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About J. B. Borge
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I can answer general questions about Autocad & Solid Works.

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I've been in the 3D/2D CAD industry for over 10 yrs. & also had the opportunity/exposure to work with several mainstream design platforms including Helix Design Systems to Land Desktop.

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Questions Answered By Expert J. B. Borge
In Category AutoCAD

Subject	Date Asked

plot styles	8/27/2008
Q: I am enduring the headache of trying to reconfigure everything in my computer after a virus forced ... A: if i can recall, depending on the template you use, that determines the plot style your drawing is ...
text-to-attribute	8/8/2008
Q: my question is: Is there such thing as a "convert text-to-attribute command"? Thank you in advance. A: Lyn, Typically, an attribute will consist several elements. Converting a text alone to an attribute ...
text	8/7/2008
Q: We are not daily users of our AutoCad 2007, but use it frequently to review building plans and ... A: typically you receive dwgs w/ text styles (compiled fonts). When the owner of a dwg sends his design ...
change autoCAD file'version 2006 to 2004	8/7/2008
Q: I have a file that has been done by autoCAD2006. In my computer, I only have autoCAD2004. When I ... A: Xiao, Visit Autodesk's website & install 'DWG True View'. This standalone software enables you to ...
ltscale	7/29/2008
Q: I have different types of line - (fence line, tree line) that i want to show on my paper space. I ... A: Ravi, i guess i was a little unclear. there are 2 factors that can change your line type when using ...
Autocad Lt 95	7/24/2008
Q: I get this message everytime I try to start the program: FATAL ERROR:MakeCfg:Can't read template ... A: Stephen, my apologies for the delay. I think your default template is just corrupted. Try using ...
ltscale	7/23/2008
Q: I have different types of line - (fence line, tree line) that i want to show on my paper space. I ... A: Ravi, my apologies for the delay. Determine what scale you have in that viewport (ie. 1"=30'). if ...
Need viewer for STP & IGS files	7/17/2008
Q: I need a free, downloadable viewer for STP & IGS files. I do not have any kind of CAD software ... A: Hey Dave, i've used Myriad before (purchased) opening both formats but i think you'd be able to open ...
general file size estimates	7/11/2008
Q: we are starting a High School AutoCAD class and are planning to upgrade our Servers. I am trying to ... A: Mark, my apologies for the delay. Just to give you an idea on how big a typical project i produce in ...
autocad	6/19/2008
Q: can i get autocad commands shortcut keys? ex: for line we type L, like that. please send the list to ... A: Rejeesh, You can customize your shortcut keys thru your pulldown menu under tools/customize/Edit ...
autocad	5/30/2008
Q: i need to know the very basics of autocad, what book would you recommend that I study to learn the ... A: Which 3D design platform(s) did you work w/ in school? ProE, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, ...
autocad 2008 printing	5/25/2008
Q: B i have a really fast computer its a dual core 2.2 ghz speed and 2gb physical memory and a 512mg ... A: Rawn, My sincere apologies for the delay! Have you tried creating a PC3 file using Add-a-Plotter ...
bcount command	5/21/2008
Q: I have been away from AutoCAD for 5 years, I work in the materials handling business as a CAD ... A: Jill, Your coworker probably doesn't have his/her 'Express Tools' installed or loaded. To check, ...
Printing hatching at half scale	5/13/2008
Q: I have some solid hatching that looks broken or transparent when I print a 24 x 36 sheet at 11 x 17. ... A: Bridget, My sincerest apology for the delay. How are you printing the 11x17, are you still using ...
AutoCad Text Question	5/5/2008
Q: When I cut and paste some text from AutoCad 2008 into AutoCad 2007 the text ends up far away from ... A: Jamie, Although Autocad 2008 share same dwg format as 2007, the 2007 version wont be able to ...
Autocad printing	4/10/2008
Q: have a student version of AutoCAD 2008 and I am trying to print the four main engineering views in a ... A: I'm not really sure why that particular view is not printing but we can try a couple of things. ...
backup cd	3/18/2008
Q: Aloha from Hawaii, My question pertains to my copy of AutoCAD. I used to work for an architect as a ... A: Shaun, I wouldn't think the software is illegal since it is registered. However, it's registered ...
Leaders	3/3/2008
Q: How do I insert a leader that has a pentagon shape around the text? I have drawn boxes around 20 ... A: Greg, Autocad doesn't have this feature but can be done manually. Create block from the pentagon w/ ...
AutoCAD: menu Load error	2/19/2008
Q: I have an autocad2005. when i start the s/w i get an error message Menu Load failed: File not ... A: Sherren, Is nimcad.mnu a custom menu you company created? If you need this menu, search for it in ...
AutoCAD Shape Font	2/12/2008
Q: I have been given a middle east project and the soft copy of drawings receive are in Arabic. Where ... A: Ronny, Can you possibly ask the people where dwg originated from? I'm sure they'd be willing to ...
