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LAYERS - STARTUP
- Q: I want to always have
CADVANCE open with my desired layer setup.
- A: Set up your desired
layer configuration. Save it in a .LYR file. Save to Cadvance.ini.
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LAYERS - SETUP
- Q: How
can I print my layer setup?
- A: Run
the macro Lyr-read.cbx
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LICENSING
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Q: Can I load CADVANCE on a Home computer for Home use,
or on a laptop for use in the field?
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A: Yes, each licensed copy of CADVANCE may also be
installed on one home computer and/or laptop computer with the absolute
condition of “no simultaneous use” with your CAVANCE station in your
office. To use on your home/laptop computer, you must rename your
ComputerName to that of your office computer, then
re-start your machine, else you have to receive a new Authorization
code from F I T, which requires certain service charges.
To rename your machine running Windows 95/98/Me:
- Go to Start / Settings
/ ControlPanel / Network
- Click the "Identification"
tab, then change the ComputerName to the exact same name as your
office desktop
- Re-start your
computer.
- The same serial number
and authorization will now work
To rename your machine running Windows NT:
- Go to Start / Settings
/ ControlPanel / Network
- Click the
"Identification" tab
- Click on the
"Change" button
- Change the
ComputerName to the exact same name as your office desktop
- Re-start your
computer.
- The same serial number
and authorization will now work
To rename your machine running Windows 2000:
- Open My Computer /
Control Panel / System
- Click on the Network
Identification tab
- Click on the
"Properties" button
- Change the
ComputerName to the exact same name as your office desktop
- Re-start your
computer.
- The same serial number
and authorization will now work
To rename your machine running Windows XP:
- Click Start, click
Control Panel, double-click Performance and Maintenance, and then
click System.
- On the Computer Name
tab, click Change, and then enter the information in the Computer
Name Changes dialog box.
- Re-start your
computer.
- The same serial number
and authorization will now work
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LINE WEIGHTS
- Q: How do I
print with Line Weights? When I print, my lines are light
with no weight.
- A: There are two
ways to print lines with weights:
By Color
- Go to File /
Print. Under "Line Weight" set the main line
weight size. Ex. 0.2"
- Press the
"Colors" button. For colors in your drawing, set
each to a number. This will multiply it times the line
weight size.
Ex. If your line weight size in the Printer Configuration Dialog
is 0.2" and you set pink (color #6) to 2, all pink objects will
print with the line weight of: (0.2) x (2) = 0.4 inches.
By Line
- Type "S" on
your keyboard to enter the Setup window
- Type in a value for
"Weight", set the main line weight size. Ex.
0.0017".
- For lines drawn with a
certain "Weight" in the Setup window, CADVANCE will
multiply 0.0017" times the value of that weight.
Ex. If you set the
weight to 3 in the "Setup" window, CADVANCE will print any
subsequent lines drawn with the value (0.0017") x (3) = 0.0042
inches.
Note: In
CADVANCE 2000 you can also set line weights by layer
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- Q: Where can I change
the line weight that appears in Setup box.
- A:
Options\Miscellaneous.
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- Q: How do I change line
weights?
- A: Select the object you
wish to change. Go to Edit/Properties. Change the value
in lower right corner which says weight.
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LINE
WEIGHTS - DISPLAY
- Q: Line weights are not
displaying on the monitor.
- A: In
Options\Miscellaneous check the display line weights box.
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- Q: I don't see an entry in
CADVANCE.INI for Display Line Weight. Why?
- A: "Display Line
Weights" On/Off setting is saved in the drawing, not in
Cadvance.ini. There is no setting in Cadvance.ini for
Display Line Weights.
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LINESTYLES
- Q: When I import a
*.dwg, I lose linestyles.
- A: When importing a
*.dwg, Line types are created and added to the CAD.INS file if the
line types are not found in CAD.LNS during import. If the total
number of line styles translated is greater than 16, any object
drawn with an overflow line type is assigned line type 0
(CONTINUOUS). Linetype names are preserved, with the
following exceptions:
CONTINUOUS --> SOLID
DASHED --> DASH
For more information, please refer to the CADVANCE
Manual.
