PROGECAD FAQ
(FREQUENT ASKED QUESTIONS)
About DOWNLOADING:
What is the minimum requirements for ProgeCAD 2008?
- Windows 2000 or XP
- Intel Pentium 4
- 256 MB Ram (512 MB Ram is Recommended)
- 400 MB Hard Disk space
I noticed that IntelliCAD is distributed under the name of several different companies.
Why ?
IntelliCAD is a product which was developed by a consortium of
several companies from around the world. This guarantees the support needed in case
of any problems arising from such a vast software project. Every company participating
as trading member to the ITC consortium can distribute products based on IntelliCAD
technology. This kind of co-operation guarantees the basic functionality and compatibility.
To the basic characteristics of IntelliCAD, ProgeSOFT has added a great many improvements
and additional functions which make ProgeCAD 2007 the best version distributed of
IntelliCAD currently available on the international market.
ProgeCAD is a CAD program sold at one tenth of the price of rival products; how
can its characteristics compare ?
The best way to assess ProgeCAD actual features is to TRY
the product. In this way it will be very easy to understand whether the characteristics
declared actually are what they are advertised to be.
Please use this link to obtain a trial version
On INSTALLATION:
ProgeCAD can run on a windows 2003 terminal server? The user will access the application
by means of Thin client. ProgeCAD is currently not certified to run under Terminal
Server, but my thought is will run without problem (s).
Suggested
to install trial version and make some test in your environment. Obviously, under
our license, you need to buy a number of license equal to the users.
I have finished downloading the trial version from your web site. But every time,
I want to install the software, my pc seem to hang and nothing is installing. What
is happening?
There is nothing wrong with the installation. Your pc may seem
like it has hanged but the installation is still being process. Please wait for
a while. The installation should be fine, this a common characteristic of our setup
REGISTRATION:
How do I register ProgeCAD 2008 product?
- To register ProgeCAD 2007, please click here
I want to transfer the User ProgeCAD License to the new PC. I logged on as an Admin,
then click the Start/ProgeCAD 2006/Uninstall Item. Automatic uninstall. According
to Install Guide this should finally give me the uninstall LTC code but it did not.
What to do?
If you have reinstalled the software (and you not have the "uninstall
LTC code"), you have to send an email to us, write down the serial number and states
that the software has been uninstalled. We will reactivate your serial number and
send the code to you soonest possible.
My hard drive on my laptop got fried. After purchasing a new pc I cant get my old
authorization code to work on my new machine. I have the software on only one computer.
What to do?
If you have changed or formatted your PC, you have to insert the
LTC code (uninstall code of ProgeCAD 2006) to reactivate the license. However, if
you don't have this code, you have to send an email to us, write down the serial
number and states that the software has been uninstalled. We will reactivate your
serial number and send the code to you soonest possible.
TECHNICAL Stuff:
When I open a drawing done with AutoCAD the text is not properly aligned. How can
I solve this ?
It is a matter of font. The drawing opened uses an AutoCAD font.
Anyone who owns a regular AutoCAD licence can use, besides the numerous fonts available
with ProgeCAD 2007, also the fonts supplied with AutoCAD.
Just open the Tools menu. Under Options in Path/File in Fonts, add the fonts'
installation path. For ex.: C:\Program\AutoCAD R14\Fonts. For the 2000 version of
AutoCAD the simplex font can be found in \Support directory. You can add this path
too (For ex.: C:\AutoCAD LT 2000\Fonts; C:\AutoCAD LT 2000\Support) or copy this
font to the folder \Fonts of AutoCAD 2000. This guarantees a perfect display of
any project using the simplex.shx font.
While using the program, the pointer leaves a trail on the drawing area. How is
it possible to eliminate this problem?
To eliminate this problem, it is necessary to reduce the hardware
acceleration of the graphic hardware. To do this, in the Screen section of the Windows
Control Panel, use the advanced settings relative to the graphic hardware's properties.
