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| ADT Steel Beams | 11/19/2009 | Bob |
Q: Using AutoCAD Architecture 2009, where can I get ADT structural beams? The available ADT objects are ...
A: I am an Interior Designer, lol. I don't do Structural, but I DO do "how to find answers". Your ...
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| dragmode | 11/19/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: Is there a way to see the hatch patterns in a big scale in the swatch they are so small you really ...
A: It sounds like Qtext is turned on. It stands for Quick Text. Shows up just as a box instead of as ...
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| linetype | 11/18/2009 | Scott Cook |
Q: I need a linetype that is a squiggle- or continues arcs in autocad 2002. I have created the shp ...
A: I don't do custom linetypes - the pain threshold is too high. I would suggest using a block. If what ...
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| autocad | 11/18/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: I hate math, is autocad for me? All my children are in school and I am trying to determine what to ...
A: Jenny: Don't sweat it. Basic math will do. AutoCAD does the math. Draw a line from any point ...
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| symbols scale size | 11/17/2009 | Paul Jordan |
Q: I recently upgraded to autocad 2010 and now some of my symbols aren't the correct size. How do i fix ...
A: Hey Chris, It sounds to me like you might have a problem with annotative scaling. Were the blocks ...
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| hatch | 11/16/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: Is there a way to see the hatch patterns in a big scale in the swatch they are so small you really ...
A: Good question! That little swatch rectangle on the Hatch dialogue box is really a waste of space!! ...
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| Unable to measure | 11/13/2009 | Bob |
Q: As a project manager who must do occasional swift layout changes on sites and having used ...
A: May I ask why you have pdfs? The originator should send you AutoCAD drawings, so you can work with ...
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| cad | 11/12/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I would like to set up my paper space so it will be seen same as plot preview (not colors but black ...
A: Apologies for the delay answering. I have tried to find how this was done in previous versions and ...
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| Plot | 11/11/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: How to take printouts for all drawings in one print cammond? Is there any programme for this, ...
A: Yugandhar: None that I know of except one: AutoPlot. It's been around for a long time and I don't ...
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| x,y coordinates in ACAD | 11/4/2009 | Scott Cook |
Q: I read your post regarding how to plot x,y points in ACAD. I am having problems when i try to plot ...
A: Without seeing your script file, or at least the beginning and end of it, I would only be guessing ...
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| Text not editable | 11/4/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Bill, I have been having issues with text not highlighting so you can edit it. This happens to ...
A: Jeff: Please go to my website (shown below) and click on my email icon and send me the drawing. I ...
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| Autocad 2007 open type fonts | 11/3/2009 | Bob |
Q: I read your answer to installing a True type font to be seen in Acad 2007, but is it possible to get ...
A: I can't really reply on every issue that an old release may or may not handle, and I can't really ...
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| stb color mapping | 11/2/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Bill, Thanks for the forum. I have a frustration issue with a joint venture project. They have ...
A: Actually, it sounds like you have a good solution. What I am confused on, however, is if you were ...
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| stb color mapping | 11/2/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Bill, Thanks for the forum. I have a frustration issue with a joint venture project. They have ...
A: Use the PAGESETUP command. You can either start a new page setup or edit an old one. When the ...
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| please | 11/1/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: please what are d steps involved when designing a building using autocad?
A: Moyo: Things might be different in Nigeria, but here in Portland, Oregon, USA, I like to say the ...
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| questions and answers | 10/31/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: sir, Will you send me some questions and their answers related to AutoCAD 2010.
A: Best place is this forum: http://discussion.autodesk.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=360 All the ...
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| stb color mapping | 10/30/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Bill, Thanks for the forum. I have a frustration issue with a joint venture project. They have ...
A: RKENT, SuperMember of CAD Tutor has this to say on the subject: Use the convertctb command in a ...
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| AUTOCAD | 10/30/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I have autocad 2002 lt. How do I change solid hatch to background or foreground in this version of ...
A: You can use the command DRAWORDER and you should be able to select your hatch and send it to the ...
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| AUTOCAD | 10/30/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: I have autocad 2002 lt. How do I change solid hatch to background or foreground in this version of ...
A: The Draworder command will do it. If you have a lot of hatch patterns and you want to put them in ...
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| AUTOCAD | 10/30/2009 | Bob |
Q: I have autocad 2002 lt. How do I change solid hatch to background or foreground in this version of ...
A: Sorry if I do not remember all the differences from 8 yrs ago. I don't have that release installed ...
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| AUTOCAD | 10/30/2009 | Paul Jordan |
Q: I have autocad 2002 lt. How do I change solid hatch to background or foreground in this version of ...
A: Hey Al, The command you're looking for is called Draw Order. You might just do a quick search in ...
