Bikecad 11 to slow

If it seems like things are running slow, that's usually because the chain and rear derailleur are being shown. Does this describe your situation? Do things speed up when you turn off the display of those two items?

Could you please e-mail me the BCAD file for this design?

Thanks for passing along that file. It has long been known that turning on the display of either the chain or the rear derailleur can slow down performance. In the case of a fixed gear bike, there is no rear derailleur to show, so one would assume that merely turning off the display of the chain would be sufficient to ensure fast performance. I didn't realize this until now, but even if there is no rear derailleur, if the eyeball icon for the rear derailleur is turned on , things will still be slower than if the eyeball icon is turned off .

I have corrected this issue for the next update of BikeCAD. In the next update, if the bike is a fixed gear with no rear derailleur, there will be no need to turn off the display icon for the rear derailleur to ensure fast performance.

Today I tried to start BikeCAD free and Java gives me an error complaining about ClassNotFoundException:basic.bikeCADPro.

Details:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: basic.bikeCADPro

at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initAppletAdapter(Unknown Source)

at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.run(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Not sure if it is my machine or the website not working correct?

Tomski

It ain't working on any web browser.

Same error here:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: basic.bikeCADPro
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initAppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

...Since this morning.

Also wanted to use this first post to say thank you for this awesome tool. One day when I can afford it (and a new frame) will definitely buy Pro.

Until then, hope the QuickStart is fixed soon. Really itching without it right now.

Thanks for the feedback Tomski and Spike. I suspect you and PBARTOL25MG may be having the same issue. The webpage that launches the free BikeCAD applet expects to run the latest version of BikeCAD. It is very likely that you have an older version of BikeCAD stored in your Java cache. Please try clearing your Java cache and let me know how you get along.

Excellent, that did the trick.

Didn't even think of cache outside of the browser. Will forward the link to another friend having the same issue.

Thank you, again!

Très bon - all working again!

Is it possible to add lights front/back to the design in BikeCAD free?

I regret that there is currently no proper option for showing lights on the bike. Having said that, I was able to create the design below by using the front pannier and cargo option. Instead of modeling a normal pannier mounted to a front rack, I set the dimensions of the pannier really small and shifted the position up to the head tube. Not sure if this looks anything like what you had in mind.