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$newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("1","Version 12.0 (12.5) Update","45714","","1426632715","1475795302","1475795302","1430105193","version_12","BikeCAD Pro version 12.0 was released March 17, 2015. Version 12 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Contains built in drawings for various <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/dropouts_from_static_drawings\">rear dropouts</a> from <a href=\"http://www.festka.com\" target=\"_blank\">Festka</a>, <a href=\"http://www.loco-machine.com\" target=\"_blank\">LOCO Machine</a>, <a href=\"http://www.paragonmachineworks.com\" target=\"_blank\">Paragon Machine Works</a> and <a href=\"http://www.richardsachs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Sachs</a>.</li><li>Option to customize the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/splash_screen\">splash screen</a>.</li><li>Additional dimensions including:<ul><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/effective_top_tube_length_taiwanese\">Taiwanese style effective top tube length</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bb_to_toe\">BB to toe</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bb_to_front_tire\">BB to front tire</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/downtube_to_front_tire\">Down tube to front tire</a></li><li>Additional head angle and seat angle dimensions that display the angles in line with the axles instead of the ground</li></ul></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/comment/989#comment-989\">Text fields</a> in the on-screen notes dialog box will now stretch as the dialog box is made bigger.</li><li>Notes dialog box can now record frame number. Frame number can also now be displayed in the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/titleblock_dialog\">title block</a> along with brand, model, size, and model year.</li><li>Option to directly input steering angle in the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/toe_overlap\">Toe overlap</a> dialog box.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a>.</li><li>Updated Chinese, German, Italian and Japanese <a title=\"BikeCAD translation\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/translation\">translations</a>.</li></ul>

BikeCAD Pro version 12.5 was released August 30, 2015. Version 12.5 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>More built in drawings for various <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/dropouts_from_static_drawings\">rear dropouts</a>.</li>
<li>Option to add <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/front_derailleur\">front derailleur</a>.</li>
<li>Option to add <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/shimano_steps\">Shimano Steps electric drive</a>.</li>
<li>Option to add <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/cable_guides\">cable guides or holes for internal cable routing</a>.</li>
<li>Additional dimensions including: <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seattube_length_bb_to_top_of_toptube\">Seat tube length (BB to top of top tube)</a></li>
<li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a>.</li>
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$newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("1","Version 11.0 (11.74) Update","31631","","1394524581","1468828636","1468828636","1409955051","version_11","BikeCAD Pro version 11 was released March 11, 2014.  Version 11 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Model <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/tandems\">tandem bicycles</a>.</li><li>Add <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/extra_tubes\">extra tubes</a> to the front triangle.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Seat stay length\" href=\"http://bikecad.ca/seatstay_length\">seat stay dimensions</a> available.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a> added.</li><li>Updated German, Italian and Japanese <a title=\"BikeCAD translation\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/translation\">translations</a>.</li></ul>
BikeCAD Pro version 11.5 was released August 1, 2014. Version 11.5 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Model <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/fillets\">fillets</a> to better represent smooth joints.</li><li>Choose from <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/headtube_profiles\">standard head tubes</a> including tapered profiles.</li><li>Obtain center to center tube lengths accounting for <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/phase_blocks\">phase blocks</a> in Sputnik Tool's mitering fixture.</li><li>Integrate <a title=\"Fork paint scheme\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/fork_paint_scheme\">fork into the paint scheme of the frame</a>.</li><li>Option to <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seatstay_mounting_options\">mount seat stays</a> to seat tube pinch boss.</li><li>New option for creating <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/angular_dims_from_horizontal\">angular user dimensions</a>.</li><li>New <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/desert_fox\">Desert fox</a> dimension for jig setup.