I have a wall that I want to be 34' in height. Right now the default is 9' so when I select the wall & go into Properties, I see under Dimensions where I can change the Height but I have to select two points. I'm unable to type in 34'. Same thing with the Length. Where do I say I want this one wall to be 34'?
View 2 RepliesI had created a structural member using the structural member wizard. I used many instances of the member in my drawing. However, the thickness of the member needs to be modified. Is there a method to modify the existing custom structural member without creating a new custom structural member?
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Is it possible to create the Annotative Text styles in an xref and amend these on a titlesheet when said xref has been imported?
I've checked the "Help" section of AutoCad but it all seems to relate to creating Annotative Styles within a single drawing.
I'm trying to create a steel beam schedule, that include the bearing height of the beam, but I need to get the actual height of the beam so that it can be plugged into the formula.
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how to link a door frames width and height to the door schedule? For example if I have a 3'-0" x7'-0" door the frame width would be 3'-4"x7'-2", I would like this to automatically generate in my door schedule when I insert a door without me having to manually put it in. I am using AutoCAD Architecture 2010.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have several different views xreffed into a single view, should'nt they all share the base construct? i.e. If I want to overlay the lighting plan, HVAC plan and my reflected ceiling plan- they should share the first floor construct. Instead each one brings in the same base construct and then when you overlay them, the walls interfere and you get wall errors.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI want to add a text height chart to a dropdown menu in the Quick access bar.
I have the Dropdown made but forget how to add the chart.
Is it possible to add a base depth to the transition lane assembly? I need to do volumes for my road, (pavement, base) but there is a section with a transition (which only has one depth), so that section is off.
View 5 Replies View Relatedhow to apply a filter to a Floor Plan to color code my Walls by Unconnected Height for coordination purposes?
I want to disseminate which walls are currently modeled to deck and which ones stop short so I can selectively coordinate this.
This seems completely logical, but I don't see the option to allow this.
Why does Revit allow me to schedule the Length of a Wall, but not it's Height - am I missing something?
Quick question...
Once a 3D object is drawn/completed in Inventor LT, how does one go back to the object to change the length/radius of certain objects without having to completely redrawn the object. For instance, imagine a bike wheel that is fully draw. Later perhaps one wants to go back to the wheel and adjust the radius of the spokes and the length. How does one do this quickly. In 2D I see how, but can this also be done in 3D with Inventor LT?
Working with... Autodesk: AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite 2013 | OS: Windows 7 | GC: ATI 6670 | Mem: 8 gigs RAM | Proc: Intel core i5 | Monitor: Acer V213HL
I have created this function that is to move all the attributes based on a startpt and a newpt. If the last argrument to the function is true, all attributes move the same amount in the x & y direction(this part is working fine). If the argument is false. I want the attributes to align with the x value of the first attribute. It works unless the user has set a UCS. I need to align the attributes to the UCS not the WCS. Can't seem to figure out the right transformby to apply.
Public Sub MoveAttributes(ByVal Blockobj AsObjectId, ByVal stpnt AsPoint3d, ByVal endpt AsPoint3d, ByVal alignatt AsBoolean)
If Blockobj.IsNull ThenExit Sub
Dim attributeDistFactor AsDouble = 0.1371425
Dim xmove AsDouble = stpnt.X - endpt.X
Dim ymove AsDouble = stpnt.Y - endpt.Y
[code]....
I am trying to do a "quick and dirty" stopgap.
I am in the process of repairing and assembling the various systems for a luxury yacht - electrical, mechanical etc. The ultimate goal is to get a full 3D layout of parts and assemblies, then using tube and pipe and cable and harness to run conduits, aircon ducts, fuel lines....
All I have to go on are .dwgs
In the meantime I need to submit a modified .dwg to the engineers overseas to get the O.K. on swapping the order of certain components. All I need to do is change the labels text on the layout, nothing else.
I have imported the .dwg into an Inventor sketch and edited the text.
Now I am stuck. Placing the view into a new drawing shows nothing.
RMB export sketch as .dwg works, but not a single line of text shows, only the layout.
I have been fortunate enough to have been given access to use a plasma cutter at a local community college, of which I am employed. It is a new Torchmate system (4'x8'), The design computer is loaded with Torchmate 5 CAD. I wanted the ability to design at home and then import the .DXF file into the torchmate to burn my designs. I have loaded Autocad 2012 and only work in the 2d mode, which leads me to my question.
If I draw straight line and want to modify the line in Torchmate CAD/CAM I can edit the nodes and pull the line into whatever shape I would like.
Can this be accomplished with Autocad as straightforward as this? If so can you explain how I would do this? I have played around with this for a few hours but the closest I can get is using a the Polyline tool, but I am not able to add or delete nodes that allow me to customize my line.
Does AutoCAD LT support feature like this?! : If I have the same objects copied in different locations in design and I need to change something in this object! Is it possible that I modify the original or one of the objects and all other(copies of the one I modify) objects change accordingly?!
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have written a command that replaces the given annotative scale of all objects in a drawing, with another annotative scale. Works great, except I can't remove the replaced annotative scale (with SCALELISTEDIT - DELETE button), unless I save the drawing and then open it again.
