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    Save as Autocad 9 ASCII

    Thanks IFRs. Good advice.
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    OpenGL in VB

    Thanks 5axes
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    Need help to draw a spiral...INV 8

    What is the final product to look like?
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    Help With Associative Dimensions

    To convert all drawings into a later version, you can make as if you wanted to change a text inside the drawings, and use the program for this: www.ononinc.com www.homescript.com as drawings open in batch and are saved again, they are saved in the later version from which you start this batch...
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    drawing

    Zoom maybe.
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    CALORIMETERS ON HOT-WATER HEATING RADIATORS

    Thanks folks. Submetering is fine. No issue with submetering. Issue is from where the metering is done. Where the meter reader does the job. In which states this is so designed that the meter reader must enter every bedroom. I would like to know the map of this behaviour. Data welcome. Logic...
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    To Load Bonus or Express Menu in AutoCAD

    If you cannot see the Express menu in the Acad2000 menu bar, most probably you still have the directory: \Acad2000\ExpressIf so, then you do have the Express menu file but it is not visible on the menu bar. You need to load it. Here is how to load menus from Acad2000 menu: TOOLS>...
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    Batch Utility that read and writes attributes to several drawings

    Try this free download: www.homescript.com It edits Autocad attributes from excel. You export them to expel as batch process, then write the changes in Excel, then import the changes back into drawings. Hope this helps.
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    EDIT OR TRANSLATE ALL TEXT INSIDE DWG FILES DIRECTLY FROM EXCEL

    I would appreciate some feedback on performance of the translation utility for Autocad, freely available for download on www.homescript.com It has two functions. TextOut of all drawings; this batch process exports all text, attributes and blocked text from all drawings into an excel file. Its...
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    Autocad + Visual Basic 6

    Thanks Speed.
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    Print LISP in color

    Thanks Speed. I needed that too.
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    file location defaults

    Mike, I think Oakie deseves a star. No?
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    Internal error

    I would use WBLOCK and select all objects. If there are invisible objects or settings, these would become PURGED when WBLOCK is made.
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    Export tabular data from AutoCAD to excel.

    To extract any text - Attribute-nestedblock-text from Acad to Excel: Demo version free from www.homescript.com Unfortunately the reverse function - from excel to replace text in autocad - is not free. Hope this helps.
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    How to find and replace text strings with no dialogs?

    To replace long lists of text in all drawings at once as batch process: members.fortunecity.com/tigrek/ www.homescript.com/autocad/

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