BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

Some questions about chain stay miter template generation...

1. I think there was a problem with the CS templates in pre version 8.0? I am now running version 8.0, are the CS templates working ok in this version? When I look at the miter templates for my chain stays the drive side template is different to the non-drive side? I dont understand why this is the case as both stays are identical and symmetrically attached to the bottom bracket shell?

Hi Brent.

I can not find way to place the chain stay or rear brake bridges on either the main or auxiliary stay display. I would like to sdisplay the distance from the centre of the bridges to the centre of the rear axle so I can work out the relationship between fender placement, outer tire diameter, brake reach and the rim.

Thanks,
Evan

Hi Brent, sorry to bother you. Whenever a new version comes out I have my old frame files I reopen them to copy off the saved specs to do a new frame. With this update and maybe on the others it opens in the version they were done in. How can I make my drawings work in each new version ?

Hi !
I just installed the 8.1 version, and it seems that the View-->Display menu entry has disappeared!
Is this a bug or a feature ? ;-)
I've tried to re-install in a new directory, with no improvement...

Francois

Hi Brent,

I imagine it is possible to print a full size (1:1 scale) drawing from BikeCADPro? Is there anything special that needs to be done or do you just export it in whatever format the printer needs (SVG?) and ask them to print full size?

Cheers,

Lachlan

I can't seem to find a way to do a couple things, all in the same vein.

When viewing fork crown clearance, I am trying to see the measurement from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fork crown... I can view the tire diameter, and see that it is close but not touching, but I can't find a way to get a measurement. Is this possible?

I love the "import photo" feature, which places a photo of an existing bike in the background and allows you to recreate the dimensions and angles in BikeCAD on top of the photo. How do you turn off that imported photo image or remove it? Is there a simple check box somewhere to turn the image on and off?

unfortunately I can't attach a screen capture as this would explain the problem better

In the colors form there are dozens of items which can have their color customized.

When I change the color of an item from default, the button text eg. saddle or frame or spoke, turns to a shade of white which is so similar to the button color that its almost impossible to discern the text any longer.

I'm sure at one stage the button color changed to the customized color, but now they are all just a creamy color.

to reproduce:

have a bikecadpro window about 1/2 the screen size
maximize the window
close BCP then reopen
the window is displayed maximized - correct
system menu > Restore - the window is still displayed close-to-maximized instead of 1/2 the screen size - bug - the incorrect window size was saved when the program exited

I've fixed this bug in my own C# program - if saving a maximized window you need to save the "RestoredSize" & "RestoredLocation" not the current "Size" & "Location" (C# properties not Java sorry).

Is it possible to change this angle? The Shoes form has a section on the right hand side - heel at highest and lowest, but its grayed out/ disabled.