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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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    SLW210
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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. Cable trays

    Hello All, I am attempting to draw a cable tray layout in Autocad 2010. I am very much new to Autocad so please pardon if my question seems to be too basic. Basically, i want to draw a cable tray...

    Started by adnanhb‎, 24th Apr 2013 08:31 am
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    AARi
    24th Apr 2013 12:13 pm Go to last post

  2. file size problem

    We happen to have a file which is only 1,500 KB in size, After I had pasted some blocks from sub consultants (landscape) the file became 16,000 KB. I had only pasted maybe around 100 lines from their...

    Started by Boboy & Buninang‎, 23rd Apr 2013 03:09 pm
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    ReMark
    24th Apr 2013 11:08 am Go to last post

  3. how to make autocad drawing angles automatically

    hi how can i draw this plan without knowing the angles for each wall? when i draw , the last wall is incorrect can autocad adjust the angles of walls for me after typing the length of the walls ?...

    Started by germacran‎, 20th Apr 2013 12:24 pm
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    eldon
    22nd Apr 2013 08:42 am Go to last post

  4. Problem with Polar Array

    Will someone here please give me the exact step by step sequence for creating a Polar Array? I have no problem with Rectangular Array but for some reason I have no success with Polar. Please include...

    Started by gotchy‎, 19th Apr 2013 09:47 pm
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  5. Resource Manager Error Message

    All of a sudden I'm getting lots of error messages when I bring up drawings in my 2009LT. Resource Manager Error. Cannot load resource only DLL. File not found, then many similar messages with...

    Started by gsksun4‎, 18th Apr 2013 10:47 pm
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    19th Apr 2013 06:14 pm Go to last post

  6. Title Block

    I have previously drawn my title block in Model space but i now know the correct way is to draw it in the layout. Is there anyway of transporting the title block template into the layout and then...

    Started by raley123‎, 16th Apr 2013 12:33 pm
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    BIGAL
    17th Apr 2013 04:12 am Go to last post

  7. Idea how to change distance between two objects?

    lets say i have two circles apart 1000mm now i need to adjust the distance to 700mm what should i do without deleting any one object?:unsure:

    Started by vinchand‎, 10th Apr 2013 07:47 pm
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    welldriller
    17th Apr 2013 12:23 am Go to last post

  8. Drawing United States Map DWG File

    Is anyone aware of a safe and trusted location where I can download a block or drawings of the US (with state borders)? It can be in either DWG or DXF format. I need one for a 4th of July...

    Started by Burner‎, 4th Jun 2010 02:29 pm
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    grizz
    16th Apr 2013 07:01 pm Go to last post

  9. Autocad City & Guilds Exam

    Hi Everyone, I have been studying to pass my Autocad 2d city & guilds level 2/3 at my local college since september. In the next month or so we will be sitting the online multiple choice exam...

    Started by topgunmatt‎, 5th Mar 2013 07:45 pm
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    16th Apr 2013 03:30 pm Go to last post

  10. Inserting Pre-made Layers into a Drawing

    Hi, Does anyone know a good way to insert pre-made layers into a drawing as needed? I am using AUTO CAD LT and have made up some layers, but chances are not all of them will be used on every...

    Started by MEPGuy‎, 15th Apr 2013 02:23 pm
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    SLW210
    16th Apr 2013 02:31 pm Go to last post

  11. Greying out a drawing

    Hi, I am using a drawing from an architect of an office. It has multiple layers and blocks and multiple colours. I want to grey the whole drawing out as this will all be background drawing as i...

    Started by raley123‎, 15th Apr 2013 10:07 pm
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    RobDraw
    16th Apr 2013 11:40 am Go to last post

  12. Should someone like me make a career using autocad?

    Please bear with me, this may be long, but I feel its important I give you folks all the facts in order to be able to give me the best bits of wisdom. I am a student currently taking courses at a...

    Started by overground55‎, 15th Apr 2013 05:07 am
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  13. Drawing a line using bearings

    First off I'm using AutoCAD 2008 and I'm trying to input survey points to establish a subdivision. My units are set as follow: lenght type: decimal with precision set at: 0.00. Angle type: Surveyor's...

