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Hi, how do i do arched text in Autocad 2011?
Hi. I use wipeouts a lot. Is there any way to automatically create an outline around a block that can be converted to a wipeout? Some of our blocks are complex, and it takes a fair amount of...
Hello. I recently upgraded to AutoCAD 2011/Carlson Software 2011. The problem I am having is that my toolbars disappear off the side of the screen every time I restart CAD, even with them locked...
I have a 2d survey drawing on which the survey detail points have been given text annotation giving a z value. I need to amend each text value by a specified set value in order to relate them to...
I'm trying to edit a dynamic block It's a simple drawing of a plan view of a conveyor belt that can be stretched to any length and some predefined widths There is a tag in the block but it has...
Hi All, new to the forum, so apologies if I'm in the wrong area. In past versions of CAD, I don't remember being able to select an object and then click and drag it. Is there a way to turn this...
Hi all, is it possible to rename blocks? I need to copy a block from one drawing to another. But in my destination-drawing there is already a (different) block with the same name so it's...
I don't know how to solve this problem. When I enter 1:100 value or something other in Edit Attributes field, I want to change two values on the table. Is it possible? How can I solve that? If it is...
I've searched quite a bit on the board to find a solution to this issue, but have not come across anything. I've read about the elevation Z problem with fuzzy looking text, but that's not it. The...
my friends i want a command which is applied like this, example, you are working in coordinates file so if i want to put the coordinates on screen by click one by one on the point, how its...
I must be having a brain fart or something :shock:, but I can't seem to remember how to draw a HVAC transition piece. I have a 10" Diameter piece connecting to a transtion piece that in return...
Hello, I have used the point-command for the first time and i must say that it is a nice option. But i have a little problem with it. If i print the drawing i see al the points on my print. So...
So I have a view that needs to be larger in my drawing. The view is already dimensioned and when i change the scale the dimension values changes. For example my object is 5" high when i double the...
98% of my work is imperial, inches. I think that I should be able to insert an Annotative Block, drawn in Inches, into a metric drawing and it should scale accordingly. That doesn't seem to work. ...
Is it posible to rotate the view of the viewport 90? I have a detail that will not fit on the page with the viewport at its original view. I also have other viewports on that page so rotating...
I'm doing a fillet between 2 circles, and it only will give me an inside arc, one that goes under, when I need it to be an outside arc. Thank you.
Hello I have a really annoying problem ! I drew elevations of my building and i filled them with the gradient hatch. When i plot the sheet, the hatches go terribly wrong ! The...
Hello! I am a bit frustrated at a change that has been made and can't find a system variable to fix it! The problem is (as best as I can define it): I have 2 lines that are not perpendicular to...
I found this answer to the 'flatten 3d drawings to 2d' problem (re 2007 LT)... This sequence of commands flattens many objects: Move All 0,0,0 0,0,1e99 move p
When I select a Viewport and have the properties window up the Custom Scale precision is 0.0. Is there any way to change this precision to 0.000?
A Happy new Year!!! I wonder if it's possible to change the order of Object Snap. If Object Snap (F3) is on it always picks first "Perpendicular" if thats is possible and often that is one of the...
I have attached an annotative block. I have a problem when trying to drag the annotative view to a different area on the plan to prevent overlap on larger scales. I have an alignment grip at the base...
I have an exported dxf from pls cadd. Im trying to dimension an angle from two 2d polylines and autocad will not recognize them as dimension-able lines. Any help would be appreciated.
Hello I am a 3D freelancer,i got a new project drawn using autocad 2009,when i used the top view the lines,polylines,etc,,,,,look as if the are connected with each other,but when i changed the...
I'm wondering if there is any way to import the stamp I created in autocad into Microsoft Word. Thanks
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