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2d solids do not observe fillmode withinin certain layouts
Since rolling out 2009 to a large userbase, we have encountered several drawing files which contain specific layouts within which any viewport will not show filled 2d solids properly. This behavior seems to be specific to AutoCAD 2009. The same drawing files behave as expected in AutoCAD 2008 (and, presumably, earlier releases).
Although fillmode is turned [...]
Most Recently Used Documents fills up with DST files
Starting with AutoCAD 2009, the most recently used files list is designed to list both DWG and DST files. Unfortunately, once nine (cumulative) DST files have been opened by one user, then the most recently used documents list will no longer contain drawing files.
Workarounds:
I wrote this command to completely reset the MRUF list. This will [...]
Sheet set templates must have have all lowercase dst extension
When creating a sheet set template by placing a DST file in the SheetSetTemplatePath location, the file must absolutely have an extension of .dst (case sensitive).
If an uppercase character exists in the extension, the sheetset template appears with the extension in the listbox and the system will then search for YourTemplateName.DST.dst.
When it doesn’t find the template, [...]
“Middle of Text” mleader connection doesn’t work when text attachments contain fields
When using a multileader style with the leader connection point set to “middle of text,” the text attachment point jumps to the “middle of the top line” when any field is added to the text.
Figure 1 – Middle of Text justified mleader
Figure 2 – The same mleader with a field added
Thanks to Christian Billiot for [...]
Hatch Island Detection is incorrect when hatching around MTEXT entities
Under certain circumstances, the hatch command’s island detection feature does not work when mtext entities are contained within the area to be hatched.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create two mtext objects with this text (include a return after each word): test centered text
2. Set the width on both mtext objects to 0.
3. Change the [...]
Bhatch does not find a hatch boundary
Ever since bhatch was introduced in R13, it has had trouble finding the boundary of many areas which are bound by arcs or polylines with arcs. This bug seems to be more troublesome the farther the linework is away from the UCS origin. It appears to be worse still when the linework is far from the WCS origin (such as [...]
Spline option in PEDIT command doesn’t work after join has been executed
After joining lines or polylines within the PEDIT command, the SPLINE option can’t be run until the command is ended and reexecuted.
Steps to reproduce:
Draw three lines which meet end to end
Enter PEDIT (if peditaccept is turned off, hit “y”)
Select J to join the segments
Select S to spline the resulting polyline
Notice that the command is exited
Workarounds: Exit [...]
MOVE TEXT / NO LEADER override doesn’t work w/annotative dimensions
In properties for the an annotative dimension entity, change the “text movement” property to “move text, no leader,” then save, close and reopen. After reopening, grip edit the text portion of the dimension, and notice that the “text movement” property changes back to “move text, add leader.”
My testing has confirmed this bug in C3D, LDT [...]
Paste to Original Coordinates doesn’t paste entities
When copying with COPYBASE and attempting to paste using PASTEORIG, the copied entites do not appear.
This only appears to occur when using COPYBASE with PASTEORIG. Keep in mind that if you will be executing PASTORIG, then using COPYBASE to specify the entities will present a useless prompt for base point.
While its true that this can [...]
UNDO stops working (2004 specific)
In Land Desktop 2004, there is a well documented problem where undo just stops working when it encounters an INTELLIZOOM operation and reports that there is “nothing to undo.” I’ve researched this issue thoroughly and, despite the fact that many people have experienced it, it appears that there was never an official word from Autodesk [...]
Visual Lisp IDE’s help file is unsearchable in 2008
Starting in 2008, the search function in VLIDE’s help doesn’t work.
Workarounds: None known. What else can be said about this? It should work, but it doesnt.
First Appeared: AutoCAD 2008
Status as of 2008 SP1: Still reproducible.
Status as of 2009: (unknown)
Numerous customizations and Express Tools do not work with Annotative Entities
AutoCAD 2008’s new Annotative property for BLOCKS, TEXT, HATCHes, and DIMENSIONs does not work with AutoLISP’s (ENTMOD) function. Since (ENTMOD) is unaware of the Annotative property, applying that function to any entity list will in effect kill the Annotative properties and instances of that entity.
Workarounds: Rewrite all of your code and Autodesk’s Express Tools code? [...]
3DCONFIG reports, “There are no hardware drivers available”
After adding a custom folder to AutoCADs “device driver search path” (ACADDRV), 3DCONFIG may report that there are no hardware drivers available. This only occurs when the custom directory is listed before the out of the box location for drivers.
Workarounds: Add your custom DRV folder after the “out of the box” value in Options -> [...]
