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Looking for a way to program ctrl+ right mouse button to toggle ortho on and off instead of using F8. If anyone can help it would be much appreciated.Return to Top
Phillip Rutledge wrote: > > Is it possible to create a selection set based on entities in a group? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Phillip Try the filter.lsp routine. Part of the package for R12, don't know for R13. -- José Ann Roche jaroche@cam.org http://www.cam.org/~jarocheReturn to Top
george wrote: > > i was wondering if there is a collection of lisp routines somewhere. > specifically for r13c4. > simple stuff like inserting a door. > > thanks > george There are lots and lots of routines floating around. Check out http://weblab.research.att.com/phoaks/ and particularly http://weblab.research.att.com/phoaks/comp/cad/autocad/index.html -- José Ann Roche jaroche@cam.org http://www.cam.org/~jarocheReturn to Top
Warren - The locked version of AutoCAD is sold outside of the US and Canada, and also in the US and Canada as the educational version. Also the network version of AutoCAD is called the locked version at times. Christal Moreno //AutoCAD Support on the Net// In article <19970107165100.LAA03370@ladder01.news.aol.com>, warren5550@aol.com (Warren5550) wrote: >I recently read an ad selling Autocad R13 "Locked". What does the >"Locked" qualifier mean? The price was $1250. > >Thanks in advance for any advice. > >Warren HultquistReturn to Top
What is this resource utility? Does it let you install programs as services? As it is, NT Server 4.0 doesn't seem to allow adding outside programs as services. Did you do this by modifying the Registry? Jon > I have R13C3 with NT 3.51SP3 and a MicroSoft Resource Utility. I was able > to make it run as a service. I did try installing C4, but the utility > caused it to crash. I remember (?) seeing info on C4 incompatibility with > the utitlity on CompuServer AutoDesk Forum. If someone else knows how to > make C4 work, I would like to know. > > Hope this helps. > John >Return to Top
Marcel - Windows NT 4.0 may fail to boot after installing the Rainbow Technologies Sentinel driver (version 5.1), as supplied with AutoCAD Release 13c4a. To avoid this problem, do not alter the Sentinel Driver configuration settings, either during or after installation - just accept the default settings. You can get an updated Sentinel Drive to resolve this from: http://www.rnbo.com/nt4.html Christal Moreno //AutoCAD Support on the Net// In article <01bbfcb3$23417ae0$33cc158d@ppp-mwagner>, "Marcel Wagner"Return to Topwrote: >I've read in a magazine that there exists a problem with NT4 and the dongle >driver from R13c4a. What kind of problem is it ? >Thanks. >Marcel
Robert - It is indeed a bug. Which revision of R13 are you using? I think it has been fixed in c4, but maybe I am mistaken (will have to give it a try). You can work around it by putting a copy of acad.ini in the start-up directory. Only the prototype drawing setting will be read from this acad.ini. The rest of the .ini settings will be read from the /c directory. In article <32D584D9.23BB@mhs.elan.af.mil>, Robert OaksReturn to Topwrote: >I want to configure multi-ACAD shortcut keys with WIN95 but are >experincing some problems with it. I edited the properites to include >the commandline switch C:\R13\WIN\acad.exe /c C:\LISP\ELECTRIC in the >target box. When first launching ACAD it finds the proper files in the >area that is defined after the /C, but when configuring ACAD to look for >another prototype drawing. The information is not saved to the ACAD.CFG >in the directory following the /C switch or is the ACAD.ini use in the >forced directory. I have even deleted (moved) the ACAD.cfg and ACAD.INI >from out of the r13 directory but when ACAD is reconfigured it always >wants to go back to the r13\win directory (it creates a new ACAD.ini >file). Is there any solutions? Or has anybody heard of this problem >(bug?)? > >Thanks for any responses that one might give, >Robert Oaks >Computer Sciences Corparation
I am running r13 for windows with summasketch 3 tablet for inserting symbols in Win95 environment. I would like to use the tablet puck for window pointing device instead of using a mouse on another com port. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. dcReturn to Top
