Alright, heading out for an extra-long weekend. I'm looking forward to good times with some great friends in sunny California (God, do I miss mountains!). I'll be getting 'reconnected' at home soon, so hopefully I can remedy being so neglectful of my postings here. I wish you American's a happy 4th celebration, and I wish you in the rest of the world a lovely time as well.Happy CADding and don't forget there is a meeting of the Gateway AUG tonight at Hagerman's facility, so if you're in the area, don't forget to drop by for some good food and great...
Thursday, 29 June 2006
Wednesday, 21 June 2006
Very Valuable Variable 1: LWDISPLAYRidiculously thick lines even when they have no width?Controls whether the lineweight is displayed. The setting is saved with each tab in the drawing.0 Lineweight is not displayed1 Lineweight is displayedVery Valuable Variable 2: FILLMODESpecifies whether hatches and fills, two-dimensional solids, and wide polylines are filled in.0 Objects are not filled1 Objects are fil...
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
From AutoCAD Help:If you enter ‑mtext (precede with hyphen) at the Command prompt, MTEXT bypasses the In-Place Text Editor and displays additional prompts on the command line.Current text style: current Text height: currentSpecify first corner:Specify opposite corner or [Height/Justify/Line spacing/Rotation/Style/Width]:Line SpacingSpecifies line spacing for the multiline text object.Line spacing is the vertical distance between the bottom (or baseline) of one line of text and the bottom of the next line of text.Note Exact spacing is recommended...
Monday, 19 June 2006
Alright, I've been meaning to make a post about this for a while, but, a question on FMforum.org prompted me to finally get around to it.So many people that I speak with assume that since I work in 'Facilities Management' that I am an asset manager... or a space manager... but, I'm not. I'm a systems manager more than anything, but, as far as I know, that's not a commonly used term... or a term used at all. As a matter of fact, I think I might have just made it up. Our lease management is done in conjunction with our space management, which is...
Friday, 16 June 2006
I know this has been a hot topic on the discussion groups, and a frustrating one for users who are ready to pull their hair out... well, pull no more, the fix has been posted!ID: DL7450124 Autodesk.com under Updates and Service PacksThis hotfix will correct a problem where cut and paste operations fail in drawings that are saved in AutoCAD® 2000 file formats.If you open or create a file in AutoCAD 2007 and save it in AutoCAD 2000 file format and then open the drawing in AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, or 2002 and attempt to cut, copy, and paste objects within...
Thursday, 15 June 2006
From the autocad help files: REMEMBERFOLDERS - Controls the default path displayed in standard file selection dialog boxes.0Restores the behavior of AutoCAD 2000 and previous releases. When you start the program by double-clicking a shortcut icon, if a Start In path is specified in the icon properties, that path is used as the default for all standard file selection dialog boxes.1Uses standard Microsoft behavior. When you first start the program after installation, the default path in each standard file selection dialog box is My Documents. When...
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
VTENABLE system variable (from autocad help)Controls when smooth view transitions are used. Smooth view transitions can be on or off for panning and zooming, for changes of view angle, or for scripts. The valid range is 0 to 7.SettingFor pan/zoomFor rotationFor scripts0OffOffOff1OnOffOff2OffOnOff3OnOnOff4OffOffOn5OnOffOn6OffOnOn7OnOnOnAnd some good news is that I just took delivery of my new HP820mfp. A large-format printer/scanner/copier. I have to unpack it and set it up. Just had the network drop put in last week, so I should be up and running...
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
from MAP3D 2006 help:ADERSHEET (Rubber Sheet command)Performs rubber sheeting on selected objectsRubber sheeting is a nonuniform adjustment of a data set based on the movement of known control points to new locations. For example, data collected by aerial survey may be inaccurate because of flight alignment and camera inaccuracies. By comparing this data with accurate ground survey data, the aerial data can be stretched or rubber sheeted over the...
Friday, 9 June 2006
Well, this will be the first GAUG meeting that I will have missed since the group's founding, as I'll be out of town, but, don't let that stop you... Hagerman has sponsored one of our prior meetings, and the facility and refreshments were top notch. Mark the date on your calendar now. :) If you have any suggestions for locations and/or topics, or think you could present some useful tips a future meeting, let me know... (for the uninformed, don't think that means you come in an give a free sales pitch, that isn't allowed at our meetings, they're...
Just to highlight a nifty command that is sometimes forgotten... ALIGN (from 'Help')You can move, rotate, or tilt an object so that it aligns with another object.To align two objectsClick Modify menu 3D Operation Align.Select the objects you want to align.Specify the first source point and then the first destination point.If you press ENTER now, the objects are moved from the source point to the destination point.Specify the second source point, and then the second destination point.Specify the third source point, or press ENTER to continue.Specify...
Thursday, 8 June 2006
Alright, what's the difference?Dotsoft has released version one of a utility that will show the difference between two autocad files.This was a recent topic on the augi forums, and while different methods for determining discrepancies were suggested, all agreed they would appreciate an application allowing this done automatically... looks like Terry has stepped up to the plate to provide it"This low cost tool runs inside of AutoCAD 2000i or higher andallows users to compare two drawings. The differences betweenthe drawings are displayed in an empty...
Monday, 5 June 2006
Hey, I just saw this class listed on the ATP (augi training program) page, and signed up for it... I encourage everyone to peruse the course offerings to see what's going on.here are some snippets from the site...ATP138 New Features Workshop: 2007Start Date: Monday, August 14, 2006We’ve all heard about the incredible new 3D improvements in AutoCAD 2007, but what about everything else that’s changed?Level: BeginnerInstructor: Jennifer LeamyCourse Start: Monday, August 14, 2006Status: Open for RegistrationJennifer Leamy and Ken Leary will take you...
Thursday, 1 June 2006
Service Pack 1 has come out for MAP 2007. I must admit that I was waiting for this before I installed. I'll post here like I did last year to relay my install experience. Description from the adesk site pasted below***SERVICE PACK***Autodesk Infrastructure Solutions Division is pleased to release Autodesk Map 3D 2007 Service Pack 1. This Service Pack contains performance improvements and maintenance fixes. You can install this Service Pack on any Autodesk Map 3D 2007 installation. We recommend that all Autodesk Map 3D 2007 customers download and...
Well, sort of... AUGI has just launched it's third product community. This one is for users of architectural desktop and building systems (EDIT: later renamed AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP). In the ADT and ABS Community, you can find quick links to the ADT/ABS forums, an Exchange, a Tips and Tricks page, a Gallery for folks to showcase their impressive work, Related Links, and a Wish List!And, for those of you who didn't know, the Revit...
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