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FAQS

General Questions

Click on the questions below for answers to frequently asked questions

1. How To Ensure Command To Finish Fully In LISP Program

If the last command is not waiting for the previous command in LISP where some user input was expected from user like text, use 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.

2. Some ACAD LISP Programs Are Not Working Properly In ProgeCAD

Most of the LISP commands 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.

3. ICAD Lib Blocks Locked, We Are Unable To Edit Them

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.

4. ProgeCAD Is Asking To Regenerate The Drawing Again And Again. How To Get Rid Of This

If your drawing is having any internal issues it will ask you for regenerate. Use _audit command and "Y" to fix any internal errors. Always it is good practice to regenerate, but it will happen only in inconsistent drawings. However, it is optional to you whether to regenerate or not.

5. How To Use FILTER Command In ProgeCAD

Please use QSELECT Command. Your drawing should contain some entities so that this command will work.

6.How To Increase Entity Selection Pickbox Size And Entity Snap Aperture

Below are the steps to achieve this result in ProgeCAD 2014 Software.

  1. Select any entity inside progeCAD.
  2. In that condition, go to Tools->Drawing Settings -> Coordinate Input Tab
  3. Then you will notice two options at the bottom on Entity Selection Pickbox, increase the size at the pickbox dropdown list.
  4. Similarly you can increase the Entity Snap Aperture, by increasing the Aperture size.

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7. Dynamic Commands Display On Screen (DYNMODE)

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.

8. Hardware Acceration Setting

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.

9. CF-0x07 Warning Message

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.

10. Hardware Acceration Setting

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

11. CF-0x07 Warning Message

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.

12. Will Truetype Fonts Slowdown ProgeCAD

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

13. ProgeCAD 2011 Professional Stopped Working With A Blank White Screen. What Is The Problem

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

14. Area Property For Hatch Object Is Not Available In ProgeCAD 2011

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

15.Can I/We Become Dealer/Reseller Of Your Software

Yes, we encourage you to become our Dealer or Reseller. However, we appoint only one Dealer in a particular State/Region. If there is no existing Dealer, you will get a chance to become our Dealer. Otherwise, we will redirect you to your local Dealer so that you can become their reseller