Donna - Make a backup copy of acad.cfg. After deleting acad.pwd and reconfiguring (blow through it quickly). Save the config, exit AutoCAD, then copy your backup acad.cfg over the one you just created. Also, R12c4 is better at handling the aftermath of crashes that affect acad.pwd. I think you may be using an earlier revision. Christal Moreno //AutoCAD Support on the Net// In article <5b3fd8$254@camel5.mindspring.com>, mispjg@mindspring.com (Donna) wrote: >We're running a Windows NT network with NT and 95 workstations. We >have Autocad R12 for Windows running on the desktops and accessing >files from the server. Recently we have been getting the "Too many >users" errors on startup. After exiting and replacing the acad.pwd we >can restart......however we need to replace the acad.cfg as well or we >experience loss of plotter configuration and wierd display problems. > >Any thoughts on why we are getting this too many users problems on our >desktops. All help appreciated! > >Return to Top
H E L P !!!!!!!!! /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ We are running AutoCAD for Windows r12c4 under Win3.11 and received some drawings from a firm that does some detailing work for us and we ran into a VERY strange error occurring with ordinate dimensioning. The drawings ar e all done completely in model space and on a flat plane (all Z = 0.000). When ANY command is executed that causes a dimension to be regenerated (we were attempting to change from 3 to 2 decimal places and doing an UPDATE), the dimension text rotates apx. 45-degrees and the single extension line turns in a Z-shape at apx 45-degrees. We can switch to the dimesnion style that the problem dimensions and put in a new ordinate dimension and it is fine and regenerates without problem. The UCS is not rotated and we cannot find what is happening. If we just look at the properties of the dimension style and don't change anything and accept it, ALL the dimensions of that style on the drawing rotate apx 45-degrees and the extension line rotate and break into a Z-shape. Any and all help or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Scott Veix Klockner Bartelt, Inc. (email responses to veixsj@klockner.com would be more quickly recovered)Return to Top
I wrote just such a routine recently. We are primarily a 2D shop, but all too often we receive drawings from Architect clients (or we mess up things ourselves) that have stray entities in the Z plane. This is a problem when we don't know which entity. The change command can change the elevation to 0.0, but it can't help if a line has a different Z at both ends. The enclosed routine will search out and flatten each entity, with a non 0.0 Z, in the drawing. It will also report the coordinates of those entities that it finds to have Z values other than 0,0. This way you can figure out which ones were changed (if you care). I developed this using R13, but I don't think it does anything too exotic and should work in R12. Please write me and let me know if this helps you. -- Jonathan Shapiro JonShapiro@worldnet.att.net SGGINCwrote in article <19970110211500.QAA23470@ladder01.news.aol.com>... > I am using AutoCAD Release 12. I am looking for a LISP routine which will > change the Z-coordinate for a selected set of entities to 0.0. > > begin 600 flatten.lsp M.RTM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM M+2TM+2TM+2TM+2T-"BA0 2 @ M2F]N(%-H87!I 2!T>7!E(&9O=6YD+"!T:&4@:6YS97)T+W-T87)T(" !o:6yt+"!a;f0-"cmt m:&4@="&]T86P@;G5M8F5R+B" @270@8vaa;f="E 2!C;VYT M86EN('-U8BUE;G1I=&EE; #$P('DQ,"!Z M,3 -"B @(" @(" @(" @(" @(" @(" @>#$Q('DQ,2!Z,3$I#0H@(" H 7!E("AC9'(@*&%S C$Q M*0T*(" @(" @(" @*'-E='$@>C$Q(# N,"DI#0H@(" @(" H:68@*&]R("@O M/2!:,3 @,"XP*2 H+ST@6C$Q(# N,"DI#0H@(" @(" @(" H<')O9VX-"B @ M(" @(" @(" @("AI9B H+ST@>C$P(# N,"D-"B @(" @(" @(" @(" @("AS M971Q(&5N=" H #$P('DQ," P+C I("AA 2 @(" @(" @26YS97)T M(%!O:6YT(BD-"B @(" @(" @(" @(" @(" @("AP '0@96YA;64I#0H@(" @(" I#0H@(" I.W=H:6QE M#0H@(" H4')I;F,@*'-T Return to Top
Subject: Re: Abort error in AutoCAD 12c1 on Win95
From: cmoreno@laplaza.org (Christal Elliott)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 97 16:12:06 GMT
