Alternate save error.
After upgrading from 2012 to 2014 I have this saving problem with certain drawings. I get the "unable to save drawing ..." error, resulting in saving to a tmp file, then I qsave again and it works....
View Articlecallouts
I'm running AutoCad Civil 3D 2012. Does this program have the old-fashioned callout symbols that has the leader with the bubble for detail number and reference sheet number? I see a tool under leaders...
View ArticleAutocad patch created problems
I have AutoCad Mechanical 2010. It was crashing occasionally (probably my graphics card). When autocad crashes, it wants you to send the info to autodesk. I did that and it said there was a patch for...
View ArticlePixels per Unit
I have a new company logo to insert into our border. The logo should be 5"X1" to fit in the spot I want. The logo is an image that has been scaled to 300 pixels by 72 pixels which according to my logo...
View ArticleInserting graphic in titleblock
Hey guys, how come when I insert an image (BMP) into my drawing border and then create a PDF, the graphic looks choppy?I am using AutoCAD 2010. I am opening the BMP up in Paint, then copying and...
View Article2014 Command Window Autohide
I am not sure what I did, but I have had my Command Window set to Auothide and had the bar set at the bottom of my screen above the Applications Bar, but for some reason today it opened up with 70%...
View ArticleVisibility in dynamic block
Hi, When I use visibility of dynamic block, I found it's a great feature. But when I have more objects involved in it there will be too many states. If we have 'visibility action' beside 'visibility...
View Articleinstillation error library could not be installed uninstalled
My IT department has been trying to install AutoCad 2014 on my new computer. It is a Dell Optiplex 9010, running Windows 7 64 bit. When they do the install they get the error - library could not be...
View ArticleOLE Excel Table Reverts to Monochrome
I have excel tables linked into my drawing as OLE objects. The tables have shaded cells, and the only way to print the shaded cells is to change the OLE properties from "monochrome" to high graphics"...
View ArticleDimension style fill color causing random lines on pdf files
Using Autocad 2014. I recently changed our dimension style fill color to background. Now when we create pdf files, there are random lines either to left of the text or left and top of text. It is not...
View Articlewalls not showing in elevation or isometric views
I am using autocad architecture 2009, I have a drawing that will not show the walls in elevation or isometric views. What is the switch? I have other drawings that will show these walls in 3D. I...
View ArticleFailure to get allied products or acad msi for autocad 2014
I have worked ok with autocad 2014 for about 6 months then started crashing a lot, decided to uninstall and install it back, but this time the allied products did not load, and is not accepting my...
View Articlequickest way to bring up help for a single known command
Is there a way, from the command prompt, to quickly bring up help for a single, known command? For example, something like "CIRCLE -?" to bring up the syntax and options for the CIRCLE command?
View ArticleScript File for Rotate-Reference
Hello,Is there a lisp that can be aasigned to a script file to rotate-reference all items in a file always a certain way. This would be used to rotate files that are exported from revit before another...
View ArticlePSLTSCALE VALUE
hi guys,i need help in PSLTSCALE,i have 10 layouts then i will set each layout PSLTSCALE value to 0 but when i return to the layout that i already set, the PSLTscale value become 1 again. thanks!
View Articledimension text, arrows not scaling properly
When I have to scale something after bringing it in from another drawing (Windows copy, paste), usually (but strangely not always, it seems) the dimension text and arrows are all messed up. If I scale...
View ArticleQsave and Save
I use autocad architecture 2013 and it works just fine until the save turns to qsave whenever i want to save a drawing by save, save as and ctrl+s it works as qsave how can I turn it back to SAVE ?
View ArticleRaster Image
When I click on Insert/ Raster Image..., it doesen't show the "Select Reference File" but a line of words that says "Path to IMAGE file to attach:" Can some body help my?
View ArticleA drawing of 8.5MB appears on the preview and opens with nothing inside,
A drawing of 8.5MB appears on the preview and opens with nothing inside, This is the second time I’m reporting this issue regarding dwg files that appears on the preview but open improperly. In the...
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