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IssueWhen you open a drawing it gives me the warning that this drawing was created with an educational version of the AutoCAD software.and/orWhen you plot a drawing that was created in or that contains drawing data that was created in the Educational (Student and Faculty) version of AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based software, the following plot stamp or watermark appears in the … [Read more...] about How to Remove the Educational Stamp in AutoCAD

Written by YZ, June 2002Applies to:AutoCAD 2000Problem:Sometimes when you offset a polyline AutoCAD crashesReason:If you attempt to offset an old-style heavy polyline that contains arc segments and the plane of the polyline is not parallel to the current viewing plane, AutoCAD may crash with the message INTERNAL ERROR: !offset.cpp@312: eInvalidInput.Workaround: Use … [Read more...] about AutoCAD: OFFSET Polyline INTERNAL ERROR Crash

Written by YZ, April 2002Applies to:AutoCAD all versionsProblem:Linetypes do not display correctly in paper spaceReason:This is probably because "PSLTSCALE" is set to 1, set it to 0.By setting it to 0 there is no special linetype scaling. Linetype dash lengths are based on the drawing units of the space (model or paper) in which the objects were created. Scaled by the global … [Read more...] about AutoCAD: Linetypes Wrong in Paper Space (PSLTSCALE)

Written by YZ, Dec 2001Applies to:AutoCAD 2000Windows 2000Problem:When part of the Mtext is underlined, and the Mtext internal editor is used to edit the text, the underlining incorrectly extends to the end of the Mtext.Reason:The problem is caused by a DLL version clash in Windows 2000. Autodesk claims to have fixed the problem with AutoCAD 2000i Service Pack 2, there is no … [Read more...] about AutoCAD: Mtext Underline Extends to the End

Written by YZ, July 2001Applies to:AutoCAD 2006AutoCAD 2007Not Tested but may apply to earlier versions of AutoCAD.Problem:My normal plot styles - also know as CTB plot styles - do not show in the plot dialog box. This is commonly found when I recieve consultant drawings from outside of my office.Reason:The consultant is using a STB not a CTB system (style dependant style VS … [Read more...] about AutoCAD: Plot Styles Missing (CTB vs STB)