You may be refering to the edrawings command or File>Publish eDrawings. It might work for you. You can look up eDrawings in the help files and there is an explanation there.
In the Help file it says:
"The eDrawings command starts the eDrawings® application which gives you the power to create...
This is the standard method for drilling holes in metal plates. Chicopee is correct that there needs to be a starting point to begin the drilling. The machinist will have it easier for locating the drill locations. In the plate shown the upper left corner would be the reference point. I often...
I wrote:
>On the drawing, remove all the dimensions and replace them with a large letter... <
I should have said "on the plate remove all the hole dimensions and replace them..."
Also, you might want to add a third column to the table titled QUANTITY and put the number of holes of each size...
My method is to make a hole chart. A simple chart off to the side with a title space, the column headers and 2 columns with a row for each size. It appears you have four different sizes so that would be four rows after the title and headers. The title could be HOLE SIZES, or whatever, and the...
I'm working on a group of drawings that have the notes in lower case sentences. I like how all modern word processors have a utility that will change the case of text. Is their such a tool in Autocad?
Oh, I'm using LT 2009
Frank Reid
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I have many drawings that use blocks for individual references. They have a txt font I would like to change to romans. I can easily do it by opening the block in the editor and making the change. What I need is a global tool that will change ALL mtext fonts at once, including the blocks. How can...
I often do isometric drawings for some of our tech manuals. The company we send them to has problems with line thickness so we usually make our standard drawings with everything polylines. But I notice that elipses can't be made into a polyline type object. How can I make ellipses that will work...
I used Autocad's block editor often and would like to do the same in DrafSight. When I double click on the block the screen changes and it allows me to edit in place. But I don't know how to exit the mode. I would prefer to edit in an editor but haven't found it yet.
Frank
One test is worth a...
On my system it takes 5 seconds to load and then about another 3-6 seconds to load a drawing depending on complexity. My machine is an XP, with 2.13 GHz clock speed, and 3.43 GB of RAM.
The toolbar shows that the DraftSight I just opened is number 12, after ACAD LT, Internet Explorer with five...
Just wondering what version of DraftSight you are using. Mine is version 11.2.802. I don't create any files in DS but only use it for viewing AutoCad files and very rarely making a tiny change.
Frank
One test is worth a thousand expert opinions. - Dan Joos, test engineer
Thanks,
I followed the link and looked at it and I guess I will have to wait until this company moves on to 2010 or later.
I made a workaround but changed the settings in Adobe Acrobat where the file is created. Now I get a .png output file that has white lines on a black background. Works for...
Chicopee,
Thanks for your reply. I didn't make myself clear. You are right that the dot/grid shows up better on a dark background, I prefer the dark myself because at the end of the day my eyes aren't so tired (smile). But I'm not using a white "background", it's actually black. I am tracing...
I am using a customer's Autocad LT 2009 and I would like to modify the grid in ways that are not obvious in the Options. When I work with a white background and turn on the grid, the dots are so tiny they are nearly impossible to see. The screen resolution allows me to see at one zoom values but...