Windows Control Panel, use the advanced settings relative to the graphic hardware's
properties.
Can I use AutoCAD's fonts (the .SHX files) with ProgeCAD 2007?
Anyone who owns a regular AutoCAD license can use, besides the
numerous fonts available with ProgeCAD 2007, also the fonts supplied with AutoCAD.
To do this, open the Tools menu, under Options in Path/File, in
Fonts add the fonts' installation path. For ex.: C:\Program\AutoCAD R14\Fonts. For
the 2000 version of AutoCAD the simplex font can be found \Support directory. You
can add this path too (For ex.: C:\AutoCAD LT 2000\Fonts; C:\AutoCAD LT 2000\Support)
or copy this font to the folder \Fonts of AutoCAD 2000. This guarantees a perfect
display of any project using the simplex.shx font.
If when ProgeCAD was installed on your PC an AutoCAD installation
is already present, the font path will be automatically added to the standard ones.
The fonts used for the drawing’s text depend on the text’s style.
With ProgeCAD it is possible to specify the font to be used in place of other fonts.
Sometimes it may be necessary to use only some types of font for a drawing, or to
convert the fonts used into different fonts.
To this purpose the font mapping tables can be used.
If for example drawings are shared with other AutoCAD users, a
font mapping table can be used in order to specify the alternative font ProgeCAD
must use for the text originally created in a different font. The font mapping table
(FMP) is an ASCII file containing a font mapping for each line. Each line contains
the basic name of the font file (without the path) followed by a semicolon (;) and
the name of the alternative font file with the relative extension (for example .shx
or .ttf). It is for example possible to type the following string in a font mapping
table in order to specify that the romanc.shx font file must be substituted by the
IC-romans.shx font file.
romanc.shx;IC-romans.shx
ProgeCAD comes with a default font mapping table included in the
file ICAD.FMP, which is stored in theProgeCAD 2007 folder. This file can be modified
with any ASCII text editor. It is also possible to specify a different table file
in the Options dialogue box or by means of the FONTMAP system variable.
How to specify a font mapping table
1 From the Tools menu choose Options.
2 In the Paths/File list
3 Insert the mapping file name (.fmp) in the 'Font Identification' box
ProgeCAD original setting uses icad.fmp; if no substitution of
font is needed, delete or rename the ICAD.FMP file. Also remember that...
Is it possible to use AutoCAD’s fonts (the .SHX files) with ProgeCAD?
Yes,ProgeCAD 2007 is compatible with AutoCAD fonts file .shx.
To do this, open the "Options" menu and select the "File Paths" tab; then add the
fonts’ installation path under "fonts".
For ex: C:\Programmi\AutoCAD R14\fonts;c:\programm\AutoCAD R14\support
If when ProgeCAD 2007 was installed on your PC an AutoCAD installation is already
present, the font path will be automatically added to the standard ones.
If you have original AutoCAD Fonts and want to avoid font substitution
of standard ones (Ex. ROMANS.SHX SIMPLEX.SHX)
You also must open the font mapping file, icad.fmp and either delete or comment
out the line that makes a font substitution for your AutoCAD font.
For example, suppose you have simplex.shx located at C:\ACADFONT
and you click on Tools on the menu bar and then Options to identify C:\ACADFONT
as an alternate font directory. But when you open a drawing that uses simplex.shx,
the program continues to substitute ic-simplex.shx.
The solution is to open icad.fmp with a text editing program and
either delete the line simplex;ic-simplex.shx or comment it out so that it reads:
;simplex;ic-simplex.shx
Then the next time you launch the program it will no longer substitute
ic-simplex.shx for simplex.shx.
The movement of the cursor on the drawing area is erratic; what can I do ?
This is a problem that generally depends on the settings of the
FlyOver snap (advanced snaps). Fly over snaps are a special mode of object Snaps
which allow a user of ProgeCAD to display immediately the relevant points of objects
(endpoint, centre, midpoint, intersection, etc.). For complex drawings (several
drawn entities) or if a PC is not very fast, the use of this mode can overload the
computer.
Should any problem arise, only one value at the time should be
set (for ex. only End, Centre, Intersection, etc.); alternatively this function
should be disabled and object Snaps should be used only when necessary by means
of the relative toolbar.
To set the Object Snaps, position the cursor over the Esnap writing situated on
the right at the bottom of the IntelliCAD screen and press the mouse's right button.
From the menu, select 'Settings'
The required snaps should then be selected from the control window.
The FlyOver button can be used for activating the settings of FlyOver Snaps.
To activate or deactivate the function, the 'Activate Advanced Snap' should be used
I inserted a bitmap image in my drawing and now I cannot re-open it anymore. What
should I do ?
This problem arises from the use of the 'Paste Special' command
used for inserting an image. If you have this problem, you just need to delete the
file with .vbi extension and the same name as your drawing found in the same directory
as the .dwg file.
The drawing file can then be re-opened and the inserted bitmaps
deleted. To insert images without incurring into any problem, use 'Paste' or, better
still, the commands of the 'Image Enabler' module found in the drop-down menus of
ProgeCAD. Image Enabler allows the user to have a control of images directly integrated
within CAD and to set the parameters relative to light, transparency, position with
respect to vectorial graphic entities (front, back), etc.
I inserted an OLE Object and now I cannot open it anymore. What should I do ?
This problem arises when external references (Xrif) are used and
its re-occurrence can be erratic. It could happen even after opening and saving
the drawing several times. It relates to all OLE objects that can be inserted (images,
Excel Spreadsheets, Word Documents, etc.). If you have this problem, you just need
to delete the file with .vbi extension and the same name as your drawing found in
the same directory as the .dwg file.
I cannot print my drawings?
- Update your printer drivers from the website of printer's supplier
- Verify from drivers configuration, printer job is managed by the computer not
by the printer. Some printers doesn't have enough memory for print drawing from
IntelliCAD
- Especially on Win 9x and Win ME systems, RAM management is weak and some complex
drawing cannot be printed. If you have error message or system hangs, please add
RAM to your computer.
Some print options are not available?
- Update your printer drivers from the website of printer's supplier
- If available, download and install an updated driver for printer supplier website.
- If IntelliCAD doesn't accept some settings available from your system driver,
please try to set them directly from the control panel.
Printing rotation doesn't work?
- Update your printer drivers from the website of printer's supplier
- System drivers shipped with operating systems, could be not full compatible with
your printer, so some options supported by your printer, could be unavailable. If
available, download and install an updated driver for printer supplier website.
- Landscape plot works
Text string have wrong fonts else if I copied them on my computer
- Check if font path is right specified into IntelliCAD options.
From Tools->Options choose Path/Files tab and insert the correct path for your
fonts. You can add more different path separated with a semicolon ;
- IntelliCAD make an automatically substitution of fonts not available, check file
icad.fmp (it is stored into IntelliCAD main directory), if a font substitution is
present for one you have on disk, delete this row. Font substitution syntax is OriginalFont;
OptionalFont
Where are print information stored?
Stored Into the system registry :
- 'Save changes to Layout' check box value
- 'Use Setting from' check box value
- Header and Footer
Stored into the drawing:
- Print Area
- Fit print area to size of page
- Scale
- Print origin
- Use Line Weight
- Printer
- Paper Landscape/Portrait
- Units
- Upside down set
Stored into CTB files :
- Pens color related to colors table
- Lineweight related to colors table
- Linetype
eUnsupportedCompressionScheme - Error inserting raster images .bmp or .tif
Some Paint versions save .bmp and .tif images with a file format
not compatible with Image Enabler
Possible solutions:
1) Save raster images with .png format
2) Save raster images with another image editor (Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, others)
.tif images with LZW compression are incompatible with Image Enabler
Possible solutions:
1) Save raster images with .tif format without compression
2) Save raster images with .png format