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/uci_regulations\">UCI regulations</a> take into account <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/tandems\">tandems</a>.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/miter_templates\">Miter templates</a> take into account <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/tandems\">tandem</a> tubes and <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/extra_tubes\">extra</a> tubes.</li><li>Down tube miter templates have seam located along bottom of tube (used to be on the side of tube).</li><li>Option to disable the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/display_dialog_box\">display</a> of the rear dropout while still showing the rest of the frame.</li><li>New desktop icon for PC and Mac versions.</li><li>Mac version is now code signed. It also contains its own Java Runtime Environment version 1.7 and therefore does not require that Java be installed on the system. Another Mac version prepared with Java 1.5 is available for older Macs incapable of running Java 1.7.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a> added.</li></ul>
BikeCAD Pro version 11.7 was released October 25, 2014. Version 11.7 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Model a <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/pinion\">Pinion gearbox</a>.</li><li>Add <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/downtube_and_barend_shifters\">down tube or bar end shifters</a>.</li><li>Additional brake levers.</li><li>Option to <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/changing_configuration_file_location\">specify the location for configuration files</a>.</li><li>File name, date and page numbering have been added to <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/miter_templates\">miter templates</a>.</li><li>Issue formerly affecting scale of miter templates for some Mac users of version 11.5 has been resolved.</li><li>Saddle clamp on seatpost can be <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/capped_seatpost\">capped</a>.</li><li>A few new dimensions including: <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/handlebar_to_front_axle\">Handlebar to front axle (X)</a>.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a> added.</li></ul>
BikeCAD Pro version 11.71 was released October 27, 2014. Version 11.71 was solely released to correct an issue in version 11.7 which caused problems when selecting a non-default location for configuration files.
BikeCAD Pro version 11.72 was released October 31, 2014. Version 11.72 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Mac version is code signed on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). This ensures the greatest compliance with Mac's <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatekeeper_(OS_X)\" target=\"_blank\">Gatekeeper</a> utility which was first introduced in Mac OS X 10.7.5.</li><li>Updated Chinese and Italian <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/translation\">translations</a>.</li><li>New dimensions including a second form of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_to_handlebar_reach\">Saddle to handlebar reach</a>.</li><li>Corrected problem with <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/pinion\">Pinion gearboxes</a> used in conjunction with non-tapered seat stays.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/cycling_dingbats?field_font_name_value=7&=Apply\">brand logos</a> added.</li></ul>
BikeCAD Pro version 11.74 was released November 19, 2014. Version 11.74 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/cycling_dingbats?field_font_name_value=7&=Apply\">brand logos</a> added.</li><li>Updated Italian <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/translation\">translation</a>.</li><li>Fixed bug that prevented bikes with seat stays attached at <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seatstay_mounting_options\">seat tube pinch boss</a> from being saved as default start model.</li></ul>
If you purchased <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> online from the new BikeCAD.ca web site, you should be able to login to their account and download version 11.71 as described <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro\">here</a>. For info on updating BikeCAD Pro while maintaining your previous configuration, see <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro\">here</a>.If you purchased BikeCAD Pro from the old <a title=\"The Bicycle Forest\" href=\"http://www.bikeforest.com\" target=\"_blank\">bikeforest.com</a> site, you are encouraged to register for a free account on the new BikeCAD.ca site. Once you've done that <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/contact\">let me know</a> and I will manually change your status to BikeCAD Pro owner and grant you access to download BikeCAD Pro from within your BikeCAD.ca account. However, notices about new updates of BikeCAD Pro will continue to be distributed through the <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/bikecad-pro-updates\" target=\"_blank\">BikeCAD Pro Updates Google group</a> which all BikeCAD Pro customers are encouraged to join. Please subscribe by entering your e-mail address in the text field below.
