Author: admin
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Drawing Metal Edges – BubbleDeck Detailing (+ Video Demo)
What is the task at hand? You have a set of 30 panels. You need to draw metal edges around the edges of all these panels. That’s easy, but it’s subject to certain specific requirements. If it’s a Perth job then: The metal edge can only be a maximum of 3.0m…
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What are curve parameters? (AutoCAD .net API)
A perusal of the .net Reference Guide reveals these types of functions: But as per usual, there is no explanation in the documentation as to what a exactly a parameter is. This is best explained by example. Stay with me here: Suppose you have a curve (i.e. a polyline) that has n points. Or…
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BREP API – A Very Basic Primer (AutoCAD .net API)
The boffins at AutoDesk have ported that which has existed in the ObjectARX API into .net – it’s basically a wrapper. And on a side-note – it is well worth reading the ObjectARX documentation for that very reason – let’s face it – the documentation for AutoCAD APIs are not very good. So definitely…
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Getting Started In AutoCAD .net Development
Simply check out the following links: My first plug in training: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=18162797 Download the .net Wizards, and the other resources on the AutoDesk website. Download Visual Studio https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/ Handy resources: https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32381.0 Popular blog: http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/ Documentation: http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-BA686431-C8BF-49F2-946E-9CEB2F7AE4FA http://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2018/ENU/
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How To Make Alternate Dimension Units Appear Below the Primary Units (AutoCAD .net API)
This was a question which someone asked. I accordingly answered it with a code example. The answer is simple: Ensure that you add `“\X”` as a suffix to the `DimStyleTableRecord.Dimpost` property. Here is a code example:
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What is the difference between Freezing a layer vs Turning it off? (AutoCAD tips)
A tyro to AutoCAD will immediately notice that he or she has two options available to him – both of which ostensibly render similar results: freezing a layer and turning it off. But what is the real difference? When you turn a layer off, it is still loaded into memory. AutoCAD is keeping track of…
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Identifying Duplicate Panel Names (+Video Demo)
Duplicates are a problem – an expensive problem, especially if you are dealing with hundreds and perhaps even over a thousand panels. Somebody cocks up – usually on the client side – but how are you meant to identify it? You could manually do it, but then that will more than likely take a long…
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How to Save Views in AutoCAD (AutoCAD tips)
It can get pretty annoying zooming and moving back and forth between a panel and another panel. You can eliminate a lot of the panning involved by saving a “View”. Open the View Manager (e.g. type in “View” in the command line and press ENTER, or you can see another way of doing this…
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Speed Up Working in DWG files with Partial Open
Suppose your .dwg file has hundreds of thousands of entities all over the place – but you don’t want to see all of them at once – or load all of their geometries. This is especially the case when dealing with Bubble Deck layouts. You can only open the things that you need via…
