We have recently installed ACAD 2010, and are experiencing serious performance problems with our computers. Apparently the program puts a major drag on the machines. We are using pretty good machines. Is this normal? Are there any way to improve performance? It's really standing in the way of...
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I'm running 2006. Some time back I downloaded and added a hatch to my .pat file, which works fine. I now want to share it with someone here at work, and I can't figure out how. I think I added the hatch when we were still running 2002, and it was imported from my old settings when we started...
Can someone please explain/shed light on how to control the size of the breakline symbol available through express tools? I'm aware of the options available via the command prompt, size, extension, etc. But the overall size of the symbol seems to always change. In one drawing a size of 1/128th...
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I have a block with attributes that I use for room name and number when drawing architectural plans. Usually I insert the block, and I get prompted to enter the name, number, etc. in the command line. There are 3 attributes.
All of the sudden, when I insert this block into drawings, nothing...
We're working ona drawing that, when we make new viewports, cannot be scaled; when you click in model space (from layout) it always reverts to extents.
What's happening? Any Help appreciated.
Rob duPrey
Can anyone refer me to a site (manufacturer or otherwise) when I could download drawings for european style cabinet hinges? I've been searching the forum, but the usual references, (e.g. http://www.cben.net/) don't seem to have any.
Thanks,
Rob duPrey
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I'm trying to arrange some objects along an arch using a polar array. I think I need some fundamental clarification about the polar array dialog box.
1. I created an arc
2. I've arranged the first set of objects in position at the beginning of the arc, ready for copying along it.
3. I've put...
We're new to 2006 in our office (from 2002) and I was wondering a few things about how you create custom shortcuts, and save you personal customizations.
I used to make a copy of my "support" folder aand store it remotely when I used 2002. If I had to reinstall, I'd paste the old folder in and...
Is there a way to save several drawings done in 2006 to a 2002 compatible format? I work in two locations, and files shared between the two, e.q. my block library, tend to get saved as 2006 format (who can remember to back save each time you close a file? it just happens...), so I can't use them...
We just upgraded from 2002 to 2006 in our office, and obviously, we have a lot to learn.
I've been reading the ACAD help etc., but thought I might be better served with a good guide book. Anyone have suggestions for books they liked?
thanks, sundemon
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We use a program "Design Express" in conjunction with ACAD 2002. This program ordinarily inserts it own set of toolbars into the menu groups available to ACAD. A few minutes ago (after an automatic update from Windows!) my tool icons stopped working, and I see that the Design Express toolbar...
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I am pasting an excel sheet into a drawing to create a schedule. In order to easily incorporate grahpic symbols into the excel page, I was drawing the graphic in autocad, pasting in the excel sheet, and giving them both individual viewports. I wanted to postion the viewport with the ACAD...
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I recently downloaded a utility that helps to open ACAD dwgs we can't open in our office using ACAD 2002 called "DWGGATEWAY". When installed it added a toolbar set into the menu groups available throught the toolbars dailog box.
Every time I open a drawing, the toolbar appears on the...
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I've been searching the forum and was surprised I couln't find an answer to this question, I've had the same problem before, but I can't remember the solution...
I deleted a toolbar icon (UCS by face) from my custom toolbar. I thought it was a copy from the standard UCS ACAD set, but...
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I'm inserting an excel worksheet into my drawing to create a parts schedule using the INSERTOBJ command to insert a linked object. Sometimes when I do this, I can only see a part of the worksheet in the display. The grips on the inseted object only scale it, rather than act as a "viewport"...
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We use 2002 in our office and seem to be unable to open files from our clients saved in release 2005. We aren't in a position to ask the client to "back-save" for us.
Anything we can do?
Thanks,
sundemon
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For some reason, suddenly when I put linear dimensions in my dwg, they are exploding themselves...
I pull a linear dimension,
The command line prompts for "enter dimension text", and in the brackets is a number (e.g. <81>), which is the length of the partiular dimension pulled.
When I...
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I'm plotting 3D (extruded) objects in paper space viewports, and for some reason the objects in the window are plotting with light lineweights (probably 0.00) rather than the 0.25 default we usually use in our office. The object properties window shows the object's lineweights to be "by...