Brong layer to front	2/9/2008
Q: I know there is the 'bring to front', 'send to back' and 'bring above objects' and 'send under ... A: HB, Unfortunately, Autocad doesn't have this feature where u can specify layering hierarchy similar ...
ACAD LT '07 (viewports)	2/7/2008
Q: how do you create a unique shaped viewport? I know you can create circular, triangular or any other ... A: Tyler, Create your closed polyline or circle, invoke '-vports' command type 'o' for object. Select ...
Inserting Image into Titlebock	2/6/2008
Q: When inserting image into title block it shows image (company logo), but when cad file is opened on ... A: Edmar, One way to circumvent this problem in Autocad is to convert your logo to bmp, gif, or png if ...
New cad application	1/24/2008
Q: I am helping get a small business up on a cad program. I have worked in the PC board design area ... A: Doug, AutoCAD is very customizable & powerful tool. It will support multi level libraries (called ...
Watermark	1/18/2008
Q: Is it possible to 'Watermark' an Autocad drg. created with autocad 2004, so as to 'copyright' ... A: Mike, Watermark can be done just thru manipulating your Pen Assignments. For ex., your can modify ...
Display of fonts	1/16/2008
Q: To see all the different font styles in ACAD Mech. , do I have to scroll down through them all ? ... A: William, Only way i know is thru 'Style', you can hit the down arrow key and should give you a font ...
viewer drawing	1/15/2008
Q: I receive some files in .dwg extension. the files cannot be open with AutoCAD2005 but can be view ... A: Apparently you rec'd a drawing that's a newer release than your AutoCAD software version. Install ...
missing xrefs blocks when I send a drawing out	1/8/2008
Q: When ever I send a drawing to any other computer than mine I cannot see some of the xrefs or blocks ... A: Yes, when you attach a dwg as an xref, you're just linking it to your current drawing, it doesn't ...
missing xrefs blocks when I send a drawing out	1/7/2008
Q: When ever I send a drawing to any other computer than mine I cannot see some of the xrefs or blocks ... A: Ray, If the party your sending your file to, is in the same common network as you, then ensure ...
From 2000 Lt to 2008	1/4/2008
Q: I have an opportunity for a position drafting Boilers and their associated piping...I will be going ... A: Elaine, Not all piping are done in 3D. The majority are still in 2D world since all the drawings ...
keynote legend	12/27/2007
Q: I have recently started using AutoCAD Architecture 2008 and my office has decided they want to use ... A: i've never used AutoCAD Architecture before and im not really sure what this 'Keynote Legend' is. ...
Question	12/14/2007
Q: Sir iam using autocad 2006 earlier i use to use autocad 2004 even after changing to 2006 the files ... A: Murphy, the only time i get this error is when you're opening a drawing (new version) from older ...
text style	12/14/2007
Q: Help! I seemed to have lost my favorite font. I don't know how or why. It is the "archstyl.shx" ... A: Shaun, You can download the font also at this following location: ...
bitmap image and AutoCad 2008	12/5/2007
Q: I have bmp in one layer, and vector dwg over that, in another layer. Want to print this dwg file via ... A: Another way you can do this is to embed the bitmap image inside your drawing. To do this, open the ...
Can you angle viewports?	11/30/2007
Q: How do I angle a viewport? I am wanting to add break lines in paper space and for this reason I ... A: Ok, im assuming you currently have a typical rectangular viewport & that all corners are constrained ...
Can you angle viewports?	11/29/2007
Q: How do I angle a viewport? I am wanting to add break lines in paper space and for this reason I ... A: Chantale, you can't really rotate a viewport (unless its polygonal) & the objects rotate ...
AutoCad 2007 Plotting	11/28/2007
Q: J.B., I appreciate your response to my plotting question but I think I need to rephrase and clarify ... A: Frank: In 2007, under the 'Plot' dialog box, you should have this circular icon w/ greater than ...
AutoCad 2007 Plotting	11/27/2007
Q: I have been using AutoCad 2002 but recently upgraded to 2007. However now I am unable to plot with ... A: Frank, Under the 'Plot' dialog, try using a different Plot Style Table (pen assignments), or ...
Overlapping xrefs	11/8/2007
Q: I have two xrefs that overlap as they are plans and refer to the 0,0 in both drawings. However now ... A: Mishari, You can associate each of xrefs on their own individual layers. 1st xref to layer called ...
AutoCAD LT2000 Menu Pick	10/29/2007
Q: When I pick a menu item I frequently have to click on it several times before it is recognized. ... A: Pete, go away!!! Just kidding, I'll try to help u out as much as i can, we'll get this thing ...
line type problems	10/18/2007
Q: I am running 2006 autocad on my lap top and when i got out of school i took the MTQ (Ministère des ... A: My apologies for the delay...u might wanna check the syntax for the linetype @ line 11? It would ...
