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[solved] Viewports

Last post by timothywynnjones « Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:20 am
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by timothywynnjones » Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:38 am

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Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:20 am
Block: create library item location

Last post by CVH « Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:52 am
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by RobB » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:08 pm

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Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:52 am
ENTITIES IN A GROUP

Last post by CVH « Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:19 pm
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by Hans-OLe » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:26 am

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Last post by CVH
Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:19 pm
inserted bitmaps, when switching between Linux and Windows SOLVED

Last post by bambuko « Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:04 am
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by bambuko » Sat Jul 03, 2021 2:20 pm
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Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:04 am
dashed linetype (circles ve lines) SOLVED

Last post by bambuko « Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:02 am
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by bambuko » Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:18 am

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Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:02 am
Editing dimension text and format

Last post by Husky « Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:02 am
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by David Milner » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:28 am

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Last post by Husky
Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:02 am
[solved] Colors

Last post by Emiel Bosch « Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:55 am
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by Emiel Bosch » Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:44 pm

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Last post by Emiel Bosch
Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:55 am
[SOLVED] changing the display of room dimensions in blocks

Last post by Philsourish « Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:17 pm
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by Philsourish » Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:14 pm

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Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:17 pm
[solved] Adding borders, etc to Paper Space

Last post by Pentode « Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:19 pm
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by Pentode » Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:27 pm

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Last post by Pentode
Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:19 pm
Auto Trim slow performance

Last post by CVH « Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:09 am
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by bruno_silva » Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:36 pm

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Last post by CVH
Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:09 am
[solved] Is there a library of symbols?

Last post by olddude « Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:14 pm
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by olddude » Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:27 pm

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Last post by olddude
Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:14 pm
Deleting individual nodes

Last post by CVH « Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:24 pm
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by plasmaguy » Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:01 pm

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Last post by CVH
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:24 pm
Check Z value (in X,Y,Z - elevation height)

Last post by BellaDaddy « Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:04 am
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by BellaDaddy » Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:43 am

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Last post by BellaDaddy
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:04 am
can you convert a number of contiguous line segments into a polyline

Last post by Emiel Bosch « Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:24 pm
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by Emiel Bosch » Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:39 pm

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Last post by Emiel Bosch
Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:24 pm
Status bar coordinates

Last post by andrew « Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:02 pm
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by andrew » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:54 pm

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Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:02 pm
TrueType font geometry

Last post by andrew « Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:51 pm
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by andrew » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:38 pm

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Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:51 pm
[solved] how do i create a grid pattern of repetative circles?

Last post by NickDerby « Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:41 pm
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by NickDerby » Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:02 pm

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Last post by NickDerby
Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:41 pm
Usage of View Target setting in Viewport dialog box

Last post by andrew « Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:14 am
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by cpdenver » Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:47 pm

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Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:14 am
text/label angle

Last post by Husky « Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:05 pm
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by bambuko » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:34 am

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Last post by Husky
Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:05 pm
[solved] Open Two Windows at Once (on Mac OS)

Last post by alex_holden « Sun Aug 29, 2021 12:09 pm
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by alex_holden » Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:26 am

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Sun Aug 29, 2021 12:09 pm
label precision

Last post by bambuko « Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:09 pm
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by bambuko » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:45 am

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Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:09 pm
QCAD forgets a polygon is a polygon when resizing?

Last post by andrew « Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:50 am
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by PeteG » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:18 am

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Last post by andrew
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:50 am
Merging two dxfs and matching scales

Last post by PeteG « Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:39 am
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by PeteG » Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:27 pm

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Last post by PeteG
Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:39 am
How do I create a parts library from a key?

Last post by andrew « Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:55 am
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by turtle » Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:43 pm

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Last post by andrew
Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:55 am
Drawing a wall

Last post by CVH « Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:38 pm
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by RLARMER » Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:52 pm

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Last post by CVH
Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:38 pm
Changing Layer Attributes

Last post by RLARMER « Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:24 pm
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by RLARMER » Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:23 am

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Last post by RLARMER
Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:24 pm
[solved] Default dimension prefixes?

