| Construction Notes Manager for AutoCAD |
| CNM "Construction Notes Manager" Tutorial - Section One |
| Introduction: Section One: INSTALLING CNM & SETUP Section Two: TUTORIAL SETUP Section Three: EDITING PROJECT NOTES Section Four: INSERTING "BUBBLE NOTES" Section Five: EDITING BUBBLE NOTES Section Six: RUNNING "NOTES MANAGER Section Seven: PHASED CONSTRUCTION NOTES Section Eight: QUANTITY TAKE-OFF Section Nine: CNM Editor Configuration Section Ten: Customizing CNM Section Eleven: Video Files |
| 1.0 - INSTALLING CONSTRUCTION NOTES MANAGER |
| 1 - Navigate to CNM's "Setup.exe" file and double click it. This will initiate the installation program. Follow all prompts as reqested. You may wish to choose "yes" when asked to save backup information. This can be used later in case you need to restore system settings if uninstalling the program. 2 - Once installed, the program is ready to run in AutoCAD. However, if for some reason it appears not to be working, see below for manual setup of the program.
| Manual CNM Setup for AutoCAD |
| Step 1 - Open AutoCAD and type "Options" and click on "Support File Search Path" |
| Step 2 - Click on "Add" and then "Browse" in order to add the program's folder "CNM" to the searchpath. (Or what ever the installed file folder is named). Select the directory C:\program files\CNM. Once selected hit OK to select the path. Finally, in the options dialogue box click "Apply" or "Ok" and Close the Opions dialogue box. |
| Step 3 - Close and then restart AutoCAD so that the CNM program starts |
| Step 4 - At the command prompt, type "CNMMENU". This will bring in the pull down menu "CNM" |
| Once you have completed these 4 easy steps, the Construction Notes Manager (CNM) is ready to use! You're welcome to try it out! However, we suggest you take just a few moments to follow the step by step guide to using the CNM program. It will take about a half an hour to an hour to go through it. Once you complete this short tutorial you will be an expert at using this easy, time saving program! |
| Un-Installing Construction Notes Manager |
| 1 - In order to "Uninstall" Construction Notes Manger, navigate to the installation directory and double click "unwise". This will initiate the "uninstall" and will restore system settings as were set prior to installation. 2 - After completed you may need to manually delete any left over files and folders associated with the program. |