BikeCAD How To

/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/front_end","Controlling front end geometry","<p>I tend to have a lot of people e-mailing me with variations on the same question, so I thought I would post the question and my response here on the forum for future reference:</p><p><strong>Question:</strong> I would like to draw a frame with a 3<strong>°</strong> toptube. Can I use BikeCAD in a way that allows me to enter the headtube length, toptube length and degree of slope and go from there? Currently, I keep mucking around with either the head tube length changing on me or other parameters changing.</p><p><strong>Answer:</strong> To better understand your options for controlling the front end geometry, watch the video tutorial at: <a title="Controlling front end geometry" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/toptube_frontcenter">bikecad.ca/toptube_frontcenter</a>. You will not be able to directly input values for top tube angle, top tube length, and head tube length all at once. However, you can directly control two of those three dimensions by selecting the <a title="Effective top tube length" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/effective_top_tube_length">Effective top tube</a> option. In this mode, you will not be able to directly input <a title="Head tube length" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/head_tube_length">head tube length</a>. However, you can display this dimension as described at: <a title="Showing dimensions" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/dimensions_dialog">bikecad.ca/dimensions_dialog</a>. With the head tube length dimension displayed, you can easily shorten or lengthen the <a title="Seat tube length" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/seat_tube_length">seat tube length</a> until you achieve the desired head tube length.</p><p>Be aware that before beginning this process, you should ensure that you've specified the appropriate <a title="Tube profiles" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/tubing_profiles">tube profiles</a>. For more on this, see: <a title="Head tube profiles" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/headtube_profiles">bikecad.ca/headtube_profiles</a> and <a title="Ovalized tubing" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/ovalized">bikecad.ca/ovalized</a>.</p><p>Other variables you may find yourself tweaking during this process are the tube extensions as discussed at: <a title="Tube extensions" href="http://www.bikecad.ca/tube_extension">bikecad.ca/tube_extension</a>.</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/54557","Suggestion/request","<p>I'm new here, so bear with me.  As I understand it, it is not possible to download a design, made in BikeCAD, to a local computer in a universal format; i.e. .pdf.  If so, would it be possible to add a paid option that would allow the consumer level home user to have a copy of a design saved on-line email to them?</p><p>Thanks</p><p>David</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/54452","Quick Start shows nothing","<p>I just signed up, logged in, and changed my password. Clicking the Quick Start link yields a page with a menu bar on top and a sidebar on the left, but the main frame is just blank. I've enabled Flash, and haven't received any prompts about Java. I'm using an up-to-date version of Chrome on Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2). Any suggestions about how to get past this stumbling block would be appreciated.</p><p>Thx...</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/53861","menu problem","<p>Hi, I have found that it is imposible to work in bikecad with the new java update.</p><p>All the dialogs windows have an useless behavior, when you move the mouse appears the background mixed in the window, or the form field repits itself ad infinitum.</p><p>Its better an image:</p><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/sites/default/files/forum_img/captura.jpg"><img class="image-size612w" src="/sites/default/files/styles/size612w/public/forum_img/captura.jpg?itok=iddQ6LbX" alt="" width="612" height="372" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Sorry for my english.</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/53615","tt and dt angles","<p>in the free online verisons when i go into the demensions box and under miters i cant click on them. can only find the tt angle. any help?</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/52119","Top/Front view","<p>Is there a way to see the top/front view of the bike and export it? i would like to make these to then model in 3d. Cheers.</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/51702","measure distance pedal to fender","<p>Hi there,<br /><br />I'm new to BikeCAD. I can't figure out how to measure the distance between pedal and fender.<br />I like to check whether there is problem to get the foot on the fender while steering?<br /><br />My models are<br />  -  http://www.bikecad.ca/applet?model=1444045214171<br />  -  http://www.bikecad.ca/applet?model=1444045047606<br />  <br />best regards,<br />  Andi</p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/51643","getting started","<p>Hi I am new to bikecad.  I live in the santa cruz california area.  Anyone in this area open to helping me.  Thanks.</p><p> </p><p>Thomas Kern</p><p>831-234-0080</p><p> </p>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/user_guide","BikeCAD user guide","<p>Although there are several helpful resources for understanding BikeCAD in the <a title="BikeCAD Frequently Asked Questions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a> section, they are not currently organized in a way that would suit someone looking to start with the basics and then move into more advanced topics. I thought I would present some links below that might be better organized for someone starting out with little understanding of BikeCAD.