I'm using AutoCAD 2006 full version on my home computer. Everything was fine until the other day when I suddenly couldn't change the properties of any objects by using the pull-down menus at the top of the screen. Simple things like, the color, layer, dim style, etc. of any objects. Same is true for view ports. I can't change the scale or lock/ ( Read more... )

For a presentation, I'm supposed to pack a bunch of Ecotect thermal readings together, for different Uw values of a window . I planned to present them as a simple gif animation, but now I wonder if it's possible to make it more interactive for later use. What way/program would you suggest if I wanted to have a slider that takes the animation ( Read more... )

hey there...
does anyone of you have any idea where i can find some tutorials fpr google SketchUp...?
i prefer PDF... i have to make something for a lecture ASAP... and i have no clue how to work with that grogramm...
it's about a 3 dimentional city...

Hello, I've recently started using autocad in english and am quite stuck at the silliest thing. Could anyone tell me wich is the alias for equidistant / parallel lines? I've looked it up on the list but as I'm not sure what the command is either I couldn't find it. Most alias are the same in spanish but, apparently, not this one...

Hey Guys ~ I work with Pro-Engineer Wildfire 3.0. Does anyone know if there is a way to mapkey the thick cables option, or have it set in the toolbar somehow (only in drawing mode)? Having to tools, environment, thick cables with each drawing I open is getting pretty tired.

Thanks. 

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Hi guys!
Maybe more experienced people could tell me, how to turn on double-click editing. I've changed DBLCLKEDIT variable to 1, but it does not help. Double-click editing of objects is nescessary for me. I have AutoCAD Architecture 2008 program.
Thanks!

Hello!

Have anyone used ZwCAD, progeCAD and analogs?
These CADs cost much less than AutoCAD, offer full compatibility with 2008 and some more features than AutoCAD has.

Is it so? :)

Thank you.

Dear (industrial) designers, artists, engineers and others interested in shape,

We are three Industrial Design students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. We are currently busy researching the following issue:

Does the expression of shape vary in different languages?

Expressing terms of shape happens mostly instinctual, this ( Read more... )

My command line became undocked from the bottom and when I tried to place it back, it disappeared.  How do I get it back?

I tried closing my file and re-opening.