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This page contains answers to common questions
handled by our support staff, along with some tips and tricks that we have
found useful. Frequently Asked Questions - Windows GMSWorks under Windows 7 / Windows 10
- 64 bit GMSWorks under Windows 7/
Windows 10 - 64 bit GMSWorks 4.5 is running fine, to compile Agile within Windows 7 / Windows 10 - 64 bit, Intel's Fortran and Visual C V 10 is required: Digital Fortran does not exist for this platform anymore. However, existing Agile programs, compiled and linked with Digital Fortran are working fine with Windows 7 / Windows 10.
GMSWorks will not run ... Second call up an Exceed "local X" window by using Start->Programs->Exceed->Local X Clients->Atlantis, then go under options in the local X window and make sure that "close on last client exit" is not checked. Then when you start up GMSWorks again you will be able to see the error message in this window. GMSWorks won't save parts ... Backspace character does not work... Solution: Using regedit (Start->Run->regedit), edit your registry settings for Exceed as follows: Under the registry key HKEY_USERS - SOFTWARE - Hummingbird -
EXCEED Then modify the newly created string value so that it is identical to the two strings below. HomeDir C:\program files\exceed.nt NOTE: Do not place the command in quotes. Cannot open connect stream error... Cannot open connect stream. Solution: Open Start->Programs->Exceed->Xconfig Select protocol NOTE: Only use this fix if you are experiencing the above error message, it may adversely affect systems that are currently working properly. Updating Keyboard Mappings in Exceed
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Frequently Asked Questions regarding font changes in GMSWorks 4.3: Several changes have been made to font display: · GMSWorks now supports TrueType fonts. Why have these changes been made ? GMSWorks will not run on NT... Why have these changes been made ? First and foremost, by allowing access to TrueType fonts the GMSWorks font have been greatly improved. Additionally, for our Europeans customers we have added support for non-ASCII characters such as ä, ö, ü, and ß to the standard GMSWorks character sets.
By using TrueType fonts, GMSWorks can now access most fonts available on both the Windows and Solaris platforms. Additionally, many thousands of fonts can be purchased or downloaded free from the Internet. What will happen to the fonts in my existing parts ? When a pre-4.3 part is loaded with GMSWorks 4.3, existing notes, labels, and dimension will continue to display as before. However the key codes for the symbols plus/minus (±), degree (º), and diameter (ø) will be modified to conform to the Latin-1 standard used by most TrueType fonts. Can I use TrueType fonts in my existing parts ? Absolutely. If you wish, you may also modify existing notes, labels and strings to use TrueType fonts rather than the existing GMSWorks fonts. Be forewarned that character spacing will change as a result of this operation. How do I use TrueType fonts with GMSWorks ? Under the font menu: "Applications", "2.Drafting", "1.Modals", "1.Text Attributes", "5.Character Set/Slant", select option "7.TrueType Fonts". At this point GMSWorks displays a dialog with a list of valid TrueType fonts found in directories in the GMSWorks font path. This can be controlled by setting the GMSFONTPATH environment variable to a list of directories where GMSWorks should look for font files. By default, on the Windows platform this is the system font directory (C:\winnt\fonts), while on Solaris it is the $GMSDIR/fonts directory. Note: When running GMSWorks on the Windows platform, the font selection dialog may fail to appear because it comes up behind existing windows. Because of this, GMSWorks may give the appearance of being hung while in fact it is waiting for input. If this happens, "Select Font" will appear on the Windows Taskbar (at the bottom of the screen). Click on this to bring the window to the front. After this is done, for the remainder of the GMSWorks session the dialog will subsequently appear in front of the primary GMSWorks window. Can I use all TrueType font files ? GMSWorks will accept most TrueType fonts files, however some do exist that contain bitmap fonts rather than outline fonts, and thus do not contain the information required to generate vector geometry. Also, we have found some font files that do not contain a character map (to map from key code to geometry in the font file). These files are of questionable validity and cannot be loaded by GMSWorks because they contain insufficient information. How can I fill in my outline fonts ? All fonts can now be converted to 2-D Point Sets using "Graphics" "5.Other 2-D Curves" "0.Other" "2.Make 2-D Point Set From Curve(s)". Each curve contour will then be converted into a separate 2-D Point Set. After conversion to 2-D Point Sets, the geometry can then be crosshatched as desired. What else can I do with TrueType notes ? After conversion to 2-D Point Sets, any operation that allows 2-D Point
