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Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:18 amby phegan
Hello All, just got a new workstation, with a fresh install of X3. Of course a bunch of stuff and functionality is missing. I can's seem to locate the support files that contain the INI file with the true /false toggles. I have searched through the manual... to no avail. We are a small shop, and I don't want to run up the phone support bill any more.I just don't know why this info isn't more readily available or why Datacad doesn't have a more useful default setting. Any help from the dcad community would be greatly appreciated.
Padraic
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:34 pmby Neil Blanchard
Hello Padraic,
It should in the C:\DataCAD X3\ folder. You may need to toggle off the Windows setting that hides the extensions of known file types? Did you update to the latest version via the download?
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:47 pmby phegan
Thanks for that Neil, yes it was downloaded and the softlock app run. Its been years since I have tinkered with the INI files. It looks so unfamiliar. I am looking to get back some of the cad basics like offset as a key command and crossing area select. everyone in the office has it set up differently, so I'm on my own on this. I appreciate your help tons by the way.
Padraic
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:07 pmby Roger D
If you go to
https://www.datacad.com/ddn/dcadwin.ini.htmlYou'll find a copy of the current file with comment lines to help instruct you on the settings.
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:30 pmby phegan
Roger, that is what is what I was looking for. Thanks to Neil's advice i can see the Support files now. However, I cannot find the Dcadwin.INI file, is it called something else now or is it someplace else?
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:32 pmby Roger D
the .ini file is in the root datacad directory, C:\datacad13\datacad.ini.
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:43 pmby phegan
FOUND IT! Lets see how this goes.... Thanks guys! I will be sure and make a copy before I go tinkering.
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:02 pmby phegan
Nailed it! awesome... thank again guys for your help ( I'm my own worst enemy sometimes), It was staring at me the whole time.
Could any of you gents give me a quick primer on resetting Aliases via the DCADWIN.DCA File ( if that's even how its done)? I want to set a key command to, lets say, inherit the properties of a Line, such as
"Alt I"
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:12 pmby Roger D
The .mcr, dca and toolbar files all follow the basic same format for the command.
in the .mcr it looks like
I^;^I^$^S8^S0^
\\ I- Identify Set All (this line is optional, for description)
.dca has it as:
[ma]
comment=match properties (identify\set all)
alias=^I^$^S8^S0^
Re: Where Are the Support files in X3
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Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:27 amby phegan
Roger, thanks so much! that pretty much has me sorted out. Now things are as they are supposed to be... such a relief.