Technic.doc

Which mode is used by NewSketch 1212HRIII
The NewSketch 1212HRIII can work in Summagraphics MM and UIOF format. It works in MM format, if puck and stylus are connected. If you connect one device (puck or stylus) only, tablet works in UIOF format.

Which versions of Windows are supported?
Please refer to the following tabel to get informed if your digitizer is supported:

Windows 95/98 installation
Load from our webpage the file GTAB.EXE.
If you have installed old WinTab driver, it´s very important to un-install this driver first, before you run the setup of GeniTab. Now run the SETUP of GemiTab driver and follow the on-screen instructions. After installation is completed, re-boot system. If the tablet is initalized correctly, tablet control panel will be loaded in task list.
Possible causes for failed installation:

1. Port is allready in use by another driver. see section about Logitech mouse driver.
2. Old Wintab driver is still resident on your system. See instruction how to remove old driver.
3. Hardware defect. Please re-boot your system and press F8 on your keyboard since the Windows option screen appears. Now select the option command prompt. Put driver disk into floppy drive and run the GTABLET.COM. If your tablet is detected, system will prompt you with the information about the used COM port and ressources.

How to remove old Wintab V1.09 driver?
To remove old driver follow this steps:

1. Click in device manager on KYE MM Tablet and as next the remove button.
2. Now click on START button and select RUN.
3. Under RUN typ SYSEDIT and click OK. The system files will be shown.
4. Selet SYSTEM.INI
5. Now remove the following marked in blue:
   [boot]
   drivers=pen wtmmkye 

   [drivers]
   wtmmkye=wtmmkye.drv 
   pen=wtpen.drv 

   [386enh] 
   device=vsertd.386 

   [vsertd.386] 
   wtmmkye=2 

   [VirtualTablet]
   Port=2

6. Store your system.ini.
7. Now click the WIN.INI
8. Remove from the LOAD command line the entry WTKYEF.EXE
9. Store your WIN.INI
10. Re-boot system

Message Free Library Error
This message is generated by Windows, if the the LOAD command of the old Tablet Control Panel (V1.06 or 1.09)
isn`t removed from WIN.INI and/or in the registery the KYEDevice is still resident:

Follow this steps:

1. Under RUN typ SYSEDIT and click OK. The system files will be shown.
2. Selet WIN.INI
3. Remove from the LOAD command line the entry WTKYEF.EXE
4. Store your WIN.INI
5. Now click on START button and select RUN.
6. Under RUN typ REGEDIT and click OK.
7. On your keyboard press STRG+F. The search window will be opened
8. For search typ in KYEDevice
9. The pointer will jump to the line:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\KYEDevice
10. Click on KYEDevice and press on your keyboard the DEL button. Answer the next question with YES.
11. Close registery and re-boot system.

Digitizer and Logitech MouseWare under Windows 95/98
If your digitizer didn't work any more after installation of Logitech Mouseware follow this steps:

Run Regedit.exe, edit the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion\Global\PortSearchOrder

and remove the COM ports which aren't used by your mouse.

Example:
Mouse connected to COM1 and digitizer to COM2.
The registery should show in the above path the following value:
PortSearchOrder "COM1"

Mouse connected to PS/2 and digitizer to COM1.
The registery should show in the above path the following value:
PortSearchOrder "COM3,COM4"

Digitizer and Kensington Mouse under Windows 9x
The standard installation of Kensington MouseWorks driver software has the effect, that at very time you boot up Windows the driver will search at each port (COM and PS/2) for the Kensington mouse. This influences the initalization of the Genius digitzer and the driver can`t be loaded. To solve this problem, follow this steps:

1. Un-install the Kensington MouseWorks driver software.
2. Run the SETUP of the Kensington MouseWorks driver software.
3. Choose the option "No, I want to change the input search options".
4. In the window "Where would you like MouseWorks to seach for input devices?"select the port to which you have connected your Kensington mouse.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Re-boot your system.

Digitizer and ISDN card or modem
The software of ISDN card and modem emulates a COM-port for fax function. This can be in conflict to the physical port to which tablet is connected. We suggest following tested steps:

• Remove tablet driver
• Remove driver of ISDN card or modem
• Install tablet driver first
• Check function of tablet under Windows
• Install driver of ISDN card or modem. it will now take another port for emulation

Followed all steps for Logitech mouse or ISDN card, but digitizer still doesn`t work
Please run under Windows 9x the program "regedit" and check the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VGTABLET
"ComName"="COMx"

If your digitizer is connected to COM1, the value must be as follows:
"ComName"= "COM1"

If your digitizer is connected to COM1, the value must be as follows:
"ComName"= "COM2"

Installing Digitizer under Windows NT3.51/4.0  (GeniTab V4.xx)
     1. Load from our webpage the file GTAB.EXE and copy to an temporary directory 
     2. To expand simply double-click the file 
     3. Make shure that all DIP-Switches in position OFF. 
     4. Under Windows NT run the SETUP of the expanded files. 
     5. Follow the on-screen instructions 
     6. SETUP adds Genius tablet icon to Windows NT control panel 
     7. Under Devices appears "Genius Tablet Driver  Started System". 

After un-installing GeniTab driver Windows NT allways opens directory System32
Go to Start and select Run. Under command line type REGEDIT. Search for the folowing key:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GTAB

Delete the key GTAB.

Digitizer and Logitech MouseWare under Windows NT3.51/4.0
If your digitizer didn't work any more after installation of Logitech Mouseware follow this steps:

1. For PS/2-Mouse users:

- Open Control Panel and click the symbol DEVICES.
- A dialogbox will open, showingfeld all installed devices and the statust.
- Select the device Logitech Serial Mouse Driver and click the tab  STARUP.
- Change the Startup Type to Manual and click OK tab.
- Close Control Panel and re-start system.

2. For Serial Mouse users::

- In Windows NT 4.0 run "Regedit.exe"
- Edit the following key and and remove the unused COM ports:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lsermous\Parameters\Global\PortSearchOrder

Example:
Mouse connected to COM1 and digitizer to COM2.
The registery should show in the above path the following value:
PortSearchOrder "COM1"

Which driver version should be used in AutoCad XY
The following table shows the tested comninations

Digitizer under AutoCad R13/R14/LT
There are three possibilties to install your digitzer under AutoCad: 

A. With the delivered WinTab Driver. 

B. With the integrated Summagraphics ADI driver of AutoCad. 

C. With the Virtual WinTab Interface (VTI) of Autodesk

A. For the installation of WinTab driver do the following steps: 

1. Install the Wintab driver under Windows.
   After restart of your system, digitizer must be available under Windows. If this isn't the case, check your installation. A configuration of the tablet under AutoCad is only possible, if your tablet is allready working under Windows.
2. Select "Preferences" under the "Options" menu 
3. Choose"Wintab compatibler Digitizer ADI 4.2" , then click tab Set Current and click tab Apply.
4. Select "Digitizer/Mouse" under the Digitzer Input section. 
5. Exit to the drawing editor and keep configuration changes 
6. Now select from the Tools menu the tablet command and choose "Configure" option. 
7. Define the menu and screen areas and keep configuration changes 

B. For the installation of tablet without WinTabDriver do the following steps: 

1. Start Windows and then AutoCad. 
2. Select "Preferences" under the "Options" menu 
3. From the list select "SummaSketch MM Serie" and follow the on-screen instructions
4. Select "Digitizer/Mouse" under the Digitzer Input section
5. Exit to the drawing editor and keep configuration changes 
6. Select from the Tools menu the tablet command and choose "Configure" option. 
7. Define the menu and screen areas and keep configuration changes. 

Important: 
You can not use a WinTab driver in Windows and the corresponding ADI driver for your digitzer in AutoCad. When you try to configure AutoCad for the ADI driver you will get the following error message: 

The operating system detected the following error on com(x). Digitizer disabled. 

C. The Autodesk Virtual Wintab Interface (VTI) can be obtained under the following adress:

http://www.autodesk.com/support/filelib/acad14/vti32.htm

Important! Use only one Wintab driver at a time. Before you install this driver, you must first un-install Genius WinTab driver.

When you run the setup choose from the vendor list Summagraphics MM series. Under AutoCad choose WinTab compatible Digitizer ADI 4.2

Wrong menu commands in ACAD LT
This is a known bug in the ACADLT.MNU file of ACAD LT. A patch is available by Autodesk under the following adress:

http://www.autodesk.com/support/filelib/acadlt/acadlt.htm

Please read also the instructions of ACADLT.TXT on the Autodesk webpage.

Digitizer under AutoCad 2000/LT 2000
AutoCad 2000 only supports Wintab compatible digitizers. The known ADI digitizers from Autocad R13/R14 doesn't exsist anymore. For installation follow this steps:

1. Install the Wintab driver under Windows.
   After restart of your system, digitizer must be available under Windows. If this isn't the case, check your installation. A configuration of the tablet under AutoCad is only possible, if your tablet is allready working under Windows.
2. Select "Preferences" under the "Options" menu 
3. Choose"Wintab compatibler Digitizer ADI 4.2" , then click tab Set Current and click tab Apply.
4. Select "Digitizer/Mouse" under the Digitzer Input section. 
5. Exit to the drawing editor and keep configuration changes 
6. Now select from the Tools menu the tablet command and choose "Configure" option. 
7. Define the menu and screen areas and keep configuration changes 

Configuring digitizer for MicroStation 5.0/95
There are two possibilities to configure digitzer under MicroStation:

1. by using Genius WinTab driver
2. by using Bently Digitizer Tablet Interface (DTI)

1. Using Genius WinTab driver
After installing the Genius WinTab driver, the Tablet Control Panel must be setup for MicroStation (click Start; Programs; Tablet Control Panel).
For MicroStation to recognize the tablet, tracking mode must be set to Absolute.

The next step is to configure the buttons to match the MicroStation Button Assignments.
Whichever button you wish to use for Data, set to Left Click.
Whichever button you wish to use for Reset, set to Right Click.
All remaining buttons should be set to None.

Configuring the Buttons in MicroStation

To configure the cursor buttons in MicroStation do the following:

• Choose Workspace; Button Assignments in MicroStation.
• The Button Assignments dialog box will open .
• With the upper left cursor button click the name of the button you wish to configure (Data, Tentative, Reset, Command, etc.) in the top section of the dialog box. The button name will highlight.
• After highlighting the appropriate button name, move your cursor to the lower section (Button Definition Area) and press the cursor button you want to assign to the action highlighted above.
• Place the cursor on the word quot "here" to make sure you're at the right location. In the top section you should see the "Invoked by" setting change
  

Note: The Data button should always be invoked by the Left Button, the Reset button should always be invoked by the Right button and all the remaining buttons should be invoked by a button number (for example Button 4, 5, 6, .).

2. Using Bentley Digitzer Tablet Interface
The driver is available on the following site

ftp://ftp.bentley.com/pub/tools/drivers/wti20r30.exe

First uninstall Genius WinTab driver.

Expand the downloaded file and read DTINOTES.TXT first. As next run from the downloaded file the WINTAB.EXE and select from the tablet list Summagraphics MM series. Follow the installation instructions of DTINOTES.TXT.
NOTE: Bentley Digitizer Tablet Interface can only be used in cooperation of  a mouse connected to your system.

Digitizer works in Windows, but not under AutoCad
Please follow those steps:

During configuration of tablet menue digitizer jumps to wrong point
Please follow those steps:

During configuration of tablet menue AutoCad gives a message "Points must be in a rectangle"
Please follow those steps: