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  1. CDH

    Scaling

    you could also select all of the blocks, go to the properties pallette, and change the scale in there. I believe it scales about the insertion point.
  2. CDH

    This is why you need good drawings (or contractor w/ common sense)

    I think you are seeing this wrong. There is not supposed to be any arrow, the detail cut isn't stuck on the object, and there is no pedestal. The heavy line and detail callout is for a plan blowup detail of the edge of the door. To me, this is mostly readable. True, the callout could have...
  3. CDH

    Snap and Grid always on

    :-) yep!
  4. CDH

    Snap and Grid always on

    ADT is the same, tt's saved in the drawing, so it will need to be turned off in the drawing that is used as a template when you open ADT.
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    Rule of Thumb for Linetype Scales for Dashed Lines

    Usually your ltscale should be set to the same as your drawing scale. Some people prefer to set it to half of the drawing scale.
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    Waiting for user input

    You can do it in a lisp routine as well. There is a function "getpoint" which will expect a point from the user. In a lisp you could do something like, (setq p1 (getpoint "\nPick point:")) The text pick point will be on the command line. There is a bit more involed than just this, so you...
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    Help: AUTOCAD BEGINNER

    Ok, that's definately different that a normal orthographic projection! And don't get me wrong, 3D is certainly the future, and I can see that more so in mechanical parts. After re-reading my posts, I think I came off with a different tone than I meant to, I apologize!
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    Help: AUTOCAD BEGINNER

    I don't really want to extend the 3D argument, but I want to point out one thing. An orthographic projection is not a 3d drawing. It's a 2d drawing that looks 3 dimensional. You still draw it flat. So to be good at that, you need basic cad skills. No better way to get that than to work as a...
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    Help: AUTOCAD BEGINNER

    2D is a dead duck? I'm sorry to say, but there is no way you can not use 2D, especially in the AE industry. Even if you did all of your buildings in 3d, you still have to do details and sections which would have to be 2D. There is always going to be a 2D element. Also, basic 2D drafting is...
  10. CDH

    Autocad 2007

    Here you go, straight from Autocad's help file. it's centimeters, but it's the same comcept. To convert a drawing from inches to centimeters From the Modify menu, choose Scale. At the Select Objects prompt, enter all. All objects in the drawing are selected for scaling. Enter a base...
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    Autocad 2007

    It's all fine and dandy to change the dimstyle to a different unit, but when you list that 1" line, it's going to tell you it's a 1" line, even if your dimension says 25.4mm. In order to have the drawing diplay the correct units, you must change the units to decimal. Once you change the units...
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    Autocad 2007

    After doing some testing of my own in ADT 2007, I have discovered it will automatically scale existing objects for you if you have it turned on to do so. As soon as I changed units, a warning box comes up saying that existing objects need to be scaled, and has some options you can check. I...
  13. CDH

    Autocad 2007

    Yes, it needs to be scaled. If you draw a line 1" long (which is 1 unit) and then you change your units to mm, now you have a line that is 1mm long (still 1 unit). It needs to be scaled up to be the proper 25.4mm. Borgunit had it right from the beginning. Everyone else needs to try some...
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    Tool Tips on AutoCAD 2007

    Before you start saying they are annoying, maybe give them a try. You can essentially get rid of your command line be using the dynamic display. If you right click on that DYN button, you can get some setting options to get them set up right. Just one example of how you can use it. Say you...
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    dotten line in paper space

    In paperspace, turn psltscale to "0" and regen, it should look fine after this. If you need multilple scales in paperspace, do as lpseifert suggested (ltscale in modelspace to 1, and psltscale in paperspace to 1) This will cause all linetypes to look the same in paperspace, regardless of what...
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