BikeCAD How To

I am finishing an E-Copper build and looking forward to starting my next one. Unfortunately, the company that made the frames I like is not making them anymore. So now I have the opportunity to design my idea. I know what I want, but I do not know how to reach that point. I built a computer just for this issue. 

I did take mechanical drawing in school, but that was close to 30 years ago.

Unfortunately, I am also doing this alone. Trying to start my own business building custom E-Choppers both in bicycle and motorcycle styles.

Hello,

Hello

For my first bike frame I am planning to use the rear dropouts pictured below.

As can be seen, these dropouts have plugs that are meant to fit snugly inside the chainstay and seatstay tubes. What I would prefer though is that the tubes extend directly from the plugs without any change in angle. I am wondering if bikecad has a means of telling that the stays are perfectly parallel with the direction that they are extending too, which are indicated in the above drawing with lines KK and MM.

Hello,

I just started this program and have no clue what I'm doing.  I'm currently trying to build a bike of my own and am inputting my demensions into bikecad but it seems the headtube is excessively long. Is there anyway I can shorten it or put the right demension on it?

I drew up -to my best ability- the measurements of the Columbus 29r curved seat tube in the tube section. 

When I select to display the seat tube angle of my CAD frameset drawing, is the angle measured from the bottom bracket centre to the top centre of the seat tube, or is it just the angle of the long/straight main length portion of the tube?

Thanks in advance.

Is the comprehensive Fit adviser only avaible on the purchased verion of BikeCAD?

The quick start only give me saddle hight.

Hello

Hey Brent

Whenever I upgrade to the latest version of bikecad (which I've only done two or three times total), I lose all my saved components, templates, etc...

I solve this by copying all the files from BikeCAD_XX.X_configuration folder and pasting them in the new version.

Is there a more formal way to do this migration? If not, can I request this as a feature? I'd love the option to simply import settings, component library, and templates from the previously installed version.

Thanks!
Justin

Is there a way to view the chainstays and seatstays from the top of the bike so I can check clearances to the tires?