Download manuals for the DeskProto software
Scroll down to see which translated manuals and which older versions are available.DeskProto V8.0 Tutorial
- Installation (Windows, Linux and MacOS)
- Files and Folders (Windows, Linux and MacOS)
- Quick Start
- Ten lessons, with many illustrations:
1. Beer tray (basic vector)
2. Picture Frame (basic geometry)
3. XYZ logo (basic bitmap)
4. V-Carved sign (vector: special)
5. Bottle (geometry: two halves)
6. Venus (geometry: rotary axis)
7. Cell phone (geometry: two-sided)
8. DP bottle (vector: advanced)
9. Lithophane (bitmap: advanced)
10.Dice (five-axis machining).
- Download the V8.0 Tutorial (PDF/ 5 Mb)Lesson 6 and 7 of the Tutorial each use a sample geometry file that is not included in the downloaded DeskProto installation file. You can download these files on the Free models page.
DeskProto V8.0 Reference manual
- Introduction
- Screen Layout
- Menu commands
- Dialogs
- Concepts
- Download the V8.0 Reference manual (PDF/ 13.5 Mb)The contents of the Reference manual are almost equal to the DeskProto Help-file.
Translations
Translated manuals are not yet available for Version 8.
Manuals for older DeskProto versions
Version 7.1
- the original books for DeskProto V7.1, in English:Download the V7.1 Tutorial (PDF/ 5 Mb)
Download the V7.1 Reference manual (PDF/ 7 Mb)
- Both the Tutorial and the Reference manual have been translated to German.These can be obtained via the German DeskProto distributor.
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Both the Tutorial and the Reference manual have been translated to Ukrainian, by Olga Yuldashova and Alexander Bashkatov. Thanks a lot for making these translations available!Download the V7.1 Tutorial in Ukainian (PDF/ 3.8 Mb)
Download the V7.1 Reference manual in Ukrainian (PDF/ 5.7 Mb)
Version 7.0
- the original books for DeskProto V7.0, in English:Download the V7.0 Tutorial (PDF/ 5 Mb)
Download the V7.0 Reference manual (PDF/ 8 Mb)
- This Italian version of the Tutorial book is for DeskProto Version 7.0Download the V7.0 Tutorial in Italian (PDF/ 2.6 Mb)
Version 6
- the original books for DeskProto V6.1, in English:Download the V6.1 Tutorial (PDF/ 3.8 Mb)
Download the V6.1 Reference manual (PDF/ 4.4 Mb)
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Both the Tutorial and the Reference manual (V6.1) have been translated to Russian, by technology teacher Alexander Bashkatov from Moldova, and he kindly permitted to make these available as free downloads.Download the V6.1 Tutorial in Russian (PDF/ 10.7 Mb)
Download the V6.1 Reference manual in Russian (PDF/ 13 Mb)
- This French version of the Tutorial book is for the old DeskProto Version 6.0Download the V6.0 Tutorial in French (PDF/ 3.7 Mb)
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