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Open existing drawing invokes Auto Zoom?

Last post by Panchdara « Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:54 pm
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by Panchdara » Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:01 am

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Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:54 pm
Duplicate offset library part

Last post by Clive « Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:04 am
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by vdanny » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:47 am

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Last post by Clive
Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:04 am
Where are QCAD scripts?

Last post by andrew « Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:41 pm
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by dfriasb » Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:43 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:41 pm
How to make a dimension string that is a defined length?

Last post by vdanny « Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:57 am
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by vdanny » Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:41 am

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Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:57 am
making multiple copies like the array function in other programs

Last post by lesthegringo « Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:56 pm
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by lesthegringo » Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:09 pm

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Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:56 pm
dwg2bmp, dwg2pdf, dwg2svg: exclude layer

Last post by andrew « Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:19 pm
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by andrew » Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:17 pm

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Last post by andrew
Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:19 pm
property editor won't change size of rectangle

Last post by Charles Dyer « Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:01 pm
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by Charles Dyer » Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:03 pm

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Last post by Charles Dyer
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:01 pm
Lining up dots

Last post by andrew « Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:42 pm
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by chrisgee » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:47 pm

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Last post by andrew
Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:42 pm
layers, Error: Please check for block recursions

Last post by rich999 « Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:16 pm
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by rich999 » Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:05 pm

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Last post by rich999
Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:16 pm
ver.3.21.3pro. unable to exit QCAD

Last post by Husky « Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:44 pm
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by nationalalf » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:04 pm

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Last post by Husky
Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:44 pm
How to dimension elements (Driving, not driven)

Last post by Fen_Star « Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:47 pm
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by Fen_Star » Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:06 am

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Last post by Fen_Star
Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:47 pm
Getting error on plugin tutorial

Last post by woddy « Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:41 pm
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by woddy » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:15 pm

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Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:41 pm
Themes

Last post by mattT « Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:02 pm
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by mattT » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:09 pm

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Last post by mattT
Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:02 pm
Intermittent/broken/segmented arc

Last post by HJvL « Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:39 pm
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by HJvL » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:41 pm

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Last post by HJvL
Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:39 pm
Saving Only a single layer to DXF

Last post by TreestumpExhaustpipe « Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:51 am
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by TreestumpExhaustpipe » Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:53 am

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Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:51 am
creating Polylines WITHOUT combining arcs

Last post by andrew « Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:44 am
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by simon-2 » Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:29 am

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Last post by andrew
Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:44 am
dwg2bmp: transparent background

Last post by andrew « Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:25 pm
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by andrew » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:24 pm

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:25 pm
How do i use Draw > Polyline > Create from Selected Entities in script

Last post by andrew « Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:26 am
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by Ewald Moitzi » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:18 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:26 am
Generate space coordinates

Last post by andrew « Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 am
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by simtaylo » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:57 am

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Last post by andrew
Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 am
Export to bitmap (png) Issues

Last post by robdv57 « Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:06 am
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by robdv57 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:10 pm

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Last post by robdv57
Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:06 am
Text strings from AutoCAD don't always wrap correctly

Last post by Charles Dyer « Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:19 pm
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by Charles Dyer » Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:05 am

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Last post by Charles Dyer
Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:19 pm
How I reduce conversion time using dwg2bmp

Last post by hwjeon « Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:36 am
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by hwjeon » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:53 am

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Last post by hwjeon
Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:36 am
Arrow cursor color

Last post by andrew « Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:09 pm
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by andrew » Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:08 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:09 pm
Blocks on multiple layers

Last post by andrew « Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:43 am
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by luggw1 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:14 am

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Last post by andrew
Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:43 am
Autocad drawing will not load to view

Last post by Husky « Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:11 am
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by Charles Dyer » Tue Jan 01, 2019 12:01 am

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Last post by Husky
Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:11 am
Creating Custom Commands

Last post by riverbuoy « Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:50 am
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by fratink » Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:09 am

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Last post by riverbuoy
Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:50 am
How to Scale Existing Drawing 1/4" to 1/8" Yet retain same dimensions

Last post by Husky « Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:29 pm
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by vdanny » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:54 pm

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Last post by Husky
Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:29 pm
Shortcut key to close print preview?

Last post by Rantanplan7 « Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:53 pm
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by lphilpot » Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:43 pm

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Last post by Rantanplan7
Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:53 pm
dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Last post by Jojodu75 « Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:36 am
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by Jojodu75 » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:39 am

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Last post by Jojodu75
Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:36 am
hatch

Last post by andrew « Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:02 pm
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by ethatch » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:59 pm

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Last post by andrew
Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:02 pm
Printing & PDF lines & Dimension text CANNOT SEE, yet drawing can see

Last post by andrew « Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:38 am
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by vdanny » Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:09 pm

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Last post by andrew
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:38 am
1 mm ø dots every 5 mm

Last post by cybernet « Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:17 pm
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by cybernet » Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:53 pm

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Last post by cybernet
Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:17 pm
Browse Tool?

Last post by turtle « Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:14 pm
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by turtle » Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:56 pm

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Last post by turtle
Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:14 pm
White elements in Black / White print mode

Last post by asdfqwert « Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:53 pm
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by asdfqwert » Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:13 am

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:53 pm
Any way to delete multiple layers quickly?

Last post by asdfqwert « Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:50 pm
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by asdfqwert » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:18 pm

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Last post by asdfqwert
Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:50 pm
How can I delete entities?

Last post by andrew « Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:15 am
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by andrew » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:14 am

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Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:15 am
Setting drawing unit to feet

Last post by andrew « Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:23 am
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by andrew » Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:22 am

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Last post by andrew
Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:23 am
Order of attributes in drop down menu when inserting block reference

Last post by Papy Octet « Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:36 am
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by btjacker » Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:36 pm

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Last post by Papy Octet
Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:36 am
Placing dimensions in accordance with a tolerance block

Last post by Husky « Mon Nov 26, 2018 2:22 am
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by luggw1 » Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:37 am

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Last post by Husky
Mon Nov 26, 2018 2:22 am
Merging drawing border with existing drawing

Last post by Husky « Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:57 am
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by luggw1 » Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:32 am

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Last post by Husky
Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:57 am
Cannot find create arrow tool

Last post by andrew « Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:30 pm
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by Shorelurker » Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:20 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:30 pm
Looking for info on the proper way to use QCAD

Last post by andrew « Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:06 am
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by luggw1 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:06 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:06 am
how to print dotted lines?

Last post by andrew « Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:52 am
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by vdanny » Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:53 am

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Last post by andrew
Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:52 am
How to set Linetype Scale

Last post by andrew « Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:43 pm
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by woddy » Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:56 pm

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Last post by andrew
Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:43 pm
Extending a line by mouse only

Last post by TSG « Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:24 pm
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by TSG » Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:18 am

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Last post by TSG
Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:24 pm
[solved] Command line tools missing

Last post by andrew « Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:41 pm
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by Wemagine Sander » Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:09 pm

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:41 pm
.dwg drawing

Last post by Husky « Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:46 pm
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by Esam13 » Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:15 pm

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Last post by Husky
Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:46 pm
importing 3 dxf files to blocks

Last post by andrew « Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:11 pm
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by dobidobido » Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:55 pm

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Last post by andrew
Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:11 pm
Dimensioning an angle

Last post by mlwoy « Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:54 pm
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by mlwoy » Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:48 pm

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Last post by mlwoy
Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:54 pm
How to draw a line a specific distance along another line.

Last post by mlwoy « Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:58 pm
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by mlwoy » Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:50 pm

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Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:58 pm

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