AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
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I am a new new user to AutoCAD 2000. I was dragging my command line around, up and down, trying to find the best place to dock it. I must have dragged it too low, and it disappeared below the screen!! Now, I can't find it, and I can't type any more commands. Why is this happening? Can some experienced AutoCAD 2000 please advise how do I get back my Command Line, and what do I do in the future if it happens again?? Please help.
Also, I need to draw a big, very big, dot, say a large single dot that it filled, either filled with white color, or any color, I choose. It is to use for me to "snap" to to plot my drawings. Please provide the step-by-step way to do it, will ya?
Thanks in advance from Newbie Dan.
Also, I need to draw a big, very big, dot, say a large single dot that it filled, either filled with white color, or any color, I choose. It is to use for me to "snap" to to plot my drawings. Please provide the step-by-step way to do it, will ya?
Thanks in advance from Newbie Dan.





RE: AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
I've found the solution on my missing command line. (Reset your screen resolution to the highest setting, find the missing command line, grab it. see the method is another post in the forum.)
I still appreciate some help, though, in drawing a big square, or round, single dot filled with color, either white, or any other color.
Thanks in advance.
RE: AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
1) You can draw a circle or closed polyline rectangle and then hatch it with the hatch pattern called 'solid'.
2) You can draw a wide polyline.
For the circle, you draw a wide circular polyline with the 'donut' command, setting the inside diameter to some very small value or 0.
For the rectangle, draw a wide polyline with length = rectangle length and width = rectangle width.
3) You can draw a 2d solid (command line 'solid' or menu 'Draw/Surfaces/2d Solid").
RE: AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
Have a great day.
RE: AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
Except I would stick to the "SOLID" command for the filled square.
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And I would stick to the "DONUT" command for the filled circle.
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I would avoid using hatching for you goals. One element is better than 2 elements used to achieve "one element".
At least thats my opinion.
Later guy,
Rich
RE: AutoCAD 2000 - Command Line Missing!! Draw Big Dot!!
Good Luck!