Complex linetypes which contain shapes to not display properly
In Land Desktop 2008, there appears to be an issue with loading shape files in some drawing files. When opening files which contain complex linetypes, the accompanying shape files are not loaded. Consequently, complex linetypes appear to be dashed.
Workarounds: Manually load the linetypes after opening the drawing. This can be automated by adding the appropriate [...]
TEXT entities with FIELDS do not display correctly
A TEXT entity (not MTEXT), not at 0.0 rotation, that contains text and a FIELD, whose properties include either a width factor that does not equal 1.0 -or- a obliquing angle that does not equal 0.0 – displays incorrectly.
Thanks to RK McSwain for submitting this report.
Workarounds: Use MTEXT
First Appeared: AutoCAD 2008
Status as of 2008 SP1: [...]
QUICKSAVE aborts with, “yourfile.DWG has a command in progress.”
Frequently after doing extensive 3DORBITing, you lose the ability to quicksave (CTRL-S, save icon, qs). The command line reports: “yourfile.DWG has a command in progress.”
Workarounds: Type SAVE at the command line to save, then close and reopen the drawing.
First Appeared: AutoCAD 200?
Status as of 2008:Still occurs.
Status as of 2009: (unknown)
Slow Undo
Under certain circumstances, AutoCAD’s undo command becomes very sluggish. This is frequently caused by a dead end windows shortcut somewhere in the support path or in the locations specified in the ACADDRV, PrinterStyleSheetDir, PrinterDescDir, PrinterConfigDir environment variables or any other location that AutoCAD is configured to search for files.
Workarounds: The most common dead end shortcut [...]
Publishing via sheet set causes fatal errors
In AutoCAD 2008, you may notice that publishing from the Sheet Set Manager causes fatal errors in some cases. So far, the user community hasn’t established why some sheet sets cause fatal errors while others do not. What has been established is that sheet sets which cause fatal errors at publish time will always cause [...]
Can’t bind certain xrefs
Occasionally, when you try to bind an xref to your current drawing, one or more xreffed files do not bind. Sometimes an error is reported; other times there is no error but the operation just doesn’t complete.
Workarounds:
In each problematic child drawing, run the WBLOCK command
Select ENTIRE DRAWING as the source
Select the current folder as the [...]
DWG to PDF driver does not work as expected (lineweights, origins, margins, rotation, output)
Starting with the 2007 releases, Autodesk included an HDI PDF driver along with AutoCAD and its vertical applications. This was a big selling point since many customers were misled into believing that they wouldn’t have to purchase 3rd party PDF writers for use with AutoCAD. Unfortunately, the “DWG to PDF” driver (pdfplot9) has several very [...]
Can’t edit workspaces via CUI editor
In AutoCAD 2008, when you try to add or remove toolbars, menus, palettes or panels to your workspace from within the CUI editor, it appears to save the changes when you exit the editor. When you’re back in the drawing window, however, none of your workspace edits are actually saved.
Workarounds:
This appears to be directly tied [...]
Scales from xrefs create excessive scale list
If you use xrefs regularly, scales from your xrefs can start to appear in your current drawing like this: 1″ = 30-0″_XREF_XREF_XREF
Workarounds: To reset the scale list in your drawing, run the following at your command line:
-scalelisteditRYE
To reset the scale list in every drawing that you open, put the following line into your acaddoc.lsp file.
(command [...]
Linework bleeds through wipeouts when printing PDF files created from AutoCAD
Regardless of whichever PDF writer you use, it is very common for the resulting PDF files look fine on your screen, but not observe wipeouts when printed to paper.
Workarounds: Before sending your drawing to the PDF printer, change the color of all of the wipeouts to a color that wont show up on the printed [...]
Running DXFIN command via AutoLISP causes the UNDO command to stop working
Since inserting DXF files with the normal INSERT command causes so many problems in 2005+, a seemingly valid workaround would be to run DXFIN via AutoLISP like so:
(command “dxfin” “x:/mypath/myfile.dxf”)
Unfortunately, in AutoCAD 2006, running the above statement causes the UNDO command to stop working, regardless of how UNDOCTL is set.
First Appeared: AutoCAD 2005/6?
Status as of [...]
Inserting DXF files causes fatal error
In previous releases of AutoCAD, DXF files could be inserted into the current drawing file using the insert command. Starting with AutoCAD 2005, the same process causes frequent fatal errors.
Workarounds: Open the DXF, save it as a DWG, and then insert the resulting DWG
First Appeared: AutoCAD 2005
Status as of 2006 SP1: Still reproducible
Status as of [...]