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$newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("1","Version 10 (10.51) Update","25482","","1380406303","1468828692","1468828692","1383716646","version_10","BikeCAD Pro version 10 was released October 1, 2013.  Version 10 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Several <a title=\"Ease of use improvements in BikeCAD version 10\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/ease_of_use_improvements_version_10\">ease of use improvements</a>.</li><li>Display bicycle <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a>. Full listing of logos is at: <a title=\"Cycling dingbats\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/cycling_dingbats\" target=\"_self\">bikecad.ca/cycling_dingbats</a>.</li><li>Export <a title=\"Multi-model PDF\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/multi-model_pdf\">multi-model PDFs</a>.</li><li>Model <a title=\"Ovalized or elliptical tubing\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/ovalized\">ovalized tubes</a>.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/disc_brakes\">Disc brakes</a></li><li><a title=\"Lefty and Inverted Suspension Forks\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/lefty\">Lefty forks</a> and inverted suspension forks</li><li>Option to model <a title=\"Seatmast\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seatmast\">seatmast</a>.</li><li>Assign unique colours to seatpost top clamp and machined sidewalls on rims.</li><li>Enhanced <a title=\"Auxiliary views of stays\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/stays_auxiliary_view\">auxiliary views</a> of seat stays and chain stays.</li><li>Control cleat position by distance from pedal axle to toe.</li><li>Control chainrings by chainline dimension.</li><li>Ability to model headset with internal upper cup and external lower cup.</li><li>Display <a title=\"Dimension line weight\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/dimension_line_weight\">dimension line weight</a> independent of outline thickness.</li><li>Adjust <a title=\"Decal angle\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/decal_angle\">decal angle</a>.</li><li>Adjust decal text by percentage of height, not just percentage of width.</li><li>Independently control drive side and non-drive side hub flange diameters, spoke hole offset in rim and cross patterns.</li><li>Option to model chainguards in drivetrain dialog box.</li><li>Decals added to seat stays and head tube.</li><li>Miter templates are exported to a single PDF file.</li><li>Miter templates account for ovalized tubes.</li><li>CSV file reports whether or not top tube intersects with down tube.</li></ul>Version 10 includes several new dimensions including:<ul><li>Down tube - top tube interior angle</li><li>Rear axle to tail of saddle (X)</li><li>Wheel flop</li></ul>
Version 10.5 was released January 19, 2014. Version 10.5 includes the following enhancements:<ul><li>Option to control the <a title=\"Saddle position\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_position\">saddle position or saddle clamp position by X and Y coordinates</a>.</li><li>Option to directly <a title=\"Controlling front end geometry\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/toptube_frontcenter\">control front end geometry by stack and reach</a>.</li><li>Saddle rail <a title=\"Saddle fore and aft position\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_fore_and_aft\">slider has been enhanced with a dimensional input field</a>.</li><li><a title=\"Copy and Paste colors\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/copy_and_paste_colors\">Copy and paste</a> frame and component colors.</li><li><a title=\"Updating model with the tab key\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/hit_enter\">Tabbing between input fields</a> will update model.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a> added.</li><li>BCAD files store color data with greater efficiency (smaller file size).</li><li>Chain stay and seat stay bridge dimensions included in <a title=\"CSV file\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/exporting_csv_file\">CSV file</a>.</li><li><a title=\"Ease of use improvements\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/ease_of_use_improvements_version_10\">Ease of use improvements</a> introduced in version 10 have been enhanced to account for changing colors in most paint schemes.</li><li>Option to show both disc tabs and cantilever brake bosses, but <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/disc_tab_and_cantibosses_at_once#comment-738\">only have one type of brake installed</a>.</li></ul>
Version 10.51 was released January 23, 2014. Version 10.51 is a minor update with the following changes:<ul><li>Fixes issue version 10.5 had with reading in transparency settings for colors.</li><li>Down tube miter templates were changed so that the seam on the front template lines up on the same side of the tube as the seam on the rear template.</li><li>Additional <a title=\"Bicycle brand logos\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos\" target=\"_self\">brand logos</a> added.</li></ul>
If you purchased <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> online from the new BikeCAD.ca web site, you should be able to login to their account and download version 10.51 as described <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro\">here</a>. For info on updating BikeCAD Pro while maintaining your previous configuration see <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro\">here</a>.If you purchased BikeCAD Pro from the old <a title=\"The Bicycle Forest\" href=\"http://www.bikeforest.com\" target=\"_blank\">bikeforest.com</a> site, you are encouraged to register for a free account on the new BikeCAD.ca site. Once you've done that <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/contact\">let me know</a> and I will manually change your status to BikeCAD Pro owner and grant you access to download BikeCAD Pro from within your BikeCAD.ca account. However, notices about new updates of BikeCAD Pro will continue to be distributed through the <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/bikecad-pro-updates\" target=\"_blank\">BikeCAD Pro Updates Google group</a> which all BikeCAD Pro customers are encouraged to join. Please subscribe by entering your e-mail address in the text field below.
