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How much
does it cost to register?
Use of the CADdetails website is absolutely
free for design professionals and grants you access to
thousands of manufacturer-approved, i-drop enabled CAD
drawings, product photographs, CSI specifications, PDF
product brochures and more.
I'm
being prompted to login...
For unlimited access to all the content of the
CADdetails website, you need to enter a valid business email
address in the login box and click on the login button.
If this is your first time visiting the site, you will
be asked to complete our new user registration form.
All areas with an asterix (*) must be filled out in order to
register. Your business phone and fax number are
optional. If you're interested in learning about the latest
additions to the CADdetails website as well as creative
design solutions, be sure to sign up for our free monthly
e-mail newsletter using the drop box at the bottom of the
registration page.
If you've already registered, simply provide your e-mail
address and password (if selected) on the login page.
What does the 'keep me logged in' option do?
By checking the 'keep me logged in on this computer
unless I log out' option, CADdetails.com will save your
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visit. Your login information will be stored until you
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of your screen.
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a public or shared computer, you should not
choose the 'keep me logged in' option because it will enable
other users of the computer to access your information.
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the site . . .
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Login box please....
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Privacy
& Security
Introduction
This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our
practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of
information that you may provide to CADdetails.com.
Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before
using or submitting information to this site. By
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How do you use my corporate registration information?
CADdetails.com is committed to providing design
professionals with accurate, up-to-date,
manufacturer-approved drawings and specifications, at
no cost to business professionals. Only business
related information should be submitted to CADdetails.com.
You will be
informed what information is required and what information
is optional. If your business address (including
email, phone and fax) is the same as your home address then
CADdetails.com will treat all information collected as
business in nature. All providers of information to
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Your business registration allows us to bring you new
features and services through this site, and to respond to
your needs more effectively. By providing us with your
business information, we can keep you informed about new
products and notify you about modifications to the
products and specifications contained in our digital
library. Providing your complete and accurate business
contact information also allows you to take advantage of our
convenient 'Request for Information' form.
To instantly request additional information, such as
material samples, prices, a follow up call or email from a
sales rep., or a job quote, click on the request
info. button (
)at the top of the product search results screen.
Your business contact information will automatically be
provided to the manufacturer, saving you time.
When you register at CADdetails.com, your business e-mail
address and contact information is added to our user
database. CADdetails makes available detailed log files to
show manufacturers who has viewed and downloaded their
product literature, details and specifications. It is
necessary to maintain these log files so that manufacturers
may inform product specifiers of important changes to
product lines or changes in federal, state, provincial
or municipal standards that may affect the compliance of a
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information or newsletters about news, new products, and
product line changes. Many of our professional subscribers
find these promotions valuable, whether they are purchasing
a product, or simply gathering information in order to make
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considering for future projects. We require all
product manufacturer's to agree to treat the information you
provide in accordance with this Privacy Policy and use it
for the same purposes.
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with CADdetails participating manufacturers, to report any
abuse of the CADdetails system, or if you have
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Policy or the information practices of this site, please
contact us as follows:
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will
be posted on this site. Please check back periodically. This
Privacy Policy was last updated on January 23, 2007.
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information?
If you have successfully registered your business contact
information with CADdetails in the past, but would like to
update or change your corporate email address, mailing
address, phone or fax number, first login to the site with
your previously registered email address. Once inside
the site, click on the Preferences link at the top
of your screen to view the contact information we currently
have in our database. Edit the information as required
and click the 'update' button.
Tip: Click on your email address to edit it.
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CADdetails has been
optimized for
PC-use with
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. The site is best
viewed at 1024 x 768 or higher screen
resolution.
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WINDOWS® XP SP2
SECURITY ALERT DISPLAYS WHEN VIEWING DWF FILES
In Windows® XP SP2, the following security alert is
displayed each time you view an embedded DWF™ file using
Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer or Autodesk® DWF™ Composer:
To help protect your security, Internet Explorer
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Solution
For English, Japanese, and German versions of DWF Viewer
5, please download and install the latest build (521). For earlier versions of the DWF Viewer, please upgrade
your viewer to DWF Viewer 5 build 521. You can
download the latest DWF Viewer free of charge from
www.Autodesk.com.
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How do I view a product's 3-Part
Spec?
3-Part Specs are available for 1000's of products on
CADdetails.com. In order to view them, you must be
registered and logged in.
Access 3-Part Specs from the Available Product Info. screen.
Specifications are available whenever the blue SPEC. button ( )
accompanies the product summary. To view/print a 3-Part Spec for a
product, double click the applicable spec. button.
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How do I view product pictures?
Product pictures are available for 1000's of products on
CADdetails.com. In order to view them, you must be
registered and logged in.
Access product pictures, as well as descriptions, color charts, and product
features from the Available Product Info. screen. Product pictures
are available whenever the white PIC. button ( )
accompanies the product summary. To view the picture and
description for a product, double click the applicable
PIC. button.
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How do I view PDF product brochures?
Additional information is available for many products on CADdetails.com in
PDF format. In order to view them, you must be
registered and logged in.
Access product brochures and spec-sheets in PDF format product
features from the Available Product Info. screen. PDF's are
available whenever the grey PDF button ( )
accompanies the product summary. To view the pdf file for a
product, double click the applicable PDF button. Click
here to download your free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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How do I request more information from a specific
manufacturer?
To instantly request additional information, such as
material samples, prices, a follow up call or email from a
sales rep., or a job quote, click on the blue info button ( )
in the Available Product info. screen. In order to use
this form, you must be
registered and logged in.
