Hello,
I am importing wood moulding DWG files into 3DS Max and some of the files are not importing correctly. I have attached a sample of one not working for me. The wood at the top should have a carved look to it, but instead what should be carved is just flat lines when I try to import it into 3ds Max.

I was hoping someone could tell me if there was something wrong with the file. Or maybe has an insight into how to get it to work in 3ds Max. I have asked for help over at the 3DS Max forum but they must be very busy on projects over there.

Thank you so much in advance for any help.

D.Hudson

This afternoon, when I went to open a drawing I just worked on this morning, the drawing opened but all toolbars and cui went missing with the exception of the "A" dropdown menu from the top left corner. Right clicking does nothing as well, when usually it gives me the shortcut menu. When I attempt to restore/reset the acad.cui from the cui menu, ACAD is NOT the listed application at the top of the menu tree.

It is listed as "EXPRESS" and right clicking that only gives me the option to restore/reset ACETMAIN.CUI.

I cannot seem to get it to launch under its normal installlation at all. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm willing to reinstall as I'd like to reformat my hard drive anyway, but I don't know how to do that without it thinking that my particular serial number has no more activations. That being said, a fix to the problem at hand would be better in case it happens again in the future.

Thanks,

Eric

I'm at a point where my hard drive is in need of a reformat for reasons unrelated to AutoCAD. When I go to reinstall AutoCAD, how can I be sure it will reinstall with my correct information so it doesn't think all of the activations have been used already?

-Eric

Hi,

Does autocad have a quick way to connect the two shapes in the attached image to make it look like a continuous element?

Thank you

M

Getting this error when attempting to save reference edit.  Unable to save edits.

Command: _amrefclose Errors found in references to other objects:

** Object reference missing: AcDbLine, to AcDbDimAssoc.

Amateur AutoCad needs some help

I have a DWG file that i'm trying to print A3. When i print preview it goes from looking great in the 'layout' screen but the preview is as if all the lines/drwaing text have been expanded

I can print out other DWG files no problem. Just have (3) files from the same client that do the same thing

We have these files and have just edited some things on them such as removing objects / lines etc so modifed to our needs. nothing really big

Can anyone help and point me in the right direction please. I would be most appreciated

I have made a summary of what i have tried

•  tried a different printer
•  tried different size papers A1-A4
•  fit to paper
•  scale lineweights in print options (even bigger)
•  scaling in printer settings

The only way i get the drawing to look properly on the printer is to zoom in. Obviously then that would mean me getting a 1/10th of the drawing onto a sheet of A4. I could suppose do that and sellotape them all together.... LOL

I have attached a shot of the layout and a shot of the print preview

Any help greatly appreciated

I’m an avid user of the capacities of the ‘’Layer State Manager’’

Somehow, lately something goes wrong with this feature !

While I’m still able to restore old saved layer states, the manager won’t accept anymore editing the properties of the layers in those saved states, as changing the color of a layer or turning off / on layers.

Now, the only way  I can do this is like that:

- From the ‘’Layer State Manager’’ I restore the saved state I intend to edit.

- I close the ‘’Layer State Manager’’ and open the ‘’Layer Properties Manager’’

- I make in the ‘’Layer Properties Manager’’ all the changes I want for my saved layer state

- I close the ‘’Layer Properties Manager’’ and open back the ‘’Layer State Manager’’

- I choose in the ‘’Layer State Manager’’ between my saved layer states the one I wanted to edit and click on ‘’Save’’ button

So, this procedure is long and not logical. The question is - How can I restore the EDIT capacities of the ‘’Layer State Manager’’ ???

Thanks in advance

I attached two screen captures showing (I hope) the problem...

Is there an easy method to snap or draw a tangent between two circles with different radii.

I've tried for hours on end to plot a project.  Have been through page setup, plotter setup and tried every option possible.  Still will only print the first page.   My only luck has been publishing to file and printing off in a windows viewer.  I've been told that AutoCad 2009 is not compatible with my windows 7 64bit.  I'm guessing this is the problem cause i've exhausted every possibility me and our two engineers can think of.  Any suggestions??

Out of the blue...  If i try to open or save a drawing the dynamic input window pops up and asks me for a destination to open or save to from.   It does not give me an explorer window to browse through like every other time i've ever used the program.  Closing the program does nothing.  Please help.

Autocad 2009 running on Windows 7 64bit

Is it possible to create a contour surface with ACAD 2009?

To: Anyone who can assist.

Unable to fully view a .DWG file from Autodesk Architecture  into AutoCad ver 2009 Educational running on Windows XP..

Keep getting the following error messages when attempting to load DWG from Autodesk Architecture file:

"Missing Application: AecArchBase60
Product Disc: Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007
Total Number of Proxies: 857
Number of entities with bounding box graphics: 356"

After error messages the .DWG  file is displayed in AutoCad, but is missing several objects such as windows,
doors, etc.

Researched issue on Autocad site.  Downloaded and installed several "enabler" drivers (including
Autodesk Architecture enablers) into AutoCad along with related help files.

Still no change? Rebooted PC.

Not entirely sure if "enablers" properly installed.   Accompanied help files do not open in any application.
I attempted to attach a word doc file to this post that had print screens of error message...but post will not accept any Word doc file???

Any ideas welcome

is there a software program thats simuliar to autoturn available that cost less???

I am working in AutoCAD 2011. When I open a drawing that has two images in it and I try to plot it to a HP DesignJet plotter, the pdf's plot black. The drawing was created in Civil 3D 2012 and saved back to AutoCAD 2010. Even if I plot it to pdf first everything looks okay in the preview and the pdf created but as soon as I try to plot it to the plotter it prints out black. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

This is probably a stupid question.  For some reason the copy command suddenly started only allowing to select one object.  If I click copy and select a line, then select a second line, it selects the second line and de-selects the first line.  It does allow me to copy multiple objects using a crossing window.  But I cannot individually click multiple objects as it will deselect the previous object with each new click.  I'm sure this must be a simple setting that got unchecked somewhere.

thanks

Hello everyone. Thanks for taking a look at this for me. I'm really banging my head against the wall on this one.

System is XP pro 32 and running ACAD 09 and Acrobat 09 as well. PDF Maker worked in the CAD 06, but not 09.

Can anyone please help me? I tried the patch 9.2 on Adobe and even copied the .CIU files from a working system.

The files are not going into PDF properly. They are not being fully transferred. The first file is missing parts of pages, but when its reloaded it works. (its a time issue I'm trying to solve)

Please let me know ASAP if anyone has any solutions.

Thank you again

Ian

Also can't get it to work on Acrobat X on a WIn 7 x64 system with ACAD 09 too.

Hallo,

Here I have a problem 

I have a xref to a drawing need to add a new version for the xref with different file name, while I change the path the file name on the xref manage keep the old one, Is there any way to change the name over there same as the new one....

If i reattach I have to do alot to fit with viewports

Regards

Shameem

what's the best way to clean a dwg, received from someone else and want to incorporated with your drawings? I tried Purge & Audit but it doesn't seem to clean all of it.

thanks

Monica