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$newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("1","Version 9.0 (9.16) Update","14309","","1353511573","1468828721","1468828721","1353511573","version_9","BikeCAD Pro version 9.0 is released December 5, 2012 and includes the following enhancements.<ul><li>Model a <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/chain_or_belt_drive\">chain or belt drive</a>.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/track_and_sliding_dropouts\">Adjust the position of the axle in track style or sliding dropouts</a>.</li><li>New <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/display_dialog_box\">Display dialog box</a> with added ability to control the display of dimensions and notes.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/opening_and_saving_online\">Open and save designs online</a>.</li><li>Fork length can be controlled in two ways. Use dimension L for the distance from the axle to the crown measured parallel to the steerer tube. Use dimension AC for the direct distance from the axle to the crown.</li><li>There is no longer a limit on the number of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/adding_notes\">on-screen notes</a> that can be created.</li><li>Control handlebar clamp diameter in the stem.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/serotta_font\">Serotta inspired font</a> bundled in both BikeCAD and BikeCAD Pro.</li><li>By default, scrolling the mouse wheel down zooms in, and scrolling the mouse wheel up, zooms out. This behaviour can now be reversed as described <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/scroll_wheel\">here</a>.</li><li>You can now model a <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seatpost_clamp\">seatpost clamp, seatpost binder boss, or wedge</a>.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/offset_rear_dropouts\">Offset rear dropouts</a> for improved chain/ tire clearance on fat bikes.</li><li>Updated profiles for newer <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brake_lever_styles\">Shimano and SRAM brake levers</a>.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/boxes\">Arrange boxes</a> to determine the ideal placement of S & S couplings.</li><li>Display water bottle bosses with M5 cap screws.</li><li>Account for the need to partially or fully mitre the top tube to the downtube on smaller frames.</li><li>Model hooded dropouts.</li><li>Display the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/seatpost_insertion\">Length of seatpost insertion</a>.</li><li>Display the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/angle_from_bb_to_top_of_seat_tube\">angle from the BB to top of seat tube</a>.</li></ul>BikeCAD Pro version 9.15, released January 25th 2013, includes the following enhancements.<ul><li>Option to remove <a title=\"Removing tubes\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/removing_tubes\" target=\"_self\">seat stays or chain stays</a>.</li><li>Several <a title=\"Standard components\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/new_standard_saddles\" target=\"_self\">standard components</a> added to saddle, wheels and cranks menus.</li><li>Control the <a title=\"Brake hole angle\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/brake_hole_angle\" target=\"_self\">angle of the caliper brake hole</a> in fork.</li><li>New dimension locating brake hole from top of fork crown.</li><li>New dimensions showing <a title=\"Saddle to pedal dimensions\" href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_to_pedal\" target=\"_self\">distance from saddle to pedals</a>.</li><li>Fixes issue with handling large values of Z in seat stay dialog box in version 9.0.</li></ul>BikeCAD Pro version 9.16, released February 1st 2013, includes the following enhancements.<ul><li>Length attribute added to library of standard cranks.</li><li><a title=\"Problem curves checker\" href=\"http://bikecad.ca/problem_curves\" target=\"_self\">Problem curves checker</a> extended to account for handlebars as well.</li><li>Fixes issue which corrupted non-drive side seat stay miter template in version 9.15.</li></ul>If you purchased <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> online from the new BikeCAD.ca web site, you should be able to login to their account and download version 9.0 as described <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro\">here</a>. For info on updating BikeCAD Pro while maintaining your previous configuration see <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro\">here</a>.If you purchased BikeCAD Pro from the old <a title=\"The Bicycle Forest\" href=\"http://www.bikeforest.com\" target=\"_blank\">bikeforest.com</a> site, you are encouraged to register for a free account on the new BikeCAD.ca site. Once you've done that <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/contact\">let me know</a> and I will manually change your status to BikeCAD Pro owner and grant you access to download BikeCAD Pro from within your BikeCAD.ca account. However, notices about new updates of BikeCAD Pro will continue to be distributed through the <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/bikecad-pro-updates\" target=\"_blank\">BikeCAD Pro Updates Google group</a> which all BikeCAD Pro customers are encouraged to join. Please subscribe by entering your e-mail address in the text field below.
