Download manuals for the DeskProto software
Scroll down to see which translated manuals and which older versions are available.DeskProto V8.1 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 V8.1 Tutorial (PDF/ 5.3 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 V8.1 Reference manual
- Introduction
- Screen Layout
- Menu commands
- Dialogs
- Concepts
- Download the V8.1 Reference manual (PDF/ 14.1 Mb)The contents of the Reference manual are almost equal to the DeskProto Help-file.
Translations
Translated manuals are not yet available for Version 8.1
Manuals for older DeskProto versions
Version 8.0
- the original books for DeskProto V8.0, in English:Download the V8.0 Tutorial (PDF/ 5.3 Mb)
Download the V8.0 Reference manual (PDF/ 13.7 Mb)
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)
- 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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