</p><p><a title="Welcome to BikeCAD.ca" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/welcome">Welcome</a>: This video gives an overview of the BikeCAD.ca website along with some of the features of BikeCAD and <a title="BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro">BikeCAD Pro</a>.</p> <p><a name="download"><strong>Download and installation</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Downloading BikeCAD Pro" href="https://bikecad.ca/downloading_bikecadpro">Downloading</a> BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li><a href="https://bikecad.ca/removing_old_versions">Removing old versions of BikeCAD</a> on a PC</li><li>Installing BikeCAD Pro on <a title="Installing BikeCAD on Linux" href="https://bikecad.ca/installing_on_linux">Linux</a>, <a title="Installing BikeCAD on a Mac" href="https://bikecad.ca/install_mac">Mac</a>, <a title="Installing BikeCAD on a PC" href="https://bikecad.ca/install_pc">PC</a>.</li> <li>Installing on <a href="https://bikecad.ca/windows11">Windows 11</a>.</li> <li>MacOS BigSur in <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/big_sur">Full screen mode</a></li> <li>Finding where BikeCAD Pro <a title="Finding BikeCAD Pro installation directory" href="http://bikecad.ca/finding_install_directory">has been installed on a PC</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/windows_10_start_menu">Adding an icon</a> to the start menu on Windows 10.</li> <li><a title="Differences between Linux, Mac and PC versions of BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/os_version_differences">Differences</a> between Linux, Mac and PC versions.</li> <li><a title="Updating BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro">Updating</a> BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>A simple approach to <a title="A simple approach to updating BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/updating_bikecad_pro_simply">Updating</a> BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>Launching BikeCAD Pro from a <a title="Launching BikeCAD Pro from a batch file" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/starting_from_batch">batch file</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/free_standalone">Free standalone</a> version of BikeCAD.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/chromebook">Installing on a Chromebook</a></li> <li>Placing a <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/chromebook_desktop_icon">desktop icon on a Chromebook</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="saving"><strong>Saving and retrieving designs</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Launching the free version of BikeCAD" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/launching">Launching the free version</a> of BikeCAD.</li> <li><a title="Opening and saving designs online in BikeCAD Pro" href="https://bikecad.ca/opening_and_saving_online">Opening and saving designs online</a> in BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li><a title="Saving designs" href="https://bikecad.ca/saving_bcad_files_online">Saving designs</a> in the free version of BikeCAD.</li> <li>Setting <a title="BikeCAD file permission levels" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/permissions">permission levels</a> when saving BikeCAD files online.</li> <li><a title="Drag and drop files into BikeCAD" href="https://bikecad.ca/drag_and_drop">Drag and Drop</a> files into BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>An extra note about <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/drag_and_drop_in_window">dragging and dropping</a>.</li> <li><a title="Finding files quickly in the File Open dialog box" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/quick_find">Finding files quickly</a> in the File Open dialog box.</li> <li><a title="BikeCAD Pro Key" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bikecad_pro_key">BikeCAD Pro Key</a> (for saving designs online).</li> <li><a title="Double clicking to launch BikeCAD" href="https://bikecad.ca/double_clicking">Double clicking</a> a file to open it in BikeCAD Pro.</li> </ul> <p><a name="display"><strong>Display</strong></p> <ul> <li>Displaying <a title="Display dialog box" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/display_dialog_box">components, views, animation and crosshairs</a>.</li> <li><a title="Display modes" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/display_modes">Display modes</a></li> <li>Wheel display can be toggled through <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/wheel_display_modes">4 levels of detail</a>.</li> <li><a title="Auxiliary views of stays" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/stays_auxiliary_view">Auxiliary views</a> of stays.</li> <li>Changing <a title="Changing outline thickness" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/outline_thickness">outline thickness</a>.</li> <li><a title="Zooming in and out" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/zooming">Zooming</a> in and out.</li> <li><a title="Lock scale" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/lock_scale">Lock scale</a>.</li> <li>Showing <a title="Gearing data" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/gearing_data">gearing data</a>.</li><li>Showing <a title="Toe overlap" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/toe_overlap">toe overlap</a>.