Support
Your first part, the mouse and keyboard, what SpryCAD runs on, and how to report a problem.
Report a problem
Problems and requests go to the issue tracker on GitHub.
- In SpryCAD, open Help > About SpryCAD and click Copy. This copies the version and your system details.
- Open a new issue on the issue tracker and paste them in.
- Describe what you did, what you expected and what happened instead.
- Attach the part or assembly file if you can. Problems that can be reproduced are fixed fastest.
Your first part
Sketch, dimension, feature.
- Select Front Plane in the design tree and click Sketch.
- Draw a profile: L line, R rectangle, C circle, A arc.
- Press D for Smart Dimension and type values, or expressions such as
=W/2 + 5mm. - Exit the sketch and click Extruded Boss/Base. It uses the sketch just closed. Press Enter to accept.
- Select a face and click Sketch to sketch on it, select an edge for Fillet, or select a face for Hole Wizard.
- To change anything later, edit its feature in the tree. Only the features after it rebuild.
Mouse and keyboard
The same defaults as SolidWorks.
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Middle mouse drag, or Alt + left drag |
| Pan | Ctrl + middle drag, or right drag |
| Zoom | Mouse wheel at the cursor, or Shift + middle drag |
| Roll | Alt + middle drag |
| Zoom to fit | F, or middle double-click |
| View orientation | Space, Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+7 for Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Isometric, N or Ctrl+8 Normal To |
| Rotate view | Arrow keys by 15°, Shift + arrows by 90° |
| Sketch tools | L Line, R Rectangle, C Circle, A Arc, P Point, D Smart Dimension, T Trim |
| Accept, cancel | Enter accepts a command from any field, Esc cancels |
| Edit | Ctrl+Z undo, Ctrl+Y redo, Delete, F2 rename |
| Rebuild | Ctrl+B rebuild, Ctrl+Q force rebuild |
System requirements
- Windows
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Installs for your user account without administrator rights, or for all users.
- Linux
- x86-64 with glibc 2.27 or newer, X11 or XWayland. Packages for Debian 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 or newer, Fedora 28 and RHEL 8 or newer, and a tarball for any distribution.
- Graphics
- OpenGL.
- Dependencies
- None. All runtime libraries are included.
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