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    If you've got a question about using BikeCAD Pro, the stand alone application for frame builders, bike shops and fit specialists, post it here.

    Slow scroll speed

    narrowharrow
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    By narrowharrow | 1:24 PM EDT, Sat May 09, 2026
    BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

    Scroll speed in the settings menu is extremely low. What gives me a full page say in a browser scrolls only a single line in Swing. Is there a config parameter I can set to speed up scrolling? Also, is there a setting that makes bike cad remember the previous window size of the Customize dialog?

    I'm on Linux Mint 22.3.

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    Water bottle size and location is not saving in 23.2

    rellis
    Framebuilder
    Ypsilanti, MI United States
    By rellis | 6:31 AM EDT, Mon April 06, 2026
    BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

    Bottle location and size reverts to a default dimension of 200mm and a  small bottle size.

    Happens when I open an old file.  In 23.2 it defaults back to 200mm/small bottle if saved and reopened after correcting the bottle location/size.

    Thanks,

    Ralph

     

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    How to add ISCG05 tabs to BB Shell

    elpapi42
    Framebuilder
    By elpapi42 | 8:53 PM EST, Wed February 04, 2026
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    Hello!

    The title is self explanatory, is it possible to add ISCG05 tabs to the BB Shell?

    Thanks in advance

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    Strange Blue Line

    Homage Framework
    Framebuilder
    Madison, WI United States
    By Homage Frameworks | 9:22 PM EST, Tue February 03, 2026
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    Hi there.  The file for my most recent frame has this strange blue line on it.  I can't figure out how to get rid of it.  It follows my cursor around.  It seems to fixed on the right point.  The left point seems to reset to the center of the BB sometimes.  I've tried clearing dimensions, turning everything on/off.  I'm stumped.

     

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    How to connect Seatstays to Toptube sides

    elpapi42
    Framebuilder
    By elpapi42 | 10:12 PM EST, Fri January 30, 2026
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    Hello guys, how are you doing?

    Today i want to ask how to connect the seatstays to the top tube sides, just so both get attached in a similar way to the commencal meta ht v2 (https://www.commencal.com/us/en/commencal-meta-ht-am-ohlins-ash-grey/22METAHTAMOH.html?lang=en_US).

    I tried to mount the seat stays to the top tube using the seat stays popup, but look like they only get attached to the downside of the toptube, instead of the sides (drive and non-drive).

    Thanks in advance guys!

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    Paint Presets and RAL color table

    rideone
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    Santucci Cycles
    Berlin, Germany
    By rideone | 10:49 AM EST, Mon January 12, 2026
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    I was delving deeper into the paint options and had an idea that would significantly improve my workflow. I "designed" a color and paint scheme and wanted to copy it to another frame drawing. The only solution I found was to note the parameters from the window and manually enter them into the other project. Then I thought, how cool would it be to have paint presets?! Does something like this already exist?

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    Keyboard shortcuts redux

    cat8
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    Habanero Bikes
    By cat8 | 2:03 PM EST, Sun December 28, 2025
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    I'm not sure if this is (still) a feature request, but I got a streamdeck to help me remember how to do certain things in bikecad (I'm not great remembering icons only) and can only see "shortcuts" for a few top level options like file, view and help whereas I'd like to shortcut the things I often forget like how to see the stay clearance, etc.

     

    Is there an API available or shortcut keys so I can program macros into my steam deck? I saw a request from years ago, but wasn't certain if I'd missed where or how these are implemented.

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    Dropouts Not Using Derailleur Hangers

    WrenchingWench
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    By WrenchingWench | 10:47 PM EDT, Mon July 21, 2025
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    Several dropouts have hangers but aren't using them. Instead, the derailleur is mounted to the axle.

    Affected:

    • Allotec C23
    • Allotec C49
    • Allotec C64
    • Artefact DR30
    • Coast Cycles

    Everything else appears to be correct. Went through every static drawing with a transparent derailluer to check. :)

    Unless there's an option I'm missing? But then it'd be odd that others are auto detected.

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    Which frame geometry database to connect to BikeCAD?

    Framebuilder
    By Anonymous (not verified) | 12:34 PM EDT, Thu April 17, 2025
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    In my opinion, the big selling point of offers such as bikefitting.com (by Shimano) and Retül is their large frame databases. In the context of BikeCAD, you could use the fit advisor to determine a starting point for the bike geometry, then potentially refine it by putting the rider on a fitting bike and then you could use those databases to automatically create a ranking of the frames that come closest to the target geometry, among all the available frames on the market.

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    Finding bikeCAD files

    Tarmacadam
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    Garry Kirk Bike Fitting
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
    By Tarmacadam | 3:53 PM EDT, Tue March 18, 2025
    BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

    I have recently moved all my business documents into proton drive on mac. Reason being that nothing is currently end ot end encrypted in the UK at the moment due to the British government wanting a back door into peoples computers. When i wan to 'open a design from a BikeCAD file' I can't find the proton drive folder anywhere. The folder is located under 'locations' in the sidebar and i can access it with other apps, but i can't open or save to it from BikeCAD. Any ideas?

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