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Q. Nothing appears when I print (to a .PDF document)

• In "File/menu", choose "Parameters".
• In the options list, select "General".
• Check "Print using OpenGL generic".

Q. Settings for Radeon 780M graphic card

• In "File/Parameters", choose "Techno Parameters" and check only "USE_BUFFER_REGION".

Q. Optimize a NVidia 3D graphic card ?

• Right-click the Windows desktop, then click NVIDIA Control Panel from the context menu.
• In the options list, select 3D Application Controls.

To enhance the quality:

• Antialiasing FXAA : OFF.
• Antialiasing - gamma correction : ON
• Antialiasing, Mode: Override any application setting.
• Antialiasing - Setting: 8x CSAA.
• Antialiasing line gamma: ON.
• Anisotropic filtering: 8x.
• Texture filtering, Quality: Hight quality.
• (DSR Factor 1.2, 33%).
• Triple buffering : ON.
• Threaded optimization : ON.

If you see screen refresh synchronization problem :

• Threaded optimization : OFF

Inside ForthCAD:

• Go to the "File" menu, choose "Parameters".
• In the options list, choose "Techno parameters".
• Uncheck "NO ANTIALIASING" to have the best quality.
• Check "USE_BUFFER_REGION".

If you have display problem, uncheck "USE_BUFFER_REGION" and try one of the next options:

• Check "BUG_NV_AUXAA".
• Check "SWAPWIN_REDRAW".

Q. How to install the Access .MDB database ?

N.B.: To use Access .MDB database is only available in the 32 bits version.

• In the ForthCAD file menu, select "Parameters". Then choose "Database".
• Check "Microsoft Access .MDB".
• Click the "ODBC configuration" button.
• The "ODBC Data Source Administrator" dialog is displayed.
• In "Data Source Name", enter "FORTHCAD5" (Normally already sets).
• Click the "Select" button.
• In the "Directories" list, double-click the "\FCAD5" folder.
• In the "Database Name" list, select "FORTHCAD5.MDB".
• Click OK in all remaining dialog boxes.

Q. Doors and drawers furniture (furniture fronts) disappeared.

Probably you are using dimensions in [millimeters], but the program is set to work in [centimeters] or vice versa.

• Go to menu "File / Parameters".
• In the dialogbox, in the "Units" list, select the right units.
• Refresh the doors/drawers model or restart the program.

Q. In explorer, how to show the ForthCAD icon left to the file names ?

Start once the program in administrator mode. To run in administrator mode, |shift| + |right-click| the ForthCAD icon, and choose "Start in administrator mode" in the popup menu.

Q. ForthCAD crashes on startup.

1. Check for stalled instances.

   • Close ForthCAD and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Windows Task Manager.
   • Check the running processes to ensure that there are no stalled instances of ForthCAD still running, and if there are, end those processes. (Or restart Windows).

2. Check for registry corruption.

   • Close ForthCAD.
   • Run REGEDIT.
   • Delete the "HKEYCURRENTUSER\Software\ForthCAD-3D" entry.
   • Restart ForthCAD.

3. Check for database corruption.

   • Close ForthCAD.
   • Use an alternate database (Rename actual ForthCAD.db3).
   • Restart ForthCAD.

4. Reinstall the graphic card driver.