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Autocad 2015: Damaged drawing after replacemnt of object on drawable overrule.

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Hi.

 

I'm working with autocad 2015. I want to replace one obejct with other one.

Using guidence of overruling on through-the-interface, I can overrule WorldDraw. Inside, I'm replacing block - replace one block by another.

Problem is, that replaced object can not be selected and file can't be saved (AutoCAD Message (error): "One or more objects in this drawing cannot be saved to the specified format. The operation was not completed and no file was created."). Everything start working after "AUDIT" command - it fixes all problems.

 

code :

public override bool WorldDraw(Drawable drawable, WorldDraw wd)
       {
           BlockReference br = drawable as BlockReference;
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//
               using (Database db = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase)
               {
                   using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
                   {
                       BlockTable bt = tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForWrite) as BlockTable;
                       var brIOd = bt["sampleObjectName"];
                       BlockReference br4 = new BlockReference(new Point3d(0,0,0), brIOd);
                       var btr2 = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(db.CurrentSpaceId, OpenMode.ForWrite);
                       br4.TransformBy(br.BlockTransform);
                       tr.Commit();
                       return base.WorldDraw(br4, wd);
                       return true;
                   }
               }
           }
           return true;
       }

 

 

Everything is placed correctly, except fact that drawing is some kind of damaged.

Anyone knew something about such problem?


AutoCAD Language Pack

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Hi all,

 

We are preparing software distribution of AutoCAD 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 / AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 / AutoCAD LT 2016. We have customer world wide.

My question is if I download and use any version AutoCAD Language pack, will it support all the above mentioned softwares ?

Or

I should have language packs for each versions and platforms(x86 and x64bit) ?

 

Please help

 

Thanks in advance.

Starting AutoCad 2015

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I downloaded the autocad 2015 and for some reason, there was no shortcut on the desktop. I tried going into the file by going (c:smileyhappy:> Autodesk > AutoCAD 2015 English Win 64bit. Where or what Icon do i need to find to open up autocad?

AutoCad Will NOT Work Offline (Permanent License)

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Posting here to hopefully get a little more exposure but version is AutoCad LT 2015 (came with Inventor LT suite).

 

I purchased a permanent license with the expectation to use the product offline (have various reasons why the machine is not connected to the net). Unfortunately product locks up about every 30-40 minutes when disconnected from the internet. As soon as it is plugged into the net it will hang once after anoter 30-40 minutes then will be fine indefinitely.

 

Here are the step taken to resolve:

 

1. Installed offline help files

2. Disabled all 360/comms related features (that I could find)

3. Reinstalled Windows/AutCad LT (Win 7 64 bit pro)

4. Installed on a completey different computer (Win 7 Pro 32 bit)

 

All to no avail. Its as if the software is checking license server or some other service periodically and once it reaches the server it is happy. When it does not it continues to try until it does. In the process the computer completey hangs for a minute or so which needless to say is complety disruptive to getting any work done.

 

Heres the part that really is aggravating (can almost live with the hanging computer). AutoDesk provides ZERO support for their product and seemingly makes it impossible to even PAY for tech support to help resolve the issue. I have tried.

 

I am asking (begging) for any asisstance from anyone who may have encountered this issue before and shame on you AutoDesk for a product which is not working as advertised and providing no help making it do so.

No Save Option in Block Editor?

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I recently installed AutoCAD 2016 and I am having issues with editing blocks. When I close the block editor, it doesn't prompt me to save the updated block and just closes without changes.

 

I'm assuming this is a system variable...the ones I recently changed are QAFLAGS (set to 0). Any ideas?

Autocad for Mac doesn't launch after restoring from Time Machine

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Hi, I am working on a Mac Book Pro with Yosemite on it and am using Autocad with a student license

 

After restoring the system from Time Machine any version available to download (2014 and 2015) would not launch 

the suggested here (see link below) solution would not help 

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/AutoCAD-for-Mac-fails-to-launch-when-installed-on-migrated-Mac-hard-drive.html

 

I also tried to restore the Application from Time Machine again, to install a trial version, to delete the FLEX files manually, to rename them manually etc

and nothing helps

 

is there any other possible solution?

 

Thank you in advamce

Katerina

 

 

Text Jacked Up When Plot with PDF

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Please see attached image.  I do not know why the PDF text looks like this when plotting from AutCAD via Adobe PDF.  Any suggestions?  How do I get the text to be nice and crisp?  I have never seen this before so any help is greatly appreciated.

Exploding Mtext changes font and more

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When I explode mtext the resulting text may be different.  If the spacing is modified in mtext it resets, if the font is different than the current text style font it changes to the current text style font, etc.  I need to preserve the font in the mtext to use for CAM programming. Can anyone help?


Dictionary Issue

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I have replaced my enu.dct file with a full e-book dictionary but words are still being underlined as misspelled. They only files in the file path for my main dictionary are enu.dct and enu2.dct. I have checked to make sure the words are in the enu.dct document and they are. Am I missing something? Does there need to be a specific format to the file (ie; no spaces or "hard returns"...)

3d display issues

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Hello All,

The 3d objects in my drawing file are not showing up in either model space or paper space.  The 2d objects display perfectly.  If I copy the 3D drawing object and paste them into another drawing file, they display just fine.

 

Is my my file corrupt, or is there a command or tool that has ben turned off in this drawing?

 

Please help!!!

 

Glen

internal error: !dbinsert.cpp@1309: elockviolation

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Dear team,

 

When i insert an external block for de second time an error occurs.

internal error: !dbinsert.cpp@1309: elockviolation

 

This is one of the vba rutine;

punt1 = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetPoint(, vbCr & "Geef het hart van de deuvel: ")
Set Deuvel_ZAZ = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.InsertBlock(punt1, Deuvel_ZAZ_block, HschermD, HschermD, 1, 0)

 

AutoCAD version 2015

MVB 7.1

windows 8.1 Pro

 

 

 

How to hide an unlocked attribute?

