Voice2CAD Users Manual
Table of Contents
1. Installation
2. Configuration
3. Usage
4. Account 
5. Listening Devices

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1.) Installation
Download the installer from the thank you page after purchasing or go to https://voice2cad.com/downloads.html and click on “Voice2CAD installer”. Unzip the file and save it to your desktop. 

Run the Voice2CAD installer.msi file saved on your desktop and follow the instructions. 
Once complete, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Hamill Innovations\Voice2CAD and right click on Voice2CAD launcher.exe and click on “run as administrator”. After Voice2CAD is initially opened this way, windows will allow the desktop icon to launch Voice2CAD from now on. 
Voice2CAD will now open. 
In the upper right hand corner of Voice2CAD, click on settings. Here you will copy and paste the license key that received in an email from support. Click save and close the window.

Now, click install at the lower right hand corner of the window. 
Once complete, you are now able to launch Voice2CAD.

Click launch and it will bring you into the main menu. 

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2.) Configuration
After installation, Voice2CAD is ready to setup.

Voice2CAD’s install will automatically add a template for SDS/2 here. C:\Program Files (x86)\Hamill Innovations\Voice2CAD
Create a folder somewhere else on your computer to save your templates in. Copy the template from the folder link above and put in the folder you created. Then copy and paste the filepath for the template spreadsheet into the filepath field in voice2CAD.
Open the provided template and take some time to see how commands are created and what is possible.
The first column is what Voice2CAD listens for and the next columns to the right are what Voice2CAD types out for you. Each row is a voice command and each column are separate instances of what the command types out or executes.
You can create very long macro strings this way and really get creative.

Here are a list of identifiers that will perform certain functions for you.
* - Run - allows the user to launch apps, websites, or individual files. EX: *http://google.com or *C://Users/User/Desktop/app.exe 
! - Delay - allows for delay input in between macros. Timespan is in miliseconds EX: !20 or !40. Use these in their own cell. 
# - Copy to Clipboard. This instantly copy and pastes long text strings. Ex. #the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Keep in mind that if you already have something copied and then say a command that uses the “#” function, you will lose that data because you are copying and pasting the text in this command. 
~ - Type string. Most of your shorter commands will use this function. Voice2CAD will very quickly type out everything you have after the “~” when you say the command name.
Keep in mind that for very long text strings, it is best to use the “#” function because it pastes your data virtually instantly. However, it uses the copy and paste feature of your computer and you will lose anything that was previously in the clipboard to be pasted.
abc - single key. This allows the user to input single keyboard keys. Must be lower case. EX: a or z. If you want to send only one letter or number, then you do not have to precede you data with “~” or “#”. The entire cell only needs the single character you wish to send. 
Hold – Add “HOLD1” or “HOLD2” in front of a key name to hold the key down for either 1 or 2 seconds. If you wanted to hold the shift key down, you would enter into a cell “HOLDSHIFT1”. You can hold down multiple keys this way as well. Just enter into the next column the next key to hold down and for how long. Ex. “HOLDCTRL1” and next column is “c”. This will execute the copy command.
The list below is how the key needs to be typed out in the excel sheet in order for Voice2CAD to execute the command. 
WIN
PASTE
ENTER
CTRL
CAPSLOCK
ALT
DELETE
TAB
SPACE
SHIFT
INSERT
HOME
END
PAGEUP
PAGEDOWN
ESC
PRINTSCREEN
SCROLLLOCK
PAUSEBREAK
EXCLAMATION
DIVIDE
EQUALS
MULTIPLY
SUBTRACT
ADD
NUMLOCK
NUMPAD0
NUMPAD1
NUMPAD2
NUMPAD3
NUMPAD4
NUMPAD5
NUMPAD6
NUMPAD7
NUMPAD8
NUMPAD9
UP
DOWN
LEFT
RIGHT

Once your excel sheet is ready for import, click on the settings tab. This is where you manage your spreadsheet templates. The filepath field points to the excel sheet that the contains the speech macros you wish to use. Most users will have one spreadsheet for all the commands they use on a daily basis. If you would like to run multiple software that contain different commands, having a separate excel sheet for each software may be necessary. For example, SDS/2 and AutoCAD have separate templates because each software uses a different format for commands and dimensions.
Once you get commands created, or if you are using a Voice2CAD provided template, click on “import xml”.
Voice2CAD will update its internal command vault with all of the information from the excel sheet and you will see all the commands populate in the settings tab. 

If you get an error, it could be that the excel sheet you are trying to import is open. Close the excel sheet and try importing again.
Also, if you have duplicate commands in excel, you will get an error as well. Delete the duplicates and import again.
If you make changes to the excel sheet, close voice2CAD and reopen it and import the revised excel sheet. This ensures Voice2CAD populates the data correctly.

3.) Usage
Once you have the excel sheet imported, go to the “main dashboard” and click the button in the lower right hand corner to turn your microphone on. 
The more commands you have and depending on your computer’s performance, the longer it will take for this button to turn on. It is usually pretty quick unless you have over 30,000 commands. Once the microphone turns on, you are ready to start saying commands. 
Say one of your commands and Voice2CAD will tell you what it heard and then show you what keys it sent. Try opening notepad and experiment with commands to see how it types everything out. Just make sure the cursor is blinking in the areas that you wish Voice2CAD to type in. 
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You can minimize Voice2CAD and it will run in the background.

4) Account
This tab in Voice2CAD allows you to see your membership information with the expiration date and the username you chose. This information is pulled from the license key that way provided to you. If any of this information seems incorrect, contact voice2CAD@gmail.com and we will get it resolved.

5) Listening devices
Speech recognition is only as good as the quality of microphone and the quality of speech that it is interpreting. There are many great headsets available and we recommend one that is wireless with a flip up mic boom that turns off when in the up position. If you want higher recognition accuracy, then a wired headset is preferred. The minimal amount of extra effort in enunciating on a wireless headset greatly outweighs being wired to your computer. However, this is totally up to you. If you have a laptop, the built in microphone will be enough to get you started and works surprisingly well. 

In some cases, Voice2CAD will not understand commands because they are not in the English dictionary and therefore not in the speech library. There are ways around this but you will need to contact voice2cad@gmail.com to be walked through the process. 

Voice2CAD will learn enunciations and improve over time, however there is faster way. Close Voice2CAD and open speech recognition. You can access this by searching “speech recognition” in the start bar on your computer. 
Then click on “set up microphone”. Go through the tutorial and read through the text into your microphone. Windows speech will start learning how you enunciate different words and start building its knowledge about your voice. 
Close speech recognition and open Voice2CAD.
In most cases, Voice2CAD will show an error if you have both programs open at the same time.
If you have any more questions, suggestions or concerns, Please contact voice2cad@gmail.com.
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