Tuesday, March 24, 2015

How to insert a word file into AutoCAD when formatting gets corrupted or looks wrong

1.This in the best solution we have. Add an enter at the end of each heading.
Remove the heading using backspace from the new line.

2.In AutoCAD create Mtext and Copy and Paste from word file.

3.In AutoCAD remove the unneeded spaces.


























Keywords
Word to autocad, inserting text,

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Netsh

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731521(v=ws.10).aspx

For Windows 7, the MTU for various interfaces is available from Windows itself using netsh.

C:\Users\name>netsh interface ipv6 show subinterfaces

Bentley - AutoPlant Using Wrong Version of AutoCAD

Bentley - AutoPlant Using Wrong Version of AutoCAD

Go to the following directory in Windows 7 64 bit:
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\CFG\at.ini

Modify all (there are about ten of them) CADAPP= to point to the correct version of AutoCAD
AutoCAD is typically
CADAPP=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2012 - English\acad.exe

Monday, March 9, 2015

Plates not shading, showing up with blue rectangles


To create new plates without grid uncheck Grid when in Plates command.
















Change existing:
In the drawing select the plate, right click and select PS Properties. On the Layout tab uncheck the Grid checkbox.

Friday, February 20, 2015

1/4" = 1' could be rewritten as 1:48.

1/4" = 1' could be rewritten as 1:48.
Think of it this way, there are (48) quarter inches in one foot.

From that I believe it should be easy to see that 1:48 is not the same as 1:150... but it is close to 1:50. You could make your measurement with the 1/4" scale and multiply your answer by 3.125 to get the number of feet.

If you scaled your pipe using the 1/4" scale, and the scale reads 10. Normally this would mean 10 feet, but in your case take 10 and multiply by 3.125 and you will get 31.25 feet.

That should work, you can double check my math on a known dimension... but you should be really careful when scaling any plan. Most plans specifically warn against scaling the plan and recommend only using dimensioned lengths that are given to you. If the length is not given it is always recommended to call the designer for a clarification.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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