panaStation (TM) Classic
Version 1.x

for MicroStation PC v4.0 and later

Part of the CAD AcceleratorsTM 
family from Panacea Inc.

features
       Easy to use - no new commands or special menus to learn.
       Protected-mode driver - completely compatible with MicroStation v4.0 and v5.0
       No memory conflicts. Works with MicroStation's built-in Virtual Memory Manager
       Will support higher resolutions on many popular graphics boards.
       Supports all MicroStation features, including rendering, page frame swapping, texture mapping and 3D animation.
       Dual Compaq QVision 1280 graphics display support.

requirements
       A '386, '486 or Pentium based PC which supports MicroStation PC v4.0 or later.
       A compatible graphics board. panaStation Classic will work with most graphics boards  -  VGA, SuperVGA, 8514/A, TIGA, XGA, S3, Weitek P9000, Imagine 128, Mach 64, Compaq QVision and Compaq QVision 1280, plus full VESA VBE 1.2 support.


Installation Guide                                              

panaStation Classic

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Panacea Inc.  (Late additions to this document may be found in the READ.ME file on the distribution disk.)  The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement.  The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement.  It is against the law to copy panaStation Classic on magnetic tape, disk, or any other medium for any purpose other than the purchaser's own personal use, as defined in the license agreement.

Copyright (c) 1993, 1994-1995 by Panacea Inc.  All rights reserved.

Portions of panaStation Classic are patented under U.S. Patent No. 5,101,444.

Panacea is a registered trademark and panaStation, panaStationClassic, panaStation Pro, "The Designated Drivers",  and CAD Accelerators are trademarks of Panacea Inc.

MicroStation is a trademark of Intergraph Corporation and Bentley Systems. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. 

Before starting, please make a backup copy of your panaStation Classic diskette, using the DOS DISKCOPY command, and put it in a safe place.  
The panaStation Classic installation procedure below is exact, and describes what to do at each step.
Installation
Insert the panaStation Classic disk into your floppy disk drive and then type:
	cd \acad
	A:INSTALL
	(Or B: if you are using drive B)
The first time the installation program is run, you will be prompted for registration information. This information must be given. If you choose to ignore this step, panaStation Classic will not be installed.
After completing the registration information, panaStation Classic will prompt you for information about your MicroStation installation. Verify that the given information is correct and then press ENTER. panaStation Classic files will then be copied to the hard drive sub-directory you specified during installation. Additionally, for TIGA installations only, you must copy the file DLDEXT.RLM from this same 
sub-directory to your TIGA software
sub-directory.
After all of the program files have been successfully transferred to your system, it is necessary to reconfigure MicroStation to use the panaStation Classic driver. 
MicroStation 4.x Configuration
Start the MicroStation configuration program by typing:
	USCONFIG
from your \USTATION sub-directory. From the MicroStation Main Configuration menu, use your arrow keys to highlight the DISPLAY ADAPTERS option. Press the ENTER key to display the Right Screen Graphics Adapter menu. From the list of available display drivers, highlight Vendor Supplied Driver and press ENTER. Next, highlight panaStation Classic, by Panacea, Inc. from the list of vendor supplied drivers. Press ENTER to continue to the Left Screen Graphics Adapter menu.
If you are configuring a single monitor system, highlight No Second Adapter and press RETURN to display the Virtual Swap Screen dialog box. When using panaStation Classic, MicroStation's Virtual Swap Screen feature is available to all graphics boards. On graphics boards using dual page memory switching, the page swap is done using the graphics board hardware. On all other graphics boards, the page swap is simulated by panaStation Classic.
To use virtual page swapping, answer "N" to the "Do you want to disable the virtual graphics page?" question. To disable virtual page swapping answer "Y". Once the Swap Screen question has been answered you will return to the Main Configuration menu.
If you are configuring a dual monitor system, highlight Vendor Supplied Driver from the list of available display drivers. As with the Right Screen Graphics Adapter, highlight panaStation Classic, by Panacea, Inc. from the list of vendor supplied drivers. Press RETURN to return to the main configuration menu.
At the main menu, highlight Exit and Save to exit the USCONFIG program and return to the DOS prompt. Skip to Configuring panaStation Classic.
MicroStation 5.x Configuration
Start the MicroStation configuration program by typing:
	USCONFIG
from your \USTATION sub-directory.  At the menu Generate For, choose DOS. From the MicroStation Main Configuration menu, use your arrow keys to highlight the DISPLAY ADAPTERS option. Press the ENTER key to display the Right Screen Graphics Adapter menu. From the list of available display drivers, highlight panaStation Classic, by Panacea, Inc. and press enter. Answer Y to the prompt "Do you wish to reconfigure panaStation Classic?" Back at the main configuration menu, press ENTER again at DISPLAY ADAPTERS to continue to the Left Screen Graphics Adapter menu. This menu looks almost identical to the Right Screen menu but is only used when configuring for dual monitor systems.
If you are configuring a single monitor system, highlight No Second Adapter and press RETURN to display the Virtual Swap Screen dialog box. When using panaStation Classic, MicroStation's Virtual Swap Screen feature is available to all graphics boards. On graphics boards using dual page memory switching, the page swap is done using the graphics board hardware. On all other graphics boards, the page swap is simulated by panaStation Classic. To use virtual page swapping, answer "N" to the "Do you want to disable the virtual graphics page?" question. To disable virtual page swapping answer "Y". Once the Swap Screen question has been answered you will return to the Main Configuration menu.
If you are configuring a dual monitor system, highlight panaStation Classic, by Panacea, Inc. from the list of vendor supplied drivers. Press RETURN to return to the main configuration menu.
At the main menu, highlight Exit and Save to exit the USCONFIG program and return to the DOS prompt.
Configuring panaStation Classic
In order for the new panaStation Classic driver to take effect it is necessary to re-boot your computer. Turn off the power to your system or press the RESET button if you have one.
After re-booting change to your \USTATION directory and type:
	USTATION
to start MicroStation. Upon start up of MicroStation you will be greeted with the panaStation Classic welcome screen. If you do not see the welcome screen, be sure you have properly selected panaStation Classic from the list of vendor supplied drivers and that you have re-booted your computer.
Once you have read through the panaStation Classic welcome message, press any key to continue to the Left Screen Main Configuration menu. You will need to configure panaStation Classic for use with your graphics board type and the resolution under which you wish to run MicroStation. Use your arrow keys to highlight Select Graphics Board and then press ENTER to display the Select Graphics Board/Resolution menu. 
Help during panaStation Classic setup is only a keystroke away. At any time, you may press the question mark ("?") key to get help information pertaining to the current prompt.