</li> <li>Showing <a title="Lean angle" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/lean_angle_demo">lean angle</a>.</li> <li>Importing <a title="Importing photos into BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/import_photo">photos</a>.</li> <li><a title="UCI regulations" href="https://bikecad.ca/uci_regulations">UCI regulations</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/morphing">Morph one model into another</a> and save as animated GIF.</li> <li><a title="Snapshot tool" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/snapshot">Snapshot</a> tool (must be enabled as described <a title="Enabling snapshot tool" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/enable_snapshot">here</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/aerobar_dimensions">Aerobars (top view)</a></li> <li>Controlling <a title="Hub display" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/hub_display">hub display</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="dimensions"><strong>Dimensions and notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Showing dimensions in BikeCAD" href="https://bikecad.ca/dimensions_dialog">Showing dimensions</a></li> <li>Creating <a title="Creating user dimensions" href="https://bikecad.ca/user_dimensions">user dimensions</a></li> <li>Showing <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/minimum_tube_length">minimum tube lengths</a>.</li> <li>Dimension <a title="Dimension color" href="https://bikecad.ca/dimension_color">color</a></li> <li>Creating <a title="Creating angular dimensions with respect to horizontal" href="https://bikecad.ca/angular_dims_from_horizontal">angular dimensions with respect to horizontal</a></li> <li>Controlling <a title="Line weight of dimensions" href="https://bikecad.ca/dimension_line_weight">line weight</a> of dimensions.</li> <li><a title="Interior vs miter angles" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/interior_vs_miter_angles">Interior and miter angles</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a title="Adding on-screen notes" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/adding_notes">on-screen notes</a>.</li> <li><a title="Toe clearance" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/iso_toe_clearance">Toe clearance</a> dimension from ISO 4210-2: 4.13.2.2.</li> <li><a title="Steering geometry" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/steering_iso">Steering geometry</a> related dimension from ISO 4210-2: Annex A, b)</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/chainline">Chainline</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/horizontal_dims">Horizontally oriented dimensions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/highlighting">Highlighting dimensions and tables</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/custom_standover">Custom standover height</a></li> <li>Toggling <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dimension_states">dimension states</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/stack_reach_to_top_of_headset">Stack and reach to top of headset</a>.</li> <li>Displaying <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/angle_of_attack">angle of attack</a>.</li> <li>Dimensions helpful for <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/mitering_to_tapered_ht">mitering to tapered head tubes</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="frame_design"><strong>Frame design</strong></p> <ul> <li>Defining front end geometry through <a title="Defining front end geometry" href="https://bikecad.ca/toptube_frontcenter">front center, effective top tube length, handlebar position or stack and reach</a>.</li> <li>Defining front end geometry in <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/front_end_6_ways">6 different ways</a>.</li> <li>Establishing saddle position by <a title="Saddle position" href="https://bikecad.ca/saddle_position">saddle height and seat angle or by X and Y coordinates</a>.</li> <li>Controlling the <a title="Controlling the rear end" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rear_wheel_gap_chainstay_length">rear end by chain stay length or by rear wheel gap</a>. A note about <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rear_wheel_gap_with_bent_seat_tube">bent tubes</a>.</li> <li>Driving frame geometry by <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rear_end_geo">rear axle to seat tube</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/looped_stays">Looped stays</a>.</li><li>Display <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/chainstay_dimples">chainstay cutouts or dimples</a>.</li> <li><a title="Lock frame" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/lock_frame">Lock frame</a>.</li><li><a title="Seat stay mounting options" href="https://bikecad.ca/seatstay_mounting_options">Seat stay mounting options</a>.</li> <li>Attaching <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/seatstay_attachment_new">seat stays to seat tube, but measuring from top tube</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/discontinuous_seat_tube">Discontinuous seat tube option for beam bike design</a></li><li><a title="Seat tube top profile" href="https://bikecad.ca/seattube_top_contour">Seat tube top profile</a>.</li> <li><a title="Primary dimensions" href="https://bikecad.ca/primary_dims">Primary dimensions</a>.</li> <li><a title="Tube extensions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/tube_extension">Extension of head tube and seat tube</a> above top tube and below down tube.</li> <li><a title="Tube profiles" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/tubing_profiles">Tube profiles</a>.