Line style translation has not changed since CADVANCE Version 7.
If you have a problem with DWG conversion, you may send it to us
for support.
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- Q: When I try to enter a
linestyle name in Options / Line Style, I get the warning message
"Undefined Linestyle".
- A: CAD.LNS (LNS stands for
"Line Style") is the controlling file for line styles in
CADVANCE. Each line style in CAD.LNS has a maximum syntax of
40 characters. You need to reduce the number of characters
in that line. Also, each line style name has a maximum
number of 8 characters. If yours has more, you need to make
a shorter name for the line style in CAD.LNS.
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- Q: My line styles are all
printing SOLID.
- A: If ALL line styles (not
just DASH and DOT) are printing SOLID, you may need to change your
setting in CAD.LNS, the linestyle file used by CADVANCE. You
may also want to change the scale of your drawing when printed.
For example, in CAD.LNS you may have the PHANTOM linestyle set
as follows:
PHANTOM|F(-- - - --)4,.01
Through trial and error, keep adding more spaces between the
parentheses () until the problem is resolved.
To change the drawing scale, go into Options / Unit and change
the "Drawing Scale". Experiment with different scales
to resolve the problem.
To change the printed scale, go to File / Print. In the
Printer Configuration dialog box, you will see the "Scale"
section in the upper right. Change the "By Value" until
the problem is resolved.
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- Q: After saving an older
version .vwf drawing to v2000, I lost the linestyles. I would
like to redefine the linestyles in Options/Linestyles but
they only last for that session.
- A: Enter the new
linestyle you want in Cad.lns. Do this with a text editor and
save the file. Re-enter CADVANCE. In
Options/Linestyles enter the name of your new custom
linestyle. Save your drawing. The linestyle information is now
saved with the drawing.
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- Q: I have a drawing in
which I can only draw horizontal and vertical lines.
- A: By clicking the Line
Style Box on the Status bar you can access the 'Setup'
dialog Window. In the line angle field, you need to set
this value to 0.
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- Q: Using the two
internal line styles DOT and DASH will not correctly plot when
a weight is applied and the default line weight size is
altered. The styles merge into SOLID lines.
- A: Multiple line weights
for DOT and DASH are not supported. This is because of
capping. A cap is placed on the end of each line. This cap is
a semi-circle, so as the width of the line grows,
so does the height of the cap. Eventually, the
drawn portions of the line merge into a solid line. The
solution is to define your own dot and dash linestyles
and if you are going to use them with increased
weights, you'll need to make sure the separation is
sufficient to account for capping.
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- Q: When I opened a
drawing, the Options/Linestyles were different from what was
in my Cadvance.ini file.
- A: This is correct. The
linestyles are saved in the drawing. If the drawing with
the linestyles is opened in a CADVANCE where the Cad.lns
doesn't contain those linestyles, the lines come in as solid.
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- Q: When printing, DASH
linestyle lines are coming out solid.
- A: You may be using a
new CanonBJC4550 printer. Apparently, this driver is unable
to handle the DASH linestyle. The solution is to define your
own linestyles..
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- Q: I have a VWF file
which originated in CV4 and was then saved in CV6.5.
CV6.5 preserved the linestyles. When I saved the drawing
in CV7.1, I lost the linestyles. I would like to redefine
the linestyles in Options/Linestyles but they only last
for that session.
- A: Enter the new
linestyle you want in Cad.lns. Do this with a DOS text editor and
save the file. Reenter Windows and CADVANCE. In
Options/Linestyles enter the name of your new custom
linestyle. Save your drawing. The linestyle information is now
saved with the drawing.
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MENU
- Q: The drop down
menu disappears too quickly before I can select what I want.
Can I change the way the Drop Down menu is displayed?
- A: Yes. In
Windows Explorer, go to your CADVANCE 2000 directory and open the
cadvance.mnu file with a text editor. Find "MENUSTYLE n",
where n is 0 for unfolding submenus (default)
1 for sliding submenus
2
for standard submenus
3 for random submenus
Change setting to your preference and File/Save.
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