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  1. frankreid

    Can't Install Draftsight on Windows 7 Pro 64bit

    Can't Install Draftsight64 on Windows 7 64bit Description: I have used Draftsight ever since I gave up Autocad 10. I have always used Draftsight on Windows 7 but since moving to another Windows 7 desktop it won't install. I downloaded the latest free version, Draftsight64 it won't install...
  2. frankreid

    Draftsight Won't Install

    I have used Draftsight for several years on another, less powerful, computer. Now I would like to install it on this one. It is a Dell 780 Optiplex desktop and a 22 inch monitor. It has 8GB of RAM and a hard drive of 2 TB. It is running Windows 7 and 64bit system. The install from the .exe file...
  3. frankreid

    Help Installing Draftsight

    Hi, I have used Draftsight for a few years but last year I moved to a different city and changed my computer. It is a Dell Optiplex 780 with a 22 inch monitor. It's running Windows 7 X64 and has 8gb of RAM and a 2TB hard drive. I now need the program again but it won't install from the .exe file...
  4. frankreid

    Using Measure Command

    Hi all. It's been a couple of years since I was here. Now I have a question for using Draftsight. I have used it before but now have forgotten. I have brought in an image which I intend to draw over on another layer. The image is not to any scale and I want to scale it up for my needs. First I...
  5. frankreid

    Looking to writing a DRM - What do you use?

    I'm a published author with ten books on Amazon. Three of them are Windows training guides. I have been looking into the idea of writing a DRM, Drafting Room Manual, a book in a three-ring binder that describes all the American standardized way of making drawings. I looked on Amazon to see if...
  6. frankreid

    Can't install Draftsight on Windows 7

    I have used Autocad for many years and about 6-7 years ago I installed Draftsight also. I was using Windows XP at the time but have since moved to Windows 7 about four years ago. I continue to use Autocad 2008 but wanted to download and install Draftsight because it will run here and on my Linux...
  7. frankreid

    Keyboard command to change GRID Settings from rectangular to Isometric

    After many years of doing 3D solid modeling, I still have some clients that want a 2D Isometric drawing. I'm very skilled at this but sometimes I need to change from Rectangular to Isometric Grid setting and back quickly. I have long used the GRID Settings at the bottom of my screen (ACAD 2008...
  8. frankreid

    How to break hatching for dimension lines and notes

    I'm using Autocad 2008 but can't remember how to set the hatch to ignore the dimension lines and notes arrow lines. Please give your answer in plain English, not a programmers list. Thanks. Frank Reid Reid Engineering Services of Utah
  9. frankreid

    Create a jogged extension line not dimjogline

    Need to create a dimension that is shown but the extension lines are on another line, not precisely what I want. I need the command that will let me point the extension line to the right place then "jog over" a little to get it off the other line. Clear as mud? Need some help here. Frank Reid...
  10. frankreid

    Can't make diameter dimension go across the circle

    I can't find the place to change the diameter dimension from a small arrow on the outside of a circle to one which also has a line going across to the other side. Frank Reid Reid Engineering Services of Utah
  11. frankreid

    Need Diameter symbol on dimensions

    Hello all, I've been away a couple of years and having to reacquaint myself with my AutoCad 2008. I can't remember how to turn on the symbols on dimensions. I want to have the dia or radius symbols appear with the dimension. Simple, I know and I should have remembered it. Thanks for your help...
  12. frankreid

    Drawing Number Scheme

    A customer has asked me to suggest a scheme for new drawing numbers. He would like it to have seven digits with the first character a letter, plus a two-digit dash number. Any Ideas? Thanks Frank Reid Reid Engineering Services of Utah
  13. frankreid

    Filleting a rectangle

    I have a need to fillet many rectangles which I do with the fillet command, but it must be down one corner at a time. I once used a CAD system that gave a choice of filleting one corner or all at one step. I'm using ACAD 2008 on Windows 7 and have created many custom tool icons. I would like to...
  14. frankreid

    ACAD 2008 has trouble with later graphics card

    I use Autocad 2008 for all my needs, even 3D solids modeling work. My computer is an HP Compaq dc6700 convertible desktop. While working on a large 3D model the rotation and other graphics was getting too slow so I decided to buy a new graphics/video card. It is an AMD hd 6670 Series Graphics...
  15. frankreid

    Express Tools does not contain the Flatten command.

    In my Autocad 2008 I have the Express Tools menu but the Flatten command is not there. How do I download and install it? Thanks Frank Reid Reid Engineering Services of Utah
  16. frankreid

    convert 2013 to 2007

    I have a customer who forgets to back-save the models and drawings from 2013 to 2008 which I use. I need a good, but simple, converter program. I tried Autocad's own DWG TrueView but it was very difficult to download and install. I have done this a lot in other programs, and I wasn't prepared...
  17. frankreid

    How heavy is the body?

    My son recently posed an interesting question. He is a comic artist and often creates his own superheros for the stories he writes. He gave me some information then asked a question. Suppose a few men were working in a steel plant and something happened to one of them. He was above a cauldren...
  18. frankreid

    Exporting Alibre file for SW will it work in SW?

    In my small engineering services busines I have a lot of companies in the area that use SolidWorks. I would like to get work from them and do it in Alibre then save it in SolidWorks format. Will it work? Will they be able to open it as a native SW file? What can I do to make this happen? Frank...
  19. frankreid

    Anyone here using Alibre?

    I will have a need soon to produce drawings that can be opened with SolidWorks but I can't afford that software and it isn't enough work to justify buying it. I've searched on the Internet and found a "look-alike" called Alibre and have tried it out. I have used SolidWorks at other customer...
  20. frankreid

    How can I tell if the dwg was plotted recently?

    I have hundreds of drawings, some that have been plotted including those that have been done within two weeks. The date saved is some help. The plot.log file will show recent plots but I need a way to see if a drawing was EVER plotted. Two years ago? Six years ago? Last month? Never? Any...

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