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PeterStanley
12.03.2014, 10:41
The "right angle" arrowhead has gone missing from my system. All of the others work but if I select right angle I just get a blank where it should be.
John Connor
12.03.2014, 10:42
What program are you using?
PeterStanley
12.03.2014, 10:50
AutoCAD LT 2013
John Connor
12.03.2014, 11:37
There's no real reason why any of the arrowhead styles that come standard with AutoCAD should be missing. Someone would have to intentionally delete it or there was a problem during the original installation of the program. Is this a new install?One other possibility. You didn't try creating a new arrowhead style by any chance did you?
PeterStanley
12.03.2014, 11:47
This is not a new installation.The right angle arrowhead has been in use previously and I have not tried to create a new arrowhead style.Where are the arrowheads stored. Is it possible to import from another computer or can I repair my installation?
John Connor
12.03.2014, 11:56
Try resetting your Profile first. If that doesn't work then you could do a REPAIR of the installation. You could also recreate the right angle arrowhead yourself.
PeterStanley
12.03.2014, 11:59
How do I reset my profile and what else is that likely to affect?
John Connor
12.03.2014, 12:12
Options > Profile.Any of the settings you access via the Options dialog box would be affected.I thought all the arrowheads were blocks but I can't locate them. OK...so I went back into my drawing and changed to the Right Angle arrowhead and created a dimension. Then I exploded it. The Right Angle arrowhead is definitely a block but AutoDesk programmers thought that the name _Open90 was much more appropriate than Right Angle. Now that I know what to search for maybe I can find the damn thing.Crap! Even with that bit of info I still could not find the block on my computer.Well if you don't want to reset your Profile or do a REPAIR I could WBlock out the arrowhead and upload it here along with instructions on creating your own custom arrowhead which if you did do it I would use the name Right Angle and avoid using _Open90.Got to step away from my desk for a while.
John Connor2014-03-12 12:23:00
John Connor
12.03.2014, 12:34
I uploaded a block named Right Angle.dwg and placed it in the CAD Blocks section under Architecture > _Other.And here is a link about creating custom arrowheads and how to use them.http://www.cadblog.net/creating-arrowheads.htmConsider this your fall-back option.Good luck.
PeterStanley
12.03.2014, 13:41
Thanks.I'll give that a try later.
PeterStanley
16.03.2014, 12:48
Tried it and it works.Still would like to find out how to get the proper one back!
John Connor
16.03.2014, 14:35
I'd like to know how it was lost in the first place but I am glad the one I provided worked. Thanks for the update.