CAD	10/2/2007
Q: Two questions: my partner just bought autocad 2007 Lt and when he plots everything except the heavy ... A: Under the plot dialog box, u get the option to choose which *.ctb to use (in your case, aclt.ctb). ...
AutoCAD Lt 2000 and XP	10/2/2007
Q: I've been using AutoCAD Lt 2000 on my Windows XP computer since 2002. Everything worked fine with ... A: CJ, Autocad 2000 is supposed to run only on Windows 95, 98, & NT platforms. Apparently, you ...
CAD	9/29/2007
Q: Two questions: my partner just bought autocad 2007 Lt and when he plots everything except the heavy ... A: Ensure your aclt.ctb plot style table (color & lineweight) correlates w/ colors used in your dim ...
efficiency	9/20/2007
Q: I have found no need two enter keys now that time sensitive right click apealed to me. Before ... A: the spacebar (enter) is hardcoded into the system however, it can be override thru some visualbasic ...
pdf's in AutoCAD	9/1/2007
Q: Iam using AutoCAD 2000. I have a scanned image that I need to paste into an AutoCAD drawing. I do ... A: Here's the trick, convert scanned image in *.bmp format & open it under Microsoft Paint program. ...
Edting Xrefs	8/28/2007
Q: I am working with .dwg's in which the title blocks (borders) are xrefs. This is being done so that ... A: Hey Dan, i have 2 solutions to your question. First, you can 'Bind' the xref (titleblock) into the ...
Middle button Pan in Auto Cad.	8/16/2007
Q: I have recently put my Autocad 2008 on a new PC. I Can't seem to get the pan drag button to work on ... A: Tom, Typically the mouse driver is always the culprit. Try updating it, otherwise use a ...
autolisp	7/26/2007
Q: i want to learn autolisp can u guide me where i will get the free tutorials on the Internet for ... A: I'd suggest investing on buying an autolisp book first. Trust me this'll come in handy. I've used ...
Rectangle Command	7/12/2007
Q: I was just wondering if there was a way to lock the area of a rectangle so that when I play with the ... A: Autocad does not have this parametric like functionality however, this can be probably achieved thru ...
NOT IN CURRENT SPACE	6/20/2007
Q: I have frequently faced the problem of "Not in current space" in some autocad files/. Can you please ... A: Check if you have any frozen/locked layer while erasing. Also, using templates may leave entities in ...
System Recommendations	6/12/2007
Q: Borge, I'm looking at getting a new computer system for use in AutoCAD, and have stumbled across ... A: Jared, This all depends on how u are planning on using Autocad? If for home use or just for basic ...
acad.pgp	6/3/2007
Q: Good day. On paper space, I use so many Viewport which made my AutoCAD very, very slow. Is there any ... A: Ray, Unfortunately, this is one of the main drawback for Autocad LT or Lite versions - It does not ...
blocks	6/2/2007
Q: I've made a titleblock in which I've inserted a block of the company logo. When I send a drawing to ... A: Chad, is by any chance either you or your employer are using different autocad packages (autocad ...
VIEWPORTS	6/2/2007
Q: Good day. On paper space, I use so many Viewport which made my AutoCAD very, very slow. Is there any ... A: Ray, One u can look is thru your 'OPTIONS' & under systems tab, check out setting for Layout Regen ...
WCS	5/31/2007
Q: Is it possible to edit or change the WCS of a drawing? A: Dave, the WCS (World Coordinate System) is your default coordinate orientation used for reference - ...
ACAD 2000i	4/20/2007
Q: somehow i changed my doubleclick mode within a drawing. where the drawing previously would allow ... A: Steve, My apologies for the delay. To fix the problem, ensure your PICKFIRST variable is set to 1. ...
autocad2004 file to autocad14	4/17/2007
Q: I have produced a file by Autocad2004. Now I need to open and edit it with Autocad14. What should I ... A: Now why would you wanna edit your dwg on an older Autocad release? Regardless, you can simply export ...
ACAD converter file	4/12/2007
Q: I received an ACAD file where fractions were changed to s,f,y letters. Can I know somehow witch ... A: Mario, my apologies for the delay. I'm assuming the s, f, y letters are the proxy fonts trying ...
UCS	3/28/2007
Q: I fliped my USC coordinate Y plane down so I could put my drawing on coordinates. Now my text and ... A: All annotations/dims should be placed in your UCS World coordinates - not w/ your X,Y, or Z rotated. ...
xref	3/21/2007
Q: i am adding my design to an already made drawing. i want to xref the original drawing and work my ... A: Alonso, You should be able to change the colors thru your Layer Manager in your current dwg. Xrefs ...
Freelance Work	3/14/2007
Q: I have a question pertaining to doing CAD work on the side, like say a few hours a week, as a ... A: Dave, Personally, i'd do a research on how much a seasoned cad tech make per hour in your city ...
regarding autocad	3/9/2007
Q: how do i change font color in autocad give me full explanation with tools name A: Vishal, This is too extensive for me to explain but just to give you an overview on how colors are ...