Please also note that the PSTATION.HLP file MUST be present in order for help information to appear. If you get an error message, be sure that the file PSTATION.HLP is in the MicroStation 
sub-directory given during installation.
Select Graphics Board/Resolution Menu
The Select Graphics Board/Resolution menu configures panaStation Classic settings for graphics board/type and display and rendering resolutions.
Choose Select Graphics Board to manually select your computer's graphics board. A list of video cards is given, based on the findings of panaStation Classic's built-in graphics platform detection utility. Use the Up and Down arrow keys, and the Pg Up and Pg Dn keys to scroll through the list and highlight your graphics board. Please note that graphics boards are listed alphabetically, therefore you may need to scroll through the list in order to find your particular board or graphics platform.
If your graphics board is not listed, you may choose the generic board option for your video chip type. If you do not know your board's chip type, please refer to your hardware documentation.
panaStation Classic includes a graphics platform detection utility that queries the graphics card for type, Hi-Color support and installed memory. Based on the graphics platform detector's information, panaStation Classic will list a set of Display/Rendering resolutions. Due to the variety of graphics boards and their specific implementations of platform chip sets, the detector is not always 100% accurate. Therefore, when selecting a Display or Rendering resolution, be sure to use only resolutions that your graphics board will support. If you are unsure which resolutions are supported by your graphics board, refer to your owner's manual.
Press ENTER to accept your choice and return to the Select Graphics Board/Resolution menu.
Choose Select Display Resolution to configure the display/rendering resolution of your MicroStation screen. Display/rendering options are also based on the findings of panaStation Classic's graphics platform detection utility. Use the Up and Down arrow keys, and the Pg Up and Pg Dn keys to scroll through and highlight the resolution and color option you wish to use.
Press the ENTER key to accept your resolution choice and return to the Select Graphics Board/Resolution menu.
Adjust Aspect Ratio Menu
panaStation Classic provides you the option of adjusting the aspect ratio of your MicroStation screen. To change the default aspect ratio, select the Adjust Aspect Ratio menu and measure, in millimeters, the height and width of the Aspect Ratio dialog box. Enter the measured values in the corresponding height and width data boxes. Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press the ENTER key to return to the Main Configuration menu.
Dual Monitor Text Screen Selection
When configuring a dual screen MicroStation configuration, panaStation Classic allows you to select which monitor will display text and which will display graphics. To designate a monitor for text, select the Dual Screen Configuration menu and simply choose Left if you wish to have the text appear on the monitor configured as MicroStation's Left screen. Or, choose Right if you would like text to appear on the monitor configured as the Right screen.
Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press the ENTER key to return to the Main Configuration menu.
When configuring a dual monitor system a Right Screen Main Configuration menu will be displayed. Configure for the second screen as you did for the Left Screen above. 
Saving Configuration Information
Once all of the panaStation Classic parameters have been configured, select SAVE, EXIT to save the configuration information and create PANACFG1.DAT and, for dual screen configurations, PANACFG2.DAT in the \USTATION sub-directory. After the PANACFG files have been created, MicroStation will start up with the newly selected panaStation Classic resolution.
Note that if you start MicroStation from a sub-directory other than the \USTATION sub-directory given during installation, PANACFG files will be created in that directory.
Reconfiguring panaStation Classic
If panaStation Classic has already been configured, upon starting MicroStation you will be asked whether you would like to reconfigure or not. Answer "Y" to go to the panaStation Classic Main Configuration Menu or "N" to start MicroStation.

Just the Fax, Ma'am

When possible, please send problem reports by fax, on-line message, or regular mail, including the information requested below.  Our fax number is XXX-XXX-XXXX.  You can also send electronic mail to our BBS at XXX-XXX-XXXX  or to XXXXX,XXXX on CompuServe; we check these sources frequently.  It is much easier and more productive for us to work with a page of information or an on-line message than it is to try to get the information from you during a voice phone call over a busy, noisy line.  Once we get your faxed request, we will call you or fax you back with an answer or with additional questions to learn more about the problem. Our voice number is XXX-XXX-XXXX.  Please send real mail to:

		Xxxxxxxx
		Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		XX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx                                        Xxxxxxx, XX XXXXX                                       Attn: Technical Support.  

Please put the following information in a faxed request, or have this information ready for a phone request:

       Your name, and the serial and version number of your copy of panaStation Classic.

       Print-outs of your CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT and PANACFGx.DAT files.

       A complete description of what the problem was and how many times, and under which circumstances, it has occurred.  We can help you most efficiently if you can recreate the problem with some consistency.



