#-CAD Installation

#-CAD Installation

#-CAD is available as a native desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, or as a stand-alone web app.

Download

Download the latest release for your platform from our GitHub Releases page.

Platform	Download
macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon)	Hash-CAD-macos.dmg
Windows	Hash-CAD-windows-installer.exe
Linux	Hash-CAD-linux.tar.gz

MacOS Installation

1. Download the .zip file
2. Extract the zip and drag #-CAD to your Applications folder
3. On first launch, you will need to go to the 'Privacy & Security' tab in your system preferences and allow #-CAD to open anyway (we unfortunately do not have a developer certificate yet).

Windows Installation

1. Download the .exe installer file
2. Run the installer
3. Windows Defender may show a warning; click "More info" then "Run anyway"
4. Follow the usual on-screen prompts to install the package
5. Done!

Linux Installation (we are working on a better install method)

1. Download and extract the .tar.gz file
2. Run the flutter_app executable from the extracted folder

Web Version (no install needed)

A web version of #-CAD is also available at hash-cad.com.

Note

The web version does not have access to the evolutionary algorithm system, but can still calculate parasitic valencies.

Python Libraries Installation

All python libraries are available on PyPI in one install:

pip install crisscross_kit

For optional 3D graphics and Blender support for the crisscross library use the below command instead:

pip install crisscross_kit[3d]
pip install crisscross_kit[blender]

The packages were developed using Python 3.11, although any version from 3.10 onwards should work well.