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Need VBA

Hello, I am using Autocad 2011 and want to write a macro fo it but I went to open the vba editor and it said that it is nolonger woth Autocad. I went to the site to find it and the earliest version I...

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AutoCad support for Digitizers

I am hoping this can be a real quick question. Does Auto CAD still support Digitizers? I have a coworker where I work that is old school and we need to know.

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Missing Grips in Raster Images

How do i get the grips to appear on raster images in 2013? They were there in 2011, but have vanished in 2013! Help!

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USC orientation

Buenos días,  Suelo usar el menú desplegable de coordenadas para girar el SCU según la cara en la que estoy trabajando, a veces el automatico no es útil, por lo que trabajo manualmente, pero ahora en...

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I am brand new to autocad,,,please help me get educated

I am completely new to not only this product, but to design in general. I have 15 years construction experience, licenced electrician, and I am now an electrial estimator and project manager. This...

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Docked properties cannot be pinned open.

In Autocad 15 I am now unable to keep the properties window docked and opened at the same time. The default is to auto-hide and does not offer an option to keep it pinned open. WHY? Is there a work...

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Layer properties in XREFs

I am XREFing a draing into mine and would like to retain all of the layer properties that I set in my original file. Is it possible to do this? It would sure save me a lot of time instead of having to...

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Still hope for AutoCAD "Classic" users

Problem:  You want to use a traditional AutoCAD "Classic" interface with the traditional "Light" color scheme, but many of the toolbar icons are either entirely invisible, or barely visible. sample...

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2015 Odd extra lines appearing

I've opened a drawing from someone else, created in AutoCAD,  in AutoCAD 2015 and appear to have a lot of extra lines shooting off in strange directions. If I zoom right out, they disappear but...

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How do I get this to fit the page when printing?

Ive attached a screenshot of my print preview, how do i turn it around to fit?

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AutoCAD to MS Word

I copy the drawing inside AutoCAD and paste it into Word. DONE! Looks Great! But each time i clikck on this vector drawing inside Word it starts up AutoCAD - this takes 20 seconds - its a background...

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Installing AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 32 bit on a 64 bit Operating System (Windows 7)

First post, Anyone have the 64-bit .exe file for AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 to run on windows 7 or ideas on how to install AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 on windows 7? the other options I have found are to run AutoCAD...

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Line type Scale in different departments

Hello there.I have a little bit of a concern that I need to deal with.We have a design department and an engineering department.The Design department works on the design then the engineering department...

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AutoCad 2010 erro.

Boa Noite! Tentei instalar de novo o AutoCAD 2010, so que está acusando um erro, que eu desconheco. Ao me deparar com o erro, decidi trocar de plataforma e instalar as outras versões, so que aparenta...

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Drawing dimensions not matching original drawing

When opening a drawing the lines I draw are too big. The drawing units are set at decimal/limitless when opened. I switch to Architectural/inches to work with. If I draw a line 1 foot long it is much...

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Change dimension of sketches in paper space

Hi,I'm trying to insert a sketch into my drawing in paperspace to illustrate something, but the scale is totally off from my model. E.g. 1 unit of my sketch is about 30mm speaking in my models...

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Struggling to add extra parts to a drawing, please help.

Hi,I am new to autocad and have just started using it for my uni project. I am trying to draw a travel mug with internal space for electronics. I have drawn the mug with the required space internally,...

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*URGENT - Attributes in XREF not prompting

Hi everyone, My question is sample: why do my block attributes not prompting when I do attach those with my xref. If I do an insert command, everything prompt correctly, but not when I xref? What's the...

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Offsetting Ellipses

Hello,When I offset an ellipse Autocad creates a spline.  Is there a way to create an ellipse instead? Thank you,Tony

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Extruding an Array

I'm trying to create a gear by drawing a circle and a single tooth for a gear, then using a polar array to create teeth around the circle. When I extrude this shape, it is not a solid, and I can hatch...

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