installation

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<p>To install BikeCAD Pro on a Mac, we'll first download the program by selecting the My account link at BikeCAD.ca. Clicking on the Files tab will reveal our download links. As you can see, there are two versions of BikeCAD Pro for Mac. One for ARM based chips also known as Apple Silicon or the M series chips and one for Intel chips. Selecting the Apple logo at the top of the screen and selecting About this Mac will show that I have a Mac with an M1 chip. We'll therefore download the ARM version.</p>
<p>The app file we're downloading contains everything we need to run the program and therefore we can run it from anywhere we want on our computer. We could just leave it to run from our Downloads folder if we like. However, to be more organized we will drag the BikeCAD app from the downloads folder and into the Applications folder. From there, we can drag the icon down to our dock for easy access. Upon clicking the link, we'll get this warning that the app has been downloaded from the Internet. Are we sure we want to open it? Click Open.</p>
<p>The first time we launch the program will take extra time as a folder called BikeCAD_20.6_configuration is extracted. This folder will contain libraries of standard parts as well as personal preferences. You can find this folder in your User directory.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");

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What is the difference between the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/install_pc\">Windows</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/install_mac\">Mac</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/installing_on_linux\">Linux</a> versions of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a>?
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<p>There is very little difference between versions of BikeCAD Pro running on Windows, Mac, or Linux. The Mac version is distributed as an App file which can be placed anywhere on MacOS. The PC version is distributed as an executable setup file that is installed in the Program files directory. The Linux version is distributed as a Java Archive file (JAR). The Linux version requires the installation of the Java Runtime Environment version 11 or newer.</p>
<p><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> will by default be rendered with the default Look and Feel of the operating system it is being run on.  If desired, you can change the Look and Feel according to the instructions at: <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/look_and_feel\">bikecad.ca/look_and_feel</a>.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");

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<p>This is just a quick reminder regarding the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/installing_on_a_pc\">installation</a> of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> on a PC.  You cannot actually do anything with the executable setup file that installs BikeCAD Pro until you've extracted it from the zip file that you downloaded it in.  You'll notice that you can double click on the zip file and see that the executable setup file is contained inside it.  However, you really can't do anything with that file until it's been extracted from the zip file.  One way to do that is to use <em>CTRL-C</em> and <em>CTRL-V</em> to copy and paste the file into another folder or onto your desktop as the above video demonstrates.  Alternatively, you can just right click on the zip file and choose <em>Extract All...</em></p>
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Beyond that, the only other thing to remember is to right click on the Executable setup file and choose <em>Run As Administrator</em> and finally be sure that you have <em>Java</em> installed on your machine.  You can download Java from <a href=\"http://www.java.com\" target=\"_blank\">Java.com</a>.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");

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<p>For info on the latest version, see: <a href=\"https://bikecad.ca/install_pc\">bikecad.ca/install_pc</a>.</div></p>
<p>To install <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> on a Windows operating systems, follow this procedure:</p>
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<p>First, unzip the file in which BikeCAD Pro was distributed to you.  If you are running Windows XP, you can simply double click on the setup file.  If you are running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 instead of 
<em>double clicking</em> on the resulting executable setup file, you must <strong>right click</strong> and choose <strong>Run as administrator</strong>.</p>
<P>This will launch the BikeCAD Pro setup routine which will place a copy of BikeCAD Pro in your <strong>AppData *</strong> directory and give you the option of placing an icon for BikeCAD Pro on your desktop and Start menu.</P>
<P>This should be all that is required to setup BikeCAD Pro.  If BikeCAD Pro does not run, then you may need to visit <A HREF=\"https://www.java.com\" target=\"_blank\">java.com</A> to download and install the latest version of Java.</P>
<P>Here's a video that walks you through the steps:</P>
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<p>If you are still having trouble after watching this video, there are some further notes available <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/extract_file_first\">here</a>.</p>
<P><strong>*</strong> In the past, BikeCAD Pro was installed in the <strong>Program Files</strong> directory.  However, changes in the Windows operating system required that users would need to change the security settings on the configuration folder inside the BikeCAD Pro folder.  Installing BikeCAD in the <strong>AppData</strong> folder instead of the <strong>Program Files</strong> folder resolves this issue.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");

