I'm trying to set two locations in PrinterConfigPath, but it crashes with fatal error
Dim pref As AcadPreferences = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.Preferencespref.Files.PrinterConfigPath = "T:wPlotters;T:Plotters"
note 1: one location works fine, but i can't figure out, how to put 2 locations there
note 2: when i set those paths manually, the property contains exactly that string
I want to join two paths to create a shape that I can fill but at the same time retain one of the original paths (the red one in the image below). I can copy the path I want to retain but surely there is a more elegant solution. See below for for an illustration:
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Is there a way to array a form along two paths, so that the pieces automatically adjust to match the needed angles that both rails define?
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I'm develping a C# program with AutoCAD 2008. To ensure the drawing to be displayed porperly when it be copied or moved, I Want to get the(font, out reference drawing and line type) full file path, and copy or movie the file to the same distination directory.
I can't find any API to (Font, Outter Reference DWG, LineType File Path).
A program that will show vehicle paths once start and end locations of vehicles are entered?
I have a restricted area and wish to know if a vehicle will be able to turn around in this area.
We are 3 ppl working on a project and facing this problem that when we open a file with xrefs, they lose their paths. Even when we fix it once, the next time someone else opens in their computer its lost again.
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I'm a single user at a small company tooling company. I've created a handful of useful iFeatures that I've saved just in the default path: C:UsersPublicDocumentsAutodeskInventor 2013Catalog
However, we're in discussions now about hiring another designer, so as I do new projects, I've been trying to do things cleaner and making sure that the method to my madness is obvious. So I'm considering moving the contents of this folder to a network drive, and also one that's independent of Inventor upgrades (version # in the folder path).
My question is this: In the application settings, there are (3) different path settings on the iFeatures tab. How are these different?
When I've developed iFeatures I've usually had them initially in the Workspace directory for the current project. Once completed and tested, I would put them in the default folder. When I go to insert one later, the "Insert iFeature" dialog box doesn't take me to this path and I have to look it up all the time. It just takes me back to wherever I inserted the last one from. So what does this path in the settings box actually do for me?
If there's no "shortcut" to point to the iFeature root folder quickly, why do I care where I put them? Couln't I create a network folder such as "Z:CADifeatures" for these and add it as a Library to my projects and save myself time? I'd also not have to change the settings and/or make copies when we upgrade to IV2014.
Would there be a downside to doing this? It almost seems too easy and like there's room for product improvement here.
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Is there a way to change a pdf underlay path when drawing files are moved?
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The same can be asked about raster image files & AutoCAD?
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Inventor Professional 2013
Vault Collaboration 2013
We recently updated our servers and with that the path to all of our drawings. For example what was once located at W:FilesAutoCAD is now located at W:CorporateAutoCADDrawings. The problem is every time we open an old drawing for the first time we must redirect all of the xrefs to the new location. My question is, is there any way to do this automatically for all drawings when they are opened? Is there a way to tell the software to replace "FilesAutoCAD " with "CorporateAutoCADDrawings"? I'm sure others have encountered this dilemma.
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I'm working with 15 different drawings and setting up 130 sheet sets that will each plot 1 layout from each of these 15 drawings. All of the drawings have the same layout names (A1, B1, C1,...,Z5). So, for example, the A1 layout from all 15 drawings is 1 sheet set.
When a new project is started, the template folder is copied and renamed. A known issue is that this new project still links all of the Xrefs back to the original template folder's DWGs. We use a script plus the 'Redir" command to update the Xref paths.
Now I'm noticing that the Sheet sets I've setup are having the same behavior, and I can't seem to find a way to quickly fix the file path of 130 sheet sets with 15 sheets per set.
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How do I edit this to add some standard network locations where we often save things? I often "Save Copy As" to save DXFs into another folder, completely separate from the project file, so sheet metal can get to the flat patterns to burn them out. It would be nice to have a shortcut to this location.
My company has many clients that each have different pen table, text styles, directories, templates etc. What we would like to do is create a toolbar/ribbon that does the following but not limited too:
1) Change the CUI file to the current client
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how I can accomplish this or variables that would need to be changed in a LISP routine etc
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Inventor 2014 64-bit SP1
Win 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
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I can use for startups on new work stations. It will set all our custom search, toolpalette, and plotter paths and I have it working pretty well. My last hurdle is to add a trusted path to the environment to avoid users having to ok the startup lisp.
Here is a piece of the *file* is set further up in the code. It works line by line but evidently "vla-put-trustedpaths" is not legit. How can I get the additional trusted path written in to the environment?
(setq trstpath "");initialize
(setq trstpath (strcat trstpath (getvar "TRUSTEDPATHS")))
(setq trstpath (strcat trstpath ";\\CAMERONFS1\AutoDesk\ACAD SUPPORT\C3D2014 Support\LISP;"))
(setenv "trustedpaths" trstpath)
(vla-put-trustedpaths *files* trstpath)
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IDSP Premium 2014 (mainly Civil 3D 2014 UKIE SP1 & Infraworks with some limited 3ds Max Design)
Win 7 Pro x64, 256Gb SSD, 300Gb 15,000 rpm HDD
16Gb Ram Intel Xeon CPU E5-1607 0 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
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