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I deleted the whole drawing, and it did not work. I use quick select to select the whole drawing and it still did not work. I deleted the all the layouts and it still did not work. I closed the drawing and re-opened it and now it works. I can trim an xline using fillet. It is to do...
Sorry chaps.
I have drawn two xlines through the origin but it still does not work. I am sure AutoCAD is more than capable of working with negative signs. Anyway. I have tried it in a drawing that covers 1 square kilometre in cyber and the problem does not exist. I am sure it is to do with...
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I just tried it again and when I select the first line to chamfer or fillet, the line is recognised and asks for the second line to corner. When I select the second line, it is not recognised and I get stuck in the function until I escape. It doesn't see the line.
Thanks guys.
First: The drawing is a root drawing. Other drawings will access it when its complete. Its not an ex-ref. I do, however, draw solely using blocks and poly-lines. I edit all my blocks with the Reference Editor - not Block Editor. And I often copy blocks from other drawings. Maybe...
Here's the drawing that will allow me to fillet. Much smaller drawing.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=8125af32-5ffd-4498-a3f9-ad6e04b0c6ca&file=Steel_profiles.dwg
Exxit
Thanks for the interest
Its not a 3D problem and it occurs only in some drawings. I attach a drawing that I am currently working on which will not allow me to fillet and I will attach a drawing on the next post which will allow me to fillet. I have both open at the same time and I am...
When I started a drawing, I could trim my construction lines using fillet or chamfer. As my drawing progressed, the ability to trim with fillet or chamfer the construction lines has ceased. I can trim with trim but nothing else. This has happened before on other computers using other versions...
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ishvaaag
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