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Carolyn
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject:
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I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the menu the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have no idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
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Michael (LS)
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
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Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS) |
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Lowell Holmes
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the
menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command
line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS)
Michael, you are a life saver. How in the heck did you know that command?
I figured that it was something like that (0 or 1) but could not find the
right command that did the trick.
Is there a web site that lists these commands for future reference? I
have
a list that I have compiled but it did not include that one.
Again, you cannot imagine how happy I am to get this straightened out.
Many
Thanks, you are my hero. Now I can only wonder how it got changed because
I
did nothing out of the ordinary.
Carolyn
Also, If you want a dialog box and you don't have it, type a ~ and then |
enter; like magic the dialog box will appear.
:-)
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Weird
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:
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Carolyn,
CMDDIA and ATTDIA are two more handy ones to remember. If an AutoCAD
routine abends, it may switch one or more of these settings off also.
Actually surprised you have not run into this already as it is one of
the most often asked questions.
Howard
Carolyn wrote:
| Quote: | "Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:E3FWe.23150$uD6.5934@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command
line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS)
Michael, you are a life saver. How in the heck did you know that command?
I figured that it was something like that (0 or 1) but could not find the
right command that did the trick.
Is there a web site that lists these commands for future reference? I have
a list that I have compiled but it did not include that one.
Again, you cannot imagine how happy I am to get this straightened out. Many
Thanks, you are my hero. Now I can only wonder how it got changed because I
did nothing out of the ordinary.
Carolyn |
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Carolyn
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:
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"Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:E3FWe.23150$uD6.5934@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command
line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS)
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Michael, you are a life saver. How in the heck did you know that command?
I figured that it was something like that (0 or 1) but could not find the
right command that did the trick.
Is there a web site that lists these commands for future reference? I have
a list that I have compiled but it did not include that one.
Again, you cannot imagine how happy I am to get this straightened out. Many
Thanks, you are my hero. Now I can only wonder how it got changed because I
did nothing out of the ordinary.
Carolyn |
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Paul Turvill
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:
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SNAPANG
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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only other problem that has come up is when the crosshairs get stuck in a
"slanted" position and won't go back to 90 degrees. I suspect that this
is
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Carolyn
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"Weird" <delano_h@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Carolyn,
CMDDIA and ATTDIA are two more handy ones to remember. If an AutoCAD
routine abends, it may switch one or more of these settings off also.
Actually surprised you have not run into this already as it is one of
the most often asked questions.
Howard
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In two years, this is the first time that I have run into this problem. The
only other problem that has come up is when the crosshairs get stuck in a
"slanted" position and won't go back to 90 degrees. I suspect that this is
another instance of a setting that can be fixed from the command line. It
happens when I am dimensioning on an angle and it somehow doesn't reset. I
must admit that my solution for the crosshairs thing has been to copy the
drawing over onto a new sheet. Not pretty, but it works. :o)
I did find a web site that has a lot of information on system variables and
there is a pdf file to download with the information. It can be found here:
http://www.hyperpics.com/tipsandtricks/tips.asp?id=96 for anyone who is
interested.
I would still have to go through the entire list to try to find the right
setting, though, so I do appreciated the help from this group.
Carolyn |
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Carolyn
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"Lowell Holmes" <lholm@hal-pc.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Also, If you want a dialog box and you don't have it, type a ~ and then
enter; like magic the dialog box will appear.
:-)
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I have a Keynote file where I put all my notes about running AutoCAD and I
added all your comments to this file. If this ever happens again, I will
have the information on hand.
Thanks,
Carolyn |
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Michael (LS)
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject:
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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"Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:E3FWe.23150$uD6.5934@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the
menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command
line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have
no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the
last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS)
Michael, you are a life saver. How in the heck did you know that command?
I figured that it was something like that (0 or 1) but could not find the
right command that did the trick.
Is there a web site that lists these commands for future reference? I
have
a list that I have compiled but it did not include that one.
Again, you cannot imagine how happy I am to get this straightened out.
Many
Thanks, you are my hero. Now I can only wonder how it got changed because
I
did nothing out of the ordinary.
Carolyn
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I just opened the HELP file for AutoCad and searched for "dialog box" to
find the answer. I have had it happen to me a couple of times over the
years but not enough to have memorized the solution. FWIW, if you're not
familiar with the AutoCads HELP file I recommend taking a look at it,
there's a ton of info in there that can help with most questions.
Glad you're "back to normal"!
Michael (LS)
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R.K. McSwain
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:
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Carolyn wrote:
| Quote: | I looked through the help file but to use the help file effectively you must
know the proper name or be able to describe the annoyance using the proper
term. I didn't have enough experience to know that I was missing a "dialog
box". Sad isn't it? This is probably what happens when you are "self
taught". It appears that my knowledge of AutoCAD is mirroring my knowledge
of XP. I learn what I need to survive and consequently my knowledge base
has these gaping holes in it. :o)
I did notice that someone else asked the same question to this group (worded
differently of course) not long after I did. It does appear to be a common
problem that I escaped by sheer luck for the last two years.
People, such as yourself, have contributed greatly to my education. Once I
have the answer, I won't ask that particular question again. Unfortunately,
there always seem to be additional questions.
Carolyn
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This is probably the least desirable of many places to get an answer.
Not because the quality of the knowledge, or that you won't get an
answer, but that you have to filter out (mentally or physically) all of
the other garbage in this unmoderated group.
My reason for saying this is to inform you of other locations for help.
