General. What are the minimum system requirements for progeCAD?. OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Vista®, Windows 7®, Windows 8®, Windows 8.1® or Windows 10® (WARNING: The installation on virtual machines is not certificated). PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent AMD). However, we recommend a more powerful processor.
RAM: Minimum 2 GB (4 GB recommended) DISK SPACE: 4 GB of free space VIDEO CARD: For optimum performance it is recommended to use machines with dedicated video card. How to register progeCAD?. If you are using progeCAD 2008 or a later version follow the instruction of the registration wizard (automatically shown when you start the registration procedure). If you are using an older product, please get in touch with the. iCARE Subscription Activation. If you received an iCARE Activation Code, visit the. Upgrade Activation.
If you received an Upgrade Code, visit the. I noticed that IntelliCAD is distributed under the name of several different companies.
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, progeCAD has added a great many ' which make progeCAD the best version distributed of IntelliCAD currently available on the 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's 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 to obtain a 'trial version'.
I'm using the progeCAD Trial version, how to do if I need some help?. Please check the section on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Be also sure to visit the page. I have some pre-sales questions. Please check the section on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. I need technical support for my registered progeCAD Product. Please access the area.
I need technical support for my trial version of progeCAD. Please check the section on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Be also sure to visit the page. Where can I find the manual in PDF?. PDF manuals for the progeCAD Professional software can be found in the Manuals and Info Resources tab on the Media/Video page of the website: Otherwise, you can refer to the Help section of the software itself in the main menu Help - Help or by pressing F1. Installation/Registration. What are the minimum system requirements for progeCAD?.
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Vista®, Windows 7®, Windows 8®, Windows 8.1® or Windows 10® (WARNING: The installation on virtual machines is not certificated). PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent AMD). However, we recommend a more powerful processor. RAM: Minimum 2 GB (4 GB recommended) DISK SPACE: 4 GB of free space VIDEO CARD: For optimum performance it is recommended to use machines with dedicated video card. Registration of progeCAD license. If you are using progeCAD 2008 or a later version follow the instruction of the registration wizard (automatically shown when you start the registration procedure).
If you are using an older product, please get in touch with the. Uninstallation of progeCAD.
progeCAD can be uninstalled either from Control Panel or progeCAD Center starting from progeCAD 2013 on. Drawing.
Opening a drawing made in AutoCAD the text is not properly aligned. How can I solve it?.
It is a matter of font. The opened drawing makes use of AutoCAD fonts. Anyone in possession of a regular AutoCAD licence can also use the fonts supplied with AutoCAD in the progeCAD program along with the numerous fonts already available in progeCAD. Just open the Tools Options menu and access the Path/File tab Support paths sub-menu. Double click Fonts and add the fonts installation path. For ex.: C: Program Files 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 can I fix it?. To fix the problem, it is necessary to disable the Hardware Acceleration. To do this, access the Display section of the progeCAD Options dialog ( in the Tools menu Option) and uncheck Hardware Acceleration.
Can I use AutoCAD's fonts (the.SHX files) with progeCAD?. Anyone who owns a regular AutoCAD licence can use, besides the numerous fonts available with progeCAD, also the fonts supplied with AutoCAD. To do this, open the Tools menu, under Options in Path/File, Support paths sub-menu, in Fonts add the fonts' installation path. For ex.: C: Program Files 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 the progeCAD 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's 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 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: Program Files AutoCAD R14 fonts;c: Program Files AutoCAD R14 support 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.
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 progeCAD 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. Text string has wrong fonts even if I've copied them on my computer. Check if the font path is specified correctly in progeCAD options. From Tools-Options choose Path/Files tab Support paths sub-menu, and insert the correct path for your fonts double clicking the Fonts folder. You can add several different paths separated by a semicolon; - progeCAD makes an automatic substitution of fonts not available, check file icad.fmp (it is stored into progeCAD main directory), if a font substitution is present for one you have on the disk, delete this row.
Font substitution syntax is OriginalFont;OptionalFont. 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 open a drawing.
An error message is displayed and the drawing is not opened. An error message is not displayed but the drawing won't open. It began the loading of the drawing but after the operation is completed or before it progeCAD ® goes wrong. In all these cases, the file may be corrupted, so recovery is needed: - Start progeCAD ® - From the File Utility menu choose 'Recover' - Select the damaged files and confirm - After the procedure so that the operations take effect on the drawing it is necessary to save it.
It is recommended that you use the 'Save as' command assigning another name to the recovered file to avoid losing in this way any definitive information that was not recovered. When open a drawing, the content of the parts are different.
