array edit ribbon
Hi, Im working with autocad 2013 and when i enter a array i created to edit it I am missing the options panel. I did right click on the ribbon to make sure it is selected and it is checked off. Is...
View ArticleContent Explorer Error
Having a problem trying to load my Content Exporer so that I am able to use the new Simpson Menu system. I was previously working, then all the sudden stopped and started giving me this error. See...
View ArticleMissing file error message while working in View Port
While working through a view port I keep getting the error message 'There was an error opening the file X:\Cad support\Pen Tables\AIA Standard.stb' - don't really know why this message would keep...
View Articledimensioning the distance between offset concentric arcs autocad 2014
I made one arc, and then offset another one by 1.5 inches. How can I make it show this measurement? It's excercise 4 on page 3-42 of the autocad 2014 tutorial: 2d fundamentals book, if anyone also...
View Articleno puedo activar la licencia de auto cad 2012
holatengo un proble en mi institucion compraron hace dos años el autocad 2012 y cuando se instalo no hubo problemas ya que lo instalaron maquinas de 32 bits, ahorita lo quiero instalar a las maquinas...
View ArticleHow to copy from one drawing to another in 2014(regular)
I am tryin g toi not have to redraw sections on my drawing and the old version had where you could go into "file" and do a copy from there and then paste it into another separate drawing...Where is...
View ArticleRed Stamps on Drawings
Here is my problem, we do projects for a client that is 5 hours away from our home office. When we are complete we plot our drawings and then the engineers stamp it and we place the red rubber stamp...
View ArticleFillet acting strange
i have an issue with autocad 2012...when i use fillet command with a line and circle the fillet does not join to circle when i zoom in...what is the solution for that?
View Articleautocad will not remember certain support paths
ever since a few days , for no apparent reason , autocad has the following behaviors : - it will not remember paths from certain local folders- it adds "C:\Program...
View ArticleAUTOCAD 2014 CRASH IN BLOCK EDITOR
hello,i have block in a drawing.in the block editor - i want to change the linetype in the properties of a line and it hangs the application and no other choice than to recover the drawings. HOPE TO...
View Articleundo in 2014
what is with the undo command? I have to hit undo at least 20 times for a command I did 3 clicks ago?
View ArticleSOLID TOP FACE
Hello, I am using AutoCAD 2013. I have extruded a polyline that outlines a retaining wall. The top edges vary in elevation, so the shape is somewhat complex, not just a rectangle (file attached)....
View Articlemtext bullet showing up as "S"
Hi-I'm posting this in both regular AutoCAD and C3D since it's seems like a regular AutoCAD problem, but we use C3D. Since we switched to 2014, when we try to do bullets in mtext in any textstyle, the...
View ArticleHow can i model that constrained surface- Please advise
Dear all, I am struggling with that tast for some time and for now I have not found any good solution. I need to create a surface like this: The triangles of that surfase should be the same, they are...
View Articlehelp menu
I am trying to use the offline help menu. It is totally useless. Unless you use the online help it is impossible to access any of the simple features like commands, system variables unless you type in...
View Articledimensions lost association after freezing or turning off layers
Hello, I've made some views of a 3D object (but it can be anything else) in paperspace using the VIEWBASE command and gave some dimensions (in paperspace) associated to the object (DIMASSOC set to 2),...
View ArticleWhy Hide System Printers?
Can someone explain to me why Autodesk added the option HIDE SYSTEM PRINTERS? (can be found on the Plot and Publish tab under OPTIONS). I really am baffled why anyone would want to hide printers like...
View ArticleRollover thumbnail preview in xref manager
Can anyone tell me how to turn the rollover file preview off in the reference manager (it pops up as the cursor passes over the file name?). I have been told that I showed someone how to do this, but...
View ArticleProperty tables compatible with V17 ??
Hi! I've recently design over a 100 blocks for a company with lots of visibility so we used the property tables to manage all the visibility. I used Autocad 2013 and saved in Autocad 2010. We have a...
View ArticleProperty tables compatible with V.17
Hi! I've recently design over a 100 blocks for a company with lots of visibility so we used the property tables to manage all the visibility. I used Autocad 2013 and saved in Autocad 2010. We have a...
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