Batch file conversion?	2/19/2007
Q: Is there a way to convert multiple .dwgs to a different .dwg format? I have a large number of 2007 ... A: Grant, I had to convert Helix legacy files into autocad, on over 3000+ drawings. The process ...
SOLDRAW with XREFs	2/5/2007
Q: I am trying to create a drawing of an assembly which comprises of a number of sub-assemblies. I have ... A: Those xref's are not native to the current drawing therefore SOLDRAW can't operate on it. There's ...
hidden line	1/28/2007
Q: Suppose that I have drawn a cubic solid which contains a hole!. Now, how can I show thw hidden ... A: This is a misconception in the Autocad platform, its just wasn't built for that. However, a ...
autocad	1/26/2007
Q: i am doing mechanical engineering. i want to know will learning autocad worth for me( for mechanical ... A: A 2D drawing still has a lot of impact in the design industry since the move to 3D is very eminent ...
surface model to a solid model	1/10/2007
Q: I imported a file sent to me as an iges. It is a surface model and I want to know if there is an ... A: Bob, Not possible in Autocad. However, inventor or solidworks are able to recognize surfaces and ...
Copy and Pasteing	1/8/2007
Q: I did that. I even saved it down to 14. It still wouldn't work.I am using AutoCAD LT 2002 and I am ... A: Nate, Obviously, you didn't read my initial solution to your question. Pls, read carefully next ...
Copy and Pasteing	1/8/2007
Q: I am using AutoCAD LT 2002 and I am trying to copy and paste from a .DWG from AutoCAD 2007. Wehn I ... A: Nate, Your autocad lt 2002 won't be able to understand the entities from 2007 at all since it's a ...
Is TurboCad & AutoCad program the same.	12/26/2006
Q: I have experienced with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and I am new to any CAD program. Most in the ... A: Rafael, I briefly used turbocad in the past & found some similarities between the 2 platforms. ...
Publishing using layout tabs	12/26/2006
Q: B., When i use autocad publisher i want to be able to plot using only the layout tab names (i.e. ... A: Micheal, Unfortunately, the publisher is encoded w/ in autocad & there's little manipulation can do ...
Replace Logo or company name on DWG	12/8/2006
Q: I am dealing with Autocad 2000. One company has bought out another and now wants to change the name ... A: sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, the only way to fix your titleblock is to invasively go in each ...
pdf	11/20/2006
Q: I just asked you a question about layers and layouts. The person I am supposed to send these ... A: Shaun, You can't save a pdf directly from Autocad. You would need to buy a 3rd party software such ...
saving as .pdf	11/20/2006
Q: I just asked you a question about layers and layouts. The person I am supposed to send these ... A: Shaun, You can't save a pdf directly from Autocad. You would need to buy a 3rd party software such ...
layouts	11/20/2006
Q: My question has to do with layers and layouts. I am working with someone elses drawings (and hence, ... A: Shaun, Turn on/Thaw all of your layers in model space. Now you need to freeze or thaw the layers in ...
problem	11/20/2006
Q: Hallo I have a problem with plotting my model. I'm using 2005 electrical AutoCad when I add couple ... A: Marius, What type of image are you inserting (JPG/TIFF/PNG/BMP)? Sometimes TIFF files has ...
Calling out a surface finish	10/6/2006
Q: I need to call out a surface finish on my drawing (32 micro). The machine shop I use said I need to ... A: Tom, Install font called "Monotype Sorts" into your windows font repository. This font can also be ...
File size	10/6/2006
Q: I'm working with autocad-light for quite a while, but it just recently started to save simple ... A: Peter, Try wblocking the objects you think you're only going to use so it strips out any ...
Converting images to lines	10/2/2006
Q: I have Autocad 2006. I would like to know how to convert an imported image into lines. This image ... A: Michelle, Autocad does not have the capability to convert images (raster) into its native vector ...
EVERYTHING WHITE IN V.P.	9/27/2006
Q: IN MODEL SPACE EVERYTHING HAS DIFFERENT COLORS TO IT BUT WHEN I AM IN A LAYOUT LOOKING AT MODEL ... A: Bill, several questions... What type of object(s) you have in model space (3d or 2d entities)? Does ...
AutoCAD 2006 + CorelDraw + CNC Router	9/25/2006
Q: I'm teaching a high school course on Design Tech, i.e. AutoCAD, and another on Communication Tech, ... A: Graham, Since CorelDraw is vector based (like Illustrator & Autocad), you should be able to ...
Autocad	9/22/2006
Q: is there a way to draw lines using hours,minutes and seconds as shown on plat maps A: Steve, In addition to the my last response. You can also set your units to 'Surveyor's Units" ...