</li> <li><a title="Elliptical or ovalized tubes" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/ovalized">Elliptical (ovalized) tubes</a>.</li> <li>Defining <a title="Head tube profiles" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/headtube_profiles">head tube profiles</a>.</li> <li><a title="Curving tubes" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/curved_tubes">Curving tubes</a>.</li> <li><a title="Curved stay bridges" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/curved_bridge">Curved stay bridges</a>.</li> <li>Identifying <a title="Problem curves" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/problem_curves">problematic curves</a> in BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>Alternate method for specifying <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/curved_tubes_new_method">curved tubes</a></li><li><a title="Removing tubes" href="https://bikecad.ca/removing_tubes">Removing tubes</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a title="Adding extra tubes" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/extra_tubes">extra tubes</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/extra_tubes_single_connection">Extra tubes connected at only one end</a>.</li> <li><a title="Fillets" href="https://bikecad.ca/fillets">Fillets</a></li><li><a title="Offseting tubes at BB" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/offset_tubes">Offsetting seat tube, down tube, or chain stays at the bottom bracket</a>.</li> <li><a title="Mitering the seat tube to the down tube or chain stays" href="https://bikecad.ca/seattube_mitered_to_downtube">Mitering the seat tube to the down tube or chain stays</a>.</li> <li><a title="Lugs" href="https://bikecad.ca/lugs">Lugs</a></li><li>Designing a frame to suit <a title="Predefined lug angles" href="https://bikecad.ca/building_to_suit_lug_angles">predefined lug angles</a>.</li> <li><a title="Chain stay and seat stay bridges" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bridges">Bridges</a> (modeling chain stay and seat stay bridges for locating caliper brakes).</li> <li><a title="Cable guides and holes for internal cable routing" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cable_guides">Cable guides and holes for internal cable routing</a>.</li> <li>Locating cable guides from <a title="Cable guide location" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cable_guide_switch_ends">either end of tube</a>.</li> <li><a title="Cantilever brake bosses" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/canti_bosses">Cantilever brake bosses</a>.</li><li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/yokes">chainstay yokes</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/yokes_single_sided">Single sided yokes</a> applied to both drive and non-drive side.</li> <li><a title="Seatpost clamp, binder bolt or wedge" href="https://bikecad.ca/seatpost_clamp">Seatpost clamp, binder bolt or wedge</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/waterbottles">water bottles</a>.</li> <li>Locating <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bottle_bosses_switch_ends">water bottle bosses from either end of the tube</a>.</li> <li>Positioning <a title="Positioning water bottles" href="https://bikecad.ca/waterbottle_position">water bottles</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/single_water_bottle_boss">single water bottle bosses</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/ai">AI Tool</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="special"><strong>Special frames</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Tandems" href="https://bikecad.ca/tandems">Tandems</a></li> <li>Designing a <a title="Mixte" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/mixte">mixte</a>.</li> <li><a title="Step through frame" href="https://bikecad.ca/step_through_frame">Step through frame</a>.</li> <li><a title="Pinion gearbox" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/pinion">Pinion Gearbox</a></li> <li><a title="Shimano Steps electric drive" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/shimano_steps">Shimano Steps</a> electric drive.</li> <li><a title="Motor cabinet" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/steps_motor_cabinet">Motor cabinet</a> for Shimano E6000 series STEPS system.</li> <li><a title="Fitting bike in a travel case" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/boxes">Fitting bike in a travel case</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bakfiets">Bakfiets style cargo bikes</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="dropouts"><strong>Dropouts</strong></p> <ul> <li>Selecting dropouts from <a title="Static drawings" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dropouts_from_static_drawings">static drawings</a>.</li> <li>Controlling <a title="Dropout spacing" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dropout_spacing">dropout spacing</a>.</li> <li>Orienting the <a title="Orienting the angle of the slot in the dropout" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dropout_slot_angle">angle of the slot</a>.</li> <li><a title="Offset rear dropouts" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/offset_rear_dropouts">Offset rear dropouts</a> for fatbike tire clearance.</li> <li>Using <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/allotec">Allotec C40 modular dropouts</a>.