    Started by munz82‎, 6th Apr 2010 01:21 am
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    Squirltech
    15th Apr 2013 08:26 pm Go to last post

  14. Selection highlighting changed to solid not dashed

    Midway through my session I must have hit some key combination that changed a global setting of some sort as all of a sudden when selecting objects they no longer show up dashed to show they are...

    Started by Simo‎, 2nd Apr 2009 02:17 am
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    hosannabizarre
    15th Apr 2013 08:03 am Go to last post

  15. Question Hatch multiple closed polylines in the same layer

    Hey, Basicaly I have a plan of a part of a city and I want to fill the houses with a solid hatch, I was wondering if I could do them all at once instead of picking an internal point one by one...

    Started by gosma‎, 9th Apr 2013 09:31 pm
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    gosma
    14th Apr 2013 09:55 pm Go to last post

  16. Can I use an alphanumeric character in a custom palette?

    Hi everybody, After a fruitless search for the answer to my question on the forums, I realized I should ask it myself... I am trying to create a custom palette with symbols that I use in...

    Started by kt3‎, 12th Apr 2013 08:13 pm
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    12th Apr 2013 09:48 pm Go to last post

  17. Intro and HELP !!

    My name is matt and I'm a Controls Engineer. I started new job with a machine co designing controls for custom machinery. I have replaced an engineer who became terminally ill and will not be back....

    Started by milmat1‎, 4th Apr 2013 03:45 pm
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  18. setting 0 degrees as north?

    my default 0 degrees is set at east. i need help in setting 0 degrees as north, south etc

    Started by trini lawrence‎, 11th Apr 2013 10:33 pm
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    JD Mather
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  19. Lagging

    Hi, I'm new to the forum, and joined mainly because of a huge problem I've been having lately. My AutoCAD is REALLY laggy, whenever I try to draw a line and I move the mouse around the screen...

    Started by gigi11‎, 5th Nov 2010 12:51 pm
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    luai
    12th Apr 2013 01:57 pm Go to last post

  20. Doing a calculation within a command

    When I used earlier versions of Acad I used to be able to do a calculation within a command. Like if I wanted to offset something equally on each side of a mid-point I could start the offset command...

    Started by jiggly_jelloo‎, 11th Apr 2013 09:13 pm
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    JD Mather
    11th Apr 2013 10:50 pm Go to last post

  21. Determine layer of object by pointing at it?

    I have a somewhat complex document with many layers that have similar colors. Is there some way to identify the layer of a particular element using my mouse cursor in AutoCAD WS?

    Started by isnoop‎, 10th Apr 2013 01:47 am
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  22. scale problems in viewports

    Dear forum I'm fairly new in autoCAD, and still haven't gotten to completely understand - and live with all the small oddities of the software. The last couple of times I've been using it I've...

    Started by beha‎, 11th Apr 2013 02:43 pm
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    11th Apr 2013 06:43 pm Go to last post

  23. Question X-ray view

    hei there, I need to use x-ray view in a drawing. But still i using autocad 2007. There is no visual styles for x-ray. But there is some option to create different visual styles. Can i make x-ray...

    Started by provas_ce‎, 10th Apr 2013 08:46 pm
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    11th Apr 2013 04:49 pm Go to last post

  24. Duplicate definition of block _ArchTick (Copy/Paste)

    I don't understand why this happens on some drawings and other drawings it doesn't.. I've tried searching on Google but all the answers don't describe my problem. I've got a drawing from a client,...

    Started by jay-d‎, 10th Apr 2013 02:42 pm
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    SLW210
    11th Apr 2013 03:40 pm Go to last post

  25. Model space in wrong scale!

    I have a drawing with the model space set at 3/16" scale. I've never worked like this before (I obviously always scale in layout space). However, I need to get this drawing back to normal scale so I...

    Started by intangerine‎, 9th Apr 2013 03:03 am
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