AutoCAD Architecture Area table Change units

Use  Property Data Formats. Change from meters to Sq. Feet

In Architecture Area
Pick Table
Ribbon > Edit Styles > Property Data Formats.
Select Area and change Real numbers Units to appropriate units.

Autocad hidden line text text won't hide, autocad hide text, autocad text not hiding

Type Hidetext and set to on.



Include Text in HIDE Operations

Specifies whether text objects created by TEXT or MTEXT are included during a HIDE command. ( HIDETEXT system variable)



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Bentley ProSteel Object enablers not working AutoCAD 2014 Objects not shading

See if objects shade in ProSteel and re-save dwg from ProSteel.
Uninstall and reinstall object enablers pstoe08111187en.exe.
Run the Prereqs for "AutoPLANT" same version. I think the framework might need to be installed maybe new windows updates are causing an issue

Prerequisites and Common Tools for Bentley AutoPLANT V8i (SELECTSeries 6)
English  apr64081111135en.exe

Bentley AUTOPLANT opens wrong version of AutoCAD

Replace AT.ini with a version from a  computer that works or edit the file and change ALL the CADAPP and  AcadCmdLine variable to correct settings.



"C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\CFG\at.ini"



CADAPP=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2014\acad.exe





AcadCmdLine=/p "C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\AutoPLANT_Modeler811ACAD_D001_409.arg" /b loadpiping

Rectangle around a block, Blue arrow, invert x-clip boundary

FRAMESELECTION (System Variable)

Set FRAMESELECTION to 0

Controls whether the hidden frame of an image, underlay, clipped xref, or wipeout can be selected.

Type:	Integer
Saved in:	Registry
Initial value:	1

Value	Description
0	Hidden frames cannot be selected.
1	Hidden frames can be selected.

If Wipeouts need to be white use TrueColor 255,255,255