Sets to be selected can be used, including:
What is meant by "remapping of several characters" ? Prior to this release, GMSWorks used the following key codes to access characters that were of use to GMSWorks: ` Ø This method was inconsistent with the standard key codes used external to GMSWorks and resulted in the `, @, and ^ symbols not being accessible to GMSWorks. In order to make it possible to use TrueType fonts and also to allow access to these symbols (the @ in particular has become important in recent years as it is required for email addresses!), when parts are loaded into 4.3 the internal key codes for ø, ±, and the º are converted to the standard ones. The vacated key codes are then available to be used by `, @, and ^. How do I access special symbols in GMSWorks 4.3 ? Previously, I used the `, @, and ^ keys to access ø, ±, and º. Now when I use these keys I get the symbol shown on the key. On both Solaris and Windows there are methods that allow this to be done. On Solaris: It is necessary to define new key mappings. This is done by creating a .modmap file and placing it in your home directory. For example the following file will allow access to the ø, ±, and º signs: keycode 42 = 6 asciicircum degree degree After this file is created, the following line should be added to your .login file: xmodmap .modmap After this is done, use the Alt Graph key to access the third character
in each line, and Shift + Alt Graph to access the fourth. For example,
to input a ±, you would simultaneously push the Alt Graph and 2
keys. keycode 84 = a A adiaeresis Adiaeresis On Windows:
How do i manually change Exceed key definitions ? To change key definitions, select "Start"?"Programs"?"Exceed"?"XConfig" or right click on the Exceed icon on the taskbar and select "Tools”?"Configuration". This brings up the Exceed Xconfig dialog Now click on “Input”. This brings up the Input Dialog. Under “Keyboard”, “Primary”, click “Edit”. This brings up the XKeys dialog. At this point, select keys you wish to define and modify the Mode Switch and Shift Mode Switch fields to reference the characters you intend to use. Now, in the XKeys dialog, doubleclick on the Alt or R Alt key. Change the definition of the Unshifted key to Mode_switch, then click Apply. Now close this window. Now close the XKeys dialog. Finally, in the Input Dialog, make sure the field "Alt Key:" has a setting that sends events from the defined Alt key(s) to X, not to Windows, or else the application will never see the event. Close the Input Dialog, answering yes when asked if to perform a server reset (be warned that this will kill GMSWorks). Next time you run GMSWorks you should be able to use the defined Alt key as the compose key to access the third and fourth keysyms for that key. Alternately, you can download the us.kbf file from the C-Solutions FTP
site and install this on your computer in place of the existing one in
the Exceed user directory (by default this is $EXCEED_DIR\user). This file
contains the following additional key definitions:
GMSWorks will not run... Second call up an Exceed "local X" window by using Start->Programs->Exceed->Local X Clients->Atlantis, then go under options in the local X window and make sure that "close on last client exit" is not checked. Then when you start up GMSWorks again you will be able to see the error message in this window. GMSWorks won't save parts... Backspace character does not work... Solution: Using regedit (Start->Run->regedit), edit your registry settings for Exceed as follows: Under the registry key HKEY_USERS - SOFTWARE - Hummingbird -
EXCEED Then modify the newly created string value so that it is identical to the two strings below. HomeDir C:\program files\exceed.nt NOTE: Do not place the command in quotes. Cannot open connect stream error... Cannot open connect stream. Solution: Open Start->Programs->Exceed->Xconfig Select protocol NOTE: Only use this fix if you are experiencing the above error message, it may adversely affect systems that are currently working properly. Back to Top Back to Support Page |
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