Regarding CAD development	9/21/2006
Q: As BPO is incresaing in India. how you feel the development of india in design outsourcing in the ... A: Personally, this is such a touchy subject for all designers alike here in the US. However, from a ...
Line Types	9/19/2006
Q: What are the definitions for the following line types: long break line, stitch line, chain line, ... A: George, Personally the easiest way to create customized line types is thru use of express tools' ...
Scaling a drawing in a layout	9/19/2006
Q: i am having a problem in scaling my drawing in layout. I have one sheet wherein i have 3 scales for ... A: Kristine, Personally, i think the easiest way to scale dwgs in viewports is to use the 'Viewport' ...
fonts	9/13/2006
Q: Aloha from Hawaii, I am using AutoCAD 2006. My employer wants me to use a font which was not ... A: Shaun, It's best if you have these fonts saved somewhere in your network so that you can start ...
printing 3d drawings	9/5/2006
Q: how to print and how to produce it on paper my 3d drawings in autocad 2002? A: Decki, Best way to do it is to save the rendered image as a jpeg w/ highest resolution. Then do ...
toolbars	9/2/2006
Q: this is 'new' to me-whenever I boot my AutoCAD 2005, my toolbars 'revert' to something other than ... A: Andy, My apologies for the delay! Not so sure of the toolbar problem. However, we need to eliminate ...
AutoCAD	8/21/2006
Q: I'm working in feet and inches in AutoCAD version 2006. I want to draw a line 6' and 3" for example. ... A: Cox, What units is your drawing currently set at? Ensure your drawing units (units command) is set ...
using autocad to build boats	8/20/2006
Q: i've drawn a boat in 3d using splines and straight lines. It is a boat that could be made from plate ... A: Robert, Unfortunately your options are limited in Autocad - was not designed to do such feature ...
AutoCAD Mech Desktop	8/2/2006
Q: Your answer for the spiral question was great, but when I loaded the spiral.lsp into AutoCAD ... A: Christina, Maybe the lisp no longer work w/ the acad 2006. Try using helix.lsp provided below - ...
AutoCAD Mech Desktop	8/2/2006
Q: Your answer for the spiral question was great, but when I loaded the spiral.lsp into AutoCAD ... A: Christina, I'm assuming you're using Autocad Mechanical (not Mechanical Desktop)? The process is ...
Auto Cad Lite 2006	5/17/2006
Q: I have a cd with drawings at 1 to 50. How do you convert these drawings back to full size 1 to 1? ... A: Mark, You're gonna have to go on every single one of the drawings and rescale. I know it's an ugly ...
drawing file size	5/16/2006
Q: We run AutoCAD 2000LT in our office. We use blocks of stock paper sizes at different scales with ... A: Scott, This is typical on the older releases of Autocad. Just purge out any unreferenced layers, ...
layer print	5/15/2006
Q: Followup To Question - hello sir, i have more then 200 layer on my drawing and i wants to print ... A: Sujan, Hit 'F2' key to bring text window & then maximize the window. Invoke following commands: ...
plotstyle	5/11/2006
Q: is there any way to sent our plotstyle from one place to anothere place. i don't know the file ... A: Sujan, Typically, we use *.pc3 files and send this file along w/ the dwg if requested by our ...
spiraal	5/9/2006
Q: wich command do i have to use to draw a spiraal. My version is acad 2002. A: Use the Spiral.lsp to create your path. Then use the 'Extrude' command selecting the path to create ...
AutoCAD HP K850 printer compatability	4/28/2006
Q: Did you get the HP OfficeJet k850 working w/ autocad? I use XP Pro, AutoCAD LT 2000 and a (failing) ... A: the info below was the thread re. HP K850. I didn't get a respond back from her so not sure if it ...
Loss of subscripts when pasting AutoCAD drawings into Word	4/20/2006
Q: I use Auto CAD LT 2002 for producing drawings of engineering parts. For some of the dimensions I ... A: Mike, try embedding DWF's instead in your MS document. You will need to install the DWF viewer in ...
OLE Objects	4/18/2006
Q: Autocad 2000 I have more than one layout tab and on one of the layouts i have an excel sheet but in ... A: Kevin, So your questions is how to move the spreadsheet in model to paper space - the easy way? If ...
ACAD 2000 and Officejet Pro K850	4/10/2006
Q: I recently purchased an Officejet Pro K850 recommended by other CAD users in a Cadalyst article. ... A: Adria, Install an Autocad HDI Driver instead & recreate PC3 file. If still does not work, the ...
Dimensioning in metric	4/3/2006
Q: I have drawn a plan in feet and inches. I want to now dimension it in metric because the plan is ... A: Nick, If your current drawing scale is 1:1 (1'=1'), then scale all linework to 25.4. Modify your ...
command line entries	3/29/2006
Q: I appreciate your quick response, however my knowledge of ACAD is minimal. How is this lisp used? Is ... A: Robert, Autocad can evaluate this simple lisp expression directly & also transparently (along with ...