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This page will be updated with additional descriptions of the new features. Here is a summary of some of the enhancements.
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<li><a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/zooming\">Zooming</a> is now done with the mouse wheel.</li>
<li>You can now export <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/animated_gif\">animated GIFs</a> from BikeCAD Pro.</li>
<li><a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/problem_curves\">Problematic curved tubes</a> can now be identified and resolved.</li>
<li>You can take a <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/snapshot\">snapshot</a> of your current design and then make further revisions to your model while retaining the snapshot in the background.</li>
<li>Enhanced controls for the stem. Stems can also be saved as standard parts. <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/miter_templates\">Miter templates</a> now account for stems as well.</li>
<li>Add up to two S&S Couplers on each of the following tubes: top tube, down tube, seat tube, chain stay, seat stay, stem.</li>
<li>Enhanced control of racks, including the option to add a front rack, and/or lowriders along with panniers and cargo on top of the rack.</li>
<li>Option to model caliper and cantilever brakes.</li>
<li>Control the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/tire_profile\">profile of the tire</a> for better investigation of chain stay and seat stay clearance.</li>
<li>Add seat stay and chain stay bridges.</li>
<li>Additional <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/water_bottle_cage_styles\">water bottle cage</a> style.</li>
<li>Enhanced control of the <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/seattube_top_contour\">seat tube top</a> contour.</li>
<li>Linear dimension symbol can be removed from dimension display.</li>
<li>Name of dimension can be displayed in drawing instead of numeric value of dimension.</li>
<li>Logos can be measured from either end of the tube.</li>
<li>The Display dialog box has been removed. Now, the display of each component is controlled from within the dialog box for that component.</li>
<li>Several new dimensions including <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/effective_seat_tube_angle\">Effective seat tube angle</a>.</li>
<li>Embed any BikeCAD design on your own web site or blog.</li>
</ul>

BikeCAD Pro version 8.1 is released March 7, 2012.

<ul>
<li>Version 8.1 now allows files to be <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/drag_and_drop\">dragged and dropped</a> into the BikeCAD Pro window.</li>
<li>New dimensions displaying the clearance or interference between the tire and the front and rear bottom edges of the fork crown.</li>
</ul>

If you purchased <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> online from the new BikeCAD.ca web site, you should be able to login to their account and download version 8.1 in the same way you downloaded the program after your initial purchase. To review how that works see <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro\">here</a>. For info on updating BikeCAD Pro while maintaining your previous configuration see <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro\">here</a>.

If you purchased BikeCAD Pro from the old <http://www.bikeforest.com\" target=\"_blank\">bikeforest.com</a> site, you are encouraged to register for a free account on the new BikeCAD.ca site. Eventually, you will be granted access to download BikeCAD Pro from your BikeCAD.ca account. However, notices about new updates of BikeCAD Pro will continue to be distributed through the <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/bikecad-pro-updates\" target=\"_blank\">BikeCAD Pro Updates Google group</a> which all BikeCAD Pro customers are encouraged to join. Please subscribe by entering your e-mail address in the text field below.
