Matt Schrum
12-11-2020, 8:54 PM
All,
You folks have been a huge help to me here and I wanted to share this file with you folks first. On one of my facebook groups a much nerdier nerd than myself went in and changed some aspects of the .exe file to let EZCAD know there's more RAM available that it can utilize. Previously it seemed to be limited to using 2GB, some folks have reported it utilizing up to 3.5GB now. That is, it should crash less on large files.
In addition, in the comments of that post I was pointed towards this lin (https://charliex2.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/fibre-laser-arrives-let-the-games-begin/?fbclid=IwAR1A7mJ6G8ZkXIXf1hi4BoDcNXRVUXilm6Pk_Syf _rcZKzINOg9MeJyX4A4)k in which a guy pointed out what bits to change so that you can save files offline (that is, without a dongle). So, to get the best of both worlds (more RAM utilization, save without a dongle) then took the .exe file from the first guy (more RAM) and went in and edited those bits with a Hex Editor to get the offline save. You can find that file attached (just unzip it). 446841
I have only been using this for an hour or two, so please treat this as experimental for the time being. This is for 2.14.11 only. make a copy of your current EZCAD folder with all of the supporting files, delete the main .exe file and drop mine from above in it's place. Do the same thing with the .dll file in the .zip folder (it's in the same folder on your PC as the EzCAD.exe file). That's all you need to do.
Some other notes to make life easier while I am at it (whether or not you use the new .exe file):
-in the EZCAD 2.14.11 --> res folder: use a text editor to change the license.txt file (this is the start up window where you hit Agree). I changed the text to tell me what lens I'm using (I have a separate copy of the EZCAD folder for each lens)
-Also in that folder, you can edit the Logo.bmp file to change the start up image. Again, I put a note on there about what lens I am using (the more warnings, the better)
I hope this of some help. I'm not fantastic at programming, so if some issues do crop up this may be all for naught-- but I'm hoping it is smooth sailing.
-Matt
You folks have been a huge help to me here and I wanted to share this file with you folks first. On one of my facebook groups a much nerdier nerd than myself went in and changed some aspects of the .exe file to let EZCAD know there's more RAM available that it can utilize. Previously it seemed to be limited to using 2GB, some folks have reported it utilizing up to 3.5GB now. That is, it should crash less on large files.
In addition, in the comments of that post I was pointed towards this lin (https://charliex2.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/fibre-laser-arrives-let-the-games-begin/?fbclid=IwAR1A7mJ6G8ZkXIXf1hi4BoDcNXRVUXilm6Pk_Syf _rcZKzINOg9MeJyX4A4)k in which a guy pointed out what bits to change so that you can save files offline (that is, without a dongle). So, to get the best of both worlds (more RAM utilization, save without a dongle) then took the .exe file from the first guy (more RAM) and went in and edited those bits with a Hex Editor to get the offline save. You can find that file attached (just unzip it). 446841
I have only been using this for an hour or two, so please treat this as experimental for the time being. This is for 2.14.11 only. make a copy of your current EZCAD folder with all of the supporting files, delete the main .exe file and drop mine from above in it's place. Do the same thing with the .dll file in the .zip folder (it's in the same folder on your PC as the EzCAD.exe file). That's all you need to do.
Some other notes to make life easier while I am at it (whether or not you use the new .exe file):
-in the EZCAD 2.14.11 --> res folder: use a text editor to change the license.txt file (this is the start up window where you hit Agree). I changed the text to tell me what lens I'm using (I have a separate copy of the EZCAD folder for each lens)
-Also in that folder, you can edit the Logo.bmp file to change the start up image. Again, I put a note on there about what lens I am using (the more warnings, the better)
I hope this of some help. I'm not fantastic at programming, so if some issues do crop up this may be all for naught-- but I'm hoping it is smooth sailing.
-Matt