Autodesk newsgroups - news://discussion.autodesk.com
AUGI Forums - http:/www.augi.com
CadTutor Forums - http://www.cadtutor.com
I see you are using Outlook Express, which means you are probably using
Internet Explorer for your browser. I'm not sure about add-on's for IE,
but if you are using Firefox or Mozilla, there are many RSS feed readers
(such as Sage [http://sage.mozdev.org/]) that you can set to read the
many informative blogs out there. This way new information is "pushed"
to you, and you can browse it all at one time.
Here are a few of those sites:
http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/
http://lynn.blogs.com/
http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_the_ui/
http://www.integr-8.com/besidethecursor/index.html
http://bethscadblog.blogspot.com/
http://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com/
http://tlconsulting.blogspot.com/
Even the Autodesk KB articles are available via RSS, see
http://tinyurl.com/aopdu
Good luck
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R.K. McSwain
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Carolyn
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"Paul Turvill" <nospam@turvill.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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The
only other problem that has come up is when the crosshairs get stuck in
a
"slanted" position and won't go back to 90 degrees. I suspect that this
is
another instance of a setting that can be fixed from the command line.
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Thanks Paul. I put that in my file for future reference.
After two years of running AutoCAD, it is probably amazing that I have not
run into more things going wrong. Maybe I have been lucky. :o)
Carolyn |
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Carolyn
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"Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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"Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:E3FWe.23150$uD6.5934@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
I am running AutoCAD 2002.
Just this afternoon, when I try to use the "save as" from the
menu
the
file box doesn't open up. All I get are the options on the command
line.
Please help. I guess that some setting got messed up but have
no
idea
which one it was. I am used to looking at the box which shows the
last
folder that I saved a file in and I want it back.
Thanks in advance,
Carolyn
Type FILEDIA at the command line, set it to 1 to display the dialog
box.
Enjoy!
Michael (LS)
Michael, you are a life saver. How in the heck did you know that
command?
I figured that it was something like that (0 or 1) but could not find
the
right command that did the trick.
Is there a web site that lists these commands for future reference? I
have
a list that I have compiled but it did not include that one.
Again, you cannot imagine how happy I am to get this straightened out.
Many
Thanks, you are my hero. Now I can only wonder how it got changed
because
I
did nothing out of the ordinary.
Carolyn
I just opened the HELP file for AutoCad and searched for "dialog box" to
find the answer. I have had it happen to me a couple of times over the
years but not enough to have memorized the solution. FWIW, if you're not
familiar with the AutoCads HELP file I recommend taking a look at it,
there's a ton of info in there that can help with most questions.
Glad you're "back to normal"!
Michael (LS)
-At least I'm someone's hero!
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I looked through the help file but to use the help file effectively you must
know the proper name or be able to describe the annoyance using the proper
term. I didn't have enough experience to know that I was missing a "dialog
box". Sad isn't it? This is probably what happens when you are "self
taught". It appears that my knowledge of AutoCAD is mirroring my knowledge
of XP. I learn what I need to survive and consequently my knowledge base
has these gaping holes in it. :o)
I did notice that someone else asked the same question to this group (worded
differently of course) not long after I did. It does appear to be a common
problem that I escaped by sheer luck for the last two years.
People, such as yourself, have contributed greatly to my education. Once I
have the answer, I won't ask that particular question again. Unfortunately,
there always seem to be additional questions.
Carolyn |
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Michael Bulatovich
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:
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I'm pretty fussy (to put it politely) about people getting to know, and then
using the correct terms for things, and this is exactly why. You can't have
an intelligent exchange if you say potato but really mean tomato. I
recommend adopting the language in the help as much as possible to help make
the help more helpful, and to help you get good answers quickly from your
buddies at alt.cad.autocad.
--
MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca
"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I looked through the help file but to use the help file effectively you
must
know the proper name or be able to describe the annoyance using the proper
term. |
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Carolyn
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Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:
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"Michael Bulatovich" <Please@dont.try> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I'm pretty fussy (to put it politely) about people getting to know, and
then
using the correct terms for things, and this is exactly why. You can't
have
an intelligent exchange if you say potato but really mean tomato. I
recommend adopting the language in the help as much as possible to help
make
the help more helpful, and to help you get good answers quickly from your
buddies at alt.cad.autocad.
--
MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca
"Carolyn" <cehlen@GOAWAYcolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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I looked through the help file but to use the help file effectively you
must
know the proper name or be able to describe the annoyance using the
proper
term.
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I can understand why somebody not using the proper terms could be extremely
annoying. In my defense, I am self employed and could not take the time to
learn the software like I should. I literally got it on a Friday and started
making drawings about a week later. I cannot afford to pay $900 for a
course or take the time out to go to a class since my livelihood depends on
production. This causes you to learn what you need and then panic when
something goes wrong. :o) I gain knowledge when I have to do something
different or when something goes haywire.
I have, from time to time, used some of the courses that you can find online
and hope to learn more as time goes by. When I went to school, drafting was
done on a table with a T-square. Everyone who learned AutoCAD in school, or
at a large company that gave them time to explore the software, is extremely
lucky.
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Carolyn
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"R.K. McSwain" <rkmcswain@yahoo.com> wrote in message>
I have saved all your suggestions and will explore all of them. I use
Firefox, so it will be easy to set up the RSS feeds. I did ask a question
here about a year ago and got some not very friendly replies. This time,
everyone has been very helpful and I appreciate it.
Browsing the help forums is a great way to learn new information. I did
that religiously when I first started using XP and spend time at the spyware
groups etc. I really don't know why I haven't done the same thing to help me
learn AutoCAD but I will start today.
Carolyn |
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