Need help with tablet configuration in older version of IntelliCAD

[Tom Beno]

I would like some help from someone out there who uses a tablet with
IntelliCAD. I have a older version of a SummaSketch III that I am trying to
calibrate and configure in IntelliCAD 2001. I can get through the
calibration ok but can't seem to figure out which pick points and coordinate
information it wants to configure it. Can anyone help? If need be e-mail
off from the group.

Tom Beno
e-mail: ***@rap.midco.net

[c***@yahoo.com]

Tom:

Am confused here.

You trying to use a little tablet for commands?
or a big tablet for digitizing linework?

I have done both, and it takes a different set of (One time only)
commands to begin a session. Which exact model Summaworks you using and
are you using the Tabletworks driver also?



Wm.

[Tom Beno]

Wm.

Thank you for responding.

I am trying to use a 12X12 SummaSketch III tablet for drawing in IntelliCAD
2001 and have also downloaded and installed TabletWorks since it is supposed
to allow the SummaSketch to work with WinXP. The puck works ok for a
mouse in WinXP but I want to use the drawing symbols that I have on the
template I downloaded from IntelliCAD 2001. I have calibrated the tablet by
picking the asked for points on the template. Its been so long since I used
the tablet (1991-92 with AutoCAD 10 and 12 in a CAD degree program), that I
don't remember which points I am to pick and what numbers I need to enter
for coordinates when I am configuring the tablet. In AutoCAD we designated
rows and colums but if I remember correctly that was in version 10. I
assumed that I could use the symbols on the template since the file was
there in IntelliCAD 2001's files. I can map the puck to limit the extremes
to the workspace on the tablet template using TabletWorks Have I really
muddied the waters by using TabletWorks? I looked at the instructions in
the IntelliCAD 2001 manual but the instructions assume that you understand
what to do. I followed the configure instructions for menu input but I
can't get any of the template symbols to generate the appropriate command in
IntelliCAD the command just shows up at the bottom of the drawing area but
when I pick with the top button on the puck which I remembered was the
button to use, nothing changes on the command line or in the drawing area.
I know this is probably a no brainer but I don't seem to be able to figure
it out.

Tom Beno

Post by c***@yahoo.com
Am confused here.
You trying to use a little tablet for commands?
or a big tablet for digitizing linework?
I have done both, and it takes a different set of (One time only)
commands to begin a session. Which exact model Summaworks you using and
are you using the Tabletworks driver also?
Wm.

[c***@yahoo.com]

I don't know for sure, but think you are mixing up two actions.

To use the 12" by 12" tablet in command mode, like with a taped on
overlay.
After getting into the drawing editor, I just type in

TABLET.

It then goes to another command line.

I ask for

CFG

Then it will ask to beep in three corners, which are the circles at
three corners. The upper left, beep, then lower left, beep, and finally
lower right, beep. And it is configured. This routine the most popular
for the small tablets.


If you enter
CAL(ibrate) after entering Tablet command:

Then it is asking for known coordinates, like generally on a very large
tablet. This is the mode used for tracing linework. You have a large
drawing or map taped onto they tablet. Then find first point,beep,
enter coordiates, then it will ask for second point, beep, and enter
coordinates. From there you remain in either pulldown menu mode or type
in menu mode. It can be used on a small tablet, but with some
difficulty.

I think your are mixing up the two tablet commands. Try just the first
one and see if that works by itself. I configured my system to use the
older Autocad tablet overlay, for I seldom need 20% of the commands
available on the Intellicad tablet. and the Autocad command boxes are
larger for us older folks with poor eyesight.

Wm.

[Tom Beno]

Wm,

Ok, I understand. I did as you suggested but I still don't get a response
on the command line when I put the tablet puck over a drawing symbol such as
line or circle. The command for the row/column location shows up at the
bottom of screen in IntelliCAD but thats all. Since IntelliCAD 2001 has a
template file, shouldn't it also have a tablet menu assigning a command to
each row/column location or does it do it some other way? I remember that
AutoCAD had a tablet menu but I can't find any information about it
IntelliCAD menus.

Post by c***@yahoo.com
I don't know for sure, but think you are mixing up two actions.
To use the 12" by 12" tablet in command mode, like with a taped on
overlay.
After getting into the drawing editor, I just type in
TABLET.
It then goes to another command line.
I ask for
CFG
Then it will ask to beep in three corners, which are the circles at
three corners. The upper left, beep, then lower left, beep, and finally
lower right, beep. And it is configured. This routine the most popular
for the small tablets.
If you enter
Then it is asking for known coordinates, like generally on a very large
tablet. This is the mode used for tracing linework. You have a large
drawing or map taped onto they tablet. Then find first point,beep,
enter coordiates, then it will ask for second point, beep, and enter
coordinates. From there you remain in either pulldown menu mode or type
in menu mode. It can be used on a small tablet, but with some
difficulty.
I think your are mixing up the two tablet commands. Try just the first
one and see if that works by itself. I configured my system to use the
older Autocad tablet overlay, for I seldom need 20% of the commands
available on the Intellicad tablet. and the Autocad command boxes are
larger for us older folks with poor eyesight.
Wm.

[c***@yahoo.com]

Gee, I do not have it loaded up on this computer, but have it loaded up
on backyard computer so have to go back and forth. But, the tablet menu
is coincidently loaded up at same time as Intellicad is started. It
loads up right away, and works right away too. Both on Icad and
Autocad. There is no separate menu as I remember.

There could be something in the array of Icad menu items invalidating
the standard menu order, or turning off the whole tablet. I leave the
Icad menu pretty well unaltered, but know that if you alter something
in the Autocad standard load-up routine, close wrong or move items
around, it alters the position of the menu items, or makes them not
work.

I seem to remember there is a routine in Icad in which you can ask as
to which menu is loaded up at present time. Then, you can view the
whole file in Wordpad, and alter it there. Could be a simple extra ( or
something.

Wm.