Where: The drawing is open, but some of its details are not present In this case, the file may be corrupted, so recovery is needed: - Start progeCAD ® - From the File Utility menu choose 'Recover' - Select the damaged files and confirm - After the procedure so that the operations take effect on the drawing it is necessary to save it. It is recommended that you use the 'Save as' command assigning another name to the recovered file to avoid losing in this way any definitive information that was not recovered. Display the thickness of lines in the work area. Click on the button 'LWT' in the status bar of progeCAD ® to enable or disable the display of line width. OR: - From the Tools menu, choose ' Drawing Settings'. Under the 'Display', under the label 'Change settings:' choose from: 'lineweight.'
- Select the 'display lineweights'. Exit the form confirming the button 'Ok'. Some texts are not displayed properly.
The font used in the drawing is not present on the PC on which progeCAD ® is installed. Font installation is required. Or Make sure that a font search path is present among those displayed in the menu Tools - Options - Paths/File - Support paths - Fonts. If it is not, add the character ';' after the queued existing routes and then the font path. Or Verify that the font replacement is not active.
Open with a text editor (eg: 'Notepad' Windows) the file 'icad.fmp' that is situated at Start menu of Windows - All Programs - progeCAD 2XXX Pro ENG - Utility - progeCAD 20XX Professional Center - Settings - User Support Folder. Example: The font not properly displayed is 'romans'. After verifying the installation of the font on your system and therefore the presence of the full path among those displayed in the fonts location (Tools - Options - Paths/File - Support paths - Fonts), open the file 'icad.fmp' and remove the row with the following content: 'romans; ic-romans.
' This will avoid the replacement of fonts. Copy and Paste commands do not work. I cannot copy objects from one drawing to another. The reason could be that the drawing from which you are copying your entities has been closed. Make sure the file from which you are copying your entities is still open. If it is closed: open the source file, select the entities to be copied using the 'Copy' or 'Copy with base point' commands from the Edit menu - Open or switch to the destination drawing keeping the source drawing open, go to the Edit menu and choose the 'Paste' or 'Paste to original coordinate' commands.
NOTE The right way to copy is always by using the 'Copy' command from the Edit menu. After copying part of a drawing, the Linetype in the destination drawing is different from that of the original drawing.
The 'LTSCALE' variable must have been set to a different value. Check the value of the 'LTSCALE' variable in the drawing of origin, by typing on the command bar 'LTSCALE' and pressing 'ENTER' Move to the destination drawing and repeat the operation described above. If the value of the variable in the destination drawing is different, change it by typing on the command bar the correct value. The hot key of zoom and pan. The wheel of the Mouse rotation - Zoom IN and Zoom Out pressed - Pan in the active window double-click - Zoom Extension in the Active CTRL + Left mouse button pressed - 3D orbit in the window Enable CTRL + SHIFT + Left Mouse button pressed - Zoom IN and Zoom Out the window CTRL + SHIFT + Right Mouse button pressed - Pan in the Active SHIFT + mouse- Pan in the Active NOTE: To use the CTRL key for the Zoom and Pan commands (progeCAD 2016 and newer versions), you need to enable Mouse Advanced Functions. These settings can be found in the menu Express - Mouse Advanced Functions (variable CTRLMOUSE). Manage the big fonts.
If the font used in the drawing is not present on your PC, install it to see the drawing properly. If you can not, when you open the drawing with progeCAD, a selection mask for fonts substitutes appears. Choose the character compatible with the one to replace.
NOTE To ensure sound management of Bigfonts installed you must change the file Bigfont.ini Start - All Programs - progeCAD 2XXX pro ENG - Utility -User Support Folder this file specifies the language to which the installed font belongs. SYNOPSIS: 'Name of the font with'; ' language reference number' CODES OF REFERENCE LANGUAGES: JAPANESECODEPAGEINDEX = 1, TRADITIONALCHINESECODEPAGEINDEX = 2, KOREANCODEPAGEINDEX = 3, SIMPLIFIEDCHINESECODEPAGEINDEX = 5 Example for a font that is called chinasfzhjt.shx in simplified Chinese, you will add a row chinasfzhjt.shx; 5. PDF to DXF does not work. For versions until 2007 WARNING: Do not open the file Dwg, in which you want to insert the PDF as DXF by double-clicking the file.
