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DeskArtes Design Expert v. 7.1 for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000/XP
                                              Updated: December 29, 2009
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Table of Contents

This document contains the following sections:

	Design Expert
	License Keys
	System Requirements
	Installation Instructions
	Technical Support


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		Design Expert
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DeskArtes Design Expert offers extensive 3D modeling and visualization 
functionality for professional industrial designers and product engineers
alike. The finished geometries can either be sent to manufacturing using 
IGES or VDA file formats or photographic images can be generated with ExTrace
ray tracing software. 

A Student version is available for the Design Expert.


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		License Keys
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To get a license key for the DeskArtes Design Expert, please 
contact us at license@deskartes.fi. 

To view the latest information on DeskArtes Design Expert, please visit:
    http://www.deskartes.com

For further information contact:

	DeskArtes Oy
	Olarinluoma 7
	FIN-02200 Espoo
	Finland
	tel. +358 207 414 510 
	fax. +358 9 644 330

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		System requirements
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General:

- PC with Intel Pentium/PII/PIII/PIV or AMD Athlon/AthlonXP processor

Operating System:

- Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP

Memory: 

- minimum 256 MB
- recommended 512 MB

Graphics:

- minimum resolution 800x600 with 16-bit colors
- recommended at least 24-bit colors and a graphics card which supports OpenGL
- graphics cards based on ATI Radeon or NVidia GeForce chipsets recommended

Other:

- Internet Explorer 4 (or higher) needed to view help files


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		Installation instructions
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1. Copy the self extracting package "dade71.exe" to your hard disk.

2. Start the installation by double clicking "dade71.exe". Press "Finish" to
   continue the installation or "Cancel" to quit.

3. Read the copyright text and the license agreement carefully before continuing.
   For Student Version license, an academic identification must be verified first.
   For more information on Student license email us at info@deskartes.fi.

4. Select the Directory where you want the software to be installed, use "Typical" 
   setup type and accept the default Program Group. 

5. The setup is completed. Select "Launch DeskArtes Design Expert" to launch the 
   program, and "Finish" to quit.

	

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		Technical Support
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In technical issues concerning DeskArtes Design Expert you can contact
DeskArtes Technical support.

	email: techsup@deskartes.fi
	fax:   +358-9-644330
	
Or browse our support pages at http://www.deskartes.com/support.html

Alternatively contact your local distributor, see http://www.deskartes.com/contact/distributors.html

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