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    MDT6.0 and Burst command

    Hello, I am curious as to what the "BURST" command does?
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    PAPER SPACE VIEW?

    HELLO, I HAVE A RECTANGULAR PART THAT IS AT AN ANGLE OF 31deg. AND WHAT I NEED TO DO IS VIEW THE FLAT SURFACE (AND ONLY THE FLAT SURFACE) WITHIN PAPER SPACE SO I CAN DIMINSION THE PART. ANY IDEAS?? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP JEREMIAH
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    .STEP FILES

    Hello, I am curious about the capabilities that the step file has. What I was wondering is if we could export a 3D .step file from pro-e and insert it into autocad. I am working with Autodesk 3.3 and have heard that some autocad packages allow this, does mine. And if so how would I go about...
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    3D question

    Hello all, I am working with Architectural Desktop 3.3 and have a quastion pertaining to a 3D object. I have a panel that already has a hole in the edge 34mm deep and a face hole that is 34mm of the edge ajoining the two holes. I was wondering if there is a command that I could use to...
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    DIMINSION ROUNDING

    I NEED TO ROUND TO THE NEAREST HALF A MILLIMETER (.5mm). MAYBE MY EXAMPLE THREW YOU OFF. IT COULD EVEN SAY 375 WHEN THE ACTUALL DISTANCE IS 374.7. AND IT SHOULD ACTUALLY READ 374.5.
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    DIMINSION ROUNDING

    HELLO, JUST RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THAT MY DIMENSIONS ARE ROUNDING. I HAVE MY PRECISION SET TO 0.0 AND TO ROUND OFF TO .5MM. BUT WHEN I DIMINSION IT WILL GIVE ME 1472.5. AND THE ACTUAL DISTANCE IS 1472.8 THUS MEANING IT SHOULD ROUND TO 1473. ANY HELP WOULD BE...
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    Exploding text

    MAY I ASK THE REASON IN WHICH YOU WOULD WANT TO DO THIS. IF IT IS FOR APPERENCE TRY CHANGING YOUR TEXT STYLE TO YOUR NEEDS. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT EXPLODING YOUR TEXT IS LIKE EXPLODING A 3D OBJECT IT IS NOT A GOOD PRACTISE TO GET INTO.
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    EXPORTING A EPS FILE

    THANKS FOR THE ADVISE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DO THE TASK AT HAND. I WENT INTO PAPERSPACE AND CREATED THE DESIRED VIEW AND APPLIED A HIDEPLOT TO THE VIEW. THEN EXPORTED A EPS FILE AND IT WORKED GREAT.
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    3D Shading + Plotting

    YOU CAN VIEW YOUR RENDERS IN AUTOCAD BY CHOOSING INSERT THEN PICK RASTER IMAGE. YOU CAN INSERT ALMOST ANY FILE THAT IS IMAGINEABLE THIS WAY.
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    EXPORTING A EPS FILE

    HELLO, I AM WORKING WITH 2000i AND WE ARE TRYING TO EXPORT A EPS FILE THAT WE WILL THEN IMPORT INTO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I EXPORT THE 3D IMAGE IT COMES OUT IN WIRE FRAME RATHER THAN THE "HIDDEN" VIEW. I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH BIT MAPS AND AM WONDERING HOW...
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    FILE PREVIEW

    HELLO, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW OF A WAY TO PREVIEW DXF FILES IN AUTOCAD 2000i. THANKS IN ADVANCE. JEREMIAH
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    AUTO SAVE FILE PATH

    I AM RUNNING AUTOCAD 2000 AND AM WONDERING HOW TO CHANGE THE FILE PATH FOR THE AUTOMATIC SAVE. IT CURRENTLY SAVES TO A HIDDEN FOLDER AND I DO NOT WISH TO REVEAL ALL OF MY HIDDEN FOLDERS. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP. JEREMIAH
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    BLOCKS AND OR FILES

    I AM CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE PARTICAL BOARD INDUSTRY. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO DOING OUR OWN ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS AND RATHER THAN DRAWING UP ALL OF OUR HARDWARE I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS WILLING TO SHARE THESE FILES. THE HARDWARE THAT I AM LOOKING FOR COMES FROM HAFELE AND...
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    DIMENSIONING IN LAYOUT

    THANKS FOR THE HELP. IT WORKED OUT GREAT.
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    DIMENSIONING IN LAYOUT

    HELLO, ANY HELP THAT YOU GUYS COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE HELPFULL. I CREATE MY 3D MODEL IN MODEL SPACE. AFTER DOING THE MODEL I USE PAPER SPACE TO CREATE THE SHOP FLOOR DRAWINGS. DUE TO THE IRREGULAR SIZES I AM WONDERING IF YOU CAN SET SPECIFIC DIMENSION SCALES TO DIFFERENT LAYOUTS. THANKS...

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