There is some random block in my drawing that has a random 3D UCS icon attached to it. When I mouse over it, it highlights a little orange square on the UCS.
What the heck is this thing and how do I get rid of it?
I am creating a dynamic block of a conveyor belt it has a set number of widths and needs to be stretchable in length, which I have managed to do. The motor is placed half way down the length of the conveyor and needs to stay centered
I know I need to use the move command and put in a factor of 0.5 somewhere, but I can't remember how to do it.
1. What is the easiest way to find points that are not constrained? I get a notice that the block is not fully constrained and its a nightmare going through all the lines trying to find where I need to apply a constarinet.( I can't wait to get off ACAD and back to Inventor.)
2. When I try to save a dynamic block using the Save Block icon under Open/Save, if the dynamic block is not fully constrained, and I click save, when I reopen the block to edit all of my constraints are gone, this has happened twice. Now I just exit by Xing out and saving changes.
I made a drawing where there is is a complex part dimensioned. For this part there is also a .dxf drawing of the unfold contour.
I want to add a link to this .dxf so the person on the CNC can quickly open it. But, when I display as icon I still get a the full drawing.
Inventor 2013
Recently updated from 2000 to LT2013. In 2000 I could Modify Text. So far I have found nothing that allows me to Modify Text."To Replace Existing Dimension Text With Alternate Text" it says to "Click Modify menu > Object >Text >Edit." The only Modify menu I can find is the Modify menu at the top showing 12 icons then it's drop down showing 14 more icons. There is no Object icon in that menu. how to Modify Text in LT2013.
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Dim TbloOjbectID As ObjectIdDim mydb As New Database(False, True)mydb.ReadDwgFile(Newfname, FileOpenMode.OpenForReadAndWriteNoShare, True, "")Using Trans As Transaction = mydb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction() Dim myblocktable As BlockTable = mydb.BlockTableId.GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead) Dim mypaperspace As BlockTableRecord = myblocktable(BlockTableRecord.PaperSpace).GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead) For Each myBTR As ObjectId In mypaperspace If myBTR.ObjectClass.DxfName = "INSERT" Then Dim myBref As BlockReference = myBTR.GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead) If UCase(Left(myBref.Name, 4)) = "TBLO" Then TbloOjbectID = myBref.ObjectId If DwgTitle.Length > 0 Then SetAttribute(TbloOjbectID, "PROJECT/CONTRACT_NAME", DwgTitle) End If End If End If Next Trans.Commit() End Using
I am to find a way to put the object origin icon on the commands bar, it relocate, move and align objects easily. I can find it in the transformation docker but the icon will be easier for me to use.
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Huge Door.jpg
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See attached blocks.
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I created a dynamic block with text field that show the lenght of a line, but this line can be 0 and in that case I want that the text field will show nothing instead of "0".
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why does the update icon always stay on the photoshop 10 icon on my desktop?
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This can cause some confusion when one person aligns with the grip and another via rotating the block's fundamental property and would also be problematic in the generalized sense if one was trying to select or programmatically read back the net angle alignment.
I have a dynamic block, that represents a stirrup.
I inserted in the block a Block Propreties Table, that have some preset dimensions for the stirrups. The grip of this table I decided to put in the top right corner.
The problem is that I can't make this grip moveable )
See the attachement with the block
new to dynamic blocks but looking to streamline my wiring diagrams here and have created a block that shows the typical wire styles we use in a simple easy way. I now want to add an overall flip to the entire block and have not been able to find set this. I would prefer to use the same label and go from there. I have included the block to show what I mean. It is only working on the single visible item at the one time. I know this has to be possible just let me know what I am doing wrong. I am running AutoCad LT 2013
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I've created the block, but it isn't working correctly. I've attached a drawing, with the left hand drawing a sketch of how it needs to be. The right hand drawing is my dynamic block attempt. As can be seen, when the block is stretched between the 2 points, it doesn't follow the angle of the staircase correctly (Very slight run off)
I wish to create a dynamic block containing some attributes. These attributes are inside rectangles that can't be modified in length using linear parameters ; but the attribute has to be always in the middle of the rectangle. So, I draw a line inside the rectangle (in a hidden layer) and insert the attribute with center justification (not sure for the translation) that I place in the middle of this line ; then I put a coincidence constraint (not sure for the translation, but it's the first one) linking the middle of the line with the middle of the attribute.
But here's the problem : when stretching my rectangle, the insertion point of the attribute suddenly changes from "center" to "bottom left".
