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  1. Student Project Questions

    If you're a student learning AutoCAD and are following a course of study such as those at Penn Foster, you can get help with your project work by posting here.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Using Associative Dimensions

    There are various reasons for using associative dimensions. Previously the DimAssoc setting only had a 0 or 1 value. This meant all dims were either created as "exploded" or as one unit. Very few...

    Started by irneb‎, 22nd Jul 2011 04:07 pm
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Beginner FAQ

    Before Posting Browse the help file, hit F1 while in Autocad. Run through the 'Learning Assistance' CD tutorials. 1) I can't draw accurately ? Use OSNAPS, found in the TOOLS>Drafting...

    Started by Mr T‎, 6th Apr 2004 09:53 am
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  3. FAQ Article Sticky Thread Sticky: Autodesk Student Software

    Student Software Q: I'm a student, can I get AutoCAD and other Autodesk software for free? A: Yes, you can. You can download free full-working versions of Autodesk software from the...

    Started by CADTutor‎, 7th May 2008 07:41 pm
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  1. Moved: Find and Replace Question

    Started by Lawrst‎, 19th Apr 2018 01:24 am
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  2. Moved: Hatch Inherit Properties

    Started by Dj_T_Rex2002‎, 12th Apr 2018 03:08 pm
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  3. Moved: Table Manipulation

    Started by therock005‎, 17th Apr 2018 04:30 pm
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  4. Question Join objects to reduce size in 2d dwg file?

    I am a complete newbie with cad. I have received 2d dwg of a factory floor that i will use as a background drawing in another program. The problem is that the dwg is very big/heavy and therefor my...

    Started by Mr newbie‎, 17th Apr 2018 05:32 pm
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  5. Newbie questions

    Here I have attached a dwg of plot im working on. I finally want to figure out and understand a couple of things. 1. How do I set that everything.. EVERYTHING is in mm ? Currently the dwgunits...

    Started by rihiz‎, 8th Apr 2018 04:02 pm
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  6. Extend and change its color.

    I need to extend a lot of line and keep track of them. So i need to change color of my extended lines. Is there any way or lisp that can extend and change lines color with 1 command ?? Thank...

    Started by z_i_nayon‎, 3rd Apr 2018 08:03 am
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    3rd Apr 2018 02:27 pm Go to last post

  7. isometric fillet

    i did search and find several questions about isometric fillets, but none of the suggestions have helped me in my particular drawing. i hope i've done the attachment properly. what i am trying...

    Started by KasbeKZ‎, 25th Apr 2009 08:09 pm
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    lrm
    26th Mar 2018 05:13 pm Go to last post

  8. How to select all objects enclosed in a poly line

    Im practicing for my CAD certification test and im trying to select all objects inclosed in a poly line. Right now i have a bunch of random circles and a random figure drawn in the middle of a bunch...

    Started by mrmanagerr‎, 30th Mar 2011 02:27 pm
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  9. Importing PDF files into Cad

    Recently I have been importing the pdfs we get from clients and attaching them as an image into autocad, and then having to go through the trouble of tracing out each line. I am curious if there...

    Started by CadYouDigIt‎, 24th May 2017 01:15 pm
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  10. Create a Polygon by "Merging" 2 layers together while maintaining their properties.

    Hello I need to create a polygon using 2 different layers. Let's say that I have 2 layers( magenta and cyan). Now I want to create a polygon using these two layers while still keeping their...

    Started by ducky29‎, 17th Mar 2018 11:05 am
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  11. Zoom to limits

    There are cases where i set the limits of my drawing, which are smaller than what ive drafted. when i want to do zoom extents i want it to be where ive set my limits, not object that surpass them....

    Started by therock005‎, 17th Mar 2018 01:55 pm
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    rkent
    19th Mar 2018 08:08 pm Go to last post

  12. How to get this file cut ready (What am i missing)

    Hi all. am using AutoCAD 07. (A dinosaur i now) along with solid-works. For some reason i cant get the file to extrude in solid-works as it says end point is wrongly shared by multiple entities,...