How do I find similar products?
Want more options? The Search Similar Product
drop down list appears on the left hand side of your screen
when a specific product is being viewed (i.e. in the
GIF,
SPEC.,
PIC. or
PDF
view). Using this option you can can easily find
alternative products similar to the currently selected
product.
The Search Similar feature can help you find competitive
information so you can make direct comparisons. If you
are interested in a specific type of product, Search Similar
can help you find a large number of resources very quickly,
without having to worry about selecting the right keywords.
Tip: Search Similar works well for the majority of
products, however, the more specialized a product is, the
fewer results CADdetails will be able to find for you.
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All About Scale
How do I scale CAD drawings downloaded from CADdetails.com?
AutoCAD Users
The
CADdetails.com standard layout is an 8 ½” x 11” page drawn
in millimeters (216mm x 280mm). The file is in model
space. While details are proportionally correct, they are
not set to a specific scale unless otherwise noted, in order
to fit the 8 ½” X 11” page format. All details
have true dimensioning to indicate actual size of
components. Use this dimensioning to scale details to 1:1.
Here's how:
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Insert the detail into an
existing drawing or i-drop
the drawing.
- Type Command:
Explode and select the detail you just inserted.
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Type
Command: Scale
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Select
Objects you would like to scale and press Enter
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Select a
base point using the command line or mouse (Hint:
usually the lower left hand corner)
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Specify
scale factor or [Reference]: R (Type R to choose reference
points)
- Specify
reference length <1>: (Using mouse select one
end of a dimensioned line
on the inserted detail)
- Specify second point: (Using
mouse select the other end of the
same dimensioned line)
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Specify new length: (Type the true numeric length*
of the dimension you have referenced. i.e. Type '8'
for 8 feet or '2400' for 2400 mm, depending on the units of
your drawing)
*Drawing units must be the same units which
you are scaling to. To change drawing units in AutoCAD
- Type Command: Units
- Select Length Type: Architectural or Decimal
(Select Architectural for Imperial
feet & inches, or Decimal for Metric units).
How do I insert a CADdetail into a
scaled detail sheet so it plots as
an 8 ½ x 11 page?
To
insert a CADdetail (drawn in mm) into a scaled detail
sheet so it appears and plots as an
8 ½" x 11" sheet in model space,
follow the steps below:
- Insert the drawing into
your existing AutoCAD detail sheet or
i-drop the drawing.
- Specify an
insertion point using the command line or mouse.
- Accounting for the scale
of your existing drawing, determine the scale factor required so the CADdetail appears and plots as an 8.5" x 11" sheet,
. See the
following examples:
Example 1
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CADdetails Standard Sheet:
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215.9mm X 279.4mm
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CADdetails Sheet Scale: |
1:1 i.e. 1mm = 1mm
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Your Detail Sheet Scale: |
1" = 10'
1" = 120" |
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X & Y
Scale Factor
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= |
0.0394 x (Detail Sheet Scale) |
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= |
0.0394 x 120 |
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= |
4.728 |
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Scale the CADdetail up by a factor of 4.728
to appear as an 8.5 x 11
sheet at 1" = 10' scale. |
Example 2
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CADdetails Standard Sheet:
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215.9mm X 279.4mm
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CADdetails Sheet Scale: |
1:1 i.e. 1mm = 1mm
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Your Detail Sheet Scale: |
3/4" = 1'
3/4" = 12"
1" = 16" |
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X & Y
Scale Factor
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= |
0.0394 x (Detail Sheet Scale) |
|
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= |
0.0394 x 16 |
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= |
0.630 |
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Scale the CADdetail down by a factor of
0.630 to appear as an 8.5 x 11
sheet at 3/4" = 1' scale. |
- Specify scale factor determined above for X & Y plane.
- Specify rotation angle <0> and press Enter
**If you are importing a CADdetail into a metric
scaled drawing note whether the drawing units are in
meters or millimeters.
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Free Software Tools
What
is i-drop*?
Autodesk i-drop® technology allows users of i-drop aware
Autodesk products to drag and drop DWG files directly
from our webstite into their design application. If
you are not sure if you have the i-drop indicator, or, if
you would like to download the free i-drop plug-in, please click the icon,
right.:
How does it work?
 After
completing the download and installation of the i-drop
plug-in, you will see the i-drop indicator, left,
whenever you preview an image in
GIF view( ).
To invoke the i-drop drag-and-drop capability, left-click on
the GIF image of the drawing, and hold, then drag that file
from our web page into your opened Autodesk product.
Release the left mouse button to download the content into
your design application.
Compatibility
i-drop will work on most, current Microsoft Windows
platforms with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or
higher. To download the latest version of Explorer,
click
here. i-drop is not Netscape compatible.
Netscape users are welcome to do a standard download of our
zipped DWG files by selecting "Download" ( )
from the GIF view.
The i-drop capability functions with the following design
applications: Newer versions of the applications below
also support i-drop.
3D Studio MAX 4
Architectural Desktop 2000i
AutoCAD* 2000i
AutoCAD LT 2000i
AutoCAD Mechanical 2000i
Autodesk VIZ 4
Inventor 4
Mechanical Desktop 5
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Manufacturers
How
can I include my company on CADdetails.com?
If you are a building product manufacturer and are
interested in adding your product information to
CADdetails.com please email
sales@caddetails.com or call 1-800-363-6644 for details.
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