Readme.txt
KIP driver for AutoCAD Release 14

Installation Instructions:

1. Shut down AutoCAD

2. Run install program INSTALL.EXE and follow 
   the directions that display on your monitor.
   This will install the necessary file onto
   your computer.

3. Start AutoCAD. Under the "File" menu, 
   choose Printer Setup, or enter: config
   This will take you to the Preferences
   dialog.

4. Choose the "Printer" tab and select the "New" button.

5. Choose the KIP driver from the list of available
   printer driver. Answer any questions and save 
   the new configuration.

6. Enter KIPCONFIG at AutoCAD's command prompt.
   This will start up the KIP printer configuration utility.





Additional AutoCAD tip

If you want a shorter command instead of KIPCONFIG, set up a 
command alias. In AutoCAD's "suport" folder, there is a text
file "acad.pgp". Open this file in a text editor. Toward the
bottom is a list of sample aliases for AutoCAD commands.
Add the following line to the list of aliases.

KIP,       *KIPCONFIG	

Now, the KIP configuration utility will start when you enter
either KIP or KIPCONFIG at AutoCAD command line.




Trouble executing KIPCONFIG Command

If AutoCAD does not run the KIPCONFIG command after
the installation described above. Do the following:
Find the file acad.rx which should be in the main
AutoCAD directory such as c:\Program Files\AutoCAD 14.
This is a text file with a list of .arx file names to
load at startup. Add the line:

kipcon

at the end of this file. If the file doesn't exist, 
create it. You should then see a line about
KIPCONFIG flash by when you start AutoCAD, and 
the KIPCONFIG command will be active.






 

Manual Instructions for Complete Uninstallation

1. IMPORTANT: Before you remove any driver files,
   first remove any printer configurations from AutoCAD
   that utilize the KIP driver, If you do not do this,
   AutoCAD will consider the files to be missing and fail
   to restart.

2. Remove 6 driver files:
   1. plkip14.dll, plkip14.exe, plkip14.hlp and plkip14.ini 
      from AutoCAD's "Drv" folder.
   2. kipcon.arx and kipcon.dcl from AutoCAD's "Support" folder

3. In AutoCAD's "Support" folder, there is file acadr14.lsp.
   The KIP driver installation program has added 3 lines at the end of
   this text file.  These lines tell AutoCAD now to recognize the 
   KIPCONFIG command. Remove these lines. 

   In the same folder, the installation program has also left 
   a backup copy of your  acadr14.lsp file as it was before 
   the KIP modifications. This file is named acadr14.xxx where
   xxx is a number starting a 000 and incrementing higher with
   successive modifications.  You can use this file to help restore
   your acadr14.lsp to its original state, and then discard it.