Sincpac C3D Download
Now you can try the new Sincpac C3D v2.11 Full Edition with a 28-Day Trial activation!
Click on the link below to download the installer. After installing, you will
need to request an activation code from Quux Software - full instructions appear
on-screen. Simply hit the button to request a Trial Edition that appears whenever
you attempt to run a disabled command. Or, you can also type SPREGISTER
at any time, and follow the instructions that appear on-screen to request your activation
code.
When you then receive and enter your activation code, all features will be enabled
for 28 days. At the end of 28 days, all premium features will once again be
disabled, and you will need to purchase a license to regain use of those features.
Or, feel free to continue to use the Free features indefinitely.
The Sincpac C3D self-installer quickly and easily adds the Sincpac C3D to your system.
It can be completely removed, just as easily, simply by going to the Windows Control
Panel "Add/Remove Programs" wizard (or "Programs and Features" on Windows
7 and Vista). The Sincpac C3D is designed to impact your system in as minimal
a way as possible; it does not even touch your CUI files. There is a CUI file
(containing a menu of the commands) available that you may also load into your workspace
if you wish, but that choice is left to you. By default, the Sincpac C3D adds
some context (right-click) menus, but if you prefer, these menus may be disabled,
using the settings in the OPTIONS tab.
Enjoy!
Download
If you have downloaded an earlier version of the self-installer package found here,
you should not need to uninstall the existing version before installing this updated
version. Simply install the new version; it should automatically install over
the older version. However, should you encounter any issues, uninstall the
Sincpac C3D using the Add/Remove Programs wizard in the Windows control panel, then
install the new version.
To install, first click on the link below to download the installer, then double-click
on the executable file to install the Sincpac C3D Free Edition. You must have
administrative privledges to run the installer.
Note: For Windows XP and Vista, the Sincpac C3D requires the .NET Framework
3.5 SP1.
(This framework is built-in to Windows 7)
Be sure to select the correct version for your product.
The CUI File
There is an optional CUI file included in the installation package. However,
it is not automatically added to your environment. To enable the Sincpac menu,
simply add the Sincpac.cui file to your existing top-level CUI file as a Partial
CUI, using the following steps:
The menu added by the Sincpac C3D CUI file.
- Type CUI at the command line.
- In the upper-left quadrant, right-click on "Partial CUI Files" and select
"Load partial customization file".
- Browse to the Sincpac C3D installation directory (typically, in C:/Program Files/Quux
Software) and select the sincpac.cui file (or sincpac.cuix file in
C3D 2010).
This will add the menu at the right. Note that, if you have previously added
an earlier version of the Sincpac.CUI file to your environment, you should remove
the existing Partial CUI file before adding this new Partial CUI file.
You may also copy the Sincpac.CUI from the installation directory, overwriting your
current file, but you may want to leave the Sincpac.CUI file in the Sincpac installation
directory and link to it there. This way, it will automatically be updated
each time you update the Sincpac C3D.
The CUI file sets up two keyboard shortcut keys: the
BGMASKTOGGLE command is assigned to CTRL+T, and the
LABLAY command is assigned to the F4 key. You may edit
or delete these assignments if you wish, or create new assignments for other commands.
Note on the CUI file: This CUI defines several double-click actions,
which allow you to double-click on various labels (General Note, General Line/Curve,
Surface labels) in order to edit their contents. If you have already assigned
these double-click actions to something other than "Edit Label Text",
then the load order of the CUI files determines which double-click actions are active.
You may specify which actions to use (yours, or the ones defined in the Sincpac.CUI)
by changing the load order of your Partial CUIs.
Note for C3D 2010 users: The C3D 2010 version includes a CUIX file, which may be
loaded into your CUI as a Partial CUI. However, this CUIX file contains only the old-style
menu, and with the new Ribbon interface, the
CUIX file is probably unnecessary. (The new Ribbon interface will appear automatically
in the 2010 version, and does not require a CUIX file.)
What happened to the Free Edition?
The Free Edition and the Trial Edition have now been rolled into a single executable
file. Initially upon installation of the Sincpac C3D, only the Free
Edition functionality is available. An Activation Code must be requested from
Quux Software to enable the premium features. After the trial period expires,
the functionality once again reverts to the Free Edition functionality, and you
must purchase one or more modules of the Full Edition to re-enable those extra features.
However, you may continue to use the Free Edition functionality indefinitely, even
if you do never request an activation code for the trial period.
This allows users of the Free Edition to still benefit from bug fixes and improvements
in the core Sincpac C3D code. The previous Free Edition was based on the Sincpac
C3D v1.0, while this version is based on the Sincpac C3D v2.11, and considerable
improvements have occurred, even to the Free functionality.
Since this version of the Free Edition is significantly more-robust than the previous
Free Edition, we recommend that previous users of the Free Edition upgrade to this
version, even if you do not intend to activate the Trial Period. However,
if you are interested in writing your own code and customizations for Civil 3D,
the source code for the Sincpac C3D v1.0 is
still available on our website.