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If you've got a question about using BikeCAD Pro, the stand alone application for frame builders, bike shops and fit specialists, post it here.

Displaying Clearance Between Tire and Stays

ameade
Framebuilder
Alex Meade Bikeworks, LLC
Lexington, KY United States
By ameade | 11:55 AM EDT, Sun May 29, 2016
BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

I could swear I once could show the clearance dimension between the rear tire and the stays, but I can't find how to toggle that dimension again!

Thanks

Alex

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remove the ghost bike that is showing behind the current design

robjanehaycock
Framebuilder
By robjanehaycock | 6:54 PM EDT, Tue May 24, 2016
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How do you get the standard / ghost bike to not display after I have adjusted the frame sizing?

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How to increase icon size?

narrowharrow
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By narrowharrow | 8:46 AM EDT, Sun May 01, 2016
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Hi

I'm having a hard time working with BikeCAD Pro on my laptop. With 2160x1440 on a 12" screen all icons are way too tiny. How do I increase icon size by 2?

Best

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"Display" window lost, outside screen boundaries

narrowharrow
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By narrowharrow | 7:56 AM EDT, Sun May 01, 2016
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Hi

I'm working with BikeCAD Pro on my laptop which is connected to an external screen half of the time. At some point I must have moved the "Display" window onto the secondary screen and today, with only the primary screen available, "Display" didn't appear.

I figured out that by changing

<entry key="LocY DISPLAY">1662</entry>

in dialogs1.xml to

<entry key="LocY DISPLAY">162</entry>

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Changing fork length while fixing frame dimensions

Oliver Davey
Framebuilder
By Oliver Davey | 3:48 AM EDT, Wed April 27, 2016
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Hi. Does anyone know if it is possible within BikeCAD to fix the frame dimensions so that when the fork length is changed the bike will pivot around its rear axle? I would like to find out how a frame whose dimensions I know with a long fork on it would be affected with by a shorter fork (i.e. what would the new head angle, bottom bracket drop, etc now be). I've tried a few different things, but every time I change the fork length the frames dimensions change to compensate. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Cantilever Bridges

Kontorist
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manufaktur für maßfahrräder
Brakel, NW Germany
By Kontorist | 5:23 AM EDT, Tue April 19, 2016
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Hi Brent,

It is possible to extend BikeCAD for Cantilever Bridges?

Greetings from Germany

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Selecting Tandem Dropouts

tim@velosmith.co
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Velosmith
Mountain River, Australia
By tim@velosmith.com.au | 6:53 PM EDT, Mon April 18, 2016
BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

The usual dropout dialog box is blank and there is no dropout option in Tandem dialog box. Is there a way of choosing dropouts for a tandem design in the same way as for a single bike?

What am I missing?

Cheers


Tim

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dimensions wont go away?

michelvanaar
Framebuilder
By michelvanaar | 7:41 AM EDT, Tue March 15, 2016
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hi,

im just have unclikked all the dimension boxes manually but the sizes are still apearing on the drawing, i restarted my computers and all the all boxes are unclicked the sizes are still there, even after using the bottom left 'un-select' all option, any further ideas what to do, i run this on an apple but i belive all software is up to date .

thanks, mick

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Miter template for non-round, non-aero, non-oval tubing

3Spades
Framebuilder
By 3Spades | 5:01 PM EST, Wed March 02, 2016
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Hi folks

I wonder how i have to enter data in the tubing-size section in order to create a mitering template for tubing which is neither round nor oval, like for exeple some Columbus and Deda tubes.

Concretely i'm working on one of the Spirit top tubes which is kind of oval, but with a flat top and sides. The diameter is given as 31.7mm, dimensions are 33.5x28mm.

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thanks in advance for your heip

Mario

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Standover to the top of mixte seat stays

jkoutrouba
Framebuilder
By jkoutrouba | 8:58 AM EST, Tue March 01, 2016
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I am designing a bike with seat stays that attach at the head tube. The program is giving me a standover to the top of the top tube, but this is below the seat stays. Is there any way to get a measurement to the highest point on the frame, i.e., to the top of the seat stays?

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