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If the last command is not waiting for the previous command in LISP where some user input was expected from user like text, user one of the below two methods:
(i) By inserting a "pause" option in text command statement. You can use many pause functions one after the other with a single space. But you may not be sure how many times user enters the input.
(ii) By writing a while loop to wait for previous command to completely finish using below statement:
(while (= 1 (getvar "cmdactive")) (command pause))
Unless this statement is there, commands go concurrently from LISP to CAD session.
Most of the LISP comamnds are supported in ProgeCAD. However there are few limitations on VISUAL LISP Some of the Visuallisp commands are not supported by ProgeCAD. Check the code thoroughly and compare with ProgeCAD Help Developer Reference.
Use REFEDIT command. Then click on YES for local editing. Don't forget to save the changes on small refedit toolbar that pops out at top left corner in your progeCAD session.
If you drawing is having any internal issues it will ask you for regenrate. Use _audit command and "Y" to fix any internal errors. Always it is good practice to regenrate, but it will happen only in inconsistent drawings. However, it is optional to you whether to renerate or not.
Please use QSELECT Command. Your drawing should contain some entities so that this command will work.
Below are the steps to achieve this result in ProgeCAD 2014 Software.
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PThere is a system variable in ProgeCAD called "DYNMODE". The default value for this is 3, which enables the user to see a dynamically popped window showing the list of filtered commnds on screen. If you wish to stop this display in ProgeCAD, type DYNMODE in command prompt and set the value to "2" instead of "3".
At any point of time, DYNMODE value can be changed back to 3 or vice versa.
In Tools->Options->Display ........Display Performance, there is a check box for Hardware Acceleration.
The graphics card acceleration in machines which did not have dedicated graphics cards have to be turned off. Other wise, it may slowdown the performance of progeCAD.
Restart the ProgeCAD after this setting.
To solve the reported issue, the CF-0x07 warning message being displayed, we suggest you to register progeCAD another time. To do it, open the Windows Start > All Programs > progeCAD > progeCAD Center, and click the Register progeCAD option.
Two of my friends were complaining to me that progeCAD is very slow and heavy on their computers. They have mixed configurations, from Dual Core to Core-i3. Dual core suffered the most. But I kept on telling them that my staff & I had no problems like this at all. And my Home computer is Dual Core and that too handles progeCAD quite well.
Yesterday I accidentally found out from the drawings sent by my structural engineer - Mr.Narendrakumar who has 15
copies of progeCAD - that his office was now using True Type fonts. (Earlier they were using only SHX fonts - Roman-S. We, in our office use Roman-S only - we have never used true-type). It was only a small 250 KB file but zooming & panning on the dual core computer was slow and it became heavy on the system. I suspected on the true-type fonts and changed them to Roman-S. Immediately everything was normal and fast.
So if anybody complains to you regarding slow operations in progeCAD, probably it is because of the true-type fonts and you can advise them to change to any SHX fonts and the increase in speed in tremendous - especially with slow computers
To solve the reported issue, the CF-0x07 warning message being displayed, we suggest you to register progeCAD another time. To do it, open the Windows Start > All Programs > progeCAD > progeCAD Center, and click the Register progeCAD option.
Two of my friends were complaining to me that progeCAD is very slow and heavy on their computers. They have mixed configurations, from Dual Core to Core-i3. Dual core suffered the most. But I kept on telling them that my staff & I had no problems like this at all. And my Home computer is Dual Core and that too handles progeCAD quite well.
Yesterday I accidentally found out from the drawings sent by my structural engineer - Mr.Narendrakumar who has 15
copies of progeCAD - that his office was now using True Type fonts. (Earlier they were using only SHX fonts - Roman-S. We, in our office use Roman-S only - we have never used true-type). It was only a small 250 KB file but zooming & panning on the dual core computer was slow and it became heavy on the system. I suspected on the true-type fonts and changed them to Roman-S. Immediately everything was normal and fast.
So if anybody complains to you regarding slow operations in progeCAD, probably it is because of the true-type fonts and you can advise them to change to any SHX fonts and the increase in speed in tremendous - especially with slow computers
Please check the following points:
1. What is the anti-virus software that you have installed?
2.There is a chance that a particular software is acting on the progeCAD start-up process stopping it.
3. While installing the progeCAD software, whether the anti-virus/anti-spam software deactivated or not?
4. Do you have any other particular software active when you start progeCAD?
5. Are you able to start the progeCAD software with your anti-virus/anti-spam softwares deactivated
the Area value is not present in the current progeCAD version.
It will be reported by the progeCAD 2012 Professional version.
Right now to have the area value you have to draw a polyline along the hatch border