Here is an example of how to set your support file search paths using ACAD.LSP. By doing it using this method, you don’t have to worry about profiles, .ARG files, etc. Your users are free to customize anything not controlled…
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The NDA has been lifted, so let the discussions begin. Here is the official Autodesk web page on AutoCAD 2008. I’m sure there will be dozens of reviews starting to appear in the near future at your favorite blog/website. Here’s…
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The “AutoCADder” posted about a good tip regarding the use of Microsoft’s speech engine in AutoCAD. I found a thread on the same idea over at the Swamp. The code is fairly simple. (setq sapi (vlax-create-object “Sapi.SpVoice”))(vlax-invoke sapi “Speak” “This is talking…
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Now that Autodesk has made Design Review available for free, you may be wondering, “do I need this?”, “what is it?”, “what does it do?”, “why is it all of a sudden free?”, “where can I get it?”, etc. I found…
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You are probably reading this because you have a PDF file that you want to convert to editable geometry in a DXF or DWG file. First off, if someone gave you a PDF instead of a DWG, it was probably…
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A quick tip regarding the Drafting Settings dialog box. It is possible to open this dialog and set the visible tab. You may want to do this if you want to access a certain tab from within a lisp file, a…
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Here are some commands related to Design Center that may be useful when working with menu macros or lisp files. ADCSTATE – Query this system variable if you need to determine if Design Center is open or not. 1=Active, 0=Not…
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Here is a quick troubleshooting list when you can’t seem to retreive a network license for your Autodesk product using FlexLM. Make sure your license manager (LM) server is running. Check to make sure the machine is on. Check to make sure…
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In the 2007 version of the Deployment Wizard, there is a checkbox that says Group Policy Objects will be used to distribute the deployment. If this box is checked, then the contents of the service pack will be embedded into…
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If you want to create a raster image from your AutoCAD drawing, first you need to decide on what raster format to use. First off, you may not need any 3rd party software. AutoCAD 2007 comes with two .PC3 files…
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