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Articles
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Icons/Symbols - Updating device block definitions on a drawing
Since it is possible to change the symbol you use to represent a specific device, we get questions when the device has already been used in a project drawing using the previous symbol. First, the n...
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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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Creating a project drawing using the FireCAD provided basic templates
Document Overview: NOTE: This article assumes you are familiar with the basics of creating a FireCAD project. If not please review the following Youtube video or some of the other getting started/t...
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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...