Last post by PeteG « Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:13 pm
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by PeteG » Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:37 pm

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Last post by PeteG
Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:13 pm
Arch D Size Project Master Sheet with Header

Last post by ianmacaskill « Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:41 pm
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by ianmacaskill » Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:20 pm

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Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:41 pm
Add tolerance for a dimension

Last post by andrew « Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:58 am
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by andrew » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:53 am

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Last post by andrew
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:58 am
Origin of a block

Last post by andrew « Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:47 am
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by andrew » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:35 am

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Last post by andrew
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:47 am
Default lineweight

Last post by andrew « Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:33 am
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by andrew » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:32 am

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Last post by andrew
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:33 am
how do i turn off solid and hatch?

Last post by Husky « Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:35 am
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by stansu » Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 am

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Last post by Husky
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:35 am
Properly Changing from Metric to Imperial Units

Last post by Husky « Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:37 pm
Replies: 3
by sendderek » Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:46 pm

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Last post by Husky
Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:37 pm
lineweight (screen based in model view) - solved

Last post by bambuko « Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:13 pm
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by bambuko » Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:35 pm

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Last post by bambuko
Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:13 pm
Finding by custom reference / id

Last post by davosian « Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:53 pm
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by davosian » Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:25 am

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Last post by davosian
Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:53 pm
what is this?

Last post by bambuko « Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:01 pm
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by bambuko » Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:25 am

2 Replies

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Last post by bambuko
Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:01 pm
Associate shown layer with a presentation bloc

Last post by jouspat « Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:53 pm
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by jouspat » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:45 am

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Last post by jouspat
Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:53 pm
Block creation and layers - best practices

Last post by jimherndon « Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:19 am
Replies: 4
by danbr » Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:24 am

4 Replies

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Last post by jimherndon
Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:19 am
Library images and 0 layer

Last post by jimherndon « Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:17 am
Replies: 8
by gmarie » Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:07 am

8 Replies

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Last post by jimherndon
Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:17 am
[solved] PDF Export (XD) - How to control dpi

Last post by andrew « Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:24 pm
Replies: 3
by Circle » Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:07 pm

3 Replies

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Last post by andrew
Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:24 pm
Increase spacing between letters

Last post by Rocketdc « Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:40 am
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by Rocketdc » Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:20 pm

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Last post by Rocketdc
Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:40 am
[SOLVED] Place 2 copies of a block on 2 layers?

Last post by danbr « Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:47 am
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by danbr » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:25 pm

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Last post by danbr
Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:47 am
can i change color outside print area in paper space?

Last post by Husky « Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:28 am
Replies: 3
by stansu » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:25 am

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Last post by Husky
Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:28 am
Scale Selection to known Dimension

Last post by andrew « Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:55 pm
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by Helipil0t » Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:27 pm

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Last post by andrew
Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:55 pm
Customizing CAD Tools

Last post by andrew « Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:38 pm
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by jouspat » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:47 am

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Last post by andrew
Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:38 pm
Problem with tags

Last post by JLMy « Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:56 am
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by JLMy » Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:47 pm

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Last post by JLMy
Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:56 am
Drawing from template

Last post by Husky « Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:54 pm
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by mprocars » Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:49 pm

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Last post by Husky
Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:54 pm
Printing a neighborhood map

Last post by Husky « Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:46 pm
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by rlaw » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:14 pm

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Last post by Husky
Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:46 pm
Best way to quickly find a point?

Last post by CVH « Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:25 pm
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by turtle » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:34 pm

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Last post by CVH
Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:25 pm
Combining two segments to make One

Last post by Circle « Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:20 pm
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by Circle » Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:00 pm

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Last post by Circle
Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:20 pm

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