I've been testing out AutoCAD Electrical 2015 and wanted to set up some custom ribbon panels. I created a new CUIx file and transferred in the sections I wanted to duplicate then parred away the parts I didn't want. In the CUI editor all looks good. But when I apply and activate that tab and panel, I get the clouded icons with question marks.
These do not use any custom icon images, just the ones from within the software. What did I do wrong to cause this? What's the fix?
I am having an odd issue with AutoCAD 2014 We use a custom .shx file and one user is having problems printing it. The font will show up in autocad but when they print multiple pages or publish a large job the first couple pages will print fine, but then the rest of the pages won't have the font on them, the font will be substituted with a similar, but different one.
The user has logged on to another computer and still had the same issue, but a different user could print from that computer. I tried loggin on to the original computer with my account and I encountered the same printing problem.
Here's what I've tried so far, but nothing has worked:
Repaired AutoCAD
Uninstalling and reinstalling autocad (with the latest service packs)
The user can't even print to a PDF properly, so it is not a printer issue
I've even gave the user a brand new computer, but they are strill having problems
At this point I'm at a bit of a loss, because the issue has happened on multiple computers, but not all computers. Any Ideas?
Thanks.
I can get just the file name but I cannot get rid of the ".dwg". I have tried the (vl-string-position but to no avail. I have seen several lisp on here and have tried to compile them to make it work but that too has failed.
I have included the lisp below, Works with any attribute.
(defun c:flnm ( ;put the current drawing filename into an attribute
/ ;no arguments
) ;end of local variable list
(cond
((not (setq ent (nentsel)))
nil
)
((not (setq
elist (entget (car ent))
temp (= "ATTRIB" (cdr (assoc 0 elist)))
) ;_ end of setq
) ;_ end of not
(princ "\nNot an attribute. ")
)
(T
(setq
elist
(subst
(cons 1 (strcat (getvar "dwgname")))
(assoc 1 elist)
elist
) ;_ end of subst
) ;_ end of setq
(entmod elist)
(entupd (cdr (assoc -1 elist)))
)
) ;_ end of cond
(princ)
) ;_ end of defun
I'm using AutoCAD 2011, we do a lot of work editing images in Photoshop CS5 then bringing them into CAD. However, in this version of CAD, any image (jpeg, pdf, tiff, etc) that has been edited and saved out of Photoshop no longer comes in to scale in CAD. This never was the case in the past. The images remain perfectly at scale, until you save them in Photoshop and it loses all scale (in CAD only - still to scale in InDesign). Has anyone ever encountered this? Is it possible the upgrade to Photoshop CS5 changed something? It's extremely important that we bring in drawings to scale and this currently doesn't seem possible. Please help!
when I copy annotated text then give it a different rotation angle only the original text rotates, the other one doesn't
what gives?
I work around by unannotating, then copying, then reannotating, but what a hassle
If I have multiple polyline lines that are all on one layer, how would I easily choose only those with elevations in mulitples of five? Basically I need to select all polylines with elevations 125, 130, 135, ect.
I am using the filter command with the ** Begin AND / ** End AND filter, but everything in between seems like there should be a way to simplify it rather than putting in every single elevation I want.
I notice there are operators, and I've used them many times before, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to use the asterisk. Is it used similar to a wildcard? I was thinking that if I chose the asterisk and put in 5, it would choose any polyline ending with an elevation of 5. This doesn't seem to be the case, in fact it just selects every line I choose in the filter selection.
I have a drawing a model and I would like to create some leaders and text to point out street names, etc.. I have multiple paperspaces, each with a different viewport scale.
Up until now, I would put all my leaders and text on the paperspace directly, that way, if I need to change the scale of that viewport, I haven't changed the height of my leaders or text.
Is there a way for me to draw my leaders and have my text in model space, such that when I go to Paperspace and muck about with the viewport scale, it automatically changes the leaders and text height to match my paperspace? So I end up with the same result as if I had done it my old way (see above)?
Thanks
Greetings to all!
I am new to this forum and postings in general, so I thank you for your indulgence if I fail to follow any "protocols" while submitting my issue.
Here's the situation a was submitted from clients of ours, who recently started using our application, along with AutoCAD 2015 on PCs running Windows 7 (64-bit).
When they launch our application, they are immediately presented with a message "Please wait while Windows configures AutoCAD Utility Design 2015", with another message overlapping, asking to "Run Setup.exe to install AutoCAD Utility Design 2015 - English". If the user clicks on the OK button, he then is presented with the authentification window of our application, and upon confirming his credentials, the AutoCAD installer messages come back again and can only be "removed" by clicking OK two times in a row. Our application then fully launches and no other issues with AutoCAD until the next launch. This situation occurs even with an "admin" account.
I have managed to find a kind of "workaround" to this situation, for one of our clients, but I feel like the real / main issue isn't solved and that's what annoys me. The workaround comes in two folds :
1- run the requested AutoCAD module manually, i.e AutoCAD Utility Design 2015 - English in this case, and seeing it through till AutoCAD launches, although the installation was already performed;
2- configure our application to "run as administrator".
If I only perform step 1, the issue remains.
If I run our app as admin, no more messages from AutoCAD installer, and both applications run fine on their own.
At first gance, it looks like a rights / permission level issue, but then why would AutoCad installer be launched when our application has no (know) links to AutoCAD, unless some obscure shared ressource (DLL?? OCX?? other??), where one would interfere with another?? I have read articles about MSI and the KeyPath value being one of the main reference for Windows to determine if a given application maybe corrupted or not, triggering its reinstallation if that value doesn't match the workstation's reality. What then would trigger AutoCAD's installer when our application is launched?
I would appreciate any inputs anyone may have to solve this mystery (to me at least!)
Thanks!
DavetoC
Hello,
I've recently upgraded from Autocad 2008 to 2012 (Autocad mechanical), and I have a couple of questions pertaining to ellipse arcs (partial ellipses) and object selection. Previously, when working with drawings that contain partial ellipse objects, they would appear as splines or polylines. They now appear as ellipses, with the trimmed portion showing up in a different (grayed out) colour, along with grips for the trimmed portions.
This is kind of cool, but it appears to be causing some issues during object selection. The scenario is this: I have a drawing that has hundreds or thousands of ellipse arcs that I need to manipulate. I start doing window selection for these objects, however I notice that whenever my selection window happens to cross the grayed out portion of an ellipse arc that I've already selected, nothing happens (ie. no new objects get added to the selection set). At first I thought this was an issue with the PICKADD or one of the other PICK*** system variables, however these seem to be functioning fine, unless I am trying to select multiple batches of objects which happen to contain ellipse arcs. Would this classify as a bug, or is there a setting buried somewhere?
Failing a solution to this, is there a way to default all ellipse arcs to splines or polylines? I'm aware of the PELLIPSE system variable, but this always resets itself to 0, and only works for newly created objects. What I'm hoping for is a way that you can just open an existing drawing, and have all the ellipse arcs automatically show up as splines.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Laurie
I can open files when I am in the AutoCad program, but cannot open files individually w/o getting error messages. AutoDesk replied saying that I needed service pack 2 and provided me the download links. That didn't work, because the first link wouldn't open, and the second link contained an Error 500 Internal Server error message. Does anyone know of another method I can turn to for service pack downloads?
Jim
whenever I press layer properties manager icon, an "unhandled acess violation writing 0x9f42b4 exception at 9f43b4chh" occurs. everything else works. can this be fixed? (also crashes when type it in command line)
even if typing in the commandline. 'unhandled access violatoin writing 0x9f43b4a exception at 9f43b4ch". just started happening. tried system restore, updating microsoft updates, restarting computer, opening files that worked before; nothings seems to cure it.
AutoCAD 2015 runs very slow when properties is open. I like working with properties open though. Any suggestions as to why it may be running slow?
When my user does a save or save as, he gets the following error: _qsave Unable to open Recent.dat (dwglist_write_list)
Googled and got nothing. Any ideas? Anyone?
My IT guy at my office just built what we thought to the king of beasts of all AutoCAD workstations and we upgraded to ACAD2015.
[Western Digital 3 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk, ASUS LGA2011 Intel C602 DDR3 1600 SATA III Motherboard Z9PE-D8 WS, Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011, NVIDIA Quadro K4000 3GB GDDR5, Corsair Vengeance 64GB (8x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)]
I work heavily in 3D and my files range up to 130mb. I xref my detailed 3D objects sometimes 15000 times or more within a drawing. Simple tasks of switching visual styles or from paper to model space take a pretty **** long time. The peformance here is even worse than on my other workstation with ACAD2011 and only 8gb of ram.
Would anybody have an idea on how I might be able to increase the performance of this machine? Maybe I have been structuring my files wrong or just that my 3D drawings I reference are too detailed. I have completely purged and turned off as many non essential settings I could and still I am having huge problems.
Thanks,
DB
attached is a screen shot of my error. I already spent hours chatting on the autodesk website for support, but unfortunately the associate was unable to help me and kept beating around the issue at hand. I verified with them that my serial number and product key were correct, but every time i try to install on my macbook, i get an alert message that says that the serial number and product key do not match or that the serial number is invalid. I tried finding a request code on my computer, but i do not have a file that contains one. I am highly disappointed in the technical support from autodesk at the moment because I was given little assistance on how to resolve an issue that i feel shouldn't be so complicated. And i admit i am upset, but now I am behind for my job. How can I please fix this?
Thank you
Hi all,
Could someone please tell me there is any way to automatically open a previous drawing instead of opening the default one named Drawing1.dwg whenever starting AutoCAD?
Thanks.
Hello everyone,
I am a little new to AutoCAD so bare with me,
I am creating a dynamic block, i set the rotation angle parameter to 45 degrees and set the action.
While testing the block it’s seemed to only rotated 90 degrees, is there a way to make it rotate
45 degrees all around?
Hi
Wondering if anyone else has issues with SolidEdit - Shell not working? 2014 all was fine, 2015 it does nothing...
Tried on several machines
Thanks
Hello,
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With Digify, the files you share are view-only and self-destructing. You can track and unshare files even after sending.
We are considering expanding our product to include AutoCAD formats as well. This will help AutoCAD users to keep control and track the file after sending.
We wanted to understand the community's needs first before we proceed to put resources into building the features. We'll like to hear whether there is a need for sharing CAD drawings with external parties, and having to prevent them from being copied. Understanding your needs will help us shape the product better to serve you, including adjusting the product to fit your workflow and requirements better.
Please let me know if you need to share DWG files on a temporary basis, and have them protected/ tracked after sending. For instance, when you are sharing confidential drawings with your partners or contractors.
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