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VBA and/or ACIS Editing not installed : How to fix this?
During installation of Bricscad, if you choose the Custom install option, the setup program shows a dialog box where additional, optional components can be selected (see below).
In the screen above (which is from a trial install), you can see that the VBA option is not available. This is because only a valid Pro or Platinum license permits the use of VBA. In Bricscad trial or Classic version, the VBA option is disabled and un-available. If you have subsequently upgraded to a Pro or Platinum version and updated the license key, VBA is still not activated because the initial, underlying version did not have VBA enabled (see below).
As seen in the above message, this is because a Pro license was added to an existing Classic / trial installation. To fix this, you must start the Bricscad installation again and modify the setup. You can do this by running the downloaded Bricscad EXE or from the Windows Control Panel, and choose the Modify install option.
When you do that, you can now see that the VBA option has appeared but is un-selected. You must select (check) this option and complete the installation for VBA to be enabled in your Bricscad Pro or Platinum.
Resolution (Step-By-Step)
In order to install the Pro components (ACIS Editing and VBA), enter your Pro license key when installing Bricscad Pro.
If Bricscad Pro is already installed without these components, you don't need to reinstall but you can modify the existing installation.
1. Enter your Pro license key in Bricscad (Help > License... > Licensing Information > Modify...) before modifying your existing installation.
2. Run the Bricscad installer EXE
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In Windows Start menu > Settings > Control Panel >Add/Remove programs. Select the Bricscad entry in the list and press the Change/Remove button.
3. The Bricscad setup starts. In the dialog showing the 3 options Modify / Repair / Remove.
4. Select the Modify option.
5. This opens the Select components dialog. Here you can select the components you want to install or uninstall.
6. Select Acis Editing and VBA. Leave other entries unchanged (unchecking a currently installed component will uninstall it!).
(Acknowledgements: Some inputs taken from www.bricsys.com knowledge-base articles)
Reproduced with permission on http://blog.bricsys.com .
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