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When new releases of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a> come out, all owners of BikeCAD Pro receive these updates for free. All customers are encouraged to join the <a href=\"http://groups.google.com/group/bikecad-pro-updates\" target=\"_blank\">BikeCAD Pro Updates Google Group</a> so that they may receive a notice when new versions are available.
Customers can download the new version from their account on BikeCAD.ca as described at: <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro\">bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro</a>.
The program comes in a compressed zip file. It is not simply a patch or something that needs to be added to the existing program. It is the entire program. It can be installed just like it was the first time as described here for <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/installing_on_a_pc\">PC</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/installing_on_a_mac\">Mac</a> and <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/installing_on_linux\">Linux</a>.
If nothing was ever done to customize your previous version of BikeCAD, there's no harm in simply uninstalling the old version. Uninstalling the program will not delete any of the designs that you may have previously created on BikeCAD. To uninstall, Mac users can drag their dock icon into the trash and delete the BikeCAD folder that had been unzipped originally. For PC users, the process will be similar across all Windows operating systems. On Windows 7, go to the Start menu and from there enter the Control Panel. Under the Programs section, click Uninstall a program. In this demonstration, I have a copy of BikeCAD 7.11 installed. I'll right click on that and choose Uninstall.
On the other hand, if some extensive customization had been done with the previous copy of BikeCAD. It may be worth copying a few files over. In the demonstration above, we have an old copy of BikeCAD 8.1 along with a new copy of BikeCAD 9.0. Let's suppose we want to copy some settings over from version 8.1. Linux users should locate both the old and the new BikeCAD folders which should still be in the same spot they were left when the program was downloaded. Mac users can find the folder where BikeCAD was installed by CTRL clicking on the BikeCAD icon and choosing Options >> Show in Finder. PC users can right click on the BikeCAD icon for each version and in the popup menu select <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/finding_install_directory\">Open file location</a>. In this demonstration, we'll put the folder containing BikeCAD 8.1 on the left and the folder containing BikeCAD 9.0 on the right. The files we'll consider copying over will all be in the configuration directory.

The following is a list of files you may wish to copy over along with a description of what each file does:
<ul>
<li>
<A HREF=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/template.bcad\">template.bcad</A> (stores the bike design that BikeCAD will display when launched)
</li>
<li>
<A HREF=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/properties.xml\">properties.xml</A> (stores settings from the Startup tab in the Customize dialog box. If we look at the Startup tab in the <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/customize\">Customize dialog box</a>, we can see that if we'd previously filled out information like our contact info and added a custom image to appear in our title block, we could save ourselves the trouble of redoing this by copying over the properties.xml file from the 8.1 folder into the 9.0 folder. The case where it is likely most important to copy this file over is if you've assigned several custom palettes in the paint section, this operation could potentially be quite time consuming to repeat. If you are using an old properties.xml file where the check box that enables the Zoom slider is turned on, consider turning that off in version 9.0 as the ability to zoom with the scroll wheel makes this zoom slider obsolete for most applications. If your properties file references a custom image for your title block, you should find that image file in your TITLEBLOCK_IMG folder. Be sure to copy that file over as well. Similarly, if you've created custom paint palettes, you'll find those paint palettes stored in files in the Colors\Schemes folder.)</li>
<li>
<A HREF=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/fit_advisor.xml\">fit_advisor.xml</A> (stores fit advisor formulas and settings. If any of your Fit advisor settings employ custom image files depicting unique measurement schemes, you should find those image files in the FIT_ADVISOR_IMG folder. Be sure to copy those files over as well.)
</li>
<li>
dialogs1(2)(3).xml (stores the size and location of dialog boxes when you exit from BikeCAD Pro, so that the dialog boxes can be restored to their past states when BikeCAD Pro is launched again.)
</li>
<li>
csv_props.xml (stores settings from the Configure CSV output tab in the Customize dialog box. If you use a spreadsheet that reads specific fields out of the CSV output file. You should check out <a href=\"http://bikecad.ca/csv_versions\">this info</a>.)
