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114 newest tips
from year 2015

CAD:    OS:    Categ: 
Text:  FAQ glossary   
   
Question CAD 
 %  platform  category 
Q - question

Automatic warning on DWG open.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10663
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
21.12.2015  
Q - question

How to open a R/O DWG without the read-only warning?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10658
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
18.12.2015   FAQ  
Q - question

How to store macros inside DWG drawings?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10647
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
14.12.2015  
Q - question

Navisworks 2016 requires login to an Autodesk account after launch.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10643
NW2018NW2017NW20...
0% *  CAD 
11.12.2015  
Q - question

How to insert a vertical dimension to 3D in Revit?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10642
Revit
0% *  CAD 
11.12.2015  
Q - question

The entity isn't planar to the World Coordinate System and can't be converted.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10636
CivilACAD
0% *  CAD 
9.12.2015  
Q - question

Ugly (jaggy) TrueType texts in DWG drawing.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10628
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
3.12.2015  
Q - question

How to display hidden lines in Revit foundations (and other objects)?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10618
Revit
0% *  CAD 
1.12.2015  
Q - question

Revit error: Unable to open because of unresolved pointer references​

A - answer see answer   Tip 10612
Revit
0% *  CAD 
26.11.2015  
Q - question

How to disable the Connected Design function (blue icon)?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10609
Inventor2016
0% *  CAD 
24.11.2015  
Q - question

How to export an Inventor 3D model to the IFC format?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10607
Inv2016
0% *  CAD 
24.11.2015  
Q - question

Changing colors of the Inventor color schemes (UI).

A - answer see answer   Tip 10596
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
20.11.2015  
Q - question

Cannot generate DWG file from Process Analysis 360.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10592
FDSPA360
0% *  CAD 
19.11.2015  
Q - question

Fusion 360 doesn't create a drawing, error Unknown command "0.0000,1.0000,0.0000"

A - answer see answer   Tip 10589
Fusion360
0% *  CAD 
17.11.2015  
Q - question

A trick for easier text editing in Revit.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10582
Revit
0% *  CAD 
12.11.2015  
Q - question

How to batch convert lines and arcs to polylines?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10576
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
9.11.2015  
Q - question

Four methods for exploding blocks in AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10574
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
9.11.2015  
Q - question

How to select all vertical or all horizontal lines in a DWG?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10562
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
27.10.2015  
Q - question

Cannot change TAG in Plant 3D.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10557
Plant2016
0% *  CAD 
23.10.2015  
Q - question

AutoCAD 2015 and 2016 do not allow to select paper size for Designjet T120/T520.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10556
ACADLT
0% *  CAD,PLT 
23.10.2015  
Q - question

Which Revit version will open a RVT file on double-click?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10552
Revit
0% *  CAD 
21.10.2015  
Q - question

Why is my STL file imported into Inventor 10x smaller?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10547
Inventor2016Inven...
0% *  CAD 
16.10.2015  
Q - question

How to highlight polyline nodes and segments and directions?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10544
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
15.10.2015  
Q - question

Fusion 360 open offers only a limited number of CAD formats.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10541
Fusion360A360
0% *  CAD 
14.10.2015  
Q - question

Using gestures in Inventor and Fusion 360.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10539
InventorFusion360...
0% *  CAD 
13.10.2015  
Q - question

Conversion of Mesh to T-Spline fails in Fusion360.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10537
Fusion360
0% *  CAD 
12.10.2015  
Q - question

Is it possible to edit BIM projects from Revit Extensions also in plain Revit or LT?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10532
Revit
0% *  CAD 
9.10.2015  
Q - question

Panel titles are not shown in Revit ribbon.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10524
RevitACADInvFus...
0% *  CAD 
5.10.2015  
Q - question

Controlling size of 3D model by changing drawing dimensions in Inventor.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10521
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
2.10.2015  
Q - question

How to enable/disable automatic display of PDFs published from Inventor?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10517
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
30.9.2015  
Q - question

PDF published from AutoCAD 2016 has rectangles displayed around texts.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10514
ACAD2016LT2016AD...
0% *  CAD 
29.9.2015  
Q - question

How to fillet edges between two 3D solids?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10499
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
16.9.2015  
Q - question

Multileader with automatic text mask.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10497
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
15.9.2015  
Q - question

Support of STEP AP242 and STPZ in Inventor 2016.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10495
Inv2016
0% *  CAD 
14.9.2015  
Q - question

How to save a DWG/DXF in older format from AutoCAD 360?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10487
ACAD360
0% *  CAD 
6.9.2015  
Q - question

Compatibility of Autodesk products with Windows 10.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10482
ACADInvCivilRev...
0% Win10  CAD 
2.9.2015  
Q - question

Stretched move, proportional object move in AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10477
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
31.8.2015  
Q - question

How to install a new color book to your AutoCAD?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10469
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
25.8.2015  
Q - question

What is the difference between GROUP and HOST_GROUP in a FlexNet option file?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10466
ACADInvADTMech...
0% *  CAD 
24.8.2015  
Q - question

Unattended DWG plotting and PDF publishing without AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10461
DWG
0% *  CAD 
19.8.2015   FAQ  
Q - question

How to change the number of parallel treads on spiral stair?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10459
Revit
0% *  CAD 
18.8.2015  
Q - question

Autodesk Accounts offers only "Install Now". Why?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10452
ACADInvRevitmax...
0% *  CAD 
10.8.2015  
Q - question

How to hide system printers in AutoCAD PLOT dialog?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10444
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
5.8.2015  
Q - question

How to draw AutoCAD rectangle from its center point?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10437
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
31.7.2015  
Q - question

How to open files in A360 Drive from Inventor or any other application?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10432
InventorRevitACA...
0% *  CAD 
29.7.2015  
Q - question

How to display any web page in Inventor?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10426
Inv2016Inv2015
0% *  CAD 
27.7.2015  
Q - question

How to switch language of the simulation software Autodesk CFD?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10423
SimulationCFD2016
0% *  CAD 
26.7.2015  
Q - question

How to fix/repair large 3D mesh models?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10416
Memento
0% *  CAD 
18.7.2015  
Q - question

FATAL ERROR when starting AutoCAD 2016 - Access Violation Reading 0x0018.

A - answer see answer   Tip 10414
ACAD2016LT2016AD...
0% Win7,Win8,Win8.1  CAD 
17.7.2015  
Q - question

How to enter angles in survey units?

A - answer see answer   Tip 10412
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
17.7.2015  
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