Autodesk AutoCAD software
AutoCAD is a CAD software application for 2D and 3D design and drafting. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc.
Questions tagged [autocad]
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How do I restore my Master Boot Record?
I have installed Autocad 2011 trial on my system and then I found out that Autocad Changes the MBR. (see here)
Now I want to restore my MBR to before last time of installing autocad 2011 trial (in fact to original MBR). How can I do that? Please be…
qiback
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Professional graphics cards a "must" for rendering static environments?
I'm not sure if the title is clear but with more words what I want to say is:
I'm building a PC for a decorator who's main work is to render photorealistic images of house interiors. For that she uses 3dsMax and AutoCAD with Accurender and…
Imhotep
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How to use program like Autocad of 32 bit work on computer having OS Windows 7 of 64 bit?
I purchased Dell note book and it came with Windows 7, 64 bit.
Now when I try to install AUTOCAD 2008 version, which is in 32 bit, I am unable to run the software. I get message that you can't run 32 bit program on a 64 bit processor.
What to do?…
Sanjiv Desai
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What's a good, lightweight DWG viewer for Windows?
I'm looking for a light-weight AutoCAD DWG viewer. I don't want to install the 180MB TrueView just to open a DWG file every once in a long while...
Michael Haren
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How to simplify a polyline in AutoCAD?
I have a polyline (lines only) which has about 500 points in it. I would like to reduce the number of points in it. How can I do it in AutoCAD? (or may be some other application)?
P.S. Polylines were made of splines converted into set of lines. But…
Dmitriy
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What's the difference between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT?
Want to play with AutoCAD for personal use. Which edition is suggested?
user55450
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Open source AutoCAD alternative for Linux?
Is there any good open source AutoCAD alternative that is used by (semi)-professionals or is AutoCAD the standard?
ICTdesk.net
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How to Remove Autodesk 360 entry from File Explorer?
It works fine and I like that my work is synced to the cloud and available everywhere, but I hate that on my explorer windows there is a Autodesk 360 entry alongside my hardware, how do I remove that without deleting Autodesk 360? I need the…
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Can the DXF file format/AutoCAD store custom attributes for primitives?
I am currently researching ways to draw primitives associated with data attributes.
Thus I came across CAD and the DXF file format, but I am no CAD user, and the documentation I found so far is confusing me in this regard.
So my question is, can I…
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How to convert AutoCAD file to Visio?
How to convert .dwg format files in AutoCAD to Visio?
user44212
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How to prevent files from opening on "Unauthorized" computers
I've researched around quite a bit, with no luck. What I need in a nutshell is a way to protect my company's intellectual property. Some AutoCAD drawings walked out the door with a disgruntled employee, and we're now seeing proof that they've been…
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Free AutoCad file converter for ubuntu
I am looking for a free file converter which can convert my AutoCad (any format) file into SVG format, I found and tried 'LX-Viewer' but I don't know it has lots of set up settings, which is confused.
I also found 'DWG to DXF converter and convert…
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How can I install Autodesk programs on Windows Consumer Preview?
I've been using Autodesk's AutoCAD and other Autodesk programs on Windows 7 for quite some time. They're great programs, especially with them being free for education.
So naturally I wanted to use them in Windows 8. Unfortunately, the installer…
JavaAndCSharp
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Autocad startup LISP code broken after network reset
I have a network with a few different drives on it with AutoCAD installed on my local.
I have a startup LISP routine for AutoCAD that loads a variety of other .lsp files, which are called by custom commands in AutoCAD, located in various drives…
John
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Copy Autocad drawings in Office 2013
I'm trying to copy and paste an Autocad 2016 drawing into MS Publisher 2013. When I paste the drawing into Publisher (or Word too) it is rendered in a very low quality. While with Publisher 2007 i don't have tris problem, I can't get the same result…