An annotative scale that is in use, can't be deleted. But since I can delete it after reopening the drawing, I am sure it is not in use anymore.
Is there a way to "refresh" the drawing/database, without reopening it?
I have a component pattern with 3 components in it and I need to remove one of the components from the pattern. How can I modify the pattern through the API? I have tried various things but I do not appear to be able to change the pattern.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm really curious, is it possible to call or modify/inherit any autocad command? I'm looking to create a command that hatches the area between an offset, but I can't find any material on how to even utilize existing commands.
View 6 Replies View RelatedHow do you create a block within a layer and set scale to same as other saved symbol blocks.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am unable to either modify or delete the corridor named "Road" in the attached file. When I try to modify or delete that particular corridor, the program freezes and in task manager the program is “Not Responding”.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI am rying to modify a toolbar through the cui. When I try and drag and drop the command I want to add I get an error.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am using some code from the June 2010 "Mod the machine" posted by Brian Erkins.I keep getting an error in C# (express 2010), Please see attached screen dump.
I don't see any obvious difference in my code when compared to Brian's (in fact at one point I copied and pasted his code and still had the same error). Here is the
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Inventor.Application invApp = null;
invApp = (Inventor.Application)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Inventor.Application");
Inventor.Document doc = invApp.ActiveDocument;
Inventor.PropertySet customPropSet;
customPropSet = doc.PropertySets["Inventor User Defined Properties"];
I have a dictionary in the NOD with several xrecords. I want to change an entry value in one but the others in the dictionary also get changed. How would they be connected?
This is some simplified code that looks at two xrecords, changes one, then reports the new values. Weird thing is that both xrecords get changed.
For i = 1 To 2 XRecId = MyAppDict.GetAt(i) XRec = trans.GetObject(XRecId, OpenMode.ForRead) ed.WriteMessage(vbLf + "XRecord: " & i & " First Entry: " & XRec.Data(0).value) Next XRecId = MyAppDict.GetAt(2) XRec = trans.GetObject(XRecId, OpenMode.ForWrite) Dim data As ResultBuffer = New ResultBuffer(New TypedValue(DxfCode.Int16, 2), New TypedValue(DxfCode.Text, XRec.Data(1).value)) XRec.Data = data For i = 1 To 2 XRecId = MyAppDict.GetAt(i) XRec = trans.GetObject(XRecId, OpenMode.ForRead) ed.WriteMessage(vbLf + "XRecord: " & i & " First Entry: " & XRec.Data(0).value) Next
I have drawn some doors and saved them as blocks. Whenever I insert one or another, the door itself is far away from the insertion point. How can I modify this?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI am looking at modifying a drawing template that contains several layouts (A0 to A4 size pages). We want to be able to input drawing information for the title block in one place and duplicate the information across all of the layouts without manually copying it across (in an effort to enforce 1 dwg per drawing). Looking into this, one way looks to be using dwgprops to define the text content and then use fields to populate the required parts of the title block...
My question is this: Is there any way of setting it so that when a user starts a new drawing, a prompt comes up on the screen asking for the pertinent information before the drawing is started and the user forgets to put the right info? Lsp or other means can be considered.
I use LDD04. Usually when I want to combine 2 or more tool palettes and create one with tools I mostly use,I have all the palettes open,then I r-click on one tool palette I want to change, then go to customize and drag and drop tools I need from other palettes into the one customizing. This didn't work this time, now when I go over one tool with the mouse, it shows different name for it, so the icon and function is messed up. I also am missing the icons of those tools I added to the palette. When I'm going back to the palette where I grabbed on tool from, it's not there anymore. How can I restore tool palettes to their original form and how can I create a palette with only tools I want?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI layed out a pressure netowrk horizontally using 6" pvc pipe. It includes some 45 degree bends and such and even some curved pipe. Now the engineer wants to adjust the alignment in the area of the curved pipe.
First of all the modify area in the ribbon on the plan layout tools for pressure pipe is an absolut joke. It lets me break a pipe (which deletes one end of it), move a pipe (but the attched pipes don't move), or slide a pipe (whatever that's supposed to do).
If I grip edit a curved pipe, this will not work. The curved and tangent pipes will now no longer be tangent to each other and when laying out an alignment on the pipe itself, the curves will not work correctly when going to stake it out.
Modifying objects with constrains deletes the contains,
In the screenshot below, the two lines have the “equal” constrains. One of them is extended and thus both lost the “equal" constrains!
How objects can preserve constrains while being modified?
Software: AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD C3D, AutoCAD M3D, Revit
Windows 7 (Ultimate 64 bits),
Firefox 20.0,
Kaspersky 2013.
My company is trying to Standardize all drawings produced to 1 format. the one we are attempting to create would be in the form of: nominal upper limit^lower limit. this is easily acheived in autocad and linear, chamfer, and hole/thread dimensions in inventor. but radii's and diameters from a round surface (as apposed to linear diameters) we have run into a snag with. We cannot seem to find a way to either remove the prefix symbols or be able to insert text between the symbol and tolerance.
below is a illistration of the problem and the form of the new dimensions.