How do I install CADPro?
CAD Pro is very simple to install.
If your system has restricted users, make sure the person installing CAD Pro is the Administrator or has an administrative account. Normally home users don’t have this worry.
To install:
Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
CAD Pro installer will automatically launch and begin the installation process.
For the simplest installation, press the NEXT> button on every page that comes up.
All you have to do during the installation process is answer three questions:
Serial Number: Please enter the serial number which is located on the inside flap of your CD case. If you downloaded your software, use the serial number included in the email from Digital River. (Make sure there are NO blank spaces in the serial # line).
Full Name: This would be the name of the main registered user. This information may need to be verified during technical support calls, etc.
Organization: This is an optional field. Home users may wish to leave this blank. Corporate users should put their company name here.
For more advanced users, there are options to choose a different installation folder for CAD Pro. By Windows convention the installation folder is located in the Program Files folder.
After installation, you will notice that CAD Pro has conveniently added a launch icon to your desktop. CAD Pro is also available by pressing Start/Programs/CAD Pro 3.0. After launching CAD Pro, if you use File/Open you will find that CAD Pro defaults to the My Documents folder for the current user account. Within that folder you will find the My CAD Pro Files folder. This is created for your convenience. Use this folder to store and organize all your CAD Pro drawings and custom symbols.
HINT: Making sub-folders under My CAD Pro Files is a good way to organize your drawings!
If you have downloaded CAD Pro – Double click on the .EXE.
Choose the Unzip button and then OK. You will get a message saying # of files have unzipped successfully.
CAD Pro installer will automatically launch and begin the installation process.
For the simplest installation, press the NEXT> button on every page that comes up.
Then answer the same three questions above and you will be on your way.
Can I install CADPro on a single user account only?
The CAD Pro install is specifically designed to support Windows XP fast user switching, and we therefore choose not to support single user installation on a network
By default, once CAD Pro is installed, it is available to all user accounts on that system.
The CAD Pro install requires that someone with administrative privileges install the software.
CAD Pro is optimized for Windows XP (all versions), and Windows 2000 (all versions). On these operating systems no additional components are required.
CAD Pro is fully supported on the following Microsoft Operating Systems:
Windows NT 4.0 (service Pack 6 is required)
Windows ME
Windows 98 Second Edition
All operating systems above require these components (free downloads from Microsoft).
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater (Windows XP and Windows 2000 already have this).
Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or greater (Windows XP and Windows 2000 already have this).
CAD Pro has a full and intuitive User’s manual available from the Help menu. This manual can be printed for your convenience.
CAD Pro also has a Help Index that is available using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 5.01. This Index is navigated the same way you navigate any internet page.
There is a FREE Quick Reference sheet that is available to download and print. This Quick Reference guide will help you become familiar with the menus and options available in CAD Pro.
CAD Pro has currently developed a training CD which offers lessons for beginners and professionals. This product is being offered to registered users at a discount.
CAD Pro is currently supporting the DXF format (for import only).
All registered users interested in this format will get a free upgrade (upon request). Look on the CAD Pro website and join our “e-newsletter” to receive automatic upgrade notifications.
CAD Pro supports imports and exports of the Windows Metafile Format (WMF) and the Windows Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF).
The EMF format is superior to the WMF format, and offers a more true conversion. The WMF format has been around longer and has a larger user base.
Both formats are supported by all graphically oriented Microsoft products (such as Word and Publisher), and are also supported by most third party CAD and graphics programs.
CAD Pro also imports images and photos in the following file formats:
WARNING: As with most format conversions, importing or exporting from these formats may involve some data loss. For best data fidelity, always use the CAD Pro native format to save and retrieve your files in CAD Pro.
Can I embed a CADPro Drawing in a Microsoft Word file?
To use a CAD Pro drawing with Microsoft Word, save your file first using the .CPF (CAD Pro) format, then use the File/SaveAs function and choose the .EMF file filter (to save in the Enhance Windows Metafile Format).
If your filename was MyDrawing.CPF the EMF exported version will be saved as MyDrawing.EMF (unless you type in a different name when you save).
In Word, use the Insert/Picture/From File and choose the Windows Enhanced Metafile .EMF filter in the dialog box. Now select the .EMF file (such as MyDrawing.EMF) by browsing for it. Press OK. Your CAD Pro drawing is now inside a Word file!
Yes, CAD Pro will automatically list any installed fonts on your system.
To change fonts:
First insert text by choosing the Text tool “A” from the Design toolbar.
Single click at the position in the drawing on which you want your text, or click and drag a rectangle for the width and height of the desired text box.
If you want to change the font of an existing text box, just select the text box and press the “F” tool on the text toolbar. After selecting the Font, Size, and attributes, press OK in the Font dialog box. The text box will automatically show your new selections.
Also, you can choose the desired Font by pressing the “F” tool on the text toolbar, before creating a text box.
Typically CAD Pro is installed in the C:\Program Files\CAD Pro 3.0 folder.
If during installation you changed the default install folder, then use that folder path instead.
The sample files that come with CAD Pro can be found in the installation path. For a typical install this would be C:\Program Files\CAD Pro 3.0\Sample Files.
What if I can’t find my CAD Pro installation folder?
Simply go to your explorer by clicking on Start/Search/Files or Folders
In the “Search for files or folders named” field type in *.cpf
Press “Search Now”
The search results will show all the CAD Pro files in your system.
Double Click on any one of the “.cpf” files to launch CAD Pro and load that file.
HINT:
Any time, while browsing in your file explorer, double click on a CAD Pro (.cpf) file to launch CAD Pro and load that file.
To make a custom symbol and save it, follow these directions:
First, draw your symbol.
Now select the whole symbol by using the select tool and draw a selection rectangle around the entire symbol. Make absolutely sure that you have included all the objects in this selection. (All of the control points of the objects you have selected will be visible when you have selected the entire symbol correctly).
Now use the Options/Group function to group your selected objects into one group.
Once grouped, the symbol will only show four control points (the bounding rectangle points). This is how you know you have grouped your entire symbol correctly.
Once grouped, go to the File/Save Symbol. Type in a name for your symbol in the file name field, then press OK.
You have created your own custom symbol!
Now to use that symbol, choose File/Open Symbol. Press the My Folders button. Find your symbol in the sub folder that you saved your symbol into. Click on your symbols name.
The preview pane will show your symbol once you select it. Press the Place button to place your symbol onto your drawing.
HINT: You can create your own clip art in the same manner. Once your object is grouped (provided it is closed) you can add fills and colors. Then continue to save in the same manner as saving the symbol.
From CAD Pro start a New document then choose Layers/Layer Info.
In the Layering dialog box rename the Layer 1 to __WATERMARK__ (this must be entered in this exact manner).
Choose the Rename button then OK.
Now draw, write, or import the information you want to watermark.
Select all of this information by choosing Edit/Select All.
Then lock the information by choosing Options/Lock.
IMPORTANT!!
Once “Locked”, watermarked information is not changeable. Objects that have been locked in a watermark layer cannot be detected, selected, unlocked, or otherwise edited.
CAD Pro supports any size printer as long as the printer is Windows compatible. When printing large drawings on a small color or laser printer, CAD Pro has excellent support for page tiling as well as overlapping pages so that you may easily place them together.
In CADPro you are also able to have a drawing print on one page. Go to File - Print and in the Print dialog box choose the Fit drawing to one page option.
Is CADPro offered in native languages other than English?
The Spanish and Japanese versions of CAD Pro are due to ship in Winter 2003. If you would like a current update as to when these versions of CAD Pro will be released, please sign up for our “e newsletter”.
