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   Hi Everyone... I need some help with the DXF format. (Im using AutoCAD 2002)

What I want to do is draw let's say a square with dimension Length: 16 X Width: 720 X Thickness: 500. So this rectangular prism will be able to be viewed in 3D orbit.

I save this as a DXF and open it in notepad. What i want to do is be able to edit the dimensions manually in notepad. Is this possible? If so where do i find the place to change the lengths. I have managed to find the thickness, but can't find the others.

Eventually I want to draw more prisms in the single drawing and do the same thing with them all at once. 

If it is impossible in DXF is there another format that I can use to do this? or even a different program than AutoCAD that I can do this with?

Thanks in advance.

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Brawler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.Jun.2008 Status: Offline Points: 1	Topic: DXF manual editing help Posted: 01.Jun.2008 at 01:41
	Hi Everyone... I need some help with the DXF format. (Im using AutoCAD 2002) What I want to do is draw let's say a square with dimension Length: 16 X Width: 720 X Thickness: 500. So this rectangular prism will be able to be viewed in 3D orbit. I save this as a DXF and open it in notepad. What i want to do is be able to edit the dimensions manually in notepad. Is this possible? If so where do i find the place to change the lengths. I have managed to find the thickness, but can't find the others. Eventually I want to draw more prisms in the single drawing and do the same thing with them all at once. If it is impossible in DXF is there another format that I can use to do this? or even a different program than AutoCAD that I can do this with? Thanks in advance.

Vladimir Michl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Arkance Systems CZ Joined: 26.Jul.2007 Location: Czech Republic Using: Autodesk software Status: Offline Points: 2144	Posted: 05.Jun.2008 at 21:32
	Wouldn't it be easier to set/edit/re-create the sizes directly in AutoCAD?
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