</li> <li>Accounting for <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/derailleur_mounting">T-Type rear derailleur mounting</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="components"><strong>Modeling components</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Adjusting axle position in track and sliding dropouts" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/track_and_sliding_dropouts">Adjusting axle position</a> in track and sliding dropouts</li> <li><a title="Chain or belt drive" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/chain_or_belt_drive">Chain or belt drive</a>.</li> <li><a title="Standard parts libraries" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/standard_parts_library">Adding components to standard parts libraries</a></li> <li><a title="Lefty forks and inverted suspension forks" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/lefty">Lefty forks and inverted suspension forks</a>.</li> <li>Checking <a title="Fork crown clearance" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fork_crown_clearance">fork crown clearance</a>.</li> <li><a title="Disc brakes" href="https://bikecad.ca/disc_brakes">Disc brakes</a>.</li> <li>Model a <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/one_piece_bar_and_stem">one piece handlebar and stem</a>.</li> <li><a title="Brake lever styles" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/brake_lever_styles">Brake lever</a> styles.</li> <li>Locating front <a title="Front caliper brake" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/locating_front_caliper_brake">caliper brake</a>.</li> <li><a title="Front derailleur" href="https://bikecad.ca/front_derailleur">Front derailleur</a>.</li> <li>Stems (<a title="Quill stems" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/quill_stem">modeling quill stems</a>).</li> <li>Saddle <a title="Saddle fore and aft positioning" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_fore_and_aft">fore and aft</a> positioning.</li> <li><a title="Saddle reference point" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_reference_point">Saddle reference point</a>.</li> <li>Capping the <a title="Capped seatpost" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/capped_seatpost">saddle clamp</a> on a seatpost.</li> <li><a title="Seatmast" href="https://bikecad.ca/seatmast">Seatmast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dropper_posts">Dropper seatposts</a></li> <li>Dropper post <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/max_and_current_drop">maximum and current drop</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/constant_diameter_seatposts">Constant diameter seatposts</a></li> <li><a title="Down tube and bar end shifters" href="https://bikecad.ca/downtube_and_barend_shifters">Down tube and bar end shifters</a>.</li> <li><a title="Fenders" href="https://bikecad.ca/fenders">Fenders</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_dimensions">Saddle dimensions</a></li> <li><a title="Water bottle cages" href="https://bikecad.ca/water_bottle_cage_styles">Water bottle cages</a>.</li> <li><a title="Custom battery" href="https://bikecad.ca/custom_battery">Custom battery design</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/pump">frame pump</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/mtb_bar_bend_angle">Mountain bar bend angle</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/phi_angle">Rise applied at angle in drop handlebars</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/ENVE_handlebars">Enve handlebars</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/new_brake_levers">New brake levers in Version 18.0</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/mixing_belt_and_chain_drive">Mixing belt and chain drives on a tandem</a></li> <li>Modeling <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/flattop">flat top chains</a>.</li> <li>Modeling <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/parallelogram">parallelogram style flat pedals</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="paint"><strong>Paint and colors</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Paint schemes" href="https://bikecad.ca/paint">Paint schemes</a>.</li> <li><a title="Copy and paste colors" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/copy_and_paste_colors">Copy and pasting</a> colors.</li> <li><a title="Fork paint scheme" href="https://bikecad.ca/fork_paint_scheme">Fork paint scheme</a>.</li> <li><a title="Freehand drawing" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/freehand">Freehand drawing</a>.</li> <li><a title="Naming freehand drawing sketches" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/naming_sketches">Naming freehand drawing sketches</a>.</li> <li>Configuring <a title="Paint palettes" href="https://bikecad.ca/configuring_paint_palettes">paint palettes</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fork_stem_pump_paint_scheme">Including stem, headset spacers, and pump in paint scheme</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="logos"><strong>Logos</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Brand logos" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/brand_logos">Brand logos</a>.</li> <li>Decal <a title="Decal text angle" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/decal_angle">text angle</a>.</li> <li>Adding <a title="Adding fonts" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/adding_fonts">fonts</a>.</li> <li><a title="Serotta font" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/serotta_font">Serotta font</a>.</li> <li><a title="Standard fonts used by cycling brands" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/standard_fonts">Standard fonts</a> used by cycling brands.</li> <li><a title="Changing logos" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/changing_logos">Changing logos</a>.