
I am interviewing for a CAD design job in the woodworking industry. I have a few questions about 20/20.
1- How similar to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT is it to use?
2- Can I get a usable trail copy to learn the system?
3- How much does the basic 20/20 cost?
You may respond to my questions at engdesigner1981@yahoo.com

I have a quick mvparts question.... I hope.
I'm using Autocad MEP 2010. I wanted to add another grille size to my parts catalog, so I went into the ceiling grilles drawing and inserted one of the grille model blocks. I then exploded it and created a new size block and named it accordingly. I then went into Content Builder and added the new size block and used the "Generate blocks" button to create the rest of the views and so on.
Here's the problem. Somewhere in the process of this, All of the insertion points for the grilles in that drawing were changed. ??? So if I try to insert one of the ceiling grilles into my drawing, it's placed a good 20-30 feet away from the insertion point and the connection point. Any idea of what I possibly could have done, or what I can do to fix this?

I work with a lot of multi-lines. They are great to manipulate if you need to hold the lines parrellel at all times. I use them for webbing in open web truss. The problem is, you can not read the actual length of the line without exploding it, which renders it useless. Is there a way to get the length, with a single pick? I know you can do "Distance", but you would still have to pick both ends. Any ideas?
Thank You!
Jamie Burnett:-)


Dear Felicia,
Actually I am going to offset helix with zero height as a spiral but nufortunatley when I want to do offset command software tells that both end are not in one plane and offset is not possbile while I am pttung height zero and both end are in one plane!! Would you plaese help me how can i make spiral with 1 mm thickness.
Thanks
If you drew the spiral as a polyline, you can use the Express tools to flatten it in the Z direction before using the offset command.
Judging by the description you posted, it sounds like you might be better off picking up one of the mechanical design packages such as Inventor for these types of designs. Unfortunately, I do not know that sotware very well, so cannot help further with that.

Hi
When inserting a block, and scaling x,y,z. Is there a way to scale to reference? I have an object that I want to scale unproportionately, and reference it to an object. What is the best way to do this?


It will vary depending on which version of AutoCAD you are using. There is a very good overview in the Help files that come with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, as well as tutorials on this and many other topics available at www.augi.com. If, after reviewing the information available in these places, you still have questions, please let me know.

hi!
I'm Pablo Villalba and i have problems with Alias 2010.
I have Windows Vista x32 in my computer and Alias doesn't work. When i open Alias 2010 windws launch inmedialty a window saying: "The aplication stopped working" and next i need to close this window and nothing more happen.
Alias 2010 launch one window for make an issue or describe the problem.... but i hadn't recived a solution for this problem. Can you help me?
I tryed launch Alias 2010 like an Admin User (Right click - 3 option) but nothing different happen. Windows Launch the same window and Alias doesn't run.

hi!
I'm Pablo Villalba and i have problems with Alias 2010.
I have Windows Vista x32 in my computer and Alias doesn't work. When i open Alias 2010 windws launch inmedialty a window saying: "The aplication stopped working" and next i need to close this window and nothing more happen.
Alias 2010 launch one window for make an issue or describe the problem.... but i hadn't recived a solution for this problem. Can you help me?
I tryed launch Alias 2010 like an Admin User (Right click - 3 option) but nothing different happen. Windows Launch the same window and Alias doesn't run.

Are your hidden folders turned on? That folder does show up on my system, so I am not sure why it isn't on yours. You may also want to check the setting for the Tool Palettes folder in your AutoCAD Options, or in the Windows Registry.

Greetings:
I have Autodesk Civil 3D 2007. While using Civil 3D for Autocad 2007, the Block Authoring Palettes Icons all give the message,"Unable to execute the Tool. Possible causes are: The tool is not registered properly, please check your installation. The tool is from another application and is incompatible with the current application."
Is the Dynamic Block feature not available with this program? I carefully reinstalled the program, and all else seems to function.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Charlie
If you installed the program under one user profile and are trying to run it under another one, you may have this problem. The easiest fix is to copy all of the tool palettes to the user profile under which you plan to use the software. Tool palettes have the extension .atc and can be found here:
C:\Documents andSettings\%UserName%\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D2007\enu\Support\RegisteredTools



The new Autodesk Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview is now available on Autodesk Labs. The Technology Preview adds fully integrated sketching, illustration, painting and manipulation capabilities directly into the AutoCAD workflow to further broaden the creative capabilities of AutoCAD software.
You can download it on Autodesk Labs: http://bit.ly/6pbEaF.
The new Autodesk Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview is now available on Autodesk Labs. The Technology Preview adds fully integrated sketching, illustration, painting and manipulation capabilities directly into the AutoCAD workflow to further broaden the creative capabilities of AutoCAD software.
You can download it on Autodesk Labs: http://bit.ly/6pbEaF.
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