For proper loading function VBA, which manages the command PDFtoDXF, start progeCAD and open the file Dwg with open command. The problem was resolved by the 2008 version. Print. 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 progeCAD 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. 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. Print with thicknesses of the lines. The thickness of the lines is not correct in print preview. Ensure that the option 'print lineweights' in the mask 'Print' in 'Advanced', is selected. If the thickness of lines is set from a file of the print.
Ctb - Make sure also that in the file. Ctb are configured right thickness in relation to colours. If the thickness of lines is set from a file of the print. Stb - Make sure your file. Stb are configured right thickness in relation to the styles. Creation of custom format. Like all the print, it depends solely on the printing device installed.
Open a design to be printed - Start the Plot command - Select the Name of the printing device (plotter, printer or an output file) in the pull-down list in the Printer section - After selecting the printing device, click on the Properties button You'll see the printing device driver interface that allows to create the custom size (if provided by the manufacturer). For additional information on creating customized formats by this device, consult the manufacturer's manual. Attention: If progeCAD ® does not save customized formats, you must go to Control Panel Printers by Windows.
How to print a drawing as PDF. Access the mask 'Print', choosing from the File menu command 'Print' - Select from printers: 'progeCAD PDF Printer' - Through the button 'Properties' configure, if necessary, the parameters of the print as a common printer. Setting the parameters of scale, position paper print area pens. Ask if necessary preview and launch printing. At the time of printing will be asked a name for the PDF file to be generated, and its path.
Rendering. Save a rendered image to disk. Save the last image rendered: From the View menu choose 'Rendering' and then 'Render Options.' - In Tab Rendering press the button 'Save Last Render.'
Last Render to see the screen image of render made) - Specify path and name, by extension, for file and confirm. Save the render directly to file: From the View menu choose 'Rendering' and then 'Render Options.' - In Tab 'Renderizza to file' to define the desired size and press the button 'Render' - Specify path and name, by extension, for file and confirm. NLM Licenses. How to register an NLM server?.
progeCAD 2014 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2013 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2011 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2010 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2009 or earlier 01. From Start menu — All Programs, choose progeCAD 2XXX NLM section, then Register NLM license.
Specify all the requested information (the serial number is in the e-mail you received from progeCAD), then press Next. Select I don’t have an Authorization code. Select the registration method you prefer. E-mail registration is recommended.
By choosing an e-mail or Fax registration, the registration form will appear. Fill it in with the required information, the bolded fields are mandatory. Proceed with the registration following the instructions of the forms to send FAX or e-mail. Once you have received the Authorization code, follow these steps: From Start menu — All Programs, choose progeCAD 2XXX NLM section, then Register NLM license. Copy and insert the authorization code you received in the specified field, then press Continue. How to register a client NLM?.
progeCAD 2014 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2013 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2011 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2010 Detailed instructions can be found. ProgeCAD 2009 or earlier 01. Install progeCAD 2XXX Professional on a client PC. From Start menu — All Prgrams, choose progeCAD 2XXX section, then Register progeCAD 2XXX.
Specify all the requested information (the serial number is in the e-mail sent by progeCAD), then press Next. ProgeCAD shows you the default connection server data.Leave the default settings. (you can check your server IP by inserting your server name and pressing a “Check DNS” button).
How to change the communication port?. progeCAD 2014 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2013 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2011 Detailed instructions can be found progeCAD 2010 Detailed instructions can be found. NOTE: if NLM server has been moved or its communication port changed, the window asking for ip and port is opened automatically at progeCAD start. Anyway, in order to force this dialog it's enough to run registration.exe with the SETSERVERDATA parameter. For default installation the command is the following: 'C: Program Files progeSOFT progeCAD 2010 Professional ENG registration.exe' SETSERVERDATA progeCAD 2009 or earlier To modify the comunication port used by Network License Server,(usually not required) edit (using a simply text editor such as Notepad) pserver.ini that you can find in the installation folder (usually c: program files progesoft netprot).
General. I noticed that IntelliCAD is distributed under the name of several different companies.
IntelliCAD is a product developed by a consortium that includes companies from all over the world. This ensures the necessary forces to tackle issues related to a software project so large. Every company that participates as a member commercial consortium ITC, may distribute products based on IntelliCAD technology. This ensures that functionality and compatibility base are guaranteed by this form of cooperation.
ProgeCAD adds to the normal characteristics of IntelliCAD a large number of improvements and additional capabilities, which make progeCAD, the best distribution of IntelliCAD currently available on the market. progeCAD is a CAD program which costs a tenth of competing products, how can you promise that its characteristics are comparable?. The best way to verify what are the actual characteristics of progeCAD, is to test the product.