CAD	3/12/2006
Q: I have a retangle with sides A and B, and inside the retangle I have a circle. How can I put the ... A: Cristal, Create a construction line thru midpoints of sides A1 & A2; same with B1 & B2. Constrain ...
AutoCAD lisp.	2/14/2006
Q: Recently I've had to do several volume calculations for piping that we're doing. I have set up an ... A: Nathan, Here's a lisp function i use to calculate perimeters & areas & can be easily edited to your ...
Autocad 2004 Raser Image	2/10/2006
Q: J.B. Borge I have an on going problem with inserting pictures (jpeg,bitmap etc.) into a dwg file ... A: Chester, Autocad wasn't really designed that way. However, there's a little trick i know about ...
Autocad Mechanical Desktop 6	2/6/2006
Q: I am new to CAD am working thro tutorials and hit this problem. I made a simple 2D shape and now ... A: John, Make sure your profile is fully constrained first. All entities should be dimensioned & ...
2d-3d	2/6/2006
Q: I am drawing in the xy plane, and I want to draw in the xz or yz plane. How do I change the ... A: Jeffrey, First, You need to have a good understanding of how the UCS works. This is what defines ...
scaling a drawing	1/30/2006
Q: I use autocad 2000, I've been trying to scale a drawing from 1/4" = 1'-0" to what they call 1 to 1. ... A: Nick, All of your object entities in model space should always be drawn in 12" = 1' scale (1:1). ...
switching from metric to english	1/26/2006
Q: How do you switch a drawings primary dimensions from metric to english(standard)?I am using autocad ... A: Robert, This all depends if the object/entities was drawn in milimeters. This is typical if this ...
Auto CAD 2006 Toolbar	1/24/2006
Q: Is there a way to drag just "button" or "icon" from a tool bar? I just want one or two from several ... A: Marsha, I'd recommend creating your own instead of modifying the existing std toolbar, you'll thank ...
What to buy?	1/22/2006
Q: B. I enjoy building things around the house for myself or friends. My daughter needs a deck. I can ... A: Jack, this is outside my expertise so i can't help you with that. I'm pretty sure that there are ...
setting up drawing limits	1/10/2006
Q: first of all, I am a total novice- but have worked with other (easier CAD programs)I am trying to ... A: Create all your objects in model space at 1:1 scale. Then, switch to your 'Layout' tab & specify ...
AutoCAD Skills Test	11/9/2005
Q: I've been searching the internet trying to find a good AutoCAD skills test for potential employees. ... A: Hey Bob, I used progressprint.com a while back to do my testing. Unfortunately, it's not up anymore. ...
AutoCad Formula	11/6/2005
Q: What is the formula to type in to draw property lines on a map. Example data given: N 00 degrees ... A: Chrystal i apologize for the delay. To answer your question, first of all you'll need to set your ...
leaders	11/3/2005
Q: I am running ACAD Mech. 2004 DX. How can i add a leader and show the text as i type in its ... A: Mike, Unfortunately, this is how this autocad feature was written. However, you can use 2 separate ...
Layer States	10/25/2005
Q: AutoCAD 2000 Have you ever seen a drawing with several layouts and different layer states in each ... A: do you use the view command to define new views. This is also used to save current layer settings in ...
AutoCAD 2006 Plotstyle Manager - stb and ctb	10/25/2005
Q: help... my .ctb is not showing in the pull down menu under plot style table in the plot window and ... A: you must convert current drawing to a color-dependent plot style using: convertpstyles Just fyi, ...
CAD 4 Macs	10/18/2005
Q: B. I'm helping a friend join the 21st century. My friend is an interior designer and has worked in ... A: Mr. Fox, I strongly recommend to stay away from mac computers when it comes to CAD. I've been a ...
opening Civil Design drawings in ACAD	10/9/2005
Q: This confirms my suspicion that there's no good way to keep the imported drawing intact while making ... A: Pflynn, I think i kinda see the whole picture now! There's always going to be incompatibility ...
opening Civil Design drawings in ACAD	9/29/2005
Q: I use Autocad 2002, and periodically encounter problems when I bring linework into my drawing from a ... A: this is always the case when ever you import objects that were created from another platform. It's ...
Import BMP	9/15/2005
Q: I am working at revising our current title block. I want to import our company logo into it. We have ... A: Mark, The best way to fix this is to convert the bitmap image to vector (autocad entities). Trace ...
Saving files in other versions of AutoCAD	9/15/2005
Q: I am new to AutoCAD. I have the 2006 version, my school has the 2002LT version, and when I try to ... A: Rick, You can also try saving the drawing in 2000. If all fails, use the universal language for CAD ...