</li> <li>Cycling brand <a title="Cycling brand dingbats" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cycling_dingbats">dingbats</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="fitadvisor"><strong>Fit adviser and rider anatomy</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Using the <a title="Fit advisor" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fit_advisor">Fit adviser</a>.</li> <li><a title="Customizing the Fit advisor" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/customizing_fit_advisor">Customizing</a> the Fit adviser.</li> <li>Customizing <a title="Customizing fit formulas" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/customizing_fit_formulas">fit formulas</a>.</li> <li>Applying <a title="Applying recommended dimensions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fit_advisor_dims">recommended dimensions</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fit_advisor_new_outputs">New outputs</a> for the fit advisor.</li> <li>Approximating <a title="Approximating missing dimensions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fit_advisor_missing_dims">missing dimensions</a>.</li> <li>Determining <a title="Determining rider anatomy" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/customizing_fit_advisor_2_rider_anatomy">rider anatomy from 6 basic dimensions</a>.</li> <li>Controlling <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rider_anatomy">rider anatomy</a> in BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>Modifying <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/gender">torso shape</a>. Also note about removal of gender types in BikeCAD version 20.</li> <li>Difference between two <a title="Difference between two rider anatomy tabs" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rider_anatomy_tabs">Rider anatomy tabs</a>.</li> <li><a title="Rider position" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rider_position">Rider position</a>.</li> <li>Positioning <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cleat_position">cleats</a>.</li> <li>Tweak <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/hand_position">hand position</a></li> <li>Switching <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/helmets">helmet styles</a></li> <li><a title="Saddle to pedal dimensions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/saddle_to_pedal">Saddle to pedal</a> dimensions.</li> <li>Capturing rider geometry on your own website through <a title="Collecting body geometry through PHP script" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/get_fit_advisor_dims_thru_script">PHP script</a>.</li> <li>Modeling <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/COM">Center of mass</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="timesaving"><strong>Timesaving tips</strong></p> <ul> <li>Using <a title="Using templates in BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/templates_in_bikecadpro">templates</a> in BikeCAD Pro.</li> <li>Quickly <a title="Quickly changing colors, hiding components and editing geometry" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/ease_of_use_improvements_version_10">changing colors, hiding components and editing geometry</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="titleblock"><strong>Title block and drawing border</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Setting up the <a title="Title block" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/titleblock_dialog">title block</a>.</li> <li><a title="Adding your logo to the title block" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/custom_logo_in_title_block">Adding your logo</a> to the title block.</li> <li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/vector_title_block_logos">vector logos to the title block</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/title_block_spacing">Optimizing space in a drawing of a bare frame</a>.</li> <li><a title="Framing your design" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/framing_bike_in_printout">Framing your design</a> within the drawing border.</li> <li><a title="Fitting the frame in a limited sheet size" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/fitting_the_titleblock">Fitting a frame</a> within a limited sheet size.</li> <li>Defining a <a title="Custom aspect ratio for drawings" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/custom_aspect_ratio">custom aspect ratio</a> for drawings.</li> <li>Adding <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/tables">tables</a> to a drawing.</li> <li>Modifying <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/titleblock_color">title block color and gridline weights</a>.</li> <li>Importing <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/table_from_csv">tabular data from CSV file</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="customizing"><strong>Customizing the interface</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Customizing BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/customize">Customizing BikeCAD Pro</a>.</li> <li><a title="Configuration files in BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/configuration">Configuration files in BikeCAD Pro</a>.</li> <li>Specifying a <a title="Choosing a new location for configuration files." href="https://www.bikecad.ca/changing_configuration_file_location">new location for configuration files</a>.</li> <li><a title="Changing GUI font and text size" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/changing_gui_font">Changing GUI font and text size</a>.</li><li>Customize <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/input_fields">Input field width</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/scaling_icons">Changing icon size</a>.