AutoCAD 2008 scale list bug
If you’re using AutoCAD 2008, then you may have experienced slow copy/pasting in some drawings. This is one of the symptoms of a problem known as the scale list bug. This is where the annotation scale...
View ArticleAbout To Regen
If you ever get the “About to Regen, Ok or Cancel” message, it can be infuriating if you do not know how to turn it off. So, here’s how – set the REGENAUTO system variable to ON. Will Be Sociable,...
View ArticleCommon causes for AutoCAD freezing
How many times have you been working in AutoCAD, and then suddenly it freezes on you? Panic sets in, as you try to remember the last time you saved… You wait… and wait… and… thankfully AutoCAD...
View ArticleAutoCAD MapExport to SHP creates an empty file
Some of you may have come across this issue before. When creating an ERSI shape file (*.shp), the resulting file is in fact empty. This is actually a bug in the software, but there is a fix. The Export...
View ArticleAutoCAD Copy Paste Between Drawings Scale
The other day, I came across a very bizarre problem. All I was doing was copying and pasting between drawings, but the entities were being pasted into the other drawing a different scale! Having not...
View ArticleService Pack 1 For AutoCAD 2012 & AutoCAD LT 2012 Released
Autodesk has released their first service pack for AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012. This pack contains fixes, and some new commands, ARRAYCLASSIC and SNAPGRIDLEGACY. For more information about this...
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