Objects won't display	9/13/2005
Q: I am working on a drawing that was created by someone else with a newer version of AutoCAD, but ... A: James, The way proxy object works is that, some objects in the drawing were initially generated by ...
save autocad drawing to jpeg	9/2/2005
Q: I am an aerial photographer. I need to save or export a DWG drawing on autocad 2002 into JPEG ... A: The best method to create a *.jpg fr autocad is to use one of its virtual printers. to do this ...
New to CAD but need some help	8/31/2005
Q: I actually have 3 questions, but you can answer any of them or all of them if you wish. First, I ... A: to convert text to polylines in autocad, you will have to use one of Express Tool's command. Have ...
AutoCad 2000	8/23/2005
Q: I am currently using AutoCad 2000 to do 3D and was woundering what would be a better up-to-date ... A: Pat, If you've used Autocad for a while & your proficient, stick w/ it. Although, there's been ...
Different extensions in AutoCAD	8/22/2005
Q: I am new to the AutoCAD Lt software and want to know what the difference is with .dwg, .dxf, .dgn, ... A: Each software that you use on a dialy basis, has its own native file extension. For instance *.doc & ...
Autocad 2000 Temporary files	8/16/2005
Q: I'm running Autocad 2000 on a pentium 3 using MS. windows ME. I just recently get a fatal error ... A: Frank, Search for any folder called 'temp' in your c: drive. FYI, windows search can also be ...
Autocad Jobs	8/12/2005
Q: Hey Jory, Whats up... I forgot yor email address, so i thougt i would get in touch with you from ... A: Hey Kevin, what's up buddy, haven't heard anything fr you for a while! So far life's been ...
autoCAD 2006 books	6/30/2005
Q: i don't know if it's asked before but,i have absolutely no experience with autoCAD at all,and i was ... A: manu, just wanted to follow up, following link below should take to Autodesk's webcast which they ...
arc to circle	6/17/2005
Q: hy, i have so much arc and i would like to change all my arcs to circle, how i can do this? thanks A: Just use a lisp below: (defun c:cirmend (/ os pt2 a pt1 ra pt3) (setq os (getvar "osmode")) ...
drafting profession	5/24/2005
Q: My question actually has to do with the profession of an AutoCAD draftsperson, in general. I won't ... A: I think this is cool question! It all boils down to you & how far do you wanna take it. I've seen ...
file sending	5/21/2005
Q: how r yaa? can u pleaze tell me how can i send a large AutoCAD file to a college in site office in a ... A: Sameera, Best thing to do is to compress your drawing in zip file & send thru email. If zipped file ...
LT2006 recognizing a second hard drive	5/18/2005
Q: On my computer (Win Xp), LT2006 is loaded on the C-Drive, but all my drawing files are on a second ... A: Andrew, Just add add'l support file search path to your D: directory. Type 'Options' on your command ...
regedit messge	5/16/2005
Q: Aloha from Hawaii, My question concerns an AutoCAD alert I always receive upon startup. The message ... A: Shaun, I appologize for the delay - i was on vacation w/ family. My question is, are you using ...
chamfer a solid	5/10/2005
Q: I am drawing in 3D, (ADT 2005)trying to show a 3/4" chamfer on a 6' long 4"x4". However I want the ... A: try instead of using the chamfer command, create a chamfer profile on one corner then do an extrude ...
Helix	4/25/2005
Q: I would like to know how to draw a helix on a typical drill bit. This will be my first time ... A: Colin, there are several ways this can be done in autocad. You have to have a bit of understanding ...
basics	4/20/2005
Q: In your experience, if you were to advise someone just starting out in school undertaking ... A: just about any autocad book publications should suffice, as far as covering the basics. I think ...
About TIF formats	3/23/2005
Q: I am not using CAD(don't even know what that is) but hope you can help anyway.I am using a program ... A: Tina, typically a tiff format is a universal raster file format which means just about any computer ...
increase dpi of tiff created with plot	3/23/2005
Q: How can a tiff file (created in ACAD, starting with a .dwg) be made higher in resolution? (I want ... A: George, first question is, what are u trying to do? u exporting a rendered image? exporting a 2D ...
Autocad LT 2005	3/21/2005
Q: Please can you tell me if I install AutoCAD LT 2005 on one pc, if other people using LT 2004 on ... A: Jenifer, the answer is no. the acad04 will not be able to even open acad05 drawings. the acad05 on ...
Surface modeling	3/19/2005
Q: Wich tool can I use to replace (to equalise) the solid boleean operations in surfaces modeling in ... A: George, i'm not really sure if there are add-in tools out there that can perform this task right ...
Hi, my name is Mary and I...	3/15/2005
Q: my name is Mary and I attend St. John Nepomuk School in Racine,WI. In our computer class, we are ... A: i could write a lengthy explanation but i'll just send you a link that'll give you an overview of ...
My dwg files are unreasonably big	3/7/2005
Q: My dwg files are unreasonably big. If I even delete all objects and purge the file, have no visible ... A: Nadia - Somtimes there are registered items imbeded in the autocad database. these typically ...
