BikeCAD How To

I tried the free version many years ago and I seem to remember there was a table where I would enter frame dimensions and from there I could derive tube cutting lengths, and front-centres. This version ? I can't figger out where the hell I do the simple design dimension inputs. The quick start puts me into a picture of a bike, and then I can get to a list of dimensions, but what then ?

Is there a "BikeCad for Dummies" book available for chowderheads like myself ?

HI, Im trying to design a new bike i want to build, the B2B tandem bent, but i don t really know which "cad" i need for that.

Should i use the recumbent cad or the tandem one?

i want a bike a little similar to the flevobike design as the picture joined.

thanks for your help

Hi Brent,

In my balance bike design, I'd like the downtube and seat stay to appear aligned in the same slope.  Initially the stays were parallel to the ground but instead I'd like it angled.  When I turned on the seat stay feature it appears to not be displaying.  Would you advise what features I should be adjusting to make this work?

Thanks

Could you tell me how to add head tube spacer?

Tahnks

Hello,

I'm trying to model a frame that has a seat tube gusset.  Since there is no specific way to do this, I used a curved top tube to mdel the gusset and a top tube attached seat stay with a double curve (one that is the real curve, the second is to "prolong" the top tube to it's rightful place.  However, this produces some visual artifacts.  Am I doing something wrong?

See model here : http://www.bikecad.ca/1361800876450

I am trying to add lines to the bike frame...basically, they are intersecting lines that form a grid on the bike and I can't figure out how to draw them on the frame. They should be both vertical and horizontal lines of different colors. Any help would be great.

Thanks

Is there any way to move the top bar down from the head tube to the down tube?

It's been working great for me the past two days then all of the sudden this morning it went from fast to pain stakingly slow..... why?

I've been using the same computer and internet connection the entire time

I'm trying to make a small balance bike with 12" wheels.  I attempted to set the downtube, bottom bracket, chainstays, etc. to zero but the model still displays both triangles.  Am I approaching this correctly?  I did not see any baseline template to use.  Also, how do I change the lugs?