Hatch not working.
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Topic: Hatch not working.
Posted By: LoraD
Subject: Hatch not working.
Date Posted: 27.Nov.2007 at 20:08
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Hey Everyone,
I am really hoping somoene can help me.
I imported a drawing from Microsoft Visio into my Architectural Desktop 2006 drawing. I did have to scale it up by 12 in order to get it to the right scale.
I have been working in it for quite some time, and am unable to get the hatch command to work. I have checked that the layer is on, etc. I even tried drawing in Layer 0 just incase it was a probalem with my layers, but to no avail.
I tried hatching through model space tab, and through a paper space viewport. I have tried changing the LTS and the scale, but it still is not hatching. I then tried to hatch solid, cuz that normally works no matter what the LTS or scale is.. But still nothing...
Any idea why this may be?
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 27.Nov.2007 at 22:42
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What method have you used for importing the Visio data? Please note that DWG files created by non-Autodesk applications are not genuine DWG files (the extension is DWG but their internal format is not 100% DWG) and such drawings sometimes behave very oddly.
Try another exchange format. ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: LoraD
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 14:37
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The guy I got the drawing from just did a "save as" .dwg file. It is the first time I have ever used a drawing from visio, so not sure what to expect...What route should I take from here then? Copy the drawing into a new .dwg file (and loose the million tabs i have set up..) lol? Lora :)
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 15:02
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So this this probably the source of the problem. I am sure Visio has also other ways of saving/copying the data to AutoCAD (Clipboard copy/paste, WMF, DXF...). ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: LoraD
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 15:19
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Iunderstand, but I got the drawing from a client, who did a basic mock up of the space and layout he'd prefer. I worked on the drawing & detailed it immensley. He isn't from here...
Is there anyway of my correcting the .dwg format which doesnt involve re-saving from Visio? Can I copy & paste into a new .dwg or anything like that?
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 16:39
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You could try to WBLOCK the non-DWG part, OPEN and SAVE it in a separate session, then reINSERT it back - but whether it helps..., this depends on the specific problem present in the "forged" DWG file. ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: LoraD
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 17:39
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Thanks for all of your help. I dont think i can do that, since i edited some of his lines etc.. It will be too dofficult for me to tell what is a .dwg and what isnt... I think I've learned my lesson.. In the furture, how should I save it from visio to .dwg in order for it to work perfectly as a .dwg? |
Posted By: LoraD
Date Posted: 28.Nov.2007 at 18:17
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Okay, I tried what you reccomended, and pasted it into a new .dwg. And the hatch seems to be working. Thanks a bunch!!
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