R12c1 had some problems, R12c4 is a free update for you. To upgrade to R13 there is a cost. You can call Autodesk to find out more about this, at 800-538-6401. But also if you still have config.sys and autoexec.bat files being loaded, make sure you have a SHELL statement in config.sys (the ACAD Install Guide gives advice on this), and if you have any virus checking utilities, try booting up without them. Some older Symantec programs would cause this error in AutoCAD. In article Christal Moreno //AutoCAD Support on the Net// <01bbfbdf$70a71ee0$cfbaddcd@cadlab11.po-1.aea9.k12.ia.u s>, "CADLAB11"Return to Topwrote: >When I load AutoCAD I recieve the error: > >FATAL ERROR: Unable to open tempory configuration file. > >I have to remove and reinstall AutoCAD, but to no success. The same error >keeps repeating. > >The machine is: >P5 100 >32MB ram >1GB+ HDD >Trident Super VGA (800x600x256) >Win95 v4.00.9500a >AutoCAD for Windows Release 12C1 > >
Subject: Re: Abort error in AutoCAD 12c1 on Win95
From: cmoreno@laplaza.org (Christal Elliott)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 97 16:12:15 GMT
Thomas - Contact Autodesk at the following address: Autodesk GmbH Product Support Office Geschäftsstelle Frankfurt Seligenstädter Grund 7 D-63150 Heusenstamm Telephone: +49 (61) 04934-00 Telefax: +49 (61) 04934-030 In article <5b507l$m0q@freeside.cls.de>, beckmann@gis.de (Thomas Beckmann) wrote: >"Dave S."Return to Topwrote: > >>Win 95 requires the autocad c4a upgrade to run properly. > >How do you upgrade ? > > >Thomas Beckmann, Kiel, Germany >beckmann@gis.de >
Subject: Re: AutoCAD r13c4 unable to print in Win95
From: "John Clipfell"
Date: 12 Jan 1997 05:00:07 GMT
I suffered from the same problem exactly until this last week. I was able to solve it with advise I found in the newsgroups. Go to Autocad's website and check out the network printing document. The address is: www.autodesk.com/support/techdocs/techdocs.htm I recomend using the third option "Autospooling to a named printer/plotter" that way you can route to multiple different devices from within Autocad's plot services. One thing that I found however that seems to be wrong in the instructions is the part about capturing the netware queue to a Parallel address. I did this for my HP Plotter but forgot to for the laserjet and they both work fine. It has to do with how your batch file (the one you going to write) copies the spooled plot file. For example if you use copy %1 /b \\server\queue rather than copy .... LPT1, you will not need the printer captured to a port. Good LuckReturn to Top
Subject: Re: Fractional Dimensioning Precision
From: John Lute
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:01:22 +1100
GA FULTZ wrote: > > We've recently upgraded from r10 Dos to r13c4a WinNT and I can't figure > out how to get my fractional dimensions to display 1/32's in the > denominator. I set units to 1/32's, LUPREC to 12 dec. places and probably > other variables that don't come to mind but the dimensions still round off > to 1/16ths. (I haven't told it to round off). > There must be something I'm missing. > > Thanks, > George Hi George, In r13 the precision of dimensions is controled by the dimension variable DIMDEC Hope this helps Regards, John Lute Delatite Design Melbourne AustraliaReturn to Top
Subject: Dtext Problem
From: umdong08@cc.umanitoba.ca (Erasmus Dong)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 04:58:30 GMT
Hi I just started my job as a Coop Engineering Assistant. I have one problem that was driving me crazy yesterday. I was dimension lining an axle and I needed to put a plus minus tolerance on it. Now I learned that %%P is the plus minus symbol. However the problem is that the tolerance had a different plus value from the minus value. Any help that can be given would be a godsend. ThanksReturn to Top
Subject: CAD novice seeks easy software
From: riker@worldweb.net
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 01:09:05 GMT
I need some CAD software with the following requirements: 1. Inexpensive (less than $100, if at all possible) 2. Easy to learn, comes with good documentation, tutorial, etc. 3. Can be used to draw components of PC hardware: case, power supply, motherboard, expansion cards, CPU, memory chips, etc. Do not need to draw intricate ciruit diagrams, just the basic shapes of components. It is understood that with these requirements, it will not be nearly as full-featured or powerful as some high-end package. Just want to get a start on this, and draw up basic drawings for an idea I have. Thanks in advance for all recommendations. Steve O. riker@worldweb.net P.S. Professional technical writing services available in the D.C. metro area, or via tele-commuting anywhere around the world. See my home page at http://www.worldweb.net/~riker/index.html Not cheap, but very, very good at explaining intricate technical concepts and processes.Return to Top
