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using a wildcard(*) with quickselect

Does anyone know a way (via quickselect or others) to choose all polylines which have an elevation that ends in zero(i.e. index contours 980,990 etc..). It has been about ten years since I have done...

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Finding 2 points along a pline

I have plines of circuits that sometimes have T's (line goes along, then T's out then back to T point and then continues).Here is example line -(setq List_Pline (list (list 0 0) (list 1 1) (list 0.5...

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vs2010, the breakpoint will not currently be hit

the full message in vs2010 reads "the breakpoint will not currently be hit. no symbols have been loaded for this document". in the solved solution provided for step 3 with the 2013 objectarx training...

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Using my .cui file

Please bear with me for I have little to no knowledge of AutoCAD. I use a program which is based on AutoCAD. I can use my program but that's about the limit of my abilities. I have a new computer and...

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Offsetting a polyline

Hi All, I'm a bit stuck with this one... I've currently got a pipe defined by a polyline. What I'd like to do, is change the with of the pipe (from .3 to .2) without changing it's end points. The...

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UNSELECTABLE DOTTED LINES?!?

Hello, I received a file from a client and there are 'unselectable' dotted lines in the file which I can't get rid of (see attached image) I have checked all layers etc but can't seem to access and...

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Snapping in Paper Space, References Whatever is in Model Space.

The topic is the best way I could put it to hopefully get some views and responses to my issue.  I believe this started in 2012, but I'm unsure though. Consider the following scenario: We detail an...

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Autocad Electrical 2013 command

Hi guys, I have a problem with explode command, because I want to explode a block with attributes without losing them. In Autocad 2007 I used to type in "burst" but in this version this command doesn't...

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PRINT PREVIEW IS GRAY

IN SOME, BUT NOT ALL, OF MY DRAWINGS THE PREVIEW TO PRINT IS ALL SHADED GRAY. DOES THIS MEAN I AM DOING SOMETING WRONG?  PRINT STILL WORKS JUST FINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S GRAY! WOULD SOMEONEPLEASE...

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egress linetype for client

I have a very particular client insisting I recreate a specific lineteype. The previous technician used AutoCAD Architecture 2012 to create a shape within the linetype. I have recreated the shape, with...

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Can't select objects on a specific layer.

Hello, I am working on a .dwg file in AutoCAD 2013 , and on one specific layer (defpoints), I am not able to select any of the objects. Initially, I thought that the layer may have been locked or...

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Grips - Move - Copy

Hi All, I'm sure i just need educated... If i select an object, pick one of the grips, tap the space bar once to go to the "move" option and then hold down the ctrl key to make copies of the object......

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Layout/Plotting

I'm having trounle with my layout. In my model tab the llinetype shows up as a dashed line, but when i put a viewport in a layout it shows/prints as a continuous line. Does anyone know why? all the...

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Detail Component Manager

Can anyone tell me if the new AutoCad Architectural Version has a detailer similar to that in Architectural Desktop 2006 Under insert Detail Component Manager.... 

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QUICKSELECT functionality in a script or action

not sure where this question should go, but does anyone know if it's possible to create an action with specific parameters set for the functions available in the QUICKSELECT command? my example. i...

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Layer control

When I use my layer control and the pop up opens to changes layer or add layer, it will not give me the "x" to close the screen. I need help figuring out to close the screen 

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Drawing opens so slow! AutoCAD 2013

3 MB file with several Xrefs takes about 20 mintues to open. I've purged, recoverd, and audited the working drawing and all the overlayed Xrefs, with no success. When I open in AutoCad Version 2007, it...

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AutoCAD compatibility with ATI FirePro V5900

Hello,I was hoping someone might be able to verify whether or not the ATI FirePro V5900 graphics card was compatible/recommended for AutoCAD 2014? I see that it is listed for all other releases, but...

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AutoCAD LT 2014

to open two or more files in autocad 2014becomes very slow to usezooming is slowwhy this happens

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Ribbon, Q Properties & Properties Palette layer problem

All of the above do not show the complete list of layers in a drawing. Only the Layer Palette and the Layer toolbar show the correct layer list. I thought MAXSORT would fix the problem but it does not....

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