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(solved) engineering drawing cutting plane

Last post by bambuko « Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:03 am
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by bambuko » Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:50 pm

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Parallel line tool question

Last post by mbcarpenter « Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:06 am
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by mbcarpenter » Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:21 pm

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[solved] Templates appearing in model space - confused beginner

Last post by chrisv « Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:57 pm
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by chrisv » Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:50 pm

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[solved] I want to print all block elements.

Last post by wwponv158 « Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:40 pm
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by wwponv158 » Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:22 am

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[solved] Saving Autocad Files as .dxf - use which version?

Last post by Husky « Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:29 pm
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by steviepopps » Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:15 pm

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Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:29 pm
Printing cutout templates

Last post by andrew « Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:57 pm
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by Inmac27 » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:58 pm

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How to outline wall shapes

Last post by nerdtron « Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:07 pm
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by nerdtron » Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:38 am

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Is there a way to distribute the object

Last post by CVH « Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:52 am
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by natemalone » Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:40 am

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[solved] Setting new drawing scale

Last post by KralcSivad « Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:42 pm
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by KralcSivad » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:42 pm

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Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:42 pm
How do i set and change dimensions after drawing?

Last post by andrew « Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:02 pm
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by JeeyBee » Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:09 pm

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Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:02 pm
Modify distance between parallel lines/splines

Last post by thelasercutter01 « Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:40 am
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by thelasercutter01 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:53 am

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(solved) settings - selection radius

Last post by bambuko « Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:15 pm
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by bambuko » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:23 am

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Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:15 pm
[solved] Trouble saving blocks in imported dwg

Last post by CVH « Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:06 am
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by Slackmeyer » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:34 pm

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Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:06 am
[solved] Text using Splines

Last post by thelasercutter01 « Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:05 pm
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by thelasercutter01 » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:46 pm

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Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:05 pm
Automatic mapping of image files (jpeg,png)

Last post by thelasercutter01 « Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:31 am
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by thelasercutter01 » Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:33 pm

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Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:31 am
scale issues

Last post by CVH « Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:34 am
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by RDICKEN » Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:50 pm

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Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:34 am
CAD library (ver. 3.27.8)

Last post by Krzysztof « Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:38 pm
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by Krzysztof » Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:55 pm

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:38 pm
3.27.9 question about (images relative path) solved

Last post by bambuko « Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:38 pm
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by bambuko » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:10 pm

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:38 pm
Tick mark extension

Last post by sancyk « Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:21 am
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by sancyk » Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:40 am

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:21 am
[solved] Text not appearing when previewing/laser cutting

Last post by andrew « Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:32 pm
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by thelasercutter01 » Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:18 pm

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How to Blocks Video

Last post by CVH « Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:56 pm
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by KevinG » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:02 pm

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Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:56 pm
[Solved] Drawing rectangles

Last post by CVH « Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:09 am
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by Pegasus » Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:12 pm

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Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:09 am
select block origin (solved)

Last post by bambuko « Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 pm
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by bambuko » Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:10 pm

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Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 pm
[solved] 1 to 1 scale wrong pdf export

Last post by andrew « Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:33 pm
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by AndrewP » Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:33 pm

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Looking for best practices in drawing elevation views of an architectural floor plan

Last post by NonnyM « Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:33 am
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by DanRom624 » Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:49 pm

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Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:33 am
[Solved] Scale drawing

Last post by CVH « Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:41 am
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by Emiel Bosch » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:46 pm

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Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:41 am
[Solved] Layer display order (always on top)

Last post by Krzysztof « Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:16 pm
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by Krzysztof » Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:59 pm

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Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:16 pm
[SOLVED] Change color of ruler graduation

Last post by John Hyslop « Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:11 am
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by margundr » Thu May 05, 2022 1:41 am

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Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:11 am
[solved] Dimensions in feet

Last post by Lebedick « Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:31 am
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by Lebedick » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:26 am

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Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:31 am
Y+ and B+ keyboard shortcuts

Last post by CVH « Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:57 pm
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by ryancousins » Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:48 am

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Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:57 pm
picking/selecting arc centre SOLVED

Last post by bambuko « Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:15 am
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by bambuko » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:48 pm

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:15 am
[Solved] "Polyline Pattern" property

Last post by ryancousins « Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:58 am
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by ryancousins » Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:16 am

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:58 am
Change polar reference to zero degrees is up, 180 is down

Last post by CVH « Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:57 pm
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by lines » Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:41 pm

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Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:57 pm
[solved]import .stp file?

Last post by Draffy Duck « Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:38 pm
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by Draffy Duck » Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:16 pm

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Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:38 pm
'enter' does not work

Last post by CVH « Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:09 am
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by don62 » Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:39 am

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Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:09 am
[solved] Command line position

Last post by DShum « Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:01 am
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by DShum » Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:53 am

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Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:01 am
User friendly way to batch import of DXF files into single model space

Last post by CVH « Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:27 pm
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by Creight » Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:07 am

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Last post by CVH
Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:27 pm
Using command line

Last post by DShum « Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:51 pm
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by DShum » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:27 pm

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[solved] text

Last post by CVH « Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:53 am
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by Emiel Bosch » Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:38 pm

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Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:53 am
Application Preferences from Windows to Mac

Last post by rluke « Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:12 pm
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by rluke » Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:22 pm

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Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:12 pm
[solved] Set specific angle measurements to whole numbers

Last post by Rick « Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:16 pm
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by Rick » Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:48 pm

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Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:16 pm
[solved] Drawing rectangle

Last post by kinross « Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:06 pm
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by kinross » Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:48 pm

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Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:06 pm
grbl laser control

Last post by CVH « Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:04 am
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by treeman » Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:08 am

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Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:04 am
How do I run a script that takes stdin commands

Last post by ilyasozkurt « Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:24 pm
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by daniel_frac » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:22 am

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Solved-Aligning objects in viewports

Last post by Eelie « Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:55 am
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by Eelie » Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 am

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Nesting with more than two layers

Last post by CVH « Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:07 am
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by jamesjconnell » Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:39 pm

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Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:07 am
Fractional units

Last post by CVH « Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:05 pm
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by clongato » Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:15 pm

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Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:05 pm
[SOLVED] How do I hide the marker (tiny circle and crosshair) that remains after moving the last object?

Last post by CVH « Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:33 pm
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by Bilal_AU » Fri Oct 21, 2022 5:59 am

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text over a curved line

Last post by CVH « Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:52 pm
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by Emiel Bosch » Sat Nov 12, 2022 5:22 pm

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Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:52 pm
Polyline from selection without changing line angles

Last post by Husky « Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:57 pm
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by jamesjconnell » Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:44 am

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