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| Best site | 10/30/2009 | Bob |
Q: Please give me a site (beginner type) where I could learn 3D autocad very good. Im already good in ...
A: You failed to tell me the release of AutoCAD. The 3D capabilities were similar in releases before ...
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| command line / lisp mimic | 10/29/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: A colleague mentioned he had seen some software that shows the AutoCAD commnand being displayed in a ...
A: Kev: I don't use a LISP generator myself, but there are a few out there: BeoWolfe Technologies has ...
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| AutoCAD to PDF | 10/28/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I am currently working with AutoCAD MEP 2009 and converting files to be plotted with Adobe Acrobat 9 ...
A: Sorry I could not be of better help. It sounds like it is an issue with the PDF writer. You can ...
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| AutoCAD to PDF | 10/28/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I am currently working with AutoCAD MEP 2009 and converting files to be plotted with Adobe Acrobat 9 ...
A: The DWF writer is actually a printer. It should appear in the printer list as "DWFx ePlot.pc3" There ...
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| AutoCAD to PDF | 10/28/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I am currently working with AutoCAD MEP 2009 and converting files to be plotted with Adobe Acrobat 9 ...
A: It seems like some of the pdf issues have gotten better in ACAD 2010, but that is not too helpful to ...
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| command entry problem | 10/28/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Sir, instead of entering a command (ex: Line), we can enter simply "l". But sometime it is not ...
A: Sarvenkatg: When this happens, the first thing you need to know is that if ACAD.PGP is in the ...
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| changing units | 10/27/2009 | Bob |
Q: I am new to auto cad and am currently using 2010 model. I have completed my drawing but drew it in ...
A: Peter -- I am responding fast, so be patient with me when I tell you this: AutoCAD is about ...
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| remove double lines in text | 10/26/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: Nice to speak to you again. How are you? I have a question about lisp again. i need a little code ...
A: I got some help on this one: "stevor" submitted the following example code: (defun file_l (fn / ...
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| AutoCAD 2010 problem | 10/26/2009 | Paul Jordan |
Q: Not sure you can help me with this problem, but I've been to every site looking for answers. I am a ...
A: Lisa, The best advice I can give you is to do a clean uninstall of the Autocad software. You can ...
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| How to put more space between the dimension text and fraction of an inch at the end of the text? I assume it is a dim variable. | 10/22/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: When dimensioning in architectural format, there is almost no space between the inch and fraction of ...
A: Justin: Do you have DIMFRAC set to 1 or 0? Try 2. That will unstack the fraction in the ...
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| AutoCAD compatible with widows vista | 10/21/2009 | Bob |
Q: I have installed AutoCAD 2005 on my pc and I get the messege.."Your version of AutoCAD 2005 isn't ...
A: VISTA has a compatibility mode option to install old software: explore it in Vista's Help and ...
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| Font | 10/20/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: How could I have two different fonts in one drawing? Because everytime I change the font of one item ...
A: Gilbert: It's very common just to use the text style that comes with AutoCAD by the name of ...
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| grids in model space and paper space | 10/19/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: I am using AutoCad 2008 and drawing a plan of a commercial property with manholes and stormwater ...
A: Ross: Use Model Space for drawing to exact size. Paper space can be used for plotting to a scale. ...
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| grids in model space and paper space | 10/16/2009 | Bill DeShawn |
Q: I am using AutoCad 2008 and drawing a plan of a commercial property with manholes and stormwater ...
A: I am assuming that you have a title block in paper space that you usually use when drawing in ...
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| stretching | 10/14/2009 | Shauna Anderson |
Q: I am trying to get back into AutoCad. In the past I used to stretch an object drawn by dimensioning ...
A: I suspect that your being able to stretch an item by changing its dimension was done in a vertical ...
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| Question | 10/9/2009 | Bob |
Q: Why when i mark one object and i click on another the first object is remark? Please help me ! ...
A: I am sorry I did not reply sooner. For an accurate and fast reply, next time PLEASE provide all the ...
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| Autocad text orientation | 10/8/2009 | Scott Cook |
Q: I am doing a string of dimensions up an elevation and I want to rotate the text to read ...
A: LIST the dimensions, figure out what style they are. type DDIM and modify the style for those ...
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| lisp | 10/7/2009 | Scott Cook |
Q: Is it possible to pass the read only DISTANCE value (obtained following the DIST command) to a ...
A: Yes, there is a distance function that takes two points, that will return the distance between them. ...
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| mouse button options | 10/7/2009 | Paul Jordan |
Q: How can i set up my five button mouse to go to the osnap settings with just one click. Thanks
A: To modify your mouse, I'm pretty sure you'd have to go into your actual mouse settings and make the ...
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