Layer Manager Issue - AutoCAD Mechanical - 2014
Layer Manager has an exclamation mark warning icon where the layer icon should be and all the other icons in layer manager have an "X" on them. Also the Layer Manager seems to have chunks missing,...
View ArticleFillet one corner where a solid and surface meet?
Hello, I'm trying to create a 3D model of a bracket. At the moment I have a structual support or a rib (drawn using MESH then CONVTOSURFACE) that joins two solids together. What I would like to do is...
View ArticleJumpy cursor in line command on certain files but not others.
AutoCAD 2012 - Windows 7 64 Bit Every now and again, one file will start having issues with the line/pline/arc etc commands. Basically it seems as though it is snapping to random points....
View ArticleSpooling with different users
We run AutoCAD 2014. We work with 3 people that could be spooling at the same time. It is a big pain to have to change file path name and spool numbers every 3 mintues every time we start a new...
View ArticlePDF Frames 2015
PDFFRAME = 0, 1, 2 0 Should = no frames displayed, no print 1 Should = Frames displayed and print 2 Should = Frames displayed, no print It would seem that values of 0 and 2 are the same. Is this me?...
View ArticleLayer Manger Issue - AutoCAD Mechanical - 2014
Layer Manager has an exclamation mark warning icon where the layer icon should be and all the other icons in layer manager have an "X" on them. Also the Layer Manager seems to have chunks missing,...
View Articleauto fraction stack
I just switched from LT 2014 to LT 2015 and there is a change in Autostack I cannot seem to fix. In LT 2014 I would type the following L31/2x31/2x1/4x11'-31/2" and the 1/2 & 1/4 would stack and...
View ArticleSpace before stacked fraction in dimension
Is there a way to format dimstyle so that there is a SPACE in front of a STACKED FRACTION? I prefer stacked fractions to save space and know this is an option with regular text but can't figure it out...
View ArticleModel Viewports is grayed out
I'm new to AutoCAD 2015 from 2011. I'm trying to create a new single viewport on a new layout tab. On the View Tab I find the Model Viewports but it is grayed out and won't allow me to add a new...
View ArticleStretching Multiple Dimensions
I know that you can individually move dimensions with control points / isolate the dimension layer and stretch, but is there a more simple solution or possibly a lisp that will stretch all the...
View ArticleChanging Multiple Attribute Blocks
I'm using 2012 ADT and I have a file with 922 attributed blocks, all the same block but each has different text in them.Each block has (2) lines of text/attributes in them.All of the attributes are the...
View Articleplz guide me hw'l i do tht....
my autodesk gt de-activated while my laptop gtng restart bcoz of tht m nt able activate the product again on the same laptop, i wanna activate it again on my laptop, they askd me to regenrate plz guide...
View ArticleObjects of two layers overlap each other - visibility settings
Hello. I have a drawing with two layers, which objects overlap each other. I would like to make one layer and it's objects 'above' the other, without actually going into 3D modelling. As you can see in...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2012 starts instalation wizard from desktop shortcut
Hi I have just aquired a student license for AutoCAD 2012. I have just installed the program and got the autocad and invetor shortcuts on my desktop (the instalation did ot go smoothly i.e. the...
View ArticleI'm trying to figure out if I can apply object snap to an existing map?
Hello! I'm very new to Autocad. I have a map whose lines are a bit strange, some lines don't snap to the adjiacent ones. I'm trying to create a 3d model but in order to be able to extrude, I'd liek to...
View Article2015 Crashes on Startup
I just installed ACAD MEP 2015 (via Building Design Suite Ultimate) and AutoCAD won't start, but Revit starts just fine. There's no particular prompt, nothing "loading" in the splash - just a straight...
View Articleerror installing AutoCAD 2014
My BName is Andrea Coxhead from Chile, and I had to format my notebook, but before that I uninstalled Autocad 2014 (license for three years for Student). Once i formated, downloaded again and try to...
View Article2D Polyline with 3D Verticies
I have a polyline in the attached file that does not show any z vertex in the properties box, but when you ID ther verticies, each vertex has a different Z value The polyline has an elevation, but the...
View ArticleThere is a problem with the installation and AutoCAD LT cannot continue.
My Auto CAD LT installation drops out every night when not in use and sometimes during use. I cannot run either Repair od Reinstall to resolve the problem and must Uninstall and then Reinstall....
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