Troubleshooting FAQ

The following sections provide answers to frequently asked questions about problems that you might encounter.

The CADflow Free ribbon doesn't load using the Setup tool - how can I load the menus?

Option 1

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the relevant folder:

For Autodesk® AutoCAD® / Autodesk® AutoCAD LT® - C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free\_SETUP
For Bricsys® BricsCAD® - C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free_BricsCAD\_SETUP

2. Open AutoCAD / BricsCAD and start a new drawing.

3. Drag and drop the file CADflowFree-A-SETUP.vlx into the drawing area to run the configuration tool as shown.
For BricsCAD the file is CADflowFree-B-SETUP.DES.

Click Always Load should a dialogue appear with the options below:

If successful the following message is displayed on the command line.

7. The configuration tool will do the following:

Loads the CADflow Free ribbon menu
Adds the search path C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free
Copies the MonkeyFlow standard CTB files from C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free\CTB to the Plot Styles AutoCAD location path - see CTB Files Explained
Copies the MonkeyFlow standard DWT files from C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free\DWT to the Templates AutoCAD location path - see Configuring DWT Sheets
Opens the Activation dialogue.

Note - if using BricsCAD, the installation folder is C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free_BricsCAD

8. Copy / Paste the activation code from your Welcome email into the Enter License Key box and click OK.

Should you wish to activate CADflow Free at a later date, simply select a tool on the ribbon to prompt the Activation dialogue.

9. Close and restart AutoCAD to save the settings.

Option 2

1. Open AutoCAD / BricsCAD.

2. Type in Options at the command line.

AutoCAD users only to proceed with step No.3 - skip to step No.9 if using BricsCAD

3. From the Files tab click on the + symbol next to Support File Search Path (no.1 below), select Add (no.2) then Browse (no.3), and navigate to:

C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_Free

Click Open to add the search path. Once added to the list select the path and use the Move Up button to move the path to the top of the list as shown at no.1 below.

4. Next, from the Files tab click on the + symbol next to Trusted Paths (no.4), select Add (no.2) then Browse (no.3), and repeat adding the same path as image above.

5. Click OK to close the Options dialogue.

6. Type MENULOAD on the AutoCAD command line to open the Load / Unload Customization dialogue box.

	WARNING – ensure you type MENULOAD in full and NOT MENU as this will inadvertently unload your main AutoCAD menu.

Click Browse and navigate to:

C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow\CADflow_Free.CUIX

	WARNING – click very carefully in the Load / Unload Customization dialogue as it is very easy to inadvertently unload all the AutoCAD menus.

7. Select CADflow_Free.CUIX and click Open as image below.

8. Select Load to add the CADflow Free menu. Once CADflow Free is displayed in the Loaded Customizations Groups list, click Close to return to the AutoCAD screen.

BricsCAD users only to proceed with step No.9 - skip to step No.14 if using AutoCAD

9. From the Settings dialogue open Program options> Files as shown and click the … button at the end of the Support File Search Path line to open the Path List dialogue.

From the Path List dialogue, click the … button at the end of the bottom blank line as shown:

Then navigate to C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_BricsCAD

Click Select Folder to add the search path. Once added to the list click on the path and use the Up arrow button to move the path to the top as the shown below.

10. Click OK and close the Options dialogue.

11. Type MENULOAD on the BricsCAD command line to open the Customization Groups dialogue box.

12. Click … and navigate to C:\Program Files\MonkeyFlow\CADflow_BricsCAD

Select CADflow_Free.CUI and click Open as screenshot below to return to the Customization Groups dialogue.

13. From the Customization Groups dialogue click Load then the Close button to return to the BricsCAD screen.

14. The CADflow Free ribbon tabs should now be displayed. Should you also require the CADflow Free pull-down menus to display type in MENUBAR on the AutoCAD command line and set it to 1.

15. To run CADflow Free click on any ribbon button to open the Activation dialogue. Copy / Paste the activation code from your Welcome email into the Enter License Key box and click OK.

16. Close and restart AutoCAD to save the settings.

17. To complete the CADflow Free configuration the DWT (title sheets) also need to be set up to suit your company requirements.

Please refer to the pages Title Sheets (DWT) Files and Plot Style (CTB) Files.

If you have not found the answer to your question, please email us at: troop@monkeyflow.co.uk.