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Running GCprevue for the first time
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by now you should have read the files Readme_1st,GCinstall
and should have a copy of gcprevue on your PC

start pc and get to a dos prompt
start a mouse driver if needed (type mouse at prompt)

Make sure your in the directory C:\GCPREVUE and type prevu (not prevue)

you should now have the main gcprevue screen displayed

using the cursor keys highlight the word Apertures and press return

now type RISC.APR and press the ESC key

using the cursor keys highlight the word Drills and press return

now type RISC.RCK and press the ESC key

press ESC again and you will be asked if you want to quit GC-PREVUE

press return to confirm

you will now be asked to save the system configuration

press return to confirm

press return again to save file as DEFAULT.PED

press return to overwrite old DEFAULT.PED

press return again 

the program should now have quit

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YOU HAVE NOW SETUP GCPREVUE TO USE THE  RISC.APR APERTURES & RISC.RCK DRILLS
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USING GCPREVUE WITH DEMO FILES
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start pc and get to a dos prompt
start a mouse driver if needed (type mouse at prompt)

Make sure your in the directory C:\GCPREVUE and type prevu (not prevue)

you should now have the main gcprevue screen displayed

PRESS RETURN

PRESS F10 KEY

NOW TYPE C:\GCPREVUE\GERBER  and then press return

a file list should now appear each time you press SPACE a file will highlight
COMPSIDE
DRILL
GROUND
MASK
SILK
SOLDER

highlight all these files in the list and then press RETURN

use cursor keys to go to top of this list which should be 
C:\gcprevue\gerber\compside

Press the F1 KEY

Press return with gerber highlighted

NOW TYPE 1-6 next to the word layers and press return

GCPREVUE will now load the gerber demo files

you will now be asked to save plotter definition changes 

Press N 

you should now return to the main screen.

Press F2 KEY the demo board should now be redrawn

hold the ALT key and the = key this will zoom in to fill screen

at the moment you have all layers on so it looks a bit of a mess!
			











			
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Press the S key 

The status window is displayed use cursor keys to move around

each layer should look something like a01 V+ C:\GCPREVUE\GERBER\COMPSIDE

move to the a01 of the drill file and press R when you move away from
the drill file you will be asked to change aperture list answer YES

if you move onto the V+ of each layer you can make them V visible
or H for hide

hide all layers except the drill,compside,ground layers

if you now go to the + of the ground layer and press - to make it a
negative layer.

now move to the drill layer and press F8

press return to put the drill layer at the top of the list

press the ESC key the board will now be redrawn 

you are now looking at the compside of a double sided board

press ESC key twice to return tp previous menu

TIPS
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you can save the board as a gcprevue file by pressing F6

and you can load a gcprevue file by pressing F7 in the main startup screen.

Pressing CTRL M in the different windows will bring up a menu of 
possible keys 

These instructions are to get you up and running there is a full
list of instructions called GCPREVUE.DOC


