Questions tagged [autocad]
Questions specific to AutoCAD, as opposed to general computer-aided drafting and design issues.
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How can I draw Voronoi regions in curved surfaces in AutoCAD?
How can I automatically compute and draw/display the Voronoi diagram of a given set of vertices on a surface in AutoCAD?
A "Voronoi Sketch Generator" is the best I could come up with on a google ...
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what should be the size of gate? [closed]
what should be the size of gate?
if street 8 ft
according to house map Car entrance gate 11 ft
can corolla grande car enter into the gate easily with some moves?
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How to know the maximum offset distance in solidworks that doesn't result a defromed shape
using the offset tool on surfaces can result a shape different from the one offset from, as in broken lines or edges instead of curves like this:
is there a way to know the maximum distance i can ...
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Half sectional views of Plummer block
I am trying to assemble the parts of Plummer block and draw the half sectional views from the front as given here
I am facing some trouble understanding a few sectional views. In this view
I am ...
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Autocad "Aligned" Constraint - distance between two parallel lines
I am creating the 3d Design in Autodesk Autocad 2017. I need to specify distance between two parallel lines, I could successfully defined the parallel constraint but not able to add constraint that ...
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How to scale a 3D object on 2 dimensions only?
How can I scale a 3D object only on 2 dimensions with Autocad?
For instance, I would like to scale a complex object whose maximum dimensions are 50x30x10 (on axes x...
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AutoCAD 2019: How do I Find the Perfect Angles to Match Line Endpoints
I'm trying to match up two lines on a drawing I am doing, without changing the length of either line. There is a perfect set of angles to do so- I just don't know what it each. Is there a built in ...
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How to put the green diamond back in it's original position in AutoCAD 2018
How would I go about resetting the position of the green diamond which acts as an anchor point for these text objects?
The idea is to be able to move the text box around with the green diamond in it'...
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How to remove unwanted line from 2d trimming?
I have a problem when I'm extruding a trimmed surface, it's look alright in isometric view, but in 2d view it shows unrelated line due to the trimming of the circle as show in the photo below, any ...
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NumPad shortcut keys in AutoCAD 2018
I'm using an engineering software based on Autodesk AutoCAD 2018 OEM and I need to assign keyboard shortcuts to NumPad keys directly, without any modifier (SHIFT, CTRL, ALT).
On older version of ...
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Autocad - multipage drawing with all content in the same model space
I have inherited a set of templates for creating drawings for solar panel projects. Each set is about 12 pages and only 2-4 pages are different between projects. Several pages are actually just ...
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Bend allowances when making a C-shape plate
I am trying to find the formulas for making bends in sheet metal. I understand there are formulas for bend allowances. My issue is how do I determine where to bend if I want the inside dimension to be ...
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Simple and easy Open Source CAD tools for basic 2D and 3D designs [closed]
We are planning to start a basic course on Computer Aided Designs (2D and 2D) for high school kids.
The idea is to help them shape their innovative ideas into something tangible. We shall finally ...
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Is it Possible to Automatically Transform an Image of an Object into a Line Drawing in AutoCAD?
I have many photos of devices which must be traced into AutoCAD. Is there any software for tracing object edges/outlines automatically so that a Primary Plan of the object can be made in AutoCAD?
For ...
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What is the Radius of 1 and 1/4 inch drill on a 1 and 1/4 Circle
I have this figure for my engineering drawing I am currently taking this semester I am quite baffled about this $1\dfrac{1}{4}$ radius circle with $1\dfrac{1}{4}$ Drill hole. How do I do that? as a ...
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How to create a buffer along a curve in Rhinoceros 5? [closed]
Say I have a line (0,0)<--->(1,0) and I want to make a rounded "buffer" along it (or any curve, just keeping it simple) in such a way that I now have a closed ...
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What is a void in CAD
I'm using existing architectural designs and some mechanical designs too, all CAD files in formats *.dwg, *.dgn and the drawings have smart solid geometries including voids. Using CAD software what is ...
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Designing a Parallel Robot by Autocad
These days I'm designing a 5-DOF parallel manipulator with Autocad. Though I know that some people might say that Autocad is not a proper software for robot designing but I only have access to this ...
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How do I change the text alignment in a radius annotation with AutoCAD?
I have two files open in AutoCAD. One uses horizontal text in radius annotation (see the first picture). The second uses a straight line in radius annotation (see the second picture). I cannot find ...
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Working out functional gear in AutoCad
The title pretty much sums up the question, but basically I need to create 3 sizes of gears. I have tried 2 shapes, the first being basic rectangles. However, according to my Engineering teacher, ...
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Convert 2D projections to 3D View in AutoCAD
Suppose I have three 2D drawings prepared in AutoCAD LT.
That 2D drawings are supposed to represent top, left and front projections of the 3D solid body.
How can I view that 3D solid body?
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Stretch part of object in Autocad or 123D Design
I'm quite new to using 3D Drawing programs, except a bit of work in Google's Sketchup.
As I'm trying to draw a model that should be 3D printed, and heared that Sketchup is kinda bad practice for this, ...
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How can I get the Zoom button to be visible while I'm on the Home tab?
I'm using AutoCAD 2015. While I'm drawing, I spend most of my time on the Home ribbon tab. I like the Zoom ribbon button, but it is on the View tab. Is there any way to move the Zoom button to the ...
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How to subtract a region where two solids intersect?
In Autocad 2015 for Mac, I have created a cylinder with a torus wrapped around it. The torus is 2 mm thick, with 1 mm embedded inside the cylinder and 1 mm outside. I want to subtract the torus from ...
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How do I batch plot drawings in monochrome without editing DWG?
I'm using AutoCAD 2015, and I run into this all the time. I'm given a group of DWG drawings, and I want to plot them into one monochrome PDF, but they do not have monochrome.ctb selected as the plot ...
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How do I set the default coordinate system for the line tool in Autocad?
On my laptop, I set a variable that makes it so the line tool defaults to Cartesian coordinates. On my desktop, I can't seem to find the variable name. I have been searching for hours.
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How do you create a chamfer in 3D CAD that joins the edges of two different shapes?
I am trying to make a 3D model. It consists of a cylinder resting on an extruded ellipse as you can see in the picture below. I now want to join the top edge of the ellipse with the top edge of the ...
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What are sectional views and cutting plane lines?
I am a student in a Drafting 1 class and we are going over all of the section views (full, half, revolved, offset, etc.) and also all about the cutting planes and different ways for that and how to do ...
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AutoCAD .DWF Circle Output Meaning
My drafting program outputs a .dwf format file. In it, arcs are encoded as
(Circle 602331619,844923003 537072960 32715,65588)
where my so-far affirmed ...