I'm curious as to the collective school of thought on plotting in the latest releases of Autocad. Previously, all plotting referenced the "Printable area" of a sheet. Now in 2005 (and I believe 2004), you can select "Edge of Paper" as well. Since all of our page setups were previously...
I attached an image of a map to the drawing in model space. I then go to Layout (paper space), and open a viewport to size the map. When I add my leaders and text in paperspace, it dissappears from the display beneath the image in the viewport. DrawOrder has no effect on elements in another...
We're about to upgrade from 2002 to 2005. We currently use named page setups to control all print/plot settings. I'm trying to find out if we're going to need to modify anything about our current print/plot procedure to accommodate the new Acad version. Has anyone encountered problems moving...
Most wireless access points and routers have twin antennas on the rear. What's the reason behind this? And if you're trying to extend the range of the wireless link by using an external directional antenna, which antenna port do you use, or does it matter?
I'm in the water industry and we periodically have to design pipelines for supply to remote areas. I know that the petroleum industry deals with long pipelines routinely. I'd like to know what type of controls are generally used for booster pumping stations along the line. And also, what's...
Many times, we've used a DC control relay for long distance control of motor starters. At some distance, a 3-wire control (start-stop) with an AC magnetic starter will not be acceptable due to the capacitive coupling in the Stop circuit. Even though the NC stop button is pressed, the...
In the past, variable speed control of small chemical feed pumps has been done using DC drives. Lately, we're seeing more AFDs used with standard induction motors. Does anyone have any feelings regarding which of these technologies is more appropriate for chemical feed? DC drives required...
In the past, variable spped control of small chemical feed pumps has been done using DC drives. Lately, we're seeing more AFDs used with standard induction motors. Does anyone have any feelings regarding which of these technologies is more appropriate for chemical feed? DC drives required...