</li>
<li>
BikeCADlang.props (stores language choice. If you've never changed the language of BikeCAD, you won't have this file.)
</li>
<li>
BikeCADrecent.props (stores locations of last few BikeCAD files that were opened. This file will not exist in a new installation.)
</li>
<li>
BikeCADdir.props (stores the location of the last directory you opened a file from. As with the BikeCADrecent.props file, the BikeCADdir.props file will not exist in a new installation. However, it does not hurt to copy either of these files over.)
</li>
</ul>

With the exception of the few folders already mentioned, the rest of the subfolders listed below will either contain <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/templates_in_bikecadpro\">template files</a> such as <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/templates_in_bikecadpro\">dimension templates</a> and <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/templates_in_bikecadpro\">paint templates</a>, or they will contain standard components such as standard saddles, cranks and wheels. Copy over whatever content you may have created in your earlier version of BikeCAD.
If you are copying the contents of your folders from a Mac computer onto a PC, you may notice the presence of a file called .DS_Store in your PC folder after files have been copied from your Mac. These files are proprietary format hidden files created by the Mac OS X operating system to store custom attributes of a folder. They are not required on your PC and should actually be deleted from any directories inside BikeCAD's configuration folder.

<ul>
<li>
BIKE folder (contains all Bike template files.)
</li>
<li>
CARGO folder (contains all standard rear cargo loads)
</li>
<li>
Colors\Images folder (contains all Images from the advanced color palette)
</li>
<li>
Colors\Schemes folder (contains all predefined color schemes (palettes))
</li>
<li>
CRANKS folder (contains all standard cranks)
</li>
<li>
DIMS folder (contains all Dimensions templates)
</li>
<li>
DISPLAY folder (contains all Display templates)
</li>
<li>
FIT_ADVISOR_IMG folder (contains all images used to describe Fit advisor fit schemes)
</li>
<li>
FORK folder (contains all standard forks)
</li>
<li>
FRONTCARGO folder (contains all standard front cargo loads)
</li>
<li>
FRONTPANNIERS folder (contains all standard front panniers)
</li>
<li>
FRONTRACK folder (contains all standard front racks)
</li>
<li>
HANDLEBAR folder (contains all standard handlebars)
</li>
<li>
HEADSETS folder (contains all standard headsets)
</li>
<li>
LOWRIDER folder (contains all standard lowrider racks)
</li>
<li>
LRPANNIERS folder (contains all standard lowrider panniers)
</li>
<li>
MODEL folder (contains all Model template files.)
</li>
<li>
NOTES folder (contains all Notes template files.)
</li>
<li>
PAINT folder (contains all Paint template files.)
</li>
<li>
PANNIERS folder (contains all standard rear panniers)
</li>
<li>
Pedals folder (contains all standard pedals.)
</li>
<li>
PHOTO folder (contains all Photo template files.)
</li>
<li>
RACK folder (contains all standard rear racks)
</li>
<li>
REARBRAKE folder (contains all standard rear brakes)
</li>
<li>
REARDROPOUTS folder (contains all standard rear dropouts.)
</li>
<li>
RIDER folder (contains all Rider template files.)
</li>
<li>
SADDLE folder (contains all standard saddles.)
</li>
<li>
SEATPOST folder (contains all standard seatposts.)
</li>
<li>
SPROCKETS folder (contains all standard cassettes.)
</li>
<li>
TITLEBLOCK folder (contains all Titleblock template files.)
</li>
<li>
TITLEBLOCK_IMG folder (contains any images that may be used in the Title block.)
</li>
<li>
WHEELS folder (contains all standard wheels.)
</li>
</ul>

Once you've copied over all of your relevant files and launched the new version of BikeCAD to confirm all your custom settings have been copied over, it should be safe to uninstall all older versions of <a href=\"http://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a>.","","1","0","1","0","bcurry");