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| Q: "What driver do I use for my HP Plotter in AutoCAD 2002?" |
| A: When plotting to a HP plotter, Autodesk recommends using the optimized Windows driver for your HP. You can get these drives from the AutoCAD CD in the "Windows System Printer Drivers" folder or from the HP web site www.hp.com. Go to the drivers' portion of the web page and select the plotter you are using. The driver you download will be for the operating system you are using and say it is optimized for AutoCAD 2002. If you are going to want more then one custom paper size, use the HDI driver for your plotter. You can set this up using the Add A Plotter Wizard in the plotter manager. You can get to the plotter manager by selecting it from the file pull down in AutoCAD 2002.
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| Q: "I can't save my drawings as AutoCAD R12 in AutoCAD 2002, what should I do?"
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| A: When you perform a "Save As" in AutoCAD 2002, you do not have an option to save as R12; to save to R12 you will need to save as R12 .DXF. After you create the DXF you can then import this file into AutoCAD R12. As a quick note, you can save as R13 and R14 DWG in AutoCAD 2002.
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| Q: "What operating system is required for AutoCAD 2002?"
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| A: AutoCAD 2002 can be run on Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. It is not currently supported on Windows XP. |
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| Q: "How much customization, if any, can I do in AutoCAD LT2002?"
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| A: There is a limited amount of customization that can be done in AutoCAD LT2002. Although LT2002 is not able to work with Object ARX, Visual LISP or VBA applications like standard AutoCAD, you can still customize LT2002 menus such as creating your own toolbars, and pull-down menus. |
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| Q: "Can I work in a 3D environment using AutoCAD LT2002?"
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A: Although LT2002 is not designed to work in a 3D environment, you can still read and display 3D drawings, which were created using standard AutoCAD programs; 3D files that were created in AutoCAD and consequently saved in LT2002 will have no data loss or corruption.
You can draw wire frame objects in the X/Y/Z-axis by entering absolute and/or relative coordinates.
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| Q: "What is AutoCAD Mechanical 6?" |
| A: AutoCAD Mechanical 6 is AutoCAD 2002 optimized for mechanical design and engineering, intelligent production drawing and detailing, and standards-based design and content. This product was developed for mechanical designers and engineers who want all the power of AutoCAD but need specific functionality to meet the demands of the 2D mechanical design market in the Internet age. |
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| Q: "What's in the AutoCAD Mechanical 6 Power Pack?" |
| A: The Power Pack provides more than 600,000 standard 2D parts, features, holes, and structural steel shapes and can automatically create machinery components such as shafts, springs, belts, and chains, so you won't spend time drawing parts or creating and maintaining parts libraries. It also performs the engineering calculations you need most frequently.
Note that AutoCAD Mechanical 6 and the Power Pack are not sold separately in the United States. |
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| Q: "How does AutoCAD Mechanical 6 differ from AutoCAD 2002?" |
| A: AutoCAD Mechanical 6 includes all the functionality of AutoCAD 2002, plus additional functionality to address the 2D mechanical design market. In addition to its extended features and capabilities, the interface is tailored to fit the mechanical design process. |
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| Q: "What are the primary features and benefits of AutoCAD Mechanical 6?" |
A: AutoCAD Mechanical 6 has a host of new features and capabilities in three categories:
Internet-Enabled Design: In addition to providing users with a wealth of online industry and design community resources, AutoCAD Mechanical 6 incorporates Meet Now, a Microsoft NetMeeting engine that facilitates web-based design collaboration, and Publish to Web, a wizard that helps users share designs over the Web quickly and easily. Each of these new features facilitates communication and collaboration with remote design teams.
Design Productivity: Through new user interface, bill of materials, ballooning, and parts lists features and enhancements, AutoCAD Mechanical 6 helps users complete projects faster and more efficiently than ever.
Standards-Based Content: More than 100,000 new ANSI standard parts are included in the AutoCAD Mechanical 6 Power Pack. Note that AutoCAD Mechanical 6 and the Power Pack are not sold separately inside the United States. |
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| Q: "How do I insert bitmaps into Autodesk InventorTM drawings (*idw)?" |
A: To insert a bitmap into an Autodesk Inventor drawing:
Start Autodesk Inventor 5 SP2 and open a new drawing.
On the Insert menu, click Object > Create From File and select a bitmap to insert.
Select the Link check box to link the bitmap to the IDW file, or clear the Link check box to insert the bitmap into the drawing.
Important Note: If the Show Reflections and Textures option is not selected in the Color dialog box, the software will shut down unexpectedly when you save the IDW file. To avoid the problem, on the Tools menu, click Application Options > Drawings, and make sure the Save DWF Format option is not selected.
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| Q: "What special characters should I avoid using when naming Autodesk InventorTM files?" |
A: The following characters are not valid for file names:
Character Character name
< less than
> greater than
/ forward slash
\ backslash
" double quotes
: colon
; semicolon
? question mark
* asterisk
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| Q: "I changed the lighting controls in my drawing file, but now I don't like the way it looks. How do
set it back to the default values?" |
A: Use the following procedure to create a new file with the default lighting values:
Open a new assembly file.
Attach and insert the file into the assembly.
Localize the part, or assembly, and then re-externalize it to a new file. |
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| Q: "Do I need to install Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 Service Pack 1 before installing Service Pack 2?" |
A: Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 Service Pack 2 is historical; you do not need to install service pack 1 before installing service pack 2. That is, you can apply service pack 2 to installations of Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 software with or without service pack 1 already applied.
Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 Service Pack 2 includes all of the fixes contained in service pack 1. |
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| Q: "How does Autodesk Mechanical Desktop differ from Autodesk Inventor software?" |
| A: Autodesk Mechanical Desktop is best suited for people who prefer to work in native AutoCAD, as it is built on top of the AutoCAD 2002 foundation. The strength of Autodesk Mechanical Desktop is its ability to unite 3D solid modeling with freeform surface and 2D/3D wireframe modeling. Autodesk Inventor is built from the ground up (not on the AutoCAD 2002 foundation) to solve some of the inherent limitations of existing 3D technology. With its unique and innovative adaptive technology, Autodesk Inventor is the next generation of 3D design. |
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| Q: "How does Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 differ from AutoCAD Mechanical 6?" |
| A: Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 unites 2D and 3D designs built within the AutoCAD environment. It also creates files in the DWG format, a popular, worldwide 3D modeling communication vehicle. AutoCAD Mechanical 6 is a mechanical design product intended for 2D mechanical design, engineering, and production drawing creation. Both Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6 and AutoCAD Mechanical 6 software are built on the AutoCAD 2002 foundation. |
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| Q: "How do I print the layering keys of a particular layer key style?" |
A: To print a layer key:
On the Desktop menu, click Layer Management > Layer Key Style.
In the Style Manager, double-click the Layer Key style to print.
In the Layer Key Style Properties dialog box, click the Keys tab.
In the list area, right-click and click Copy All on the shortcut menu.
Paste this information into any text editor and then print from the text editor. |
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| Q: "The service packs for Autodesk Architectural Desktop software is available in locked and unlocked versions. Which version should I apply?" |
A: The unlocked service packs are for use with domestic (United States and Canada) versions of Autodesk Architectural Desktop. This includes both stand-alone and network installations of this product.
The locked service packs are for use with international and student versions of Autodesk Architectural Desktop. |
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| Q: "How do I create a custom mask block content that uses a multi-view block definition similar to existing ceiling fixtures, such as fluorescent lights? However, the Create AEC Content command only displays mask block definitions when the content type is set to masking block." |
A: To use a multi-view block definition as part of your custom mask block content, you must first include the multi-view block definition. Use the following procedure:
Insert the multi-view block you want to use as part of your custom mask block content.
Create a closed polyline in the shape of the masking block you want to define.
Position the closed polyline and the multi-view block, as they should be oriented when inserted.
On the Desktop menu, click Mask Blocks > Mask Block definitions.
In the Style Manager, right-click Mask Blocks and click New on the shortcut menu to create a new mask block definition.
Select the new mask block style, right-click, and click Set From on the shortcut menu.
Select the closed polyline created in step 2 when prompted.
When prompted to Add another ring, type n on the command line and press ENTER for the No option.
Specify the insertion point for the mask block definition.
Select the multi-view block when prompted to select additional graphics and press ENTER.
Click OK to close the Style Manager.
You now have a mask block definition that includes a multi-view block, which can be used during the creation of custom AEC content.
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| Q: "What products make up the Autodesk Land Development solutions family?" |
A: The Autodesk Land Development solution includes the following products:
AutoCAD Land Desktop 3
Autodesk Civil Design 3
Autodesk Survey 3
Autodesk Map 5
AutoCAD 2002 |
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| Q: "What is AutoCAD Land Desktop 3?" |
| A: AutoCAD Land Desktop 3 is THE AutoCAD for anyone involved in the Land Development Industry. It includes specific productivity enhancing features for Land Planners, Surveyors, Civil Engineers and Designers, Drafters, and other land development professionals. |
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| Q: "How is AutoCAD Land Desktop 3 different from AutoCAD Release 2002 or Map 5?" |
| A: AutoCAD Land Desktop 3 extends the capabilities of AutoCAD Map 5. You get the performance and stability of AutoCAD 2002; the extended raster support for Mr. Sid images and Oracle dartabases, mapping utilities, drawing entity sharing, and added intelligence delivered in AutoCAD Map 5; and the point manipulation, COGO, terrain modeling, parcel and alignment manipulation, and annotation functionality of AutoCAD Land Desktop. This is the AutoCAD that customers in the Land Development industry should be using. |
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| Q: "How do I get all the materials and maps to install properly?" |
| A: When first installing the application, be sure to check "Custom" as the type of Setup you would prefer. Then in the next dialog box, highlight the "Bonus" option by clicking on it and verifying that "Bonus Bitmaps" and "Bonus Matlibs" are checked. This will install all the available libraries. |
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| Q: "What is the best way to find all the manufactures that have available "VIZable" content?" |
| A: The complete list is easily accessible at the VIZ Online web page. It is located at http://www.autodesk.com/vizonline/. |
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| Q: "How do I get my Walls, Doors or Windows from ADT to accept a Multi/Sub-object material and map correctly?" |
| A: The success of your ADT objects when used in VIZ actually takes place in ADT. Go to the "Entity Display" for the object you're trying to map to in VIZ. It will be your discretion as to whether you configure the entity display for the system defaults, the object's style or on an individual object basis. Notice that the individual Components are assigned different color numbers. The number of the color assigned the component has a direct bearing as to the material number in the Multi/Sub-object material in VIZ. It's true that your model in ADT is going to end up looking very red, yellow, green, etc., but this will assure the proper mapping in VIZ. |
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