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Sorry for the delayed response. So, when I click to open a powercadd 9 project/drawing I see the "POWERCADD 9" logo box, then a prompt box pops up that says "loading Powercadd 9 file (and the name of the project/file) please wait"... and the color wheel turning. I have to force quit (says Powercadd...

Can you be more specific about what "won't launch" means? Does PowerCADD hang. Does PowerCADD crash?

PowerCADD does a version check when it starts, and sometime a firewall will block this request causing PowerCADD to wait for a timeout. If you wait 2 minutes, does PowerCADD continue?

All the times I've used migration assistant, I've just used it to move a user account, not applications or system. I read an article that's worth contemplating about why you may want to start over with a fresh user account from scratch, but I can't find it now. Not saying you should, but it worth t...

Here is a link to the formal announcement on the Engineered Software web site: PowerCADD and AutoDesSys join forces

Dear PowerCADD Users, In June I delivered sad news that development was ending with PowerCADD. Today, I have some exciting news about PowerCADD’s future. Engineered Software and AutoDesSys, Inc, (the maker of the form•Z 3D design modeler) are joining forces to develop the next generation of PowerCAD...

Dear PowerCADD Users, In June I delivered sad news that development was ending with PowerCADD. Today, I have some exciting news about PowerCADD’s future. Engineered Software and AutoDesSys, Inc, (the maker of the form•Z 3D design modeler) are joining forces to develop the next generation of PowerCAD...

Dear PowerCADD Users, In June I delivered sad news that development was ending with PowerCADD. Today, I have some exciting news about PowerCADD’s future. Engineered Software and AutoDesSys, Inc, (the maker of the form•Z 3D design modeler) are joining forces to develop the next generation of PowerCAD...

Bill, We have not received a PowerCADD registration from you recently, and that would indicate that there is a failure at the send stage. An email client not configured on this machine, for example. Here are the actions I would take: First, make sure you are on the current version of PowerCADD. Some...

How do you calculate scale in the file? I see layers have a scale factor but in the sample file it's always 1 Will there be a document-level element with scales and other global settings? I see some binary data in some of the objects in the 5groups.plist will there be a follow-on definition for par...

For those who are interested in the XML translator... The translator application is not quite ready, but here is a link to the XML preliminary specification for PowerCADD files. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/93v887zywgu8vi3/AACkUFqg-e1sWWOBacz0l6-8a?dl=0 Included in the linked folder is an introductory...