Subject: How can I save a BLOCK to show up as dotted lines in a DWGfile?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Phil Spyder, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Phil Spyder

    Phil Spyder Guest

    I am fairly new to AutoCAD and am trying to save a BLOCK in a certain
    way but can't seem to get the final result I want. I am working in
    AutoCAD R14 (I know it's not the latest version, but that's all I
    have). Anyhow, I have set up a series of connecting splines that make
    up a client's company logo and am now trying to connect all of those
    lines to form a single object. I know that I have to use the BLOCK
    command to do so, however I'm not quite sure how to save the lines
    that make up the logo so that when I save and reopen the DWG file in
    question, the lines that will show will only be dotted lines which
    make up a single BLOCK object.

    Could someone please give me step by step instructions on how to do
    so. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
     
    Phil Spyder, Sep 23, 2009
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  2. 1. Create your Drawing
    2. Are you JOINING the SPLINES?
    3. Do you have the Linetype DOTS loaded?
    4. In R14 do you have the option to change the Linetype Scale?
    a. This could be the issue in that the dots just are too close
    together to be seen (seems unlikely, but could be)
    5. If all of the above is okay, type WBLOCK and follow the prompts.
    6. Insert your block into a new drawing.
    AND
    7. Please explain the steps you used to get R14 working on today's
    Window machines. Funny statement about it not being the latest
    version. What decade was R14 used in again?
    Regards, Charles Shade
     
    cshadedesign.com, Sep 24, 2009
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  3. Phil Spyder

    Rowley Guest

    R14 should run OK on XP... I know people who are still using R13 on it...

    Martin
     
    Rowley, Sep 24, 2009
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  4. Phil Spyder

    Phil Spyder Guest

    Thanks for your reply, Charles. Actually, installing R14 on Windows
    was quite easy, but I do realize that I should eventually upgrade to
    the latest version of AutoCAD. R14 is like what at least 10 years
    old... LOL. I could probably use the newer features and updated help
    files!
     
    Phil Spyder, Sep 25, 2009
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  5. Phil Spyder

    Rowley Guest


    Depending on what you're doing with it - R14 is still just as useful as
    the latest version of the software...

    I use 2008 all day long at work, and really there isn't much that I do
    that couldn't be done in R14... yeah, 2008 has some neat bells and
    whistles but the core drafting functions are pretty much the same as
    they've always been...

    Martin
     
    Rowley, Sep 25, 2009
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  6. Nice to know that R14 works so well.
    Have you had any luck with the Block?
    Regards, Charles Shade
     
    cshadedesign.com, Sep 25, 2009
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  7. Phil Spyder

    Phil Spyder Guest

    Yes... Everything worked out nicely... :)
     
    Phil Spyder, Sep 25, 2009
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  8. Glad to know.
    Regards, Charles Shade
     
    cshadedesign.com, Sep 26, 2009
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