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The Unofficial Inventor meetings...

First, let me apologize for such short notice of our first "Unofficial Inventor Group" meeting. Fridays after work is not a time slot that encourages mass attendence especially since half of us are gone at the time due to our "split shift" approach. I've gotten a couple of responses from experienced users who would like to contribute but were not able to show up on such short notice. Anyone who wants to volunteer a certain day that is good for them, just shoot me an email (or call at x2665) and… Continue

Added by JD on August 4, 2008 at 11:48am — No Comments

RefEdit vs BEdit

I've added my first-ever screen-capture video on our network, you can find it at G:/Shared/JohnDavis/Vlog Videos/1 refedit_vs_bedit.avi. In it I give a brief glimpse of the "Open Glazing Project"... an expansive duty of updating the details used in the EDL (Electronic Detail Library) focused on a more generic representation of glazed units within the standard detail blocks. I should mention that my observations concerning RefEdit vs. BEdit are only an early exploration of both commands, which ar… Continue

Added by JD on July 28, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

The atTrouble with Attributes

Working with AutoCAD "attributes" with the goal of not exploding blocks... Blocks are "updatable" (with the INSERT command) while the exploded resulting polylines and floating attribute definition disable this ability. BURST, an Express Tool, can be used to EXPLODE blocks with attributes. The attributes in the exploded block will take on the original attribute definition’s layer and color. Bursting may not replace exploding to gain access to the linework contained in a block but attributes wil… Continue

Added by JD on June 14, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments