SmartDraft v8.x is a powerful drafting toolbox for AutoCAD 2002 / Land Desktop R3 - 2008.
Note: Will not run in any version of AutoCAD LT.
Copyright © 1989-2007 SmartDraft Inc. 

SmartDraft Manual
The SmartDraft manual, in PDF format, is in the SmartDraft's installation folder.


SmartDraft Upgrade Information
SmartDraft clients who are upgrading from an earlier version.
If you have customized SmartDraft to follow your own CAD standards, review these changes to the layer database file and make any of the changes necessary to the layer database in your Customization Templates.

Layer Type Index: P = Proposed, E = Existing, D = Demo

Fixed Customization Guide Appendix. Labeling tools layer index is 68, not 61(v7.2.0)

Layer Index reference changes in existing commands:
Area:			v7.0.0	Uses 74 - P, 75 - E. If 74 / 75 don't existing in layer database uses 55 / 56.
Cul-De-Sac:		v7.1.0	Right-of-way: 	17 - P, 18 - E, 19 - D
				Curb:	26 - P, 27 - E, 28 - D
				Centerline:	23 - P, 24 - E, 25 - D
Elevation Label:	v7.x.0	Leader:	354 - P, 279 - E (was 354 for all)
Text Masking (3d face option only):	v7.1.0	211- P,E, and D (was hard coded as 3dface)

Layer Index reference added in for new commands:
Top of Slope: 				v7.0.0	289 - P, 290 - E, 291 - D
Point Label: 				v7.0.0	Text:	80 - P, 81 - E, 80 - D
						Leader:	354 - P, E, and D
Create 3d polyline from profile:	v7.1.0	206 - P, E, and D
Profile Label along the Alignment:	v7.1.0	66 - P, E, and D
Alignment Labels along the Profile:	v7.1.0	175 - P, 176 - E, 175 - D
Radial Lines:				v7.2.4	278 - P, E, and D

If you have customized SmartDraft to follow your own CAD standards, review these changes to the Customization Template and Style files and make any of the changes necessary to the files in your Customization Templates.

Create or edit these files using the Customization Template Manager

SmartDraft Customization Template File Additions since v6.6.9
New Layer List file
Offset Street	v7.6.5	Offset Layer List file LAYCR.OLY

Copy this file from <installation folder>\template\default to your customization template file folder.
Note:	If this file is not found in your Customization Template(s), the Laycr.oly file located in the Default customization template will be used.

New Styles files
Style files are located in the subfolder Labels in each of the Customization Template folders under <installation folder>\templates. 
Coordinate Table	v7.0.0	All files with the extension *.csy
Area Table		v7.5.0	All files with the extension *.asy
Offset Street		v7.6.5	All files with the extension *.osy

Copy these files using Windows Explorer or the Customization Template Managersub_arr.bmp  Styles File Manager.
Note:	If these files are not found in a Customization Template, the program will attempt to create a default.* style file in the customization template. If the customization template folder is read-only, the commands will not work correctly.


Setup

1.	Make a backup copy of the original media.

2.      Rename SmartDraft 8.ex_ to SmartDraft 8.exe

2.	You will need 20.5 MB of free disk space to complete the installation process. 
	The software can be installed on a local or network drive (See License Agreement). 

4. 	Run the SmartDraft 8.exe
	Enter destination drive and folder

5.	Add SmartDraft to any AutoCAD profiles: Select the desired profile(s) from the AcadInstall dialog.

AutoCAD Setup

AutoCAD 2002 / Land Desktop 3 - 2005

a.	Manually loading the SmartDraft menu. If you did select the profile(s) during installation.
	Command: menuload ENTER
	Select the Menu Groups Tab
	Select the Browse button and located the SMART.MNS file
	File located in destination drive and folder specified in step 4
	Select the Load button

or

AutoCAD 2006 - 2008
a.	Command: cuiload ENTER
	Select the Browse button and located the SMART.CUI file
	File located in destination drive and folder specified during installation
	Select the Load button

b.	To register the software either:

	Single seat license:
	At the AutoCAD Command prompt follow the steps below.
	Command: SmartAbout ENTER
	From the About dialog box select the Register button.
	Owner’s Name:	Enter the company or owner’s name to be associated with the software
	Serial Number: 	Enter the supplied serial number
	Authorization Code:	Enter the supplied authorization code

	or

	Site license:
	Copy the provided license file (smart.lic) to the program’s installation folder. 
	The default installation folder is C:\Program Files\SmartDraft

SmartDraft Customization instructions 

Customization Templates
Customization Template files for the program are located in the program’s installation subfolder \Template
Users must have read and write rights to this folder and subfolders to edit or customize SmartDraft.

The customization folder \Template can be located and/or named as needed on your system. If it is not placed in the default location, the PROJDIR= pointer in the RACSETUP.INI file must be edited to reflect change in the location and/or name.

Sample: RACSETUP.INI
[Program]
PROJDIR=C:\Program Files\SmartDraft\Template < resource folder name/location after the =


How to share Menu when both AutoCAD 2000 and 2004/2008 based products are installed.
Users wanting to share a single installation of SmartDraft when they have both AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD 2004 based products installed on the same workstation.

Historically a single installation of SmartDraft could be shared with multiple AutoCAD's on the same workstation.  However AutoCAD 2004 and higher brought a change to this.  AutoCAD 2004 and higher recompiles partial menu files for its 'high color' icon system.  Once the partial menu is recompiled with 2004 or higher, it will not work in any AutoCAD 2000/2002 based products.

Procedure: To share a single install on dual AutoCAD installations.
1.  Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the product folder.
2.  Highlight the SmartDraft menu files.
    Smart.MNL
    Smart.MNS
    Smart.CUI
    Smart.DLL
3.  Right Click, Choose Copy.
4.  Move pointer off file list, Right Click, Choose Paste.
5.  Rename the copied files to Smart2004.*
6.  Open AutoCAD 2004 or higher.
7.  Issue the MENULOAD (2004/2005) or CUILOAD (2006-2008) command.
8.  Select the Browse button, under the Menu Groups Tab (2004/2005 only)
9.  Navigate and select the copied menu, choose Load.
10. Select the Close button.