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Working on a dynamic block to assist in data extraction from our drawings. What I have run into is that i cannot have an attribute that is unlocked on one visibility state be hidden from the other visibility states. Why is that? As soon as I lock it, it disappears like it should. I really need to be able to move this attribute around AND have it hidden in the other states. Any ideas?

 

Using AutoCAD 2016 M49.0.0

Setting the "Layer Information" option on the Publish dialog

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I'm looking for a way to change the Layer Information option on the Publish dialog to "Don't Include" through a .lsp file. Anyone know of a variable or command that would do this. I want to put it in the ACADDOC file so that this option is reset to "Don't Include" each time a file is opened. The way the option works now is it stays at whatever was last selected, I want to make sure that when a user publishes to a .pdf that this is originally set to not include the layer info and if a pdf does leave the company with layer info in it, I will know that the user intentionally added it, and didn't just forget to switch the option.

 

I've tried changing the option in the PC3 file, but it doesn't seem to affect the Publish command, only PLOT.

 

Thanks for any help.

AutoCAD Performance on specific Hardware configurations

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How do the following system configurations handle AutoCAD?

 

1) intel core I7 4510 2GHZ, 12GB RAM, Nvidia GT 840M 2GB, 256SSD, 13.3" QHD
2) intel core I7 4720 2.6GHZ, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 960M 2GB, 512SSD, 15.6" UHD

 

Im a college student studying civil engineering and would like to know how well each system can run the program.

 

Thanks

Tool Palette Changing Block to Unitless. Stop it ACAD!

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So I created a block in a metric template with it's units set to (mm).  When I use the standard Insert command in an Imperial drawing (set to inches) It shows the block as (mm) and a conversion factor of 0.0394 (see image 1).  Everything is great.  My block s in metric but visually looks correct when I insert in an imperial drawing.

 

When I check the properties of the block I just inserted it shows the Scale as 1 (see image 2). I figure ACAD is doing some behind the scene scaling at this point.  So everything is working just fine....

 

Buuuuut when I insert from the Tool Palette in a new darwing the block is huge untill I finish selecing the insertion point and rotation.  Then ACAD scales the block down.  When I check properties I find some weird things.  The properties of the block show the Scale to be 0.0394 (see image 3).  When I use the Insert command I notice that now the "Block Unit" shows Unitless & Factor of 1 (see image 4)

 

The Tool Palette completely flipped the process here.  This is just irritating because I want the Palette to Act like the Insert Command.  What am I missing here?

 

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Auto Cad is Freezing Up

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Hello Guru's,

 

I have a drawing that's locking up and my team can't figure out why. We have unloaded any and all x-ref's, pdf, and other images. A purge and audit was completed. We even tried multiple machines and cut/paste into new drawings. The problem seems to be a ram issue in paper space but we can't seem to lock down what it is.

 

Please Help

 

 

Jarrod

 

XRef Object Lineweights not plotting correctly

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Hi all, 

 

I have been setting up my sheets by xref'ing a model file into my sheet file, annotating the xref in the model space of my sheet file and then sheeting it with my titleblock in the paper space of the sheet file. Pretty standard (or at least how I've always done it)

 

I have one block that was created in the model file with certain layer properties/pen settings that should have it printing at a very light lineweight. (the layers that the block are created with are set to print at .05mm and then I insert the block into the model file on the 0 layer). 

 

Now my issue is that once I xref this model file into my sheet file and try to plot it (either from model space or from paper space - normally I would plot only from paper space, but I've tried it both ways in this insatnce) all blocks created in the model file on the the layer that is supposed to print at .05mm thickness plot with a much thicker lineweight - to the point where it makes the drawing almost illegible. (If I draw a shape on that layer (the .05mm layer) directly in the model space of my sheet file, the lineweight plots correctly)

 

It's gotten a bit irritating beacuse I'm almost at the point of needing to copromise and 'fudge it' which would mean screwing with my pen settings...and it's even more odd because this only happens with one sheet file...all my other sheet files have been plotting correctly.

 

Anyone out there have any experience resolving an issue like this? Help would be much appreciated!

Exporting Text Alignment for Text from a Drawing

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I'm just using plain ole' AutoCAD and I've been using the DATAEXTRACTION command for quite some time. Recently I wanted to use the Text alignment X and Text alignment Y values that I can see under the Text section on the properties of a certain piece of text. I noticed in the Extact that this data doesn't appear to be there. I searched around and didn't really see any way of getting this data out. I saw one person on the forum said they transferred the Text Alignment X/Y to Position X/Y parameters, but didn't explain how that was done.

 

What is the best way to get the Text Alignment X & Text Alignment Y information from the drawing? Does somebody have a lsp for this? Ideally I'd like to be able to automate the extraction of that data (along with the normal data extract data) across several .dwg files at once. This is something that'll I'll need to be able to do frequently.

 

Thanks for the help,

Image borders

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In 2015 I have turned off the image frame, but for some reason I can still select it and have grips at the extents. I feel that the image could be subject to being accidentally moved or scaled if a user is not careful.

 

Anyone know of a fix so that the image frame is not selectable when the frame is turned off?

Emergency Evacuation Plan Pictograms

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Does anybody have any sources for pictograms used in emergency evacuation plans? Looking for a good fire extinguisher, first aid kit, eye wash station, emergency shower, alarm station, evacuation route (guy running), electrical room, respirator storage cabinet, fire department sprinkler connection, and fire department hydrant pictograms in particular.

 

I've tried a lot of googling but to no avail.

 

Thanks!
Brian

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