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Can someone out there give me some advice about solid hatch transparency. Is it possible on 2008. A colleague works on Photoshop and cad. He would like to use the drawing commands on cad so by importing a photo he can put solid hatches on it but wants to make it transparent to still see...
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The point graphic selection box has disappeared when I select point from the top menu. Nothing comes up on the screen. The command line prompts specify point, but I can't make any selection as the screen is empty. I have searched around for any tick box that might be unticked but havn't...
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I am trying to apply photographs to a drawing to send by email. I am using Autocad 2000 and have put the photos on the drawing by insert/raster and put them on paperspace and it all prints out great. When I send the drawing off by email the drawing opens up and there is just the space where...
Hi To all you Lisp Gurus
I have a lisp routine that I would like the text size to be changed on the command line prompt. The 3rd line says about txt height and getvar? Is the answer already there and am I missing something.
Any help would be great.
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Does anyone know of any good sites that have various bolt drawings or is there a lisp routine out there somewhere.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Taffcad
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http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=138436&page=1
Thanks to Carlb. The answer is RH bracket was missing from first line.
The lisp is great for just inserting an incrementing number but what I would like to do is insert a item code as well. Something like XYZ1 : XYZ2 :XYZ3. I know I...
I have finally got around to try and utilize a lisp routine after posting the question some time ago. I am using Autocad 2000 and after copying the lisp routine from the reply thread 555-138436 I have got the file to show in the loaded applications dialog box as being loaded successfully. The...
After getting paperspace/modelspace under my belt along comes xrefs and it all starts again. Right the question is this. Large drawing 4 floors turned into flats and I need to install all the new bathrooms. Now I have got the reason for xrefs eg to keep file size down with mutiple blocks...
Someone has posed a question that has me stumped, they were shown it on a course but cant remember how to make the choice. Where is the selection that you can place the line weight postion so it is not on the centre line setting.
I would like to rotate a block which is just a rectangle to align with a line. The bottom LH corner is the base point for rotation and the line which passes through the base point and is approx 1/3 up the RH side of the rectangle. Instead of using the measured angle and inserting when...
I have a number of handrail posts that are on a pathway. I have made the lines and arcs making up the side of the pathway into PL and joined into 1. Is it possible to array the posts along this line with set centres. With rec and polar in the array box not being any use is there another way. I...
Hi to all you experts
This is two questions with a related theme. If you have to add numbers say 1-200 to the drawing is there a way of automatically increasing by 1 everytime you add the text. These would be random position on the drawing.
The second part is, if it is possible could that be...
I am trying to develop a 3D coil spring. Do I use parallel circles and rotate,move them so they intersect at grips. Then trim make polyline and then use that as a path to extrude a circle. Or am I completely going down the wrong way. Any advice would be helpful
We are thinking of starting to use variable orifice type steam traps from a company called GEM trap (Gardner Energy Management). Uses would be for drip legs, flash vessels, and variety of heater batteries. The principle of operation seems very interesting and with no moving parts a guarantee for...
I am using Autocad 2000. The functionality of command line for typed shortcuts has stopped working. I am now using the icons and with text selected the keyboard works fine so its not the keyboard. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Can anyone tell me why in a viewport some of the lines are not visible. I can see them in the Model but not on the layout. All the layers are open and nothing is off on the plot section of layer control.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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In the process of purchasing a system for 2D cad 2000 to use at home. I am undecided whether to go for a flat screen as opposed to a crt. The reasons being footspace and weight of a 19"crt against the price of a 17" flat. Any info regarding graphic card requirements to give...
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I have to identify over 200 objects with a code which includes a number eg FR01 to FR200. Is there an easier way of inserting the annotation which would automatically increase the number by 1. Could a lisp do it?
Any advice would be appreciated