    Started by paddynel0‎, 11th Mar 2018 10:33 pm
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  13. how can I get rid of ribbon

    How can I get rid of the ribbon and have the CLASSIC TOOLBAR???? 2018 LT

    Started by peterg‎, 26th Feb 2018 01:12 pm
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    7th Mar 2018 02:37 pm Go to last post

  14. steel shapes

    I have a lisp that generates steel shapes. I am having trouble using it on autocad 2012. Can anyone tell me the way to put the program in autocad 2012. Also one of the forums told another user that...

    Started by onkelbob‎, 29th Jan 2012 08:05 pm
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  15. How can I import the cut/fill values from excel into AutoCad 2016 dwg

    Hi forum, I have got as far as obtaining cut/fill values in a column using excel, adjacent to their relevant point coordinates. Now I want to know how I can import the cut/fill value text from excel...

    Started by Bruceybee‎, 5th Dec 2017 03:36 pm
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    ReMark
    6th Mar 2018 12:27 am Go to last post

  16. How do you make everything inside a viewport transparent?

    I want to mark some dimensions etc. in the layout panel directly on top of the viewport but i also want them to stand out. However, I only want them to be transparent in 1 layout. Currently, I...

    Started by neuri‎, 4th Mar 2018 09:10 am
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    5th Mar 2018 02:04 pm Go to last post

  17. Unable to read instructions on command line.

    How do I correct the GUI on my AutoCAD program? The instructions are hidden below the task bar on the command line. Thank you, Gotchy

    Started by gotchy‎, 22nd Feb 2018 12:28 pm
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    26th Feb 2018 07:57 pm Go to last post

  18. Can you buy Autocad 2016

    ? Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

    Started by JDM4040‎, 27th Jan 2018 02:35 am
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  19. help with object on cad screen

    I need Help about this why this exist? i cann't move object separtely !!

    Started by Muhammad Wadoud‎, 18th Jan 2018 10:53 am
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  20. ASME B31.3 and EN 13480

    Hey Has anybody experience with both standard ASME B31.3 and EN13480 for the stress analysis? Can anybody share major differences between ASME B31.3 and EN 13480 in terms of piping stress...

    Started by Ioana Nicoleta‎, 23rd Jan 2018 09:46 pm
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  21. Question Writing text on a dimension arrow

    In the atachment below, a section of a circle can be seen which I previously drew plus a dimension line with text on it that I wrote. I can't recall how I managed to do this. Note that there's an...

    Started by L-P‎, 15th Jan 2018 05:11 pm
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    Dana W
    18th Jan 2018 01:36 am Go to last post

  22. Convert .cad file to .dwg

    I have a .cad file that I cannot open in autocad. Is there anyone here who can convert it to .dwg for me. I would greatly appreciate it.

    Started by darkraider7‎, 16th Jan 2018 08:52 pm
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    ReMark
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  23. Question Creating a curve with radius 5 circles

    If drawing two radius 5 curves, so that the horizontal is 8 units as shown, where would you place the centres of the 5 radius circles? I think possibly also a circle may have to be offset to...

    Started by L-P‎, 23rd Dec 2017 12:06 am
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  24. Technical Drawing Question

    How do you draw the left side and right side view of a pipe like the attached file? http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/SgrOiB0w/file.html If you don't understand what I am asking, please see below...

    Started by basty‎, 4th Jan 2018 12:20 am
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    16th Jan 2018 04:53 pm Go to last post

  25. How to draw a specific angle from a tangent?

    In the attachment, it can be seen in the first screen shot that I have drawn a line from the quadrant of the circle at an of 72 degrees. However it can be seen from the second screen shot that...

    Started by L-P‎, 12th Jan 2018 09:23 pm
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