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70 newest tips
from year 1999

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Question

CAD

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How to link block attributes with an Excel sheet?

Tip 820

ACAD2000ACLT2000

*CAD

11.12.1999 FAQ

Holes are displayed very roughly.

Tip 810

MDT4

*CAD

11.12.1999

How to convert local characters from AutoCAD R12 or LT R2 to AutoCAD 2000 or higher?

Tip 783

ACAD2000ACAD2002ACAD2004ACAD2...

WinCAD

11.12.1999

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

Tip 156

MDT4PP

NTCAD

11.12.1999

What applications can create DWF files?

Tip 117

ACADACLTADTInventorMapSketc...

WinCAD

11.12.1999 FAQ

How to draw barcode in AutoCAD drawings?

Tip 31

ACADACLTADTMapMDT

*CAD

1.12.1999 FAQ

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

Tip 823

MDT4PP

NTCAD

11.11.1999

How to batch plot to MAX view?

Tip 822

ACAD2000

*CAD

11.11.1999

Externalized part comes as invisible to an assembly.

Tip 821

MDT2

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

How to make use of the middle button of 3-button mouse?

Tip 819

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

How to use Find command in script file, without dialog box?

Tip 818

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

After changing TCP/IP mask AdLM stopped to provide licenses.

Tip 817

ACAD14MDT2

*CAD

11.11.1999

Which Novell client version to use for net AutoCAD?

Tip 816

ACAD2000 net

NovellCAD

11.11.1999

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

Tip 815

MDT4

NTCAD

11.11.1999

Where does MDT store setting of toolbars?

Tip 812

MDT2

NTCAD

11.11.1999

Context menu does not appear on middle button.

Tip 811

ACAD2000

WinCAD

11.11.1999

File ge_load.arx is loading slowly.

Tip 809

MDT4

Win95/98/NTCAD

11.11.1999

AutoCAD icon starts Mechanical Desktop.

Tip 808

MDT

*CAD

11.11.1999

Lost authorization during start.

Tip 807

MDT2

Win95/98/NTCAD

11.11.1999

How to import DXF from an unknown source?

Tip 806

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

How to save DWG to an earlier version of MDT?

Tip 805

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

One of the Views is missing.

Tip 804

ACADACLTMDT

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

AutoCAD crashes randomly, drawing files come from Microstation.

Tip 803

ACAD2000

*CAD

11.11.1999

Hatch of one wall covers the hatch of the second wall.

Tip 802

ADT2

*CAD

11.11.1999

Cannot find license.

Tip 801

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

How to hide the boundary of Raster picture?

Tip 800

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Malfunction of the right mouse button.

Tip 799

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Toolbars have backround color other than in other applications.

Tip 798

MDT4

*CAD

11.11.1999

How to insert blocks without using dialog box?

Tip 797

ACAD2000

*CAD

11.11.1999

Cannot load XREF layers which have more than 31 characters.

Tip 796

MDT3

NTCAD

11.11.1999

If Viewport is set to 3Dwire in a layout, all entities are covered by it.

Tip 795

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Using an obsolete model of Genius, Wacom or Oce digitizer (tablet).

Tip 794

ACAD2000

W98CAD

11.11.1999

AutoCAD corrupts your installation of WinonCD program.

Tip 793

ACAD14

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Cannot run unicode version of atl.dll message after installation.

Tip 792

ACAD2000

W98CAD

11.11.1999

Trial version cannot be run anymore.

Tip 791

ACAD2000

*CAD

11.11.1999

How to suppress the tesselation mesh and print only a silhouette of 3D solids?

Tip 790

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999 FAQ

Cannot find HW lock or net license.

Tip 789

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Cannot find MDT network license.

Tip 788

MDT4PP net

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Error: Cannot find Shell program in Mtext command.

Tip 787

ACAD2000ACADACLTADT

Win95,WinCAD

11.11.1999

Missing View or some lines in View or Section on paper after print.

Tip 786

ACADMDT3

*CAD

11.11.1999

Is it possible to import DXF to MDT?

Tip 785

MDT

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

Is it possible to install net version on Novell Netware 5?

Tip 784

ADT2

Novell5CAD

11.11.1999

Slow plot on Oce G9535S via Intel PrintStation

Tip 782

ACAD2000

NT, NovellCAD

11.11.1999

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

Tip 781

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

How to open a corrupted DWG?

Tip 780

ACAD2000

*CAD

11.11.1999

After saving DWG AutoCAD does not change Date and Time of the saved file.

Tip 779

ACAD2000ACLT2000

Win95 SR2CAD

11.11.1999

AutoCAD shows message: MS Visual C++ ACAD.EXE abnormal program termination

Tip 778

ACAD2000

Win98CAD

11.11.1999

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

Tip 777

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

MDT (net installation) can not find a license.

Tip 776

MDT4

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

DXF in R12 format saved from AutoCAD 2000 does not explode MTEXT to TEXT (while R14 has done so).

Tip 775

ACAD2000

NT4CAD

11.11.1999

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