Creating a hatch boundary	3/4/2005
Q: I have been trying to create a new boundary around an existing hatch, but haven't been able to ... A: Tracy, i don't think this is possible thru use of current available commands. & if there is, the ...
Autocad 2005 Error	2/24/2005
Q: Have you ever seen this error "multiple object warning" ? A: Eric, I think this is a handle error (multiple owned object) inside the autocad database file. a ...
AutoCAD 2005	2/12/2005
Q: In this program, how do I make a plan for the foundation usung the measurements and scale? I can ... A: marcelino, typically in autocad you draw 1:1 scale in modelspace. then you define your scaling in ...
AutoCAD 2002 crashes upon opening file.	2/11/2005
Q: Please advise: We started with a drawing emailed from our Customer. We revised it, and also used it ... A: is the drawing you're sending using xref's by any chance? if so, bind xrefs to the drawing. also, ...
AutoCAD	2/9/2005
Q: I'm importing DWG files into AutoCAD 2000, but am havng problems with the scaling. They are ... A: Charles, Architectural plans in mm? The best way to do it is to scale down the imported dwg. ...
AutoCAD Tracing	2/5/2005
Q: Can AutoCAD automatically produce a tracing (outline) of a .jpg object? or any other formatted ... A: Kathy, Unfortunately the answer is 'no'. There are softwares out there that specifically does this, ...
what is DDCHPROP, and how...	1/24/2005
Q: what is DDCHPROP, and how does it work? A: Ken, is this homework? ddchprop / change were used to change object properties back in R12-R14 days. ...
aerial photo and autocad	1/4/2005
Q: I am an Aerial Photographer. My client, a local university, has asked me to align the aerial photo I ... A: Beni, is the photo scaled 1:1? was it taken at a certain altitude? "..place photo at the 00..", is ...
Plotting	12/28/2004
Q: Using Autocad 2000 with Windows 98 and HP 750 plotter. In certain dwg that have an image attached ... A: mkelly, i've run into this kind of problem once. typically these anomalies are sometimes associated ...
Global Plotting Settings on AutoCad LT2005	11/16/2004
Q: I am trying to get Page Setup Manager Settings to apply globally. I can open a legacy drawing ... A: Chris - Unfortunately, Autocad doesn't work that way. But i think the command in Autocad is ...
Viewport in 2005LT	11/13/2004
Q: I am working on a drawing of a floor plan that is very large, a hospital, and opened a viewport in ... A: most likely your in model space while in paper space. You might have to rescale your current view ...
short key commands in auto cad	10/30/2004
Q: short key commands using in auto cad? A: Common short keys used in the windows interface applies to the Autocad environment as well (i.e. ...
Hardware for AutoCAd	10/26/2004
Q: Can you suggest what sort of hardware is required to run ACAD 04 efficiently? I currently do 2D and ... A: running autocad on an athlon processor (w/ 266mhz & up bus-speeds) above 1.5ghz is more than enough. ...
3D and some customizing	10/21/2004
Q: 1, How to get back d Auto Save drawing in case d system hang? 2, Can we convert d PDF, JPEG and ... A: 1, How to get back d Auto Save drawing in case d system hang? find the file in question in the ...
Autocad release 13	10/6/2004
Q: Can you tell me how to uninstall Autocad release 13. I could not find anything in add/remove ... A: Ron, This is typical for Autocad 12 & 13. If the uninstaller module is missing, you can simply ...
BS layers	10/6/2004
Q: I am trying to implement the use of British Standard Layers within a 10 man office. The version of ... A: Chris- This all depends on how you look at it. My discipline has always been in mechanical & using ...
purging layer filters in AutoCad	9/30/2004
Q: is there a quick way to purge layer filters other than opening layer manager ande deleting ... A: Ann- Are you wanting to remove unreferenced layers? If so, use 'Purge' command: Command: -pu ...
importing pictures and excel spreadsheets	9/28/2004
Q: Couple of follow-up questions: * For some reason, I don't have 'True color raster images and ... A: Jessy- If you don't have 'true color raster' option, then I think this is one of the limitations in ...
importing pictures and excel spreadsheets	9/28/2004
Q: I'm using autocad LT 2004 on Windows XP. I import pictures and excel spreadsheets into my CAD files ... A: Jessy- 2 things u need to do. Type 'Options' on command line. Under the Options dialog box, ...
About AIS and AIP	9/22/2004
Q: Could you please point out the differences between AutoCAD Inventor Series8.0(9.0) and AutoCAD ... A: Ken, there's actually no difference except the package it comes with. The 'Series' comes w/ ...
changing 3d views to editable 2d	9/18/2004
Q: How can I change 3d views of an object to editable 2d drawings(files)in autocad. A: The command you're looking for is SOLPROF. ∙first create view ports in paperspace showing the ...

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