August Conte
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August Conte created an article, Yellow Alert Triangles not showing as usual.
You expect to see yellow alert triangles as shown below when connecting devices to circuits: On rare occasions you will encounter a drawing where they are shown as outlines only (as shown below): ...
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August Conte created an article, How to override the starting address of a circuit
You may wish to override the starting address of a circuit to a number other than the default value. Below is an example of an SLC circuit with a starting address of 1. We wish to change the start...
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August Conte created an article, FireCAD Training/Formación en FireCAD/Treinamento FireCAD
FireCAD Training is now available as easy-to-understsand YouTube videos. The initial training suitable for all experienced AutoCAD users and those with a basic understanding of AutoCAD is called th...
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August Conte created an article, Setting Default Multileader and Text Styles for FireCAD Elements
FireCAD uses AutoCAD settings to control some multileaders and text labels. To change these settings, follow the steps below: After making these changes, go back to the drawing and refresh all la...
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August Conte created an article, Controlling the appearance of linetypes in model and paper space
We get many questions regarding how to control the visibility of the letters used on the FireCAD-generated linetypes used to define cable/wire assignments. The most common question is "why are the ...
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August Conte created an article, Icons/Symbols - Downloading and Using the Cadgen Content Library Symbols
We have provided multiple .dwg files with customized symbols for your use. The links below will allow you to download those files for easy use in your projects or in your local DB. To use these fil...
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August Conte created an article, Icons/Symbols - Creating customized device block definitions
Many users wish to use symbols other than the default NFPA 170 blocks provided in the Cadgen Master database. The users may wish to create unique or customized symbols. Firecad permits the additi...
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August Conte created an article, CONNECTING 4-WIRE HORN-STROBES TO NAC CIRCUITS
This article shows how to configure nac circuits and devices for connections to 4-wire horn-strobes. The Project Circuit Editor gives us the ability to set compatibility between the panel's nac ci...
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August Conte created an article, DUPLICATED DEVICES IN BATTERY CALCULATIONS
The issue described here is that battery calculations show certain devices (most commonly slc modules) multiple times, some showing standby and alarm current values and others showing values of 0. ...
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August Conte created an article, Connecting NAC Panels to Fire Alarm Control Panels
METHOD 1 THE MOST BASIC METHOD OF ACTIVATING A NAC PANEL IS TO USE A NAC CIRCUIT FROM THE MAIN FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL TO ACTIVATE AN INPUT ON THE NAC PANEL WHICH IS DESIGNED TO USE A REVERSE POLA...