FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

ALCAD BASIC

You can view the ALCAD user manual in English here:
https://ALCAD.b-cdn.net/Support/ALCAD_Manual.pdf

In this video you will see how to set an arbitrary angle in ALCAD using the UCS function. All plugins and functions work afterwards over the aligned angle. Different UCS can be saved.
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With ALCAD you can set any shortcuts for any commands. Here is the tutorial video.

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The video below shows how easy it is to deactivate the licence in ALCAD and reactivate it on another computer. The user can transfer the licence as often as he wants!

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This mostly depends on the graphics settings. Type the following into the command line: GRAPHICSCONFIG

Change the graphics device, restart ALCAD and test it again. Try all variants. It is also recommended to disable or enable 2D and 3D anti-aliasing.

This video shows how to change the scale and unit of a DWG in ALCAD and how to do it in the Plugins.
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Error messages during installation can have several causes. Install all Windows updates, restart your computer, deactivate all anti-virus programmes (Windows Defender is ok) and run them again.

If this still does not help, uninstall all Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable x64 and try the installation again.

Since our software is not (yet) signed by Microsoft, Windows reports that it is unknown software. If this message comes from Microsoft Windows, click on “more info” and select “run anyway”.

3D Plugins (HVAC & Architecture)

A video tutorial is available for each 3D plugin. Study the video carefully to understand the plugins. Without a video tutorial it will be difficult as the plugins have a very large range of functions.

2D Plugins (HVAC)

A video tutorial is available for each 2D plugin. Study the video carefully to understand the plugins. Without a video tutorial it will be difficult as the plugins have a very large range of functions.