.0 and up

38KB

EDS Shareware for PD

EDITORS.ZIP

A collection of editors including a method of painlessly recording design notes to a PD drawing, a generic title block editor, a note block editor, and more!

22KB

FEATURES.ZIP

A set of programs that allow the user to parametrically insert “features” into a PD drawing. The features are captured by building them in PD. Once defined the features can be automatically inserted into any part with variable dimensions.
Documentation included.

36KB

PSSOLIDS.EXE

PSEUDO SOLIDS MODELING KIT
A package of advanced modeling tools including ball corners, projection with draft angles, cones, fillets to planes, and wireframe integrity analysis tools. Fully documented with basic and advanced tutorials. Includes Rev 6 command menus.
To use PSEUDO SOLIDS you must contact MICROCAD Solutions for shareware access codes or fully licensed access codes.

498KB

SHADER2.ZIP

Shader expands the versatility of the PD shading routines by allowing the user to change color, reflectivity, opacity, define views, screen extents and explode assemblies outside of PD. Make one .SHP file and then create a whole assembly slide-show without having to get back into PD. Documentation included.

258KB

SURFS.ZIP

Several simple UPL programs to make wireframe surfacing much simpler and faster.

7KB

UTILS.ZIP

A utility ensemble of quick programs that just make life a bit easier. A layer naming utility, an advanced tolerance study program, dynamic view definition, and more!

25KB