This will make it very simple to understand if indeed the declared characteristics are true.!. In my business I need to use software applications that add features specific to a generic CAD. There are applications for progeCAD ®?. Thanks to powerful API programming (support language for writing programs) at its disposal progeCAD®, the construction of simple routine or complete and complex applications is very easy.
There are many applications on the market, produced by independent companies and working with progeCAD ®. Thanks to the high degree of compatibility between the programming interfaces of progeCAD ® and AutoCAD ®, it is very easy to adapt existing applications to run on this platform. Thanks to the increasing spread of progeCAD ®, we expect that many of the applications on the market for the platform AutoCAD ® will be carried on progeCAD ®. Order Information.
Where can I buy?. progeCAD sales are handled by appointed resellers or through the online shop. If we do not have a distributor/dealer in your Country you can buy. What payment methods do you accept?. What payment methods do you accept?
Through, the leading online sales provider are accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Paypal, Wire Transfer, Checks, Money Order and other local payment systems available in specific countries You can safely enter your entire Credit Card number on the Cleverbdrige secure server, which encrypts all submitted information. When will my credit card be charged?. If you have purchased downloadable products your credit card will be charged the day after your purchase has been placed.
Can I order without a credit card?. The progeCAD On-Line Store accepts Credit Cards and Purchase Orders with Wire Transfer as acceptable payment forms. What address should I enter in the billing information screen?. For credit card verification on, address is not required (on the Bank side form you must provide a valid email address).
The invoice will be made based on data placed on the order form on progeCAD.com or cleverbridge.com. Do I have to pay sales tax?. Cleverbrige charge applicable sales tax (20%) for orders from Italy and from EU Countries if a VAT number is not supplied. Sales tax is automatically computed. If I order more than one license, does progeCAD offers a discount plan?. Please check the.
Download and product activation. How do I get my serial numbers?. Serials numbers will be sent by email after the payment confirmation. For new licenses with Credit Card payment serials are sent immediately. For upgrades after the verification of your previous license.
With Wire Transfer payments, serials are sent after bank verification (this takes some days).If you lost or have not received your serials, use:. How do I get my Authorization codes?. Authorization codes will be sent after the registration process. Enter the Authorization code If you are using progeCAD 2008 or a later version follow the instruction of the registration wizard (automatically shown when you start the registration procedure).
If you are using an older product, please get in touch with the. My serial number or Authorization code is not working?. First, make sure you have the correct serial number or Authorization code. If it is still not working please contact our. What if the download stops before it is complete?. Incomplete setup files cannot be used for installation, therefore, if your download stops or is interrupted before it is complete, you must restart it.
Should any downloading problems arise, we suggest a downloading specific software is used, which allows resuming of downloading in the event of problems. I have finished downloading where do I find it?. The best way to know where your download saved is to pay close attention to the 'Save As' window at the beginning of the download process. Once you have clicked the download button and selected the option to save the file, you will be given the 'Save As' window, which shows you exactly where your download is being saved to on your computer.
If you know the filename, you can do a search on your computer for it. Do not rename the file you're downloading, it may cause installation problems. Corporate Licensing Solutions. What are Corporate Licenses?. Corporate licensing is the optimum solution for companies with numerous CAD seats which offers good value for money.
Corporate One Site, Corporate Country and Corporate Global licenses allow to activate unlimited number of progeCAD Professional copies on all computers under the company license proprietor name. The territorial limit is the sole restriction of usage and is based on the Corporate license type (One Site, Country, Global). Still the company, proprietor of the license, may hold progeCAD software copies installed on laptops belonging to the company to enable its employees to use progeCAD remotely, out of the corporate office.
Corporate One Site license allows unlimited installation of software copies in an organization which has just one premises (a building or a group of buildings situated in the same location) with the exception of laptops belonging to the organization on which the software can be installed and used by employees even out of the corporate office. Corporate Country license allows unlimited installation of software copies in an organization which has multiple premises situated within the same country.
Corporate Global license allows unlimited installation of software copies in an organization which has multiple premises situated worldwide. How to deploy Corporate solutions?. The progeCAD Professional software is installed and activated on every single PC, so a Server is not required for licensing management.
The activation of progeCAD can be carried out either on each single PC after the software installation, as in the case of Single Licenses, or by using a specific tool for the network automated installation which allows to activate and install the license during the installation process. Once all progeCAD Professional software copies are activated making use of the tool, the computers with progeCAD will be operable even not connected to the network. The tool for automated activation with the instructions is provided on the corporate license purchase.