Subject: AutoCAD DRAWING STANDARDS
From: Scott Veix
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:35:11 -0500
We are attempting to standardize on our AutoCAD proceedures for mechanical and electrical engineering and wish to learn what any other groups or companies do for their control of the following aspects of AutoCAD: - Layer naming for assemblies and details - Line colour standards for : object lines dimensions and text center, hidden, center lines - Mechanical and electrical symbol blocks (storage and retrieval) (3rd party packages?) - Detail numbering systems (intellegent or sequencial numbers) - Tolerancing methodology (3 decimal places with tolerances?... etc) - Plotted line thinckness for linetypes - Drawing management system (EDMS?) Any and all information would help us greatly (and possibly help others reading this thread). Thanks in advance, Scott Veix Klockner Bartelt, Inc. veixsj@klockner.comReturn to Top
Subject: WORK WANTED, AutoCAD, P-T, WI-based
From: bgdesign
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 21:55:58 -0800
PART-TIME RESPONSES ONLY, PLEASE. PLEASE, NO RESPONSES WHICH ARE NOT RELATED TO THIS FIELD... Based in Milwaukee, I'm an AutoCAD Rel. 12/13 mechanical designer currently working full time, but seeking part-time work on your project. Four years experience includes mechanical and electromechanical assemblies and part detail drawings, castings, weldments, tanks, gearboxes, valves, fluid control and plumbing. This would be part-time work at my home office using AutoCAD Rel. 12/Windows on a 486 machine. Work on AutoCAD Rel. 13 would be at your office since I don't yet own that version. Six months on Rel. 13, some exper. with solids, rapid prototype files etc. Output: disk, E-mailed files or 8-1/2 x 11" sheet output. Below-market hourly rate offered. Willing to take on new areas including architecture. Will translate AutoCAD drawings to basic CNC program code for 3- axis machines. Other software experience: BobCad (for CNC translating), CadKey, DesignCAD; EXCEL & LOTUS spreadsheets; PAGEMAKER; 2 years prior desktop publishing exper. BA Degree in Communication. Please send E-mail to address on posting. CONTRACT AGENCIES WELCOME, TOO!Return to Top
Subject: can't plot
From: Coriell
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:06:31 -0600
hi, Ever since I upgraded to window's 95 I can no longer plot/print to my (Panasonic kx-p1124 24 pin) printer. I have found that my sound card now takes 2 ports and has offlined my printer. If I disconnect my sound I can plot but if I have sound I can't. This is a big problem I have to reconfigure my sound/printer everytime I have to print/plot. Has anyone else run into this problem? any advice will be helpful CoriellReturn to Top
Subject: Re: looking for lisp routines
From: David Whynot
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 00:29:56 -0500
There are numerous sites offering 1000's of routines. CADsyst, CADalog, CADShack, CADALYST, and many more. There is a links page on my site to point you to these and other locations. See you there. -- Cheers! David Whynot CADsyst - Shareware for AutoCAD http://www.buildingweb.com/cadsystReturn to Top
Subject: ADI 4.2 Driver
From: darapex@aol.com (DARAPEX)
Date: 12 Jan 1997 07:21:16 GMT
I am using AutoCad for the MAcintosh R12 c_1 on a PPC (7200 75mhz 24 mb ram), Power FPU, and Speed Doubler. My obstacle is that I am not able to get the plot menu to recognize any other device except the Macintosh Chooser Device (printer). According to the Edutech manual page 393, I am suppoed to be able to select the "PostScript device ADI 4.21- by AutoDesk,Inc". Also, the "Plot To File" button does not activate when selected. This is necessary to create .plt files to be plotted by a commercial blueprinter I use. If anyone can assist, I would be grateful! Thanks DARAPEX@aol.comReturn to Top
Subject: Problems running IGES 13c1 on AutoCAD r13c4a
From: "Loh Wee Khee"
Date: 12 Jan 1997 06:43:59 GMT
Please help. I need somebody to give me some idea where can I get the latest update of IGES via Internet? I can't find it in Autodesk web site. Thanks.Return to Top
Subject: Re: Scaling Associative Dims
From: "Owen Wengerd"
Date: 11 Jan 1997 15:08:07 GMT
