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[bjenk8100]

Hello,

 

I have a few questions that I have been thinking about and trying to work out with no luck.

 

1. When I copy/paste and/or move a set of objects (non polyline or non block structures) it will often take a few moments for the object to recreate all the highlighted objects. For instance, say I make a box with four individual lines and then highlight it, right click, select base point and then try to move the object kinda dissappears and then begins to reappear after a few seconds. However, there have been instances where I let it fully recreate and then remove it with the same procedure and the object just moves around without dissappearing adn recreating. Is tehre a way to get it so you can move it around like that without making an object or block?

 

2. I am trying to bind keyboard shortcuts. I went into manage > keyboard shortcuts > hit the plus sign and it says add customization file. I dont understand how to write a file so that it will allow me to make my own shortcuts. Basically, I am trying to make ctrl r = rotate, ctrl m = move and ctrl e = mirror.

 

3. Finally, I am trying to print an entire roof plan of a project that is very very large (58,000 pavers). I want to print the whole thing so we can look at it on a wall. I have it in acad10 and put it in a regular template. I want to set my layout to be longer than any of the preset page dimensions (ex. say 100" X 36"). We have a plotter that can continously roll out paper as long as we want I just dont know how to make the layout longer.

 

Any help on these matters would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Brian

[JoeC]

Regarding point #3 above... I usually select the title border, and increase the "scale X" value to make the border longer in the properties box. This is a fairly quick way without creating a new border. It does, however, distort the reference letters/numbers (if they exist in the border). Hopefully, this will accomplish what you want.

[Dana W]

#1, sounds like you have a tiny video card and/or memory in your computer.

 

#2 - I am just as fast with the toolbars, so someone else might help you here.

 

#3 - Right click Layout tab > Page Setup > Modify > Printer/Plotter > Properties > custom paper sizes. This should let you lengthen your paper as much as you want. I can't see how to on my computer since I am not connected to a plotter.