</li> <li>Customizing the <a title="Customizing splash screen" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/splash_screen">splash screen</a>.</li> <li>Changing the <a title="Look and Feel" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/look_and_feel">look and feel</a>.</li> <li>Changing the <a title="Changing the language in BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/changing_language">language</a>.</li> <li>Language <a title="Translation" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/translation">translation</a>.</li> <li><a title="Managing dialog boxes in BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/managing_dialog_boxes">Managing dialog boxes</a>.</li> <li>Reversing the effect of the <a title="Reversing the effect of the scroll wheel" href="https://bikecad.ca/scroll_wheel">scroll wheel</a>.</li> <li>Editing the <a title="View menu options." href="https://bikecad.ca/view_menu_options">view menu</a>.<u></u><strike></strike></li> <li>Managing dialog boxes in <a title="Single and dual monitor setup" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dual_monitor">single and dual monitor setups</a>.</li> <li><a title="Setting number of files in the recent files list" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/recent_files">Setting number of files in recent files list</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="exporting"><strong>Exporting files</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Exporting CSV files from BikeCAD Pro" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/exporting_csv_file">CSV</a></li> <li>Optaining <a title="Older version formatting in CSV files" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/csv_versions">older version formatting</a> in CSV files.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/tabulate">Tabulating specs from multiple bikes</a>.</li> <li><a title="Driving vs. Driven dimensions" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/driving_vs_driven">Driving vs. driven</a> dimensions in CSV files.</li> <li><a title="Exporting DXF files" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dxf_export">DXF</a></li> <li><a title="Multi-model PDF" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/multi-model_pdf">Multi-model PDF</a></li> <li><a title="Miter templates" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/miter_templates">Miter templates</a></li> <li><a title="Miter templates for hooded dropouts" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/miter_templates_at_motor_mount">Miter templates at motor mount and for hooded dropouts</a>.</li> <li><a title="Printing miter templates" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/do_not_scale_miter_templates">Printing</a> miter templates (Do not scale prints)</li> <li><a title="Bulk export of PDF and SVG files" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/bulk_export">Bulk export PDF and SVG files</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="freecad"><strong>FreeCAD</strong></a></p> <ul> <li><a title="Installing FreeCAD on MacOS" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/freecad_on_macos">Installing FreeCAD on MacOS</a></li> <li><a title="Installing requests library" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/freecad_requests">Installing requests library on FreeCAD</a></li> <li><a title="Installing requests library (alternative)" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/freecad_requests2">Installing requests library on FreeCAD (an alternate approach)</a></li> <li><a title="Exporting to FreeCAD" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/freecad_export">Exporting to FreeCAD</a></li> <li><a title="Head tube logo (Exporting to FreeCAD)" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/headtube_logo_to_freecad">Head tube logo (Exporting to FreeCAD)</a></li> <li><a title="Setting rear dropout spacing for thru axle dropouts" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/rear_dropout_spacing_for_thru_axle_dropouts">Rear dropout spacing for thru axle dropouts</a></li> <li><a title="Exporting dropouts to FreeCAD" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/dropouts_in_freecad">Exporting dropouts to FreeCAD</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cadrays">Photorealistic rendering using FreeCAD and CADRays</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="fixturing"><strong>Fixturing</strong></p><ul> <li><a title="Phase blocks" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/phase_blocks">Phase blocks</a></li> <li><a title="Head tube bottom extension" href="https://www.bikecad.ca/head_tube_bottom_extension">Head tube bottom extension</a></li> <li>Showing <a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/benchmark_tooling">frame fixture dimensions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/cobra_creator">Setting up the Cobra Framebuilding Creator Frame Fixture</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/stay_slayer">Cobra Stay Slayer spacer width</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bikecad.ca/etb">ETB Jig Mark III dimensions</a></li> </ul>");
/**/ $newArticleNode = $this->createLogoNode("/node/48234","Comparing two frame geometries","<p>Hello,</p><p>Forgive my newbness but I'm wondering if there's a quick way to compare one frame geometry to another by "Laying one on top of the other." I'd like to be able to see how my proposed custom frame compares to my existing frame. Is there any way to do this?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Ryan</p>");

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