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What happened to my PLOT/FILE dialog box?

Sun, Apr 3, 2016 FILEDIA 0 0 3665 0/5 (0 Vote)

You may occasionally find yourself in a situation where the NEW, OPEN, and SAVE commands do not provide a dialog. Simply enter FILEDIA at the command prompt and enter a value of 1. If you attempt to PLOT and fail to get a dialog, simply enter `... Read More

How to set a previous file version as default?

Sat, Apr 2, 2016 file version, drawing versions, file format 0 0 4417 0/5 (0 Vote)

Do you have to work with different drawing versions? Or maybe you mostly have to send your DWG files in older file format? You can set to save the files to older file format version, by default. You can access it in option dialog box, in open... Read More

PLOT command

Fri, Aug 20, 2021 plot, command, export, drawings, plotter, printer, files 0 0 1885 0/5 (0 Vote)

The PLOT command is used to export drawings to plotter or printer or files. Command Access: Ribbon : Export > Plot > PlotMenu : Application menu > Print... > Print...Menu : File > Plot...Command : PLOT Function Description: Inputting ... Read More

Overview of Lineweights

Tue, Nov 9, 2021 lineweights, width values, graphical objects, text 0 0 1028 0/5 (0 Vote)

Lineweights are width values of graphical objects and some types of text. You can use lineweights to draw heavy and thin lines. For example, heavy lines for walls in architecture drawing but thin lines for them in electrical drawing. Lineweights are... Read More

MVSETUP command

Thu, Aug 19, 2021 mvsetup, command, set graphics, specifications 0 0 1348 0/5 (0 Vote)

The MVSETUP command is used to set graphics specifications. Command Access: Command : MVSETUP Command Prompts: In the model space, input "MVSETUP" under command prompt, it will prompt as follow:Enter paper space? [No/Yes]:In the named layout (paper... Read More

AREASUM Command

Mon, Aug 2, 2021 areasum, automatically, boundary, complex graphic, multiple, closed regions, Command 0 0 1371 0/5 (0 Vote)

The AREASUM Command compared with Area command, AreaSum is more flexible and powerful. When using the traditional area command, users usually need to redraw the boundary of the region, or convert the boundary into a single object, and then get the... Read More

LONGITUDE system variable

Wed, Jul 21, 2021 LONGITUDE, specify, longitude, geographic, marker, system variable 0 0 772 0/5 (0 Vote)

Function Description: The LONGITUDE system variable is used to specify the longitude of geographic marker. Type : Real Saved in : Drawing Initial value : -122.394 Read More

INTELLIGENTUPDATE system variable

Fri, Jul 16, 2021 intelligentupdate, control, graphic, refresh rate, system variable 0 0 1013 0/5 (0 Vote)

Function Description: The INTELLIGENTUPDATE system variable is used to control the graphic refresh rate. Type : Integer Saved in : Registry Initial value : 20 The default value is 20 frames per second. If confronting some problems about generating... Read More

Print PLT

Tue, Dec 7, 2021 send, plt, files, printer, printing 0 0 1401 0/5 (0 Vote)

Users can send PLT files to printer for printing. Menu: Express tools>Plot Tool>Print PLT Command Entry : PrintPlt Operation Steps: 1. Start the command. 2. Select PrintPlt.exe in the dialog box. 3. Double-click the PrintPlt.exe file, then the... Read More

Path Settings

Mon, Dec 6, 2021 set, path, excel, file 0 0 906 0/5 (0 Vote)

This function is used to set the path of an Excel file. Menu : Express>AutoXlsTable>Path Settings Command Entry : CAOT_AUTOXLSTABLE_USINGPATH Operation steps : 1. Start the command and a dialog box will pop up as below. 2. In the dialog box ... Read More

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