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To install <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> on a Mac:</p>
First, unzip the file in which BikeCAD Pro was distributed to you.  This will produce a folder containing the latest version of BikeCAD Pro.  Place this folder somewhere safe where it will not get deleted or moved.  Inside this folder, you will find the BikeCAD Pro icon.  You can drag this icon down to your dock for quickly launching BikeCAD in the future.</P>
<P>If BikeCAD does not run at this point, then you may need to use the Software Update feature (available on the Apple menu) to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java for your Mac.</p>
<P>The process for installing BikeCAD Pro on a Mac is summarized in the following video:</P>
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<p>If you are having trouble running the Mac version, the first thing to investigate is that all the files that were unzipped from the initially downloaded file are all still in place.  It is very important to leave all these files in the same arrangement they were when you unzipped them.  For example, you should have a folder called <em>BikeCAD Pro 9.0</em>.  Inside that folder you should have a folder called <em>configuration</em>, an executable Jar File called <em>bikeCADPro.jar</em> and an icon called <em>BikeCAD Pro 9.0</em>. The main folder called <em>BikeCAD Pro 9.0</em> can be moved to a safe location that is out of the way.  However, when it is moved, everything inside it needs to move with it.  The icon can be dragged down to your \"dock\" but only after the main folder BikeCAD Pro 9.0 has been placed in its final location.</p>
<p>There are two versions of BikeCAD available for Macs. If you are running Mac OS 10.7.5 or higher, you should be able to run the code signed version of BikeCAD for the Mac. If you are running an older Mac OS, there is another version of BikeCAD for older Macs. If you have a particularly old Mac OS, you may also want to try the Linux version of BikeCAD.</p>
<p>By default, BikeCAD will use the Mac look and feel on OSX. You may prefer the Metal look and feel. For info on changing the look and feel, see: <a href=\"https://bikecad.ca/look_and_feel\">bikecad.ca/look_and_feel</a>.</p>
<p>For info on using BikeCAD on Mac OS Big Sur, see: <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/big_sur\">bikecad.ca/big_sur</a>.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");

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To install BikeCAD Pro on Linux:</p>
<P>Open a terminal window and navigate to where you've stored the downloaded zip file.</p>
<p>Unzip the file and keep the resulting folder intact.  If required, move the folder to a safe location for storage.</P>
<p>In the terminal window change the directory to BikeCAD Pro</p>
<p>Inside the BikeCAD Pro directory type the following command line to launch the program: java -jar \"bikeCADPro.jar\"</p>
<P>The installation process is summarized in the following video:</P>
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<p>Making a Desk Top icon for BikeCAD Pro in Linux</p>
<p>As there are so many different Linux distribution and people install software in a large number of different locations, it is hard to make a <strong>one icon fits all</strong> solution.
However, here are a few guidelines for setting up an icon for yourself.</p>
<p>First, download this gif file to use as an icon <A HREF=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/icon.gif\"><IMG SRC=\"faqFiles/icon.gif\" BORDER=\"0\"></A>.</p>
<p>Next, download this file called <A HREF=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/icon.desktop\">icon.desktop</A>.  Here is the text contained in that file.</p>
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name[en_CA]=BikeCAD Pro 6.51
Exec=/bin/sh -c \"cd ~/BikeCAD\\ Pro\\ 6.51; java -jar bikeCADPro.jar;\"
Name=BikeCAD Pro 6.51
Icon=path to Bike CAD Pro/BikeCAD Pro 6.51/icon.gif
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<p>This file works on a gnome desktop.  You need to update the two lines to point to the place where you installed BikeCADPro.  For example:</p>
<pre>Icon=/home/userdirectory/Bike CAD Pro 6.51/icon.gif</pre>
<p>The line to execute the BikeCAD Pro command has to change directory to the folder where BikeCAD is installed.  This is so BikeCAD can find its libraries.  So again, in Fedora using Gnome the command:</p>
<pre>Exec=/bin/sh -c \"cd ~/BikeCAD\\ Pro\\ 6.51; java -jar bikeCADPro.jar;\"</pre>
<p>should work.</p>
<p>Once you have a DeskTop icon you can drag the icon to the panel so you can have a launcher on the panel as well.</p>","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");