Brian: > It is not an option to go to R13 or create dimstyles for each variation. That's what dimstyles were designed for. Why is that not an option? -- Owen Wengerd [ManuSoft] ** AutoCAD Wizard At Large ** http://www.manusoft.com owenw@manusoft.com Compuserve: 71324,3252 Brian SchoneckerReturn to Topwrote in article <32D4111C.1407@one.net>... > Is there a quick/dirty way to scale associative > dimension WITHOUT them taking on the properties of > the current dimvar settings? > > I frequently need to scale up my border, which > means I also need to scale my dimension but I want > them to maintain their original setup. It is not > an option to go to R13 or create dimstyles for each > variation. > > A lisp routine would be quite helpfull. > > Brian >
Subject: Problem with Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and HP DesignJet 230
From: "Loh Wee Khee"
Date: 12 Jan 1997 06:49:20 GMT
I need somebody to help me to solve the following problem:- I cannot print A1 and A2 size in NT 4 workstation on HP DesignJet 230. I tried the Windows HP DesignJet 230 driver and HP GL/2 driver. There are no ISO standard size appears when I select size in the windows printer menu. Thank you! Yours sincerely, Wicky.Return to Top
Subject: Re: AutoCad Map crashes under NT 4.0
From: perbe@iestn.inet.it (Gaetano Perbellini)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 10:00:17 GMT
On Thu, 09 Jan 1997 11:48:50 -0500, INFO@CABLERESOURCES.COM wrote: >Does anyone know of any solution to AutoCad Map crashing under NT 4.0 >I have heard that it may be a couple of months before Autodesk will >support NT 4.0. I have increased by Virtual Memory to 200 Mega and it >still kicks me out 4-8 times a day, no warning, no error, just flips you >to the icon screen. >Thanks, Billy I use just for 3 months AutoCAD MAP under NT 4.0 and all is good. Your problem is an hardware problem?! Gaetano, perbe@iestn.inet.itReturn to Top
Subject: Re: CAD novice seeks easy software
From: lsteve@globalnet.co.uk (John Stevenson)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 11:10:34 GMT
>I need some CAD software with the following requirements: >1. Inexpensive (less than $100, if at all possible) >2. Easy to learn, comes with good documentation, tutorial, etc. >3. Can be used to draw components of PC hardware: case, power >supply, motherboard, expansion cards, CPU, memory chips, etc. Do not >need to draw intricate ciruit diagrams, just the basic shapes of >components. Try looking at Easycad for Windows they are at http://www.evcomp.com/evcomp Very quick, uncluttered screen, and cheap. Can be customised very easily.Return to Top
Subject: Win95 Network r13 Questions
From: Nicholas Schwarz
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 09:08:44 -0800
I am setting up a network for AutoCAD r13 on Win95 I need to know if there are any major problems with using a Network and Win95 peer-to-peer and/or client-server. I plan to use 3COM or Intel cards. The systems will be (all Gateways) 2 P100s and 2 DX2-66s. Also, is there any GOOD job-cost software (for AutoCAD, preferably) that can be used on a network and Win95? Thank you. email: nschwarz@worldnet.att.net -ericReturn to Top
Subject: CAD Binaries Group? Why Not?
From: "Doug Julien AIA"
Date: 12 Jan 1997 03:23:35 GMT
It seems to me there should exist a Usenet Group for posting of DWG and DXF binaries. Every 50 posts some newbie wants to know where to find free symbols/blocks/components/drawings on the Net. There's very few out there - and I don't know why. I'd give away my laboriously-constructed blocks if I benefited from others doing the same - why the hell not - "Competition"?!? Give me a break! If anyone knows of an accessible newsgroup for posting of CAD binary files, please let me know. Thanks. -Doug Julien, AIAReturn to Top
Subject: need help on pcx to dxf
From: "joe"
Date: 12 Jan 1997 15:20:03 GMT
can someone help me to solve this one? convert pcx to dxf?? thanks in advanceReturn to Top
Subject: Re: Canon BJ-230 in ACADr13 for Win
From: John Schmidt
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 07:20:20 -0800
Doug, Go to CalComp's website, or log onto their BBS, and you'll find R13 drivers for both Win and DOS for their Techjet Personal printer, which is basically the same as a BJ-230. JohnReturn to Top
Subject: Device Drivers
From: "Jeff Bonfoey"
Date: 12 Jan 97 15:30:20 GMT
I need device drivers for a Houston Instruments DMP 42 Single Pen plotter. I have Windows 95 and Auto Cad Lt. Please tell me where I could get these drivers. Thank YouReturn to Top
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