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We have recently updated our logo and our designer provided it in .eps format.  We will need to use the logo in CAD and obviously it would be preferable to preserve the vector format instead o...
I have a client that uses adobe pro to create his site maps, he then exports to dwg or pdf and i need to convert those to a shp file for use in anothe rmapping ap. Does any one know how i can ...
I am attempting to install Autocad 2008 on a brand new HP Notebook.  When I try to install the software I get the error: "This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system a...
We have a number of Floor Plans created using the AutoCAD Drawing Database (file extension .dwg).  Our user group doesn't have access to this software so I'm wondering if these .dwg files can ...
This comment concerns AutoCAD 2002, I need to create a little code that will enable the user see how many occurances of a block there are in a drawing simply by clicking on one.  Eventually I...
I had a previous question where I found out a good way to assign an action to a .plt file to send it to a plotter. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Applications/CAD/Q_21151844.html But my...
We are a digital printing company and have a job cover a tapered cylinder with graphics.  The shape is basically a cone with the top chopped off.   I am trying to draw the cone in a cad progr...
I am using 3Ds Max 8 as my 3d package. I am training to set up a distributed render farm using Vray 1.5 plugging which is the process of   distributing a single render job within a single f...
I'm starting a new job where I need to learn the basic of the Citia Software. I know this is a very hard app. I don't know where to start so I thought online tutorials would be the best right ...
I have a 3d solid (with surfaces) model in AutoCAD 2004 (which I can barely turn on) and I need to export it to STEP format so I can open it with CATIA.  I tried it using the EXPORT - STEP and...
I'm getting the message "License Status [1.1.98]" when launching Autocad 2006 ... and a statement that I should uninstall and reinstall the app.  I've been using Autocad 2006 for months now wi...
Here is my problem, Following a computer hardware crash for a collegue of mine, I had to change his machine. However, his hard drive can still be retrieved and I would like to know how I ca...
Auto Cad 2000 problem. Auto Cad was installed on a new machine and when I goto saveas or open the menu box will not appear.  I only get a dialoge line at the bottom of the screen to type in...
I have two drawings in AutoCAD (2004LT) One is a complete plant outdoors, the other is the inside of one of the buildings. I would like to merge both drawings in one, so that the inside of t...
We have to print once or twice a month a couple of large and detailed autocad drawing files. On other software, like corel draw, you can just click on the "mosaic" option in the print dialog b...
I have installed AutoCad 2005 on our Windows 2003 Server which runs Terminal Server.  I can get it to run on some profiles but not all of them.  I'm thinking its either permissions or the way ...
I'm looking for some opinions on which is a better CAD package in general?  Which one is more accepted nationally?  Which one is easier to use?  Which one offers more opportunity for support? ...
How to insert gif image with transparent  background which made by Photoshop into autocad file?
Hi All I am in need of some help very quickly to finish a job I am using autocad 2002 and pdf995 to generate pdf files I have constructed a VBA program to copy the drawing name to the...
Is there a facility/feature/addon whereby Auto CAD can import a drawing via a XML file. Can it also export a drawing as an XML file?
I recently installed ACAD 2008 on my Dell XPS M1710. While the program loads up when it comes to the start up screen I get the following error message: fatal error: unhandled c000000dh ...
Hi all, I want to setup a Window Server 2003 Standard or SBS 2003 Standard, and our boss plan just bought one genuine copy of AutoCAD 2006 or 2007, and then using Terminal Server to let 5 u...
I have Adobe Acrobat Standard v6 installed which appears as a Windows printer called "Adobe PDF".  I want to print dopcuments from AutoCAD to PDF onto large paper sizes such as A0 or A1.  Unde...
I am getting this error when I ever I try to plot a drawing from AutoCAD 2006 LT.  The plotter driver works fine for printing test pages, or printing out of other files.  For some reason, I ke...
I have been asked to provide a customer with a drawing that I have in either a .drw or .prt format. They require the drawing in .dxf I have been able to find a convertor but not into dxf and ...