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Title: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: raynerd on November 13, 2010, 08:31:51 AM

Hello

I`ve never used CAD before, infact to be fair, everything I`ve made over the last few years has been from pre-existing plans. Well I`ve decided to make something (quite interesting in my opinion) and I know I could draw my plans, but I`d quite like to draw them in CAD.

I`ve got AutoCAD LT 2002 and spent the last few days trying to get the basic commands and have managed to draw the first part that I want to make. It only has two parts to it!

So this is where I am at so far, bearing in mind that I`ve no training in engineering, I hope I`ve actually showed the drawings correctly. It is basically a cylinder with a centre bore going through just short of the end and with a small hole through in the end. It also has a groove 7.5mm wide, 5mm from the top, 4mm deep (just realised I`ve not shown that depth!). There is also a semi circle/half hole drilled in from the top through into the groove.

(http://raynerd.co.uk/wp-content/upLoads/cad.jpg)

But I can`t export it to a PDF or jpg image! It seems locked in the autoCAD file system!?!

Also I haven`t a clue how to use the layout templates to my the title block on it, just something very basic, my name, part title, draft number, date? I`ve tried to open an example template they provide but I can`t write into it as my text turns out massive! - 0.625 is the smallest font possible and that is still huge. So I`m a bit lost now in just finalising this for printing out and working from....

Any help appreciated.

Chris

Title: Re: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: Brass_Machine on November 13, 2010, 09:39:10 AM

I don't use Autocad, I use Alibre instead. To save as a different format, you have to export it, not save it. Have you looked for an export function?

Eric

Title: Re: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: Brass_Machine on November 13, 2010, 09:40:25 AM

Does this LINK (http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/AutoCAD_tips_create_jpeg_png_files.html) help?

Eric

Title: Re: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: bry1975 on November 13, 2010, 11:44:07 AM

Hi m8,

One trick you could try printscrn to copy the file to jpg.



Regs



Bry

Title: Re: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: Lew_Merrick_PE on November 13, 2010, 12:52:35 PM

Chris,

1) You need a "PDF Printer" program that allows you to "print" to a PDF.  PDF Creator is the one I use the most.

2) You need a screen capture program to save images to PDF.  There are several.  I use one that came with General CADD, so I have not looked for one recently.

Title: Re: Any AutoCAD LT users ? - need some help
Post by: raynerd on November 14, 2010, 04:28:06 AM

 :bow: :bow: :bow:

Thanks all of you. Yes, you export via "printing" to pdf printer! Excellent, thanks.