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CAD tips and guides for Autodesk CAD applications - MDT4

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239 newest tips for the application MDT4

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How to display running coordinates near the crosshair in AutoCAD Mechanical?

A

  Tip 1177

ACADM2000MDT4

*CAD

27.3.2001  

Q

How to speed up Mechanical Desktop R4?

A

  Tip 942

MDT4

Win2000CAD

22.1.2001  

Q

How to add parametric features to a AutoCAD 3D solid?

A

  Tip 891

MDT4MDT5

*CAD

9.1.2001  

Q

Trying to export ACIS Mechanical Desktop reports that no solids have been selected.

A

  Tip 888

MDT3MDT4MDT5

*CAD

9.1.2001  

Q

Holes are displayed very roughly.

A

  Tip 810

MDT4

*CAD

11.12.1999  

Q

Command: MOVE, Error: internal error: !scandr.cpp@1117:eHadMultipleReaders

A

  Tip 156

MDT4PP

NTCAD

11.12.1999  

Q

Command: Power Edit (Dim), error: gen_getpoint@420 gen_ssget@700(gen, genbase) gen_ssget failed!;error;ADS request error.

A

  Tip 823

MDT4PP

NTCAD

11.11.1999  

Q

Randomly loosing cursor in Shade mode (using 3DLabs graphic card).

A

  Tip 815

MDT4

NTCAD

11.11.1999  

Q

File ge_load.arx is loading slowly.

A

  Tip 809

MDT4

Win95/98/NTCAD

11.11.1999  

Q

How to save DWG to an earlier version of MDT?

A

  Tip 805

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999  

Q

Toolbars have backround color other than in other applications.

A

  Tip 798

MDT4

*CAD

11.11.1999  

Q

Cannot find MDT network license.

A

  Tip 788

MDT4PP net

NT4CAD

11.11.1999  

Q

How to install two language versions of MDT on a single PC?

A

  Tip 781

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999  

Q

MDT can be run only on ADMIN profile, not on the USER.

A

  Tip 777

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999  

Q

MDT (net installation) can not find a license.

A

  Tip 776

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999  

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