Issue:
Then, launch a second instance of AutoCAD from the Start menu or desktop shortcut and use the OPEN command to open a second drawing. This will allow to position the two AutoCAD instances side by side. AutoCAD 3D: Your First Drawing Tutorial45 3D, AutoCAD tips We have taken a good time lately working on mastering the basics in AutoCAD, and with it, you must be able by now to draft all basic shapes using AutoCAD.
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AutoCAD Message
One or more objects in this drawing cannot be saved to the specified format. The operation was not completed and no file was created.
Causes:
- Corrupt drawing.
- Corrupt user profile.
- Low free disk space.
- Missing drive (such as a USB drive that is no longer connected).
- AutoCAD does not recognize proxy objects (objects created by third-party software or other Autodesk software).
- There is a % symbol in the file path.
- Network adapter settings.
- File server issues.
- Folder permissions.
- Antivirus software interference.
- Using a network attached storage (NAS) or storage area network (SAN) device.
- Using a network server with a distributed file system (DFS) or server mirroring.
- Civil 3D: The DACH Extension is installed and 'empty' surfaces and the 'DTM Dreiecksbeschriftung' function are present.
Solution:
File path has a percent sign
Specifically for AutoCAD 2019, do either of the following:
- Install the latest updates (see Where to get Product Updates, Add-ons, and Enhancements).
- Avoid the use of a % symbol in the file path to where the drawing is stored.
Enable 'full saves' instead of 'incremental saves' in AutoCAD
On the command line in AutoCAD, type ISAVEPERCENT and set the value to 0 (zero).
Purge the Temp folder on the system
Empty the Temp folder (see How to delete temporary files in Windows).
Corrupt drawing
Try the following procedures in order:
- Use command AUDIT to repair the drawing.
- Use SAVEAS or WBLOCK to create a file.
- If the drawing immediately shows the error when saved, without changing something, insert the drawing into a new one created from the acad.dwt or acadiso.dwt template.
- See also How to repair corrupt AutoCAD files.
Corrupt AutoCAD user profile
Reset AutoCAD to defaults (see How to reset AutoCAD to defaults).
Corrupt Windows user profile
Sign in as another user and try again. If this sign in works, an administrator needs to reset the Windows user profile.
File server or drive issues
If the error occurs when saving files inside file management software:
- Run AutoCAD and the file management software both as an administrator (see How to set a program to run as administrator).
- Disable User Account Control in Windows (see How to turn off User Account Control in Windows).
Folder permissions
Run AutoCAD as an administrator or adjust the folder permissions.
Proxy objects
Enable recognition for proxy objects by setting the following variables to 1:
- PROXYGRAPHICS: Saved in drawing (Initial value is 1)
- PROXYNOTICE: Saved in the registry (Initial value is 1)
- PROXYSHOW: Saved in the registry (Initial value is 1)
Then use the command -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD to create a file which contains only AutoCAD-native objects.
Remove the German DACH Extension
See Error: 'DGM-Beschriftung Wird neu erstellt' Civil 3D 2016.
Windows Search Service
Check the folders that contain drawings to see if Windows Search Service has indexed them (right-click > Properties > Advanced). Ensure that Windows is not indexing the folders. On occasion, the indexing repeatedly causes this error with AutoCAD drawings.
Network adapter settings
Disable the TCP Offload setting on the network adapter used. For instructions on the disabling of TCP Offload setting, consult the manufacturer of the Ethernet adapter.
Windows Defender
Check for Windows Defender permission to save files and the Controlled folder access settings under Virus & Threat Protection.
Antivirus interference
Add the recommended Antivirus exclusions (see: How to set up antivirus (AV) exclusions to improve stability and performance of Autodesk software) or disable the Antivirus software in use.
See Also:
Products:
AutoCAD for Mac; AutoCAD LT for Mac; AutoCAD Products; Fabrication CADmep; Advance Steel;We have taken a good time lately working on mastering the basics in AutoCAD, and with it, you must be able by now to draft all basic shapes using AutoCAD.
As you must have noticed from our past experience, learning AutoCAD goes first with understanding what the environment is made of, How to draw basic shapes, and finally how to combine all the basics to create complex designs.
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AutoCAD 3D features
Before diving into creating your first 3D drawing in AutoCAD, I would like to throw the following.
AutoCAD is primarily for generating 2d sketches. It does have some ability to visualize those 2d sketches in 3d, and even to make 3d objects, but it’s primarily built around a flat, sketch-based workflow. If your invention is fundamentally two-dimensional, or made of trivially interlocking 2d parts, AutoCAD might be the right thing.
Inventor is for 3d product design. It’s a professional piece of software and takes quite a bit of time to learn, but that’s also true of its direct competitors. It’s currently Autodesk’s most powerful tool for mechanical design. I can’t give you a coherent feature comparison to SolidWorks or Creo because I don’t know them well enough; I do know that SolidWorks is more popular. Inventor is second, I think.
We do have a fairly new product called Fusion 360. It’s built on the same modeling kernel as Inventor, and has better free form modeling. It’s designed to be an all-in-one package for product design by hobbyists and small businesses. We focused on making the user interface as easy to learn as possible. It’s still quite a new product, and gets updates every few months, partly based on user feedback from its forum. A major advantage is that it’s free until you start making money with it, and even after that it’s pretty inexpensive.
Adam Helps (Software Engineer at Autodesk)
No need to elaborate further, but be aware that there are some industries (like Structural Design, Civil engineering) where AutoCAD is the preferred CAD software for 3D creation.
Surface Modeling and Solid Modeling
While talking about AutoCAD Drawing and CAD, it is important to know the difference between Surface Modeling and Solid Modeling.
Surface modeling CAD (Blender, Sketchup, Rhino, Maya) deals with manipulating the curves and surfaces of a model. It’s more free form and generally done by clicking and dragging the surface/curves around to your liking. It’s ideal for architects, jewelry design, or anything you want done aesthetically.
Solid modeling CAD (Solidworks, Inventor, ProE, SolidEdge, GeoMagic) deals with adding dimensions and constraints to a 3d model. It is “parametric” meaning you can define the shape and later edit. This is very essential for engineers since design changes are always happening. Great for mechanical parts that require constant iterations. Some solid modeling CAD can perform surface modeling but it’s a nightmare.
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AutoCAD 3D modeling 101
The following image shows you an overview of what the object is made up of.
All object are arranged like this
The elbow:
Creating basic 3D AutoCAD drawing
Before fully diving into this, you should make sure all tabs are activated. (Right click to show the menu)
Creating a Cylinder
To create a cylinder
- Click on Cylinder
- Specify the center of the base
- Specify base radius
- Specify the height of the cylinder
Other routes you can use to create a cylinder are the following.
Using the EXTRUDE command
- Create a Circle
- Use the extrude command to obtain the cylinder
To do that
- Create a circle the way we learned
- Type EXTRUDE and Press ENTER
- Select the circle and Press ENTER
- Specify the height of extrusion
Using the REVOLVE command
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- Create a rectangle
- Use the REVOLVE command to obtain the cylinder
To do that
- Create a rectangle using the RECTANGLE command
- Type REVOLVE and Press ENTER
- Select the rectangle and Press ENTER
- Select one of the ends of the red line shown on the image above
- Select the second end
- and Press ENTER
Using this method, you can at the last step decide not to close the cylinder, meaning you will have to enter an angle value less than 360 before pressing ENTER.
Creating a sphere
To create a sphere
- Click on sphere
- Specify the center of the sphere
- Specify the radius of the sphere
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Create the last piece of that elbow
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Simply create a triangle and extrude it. (use the POLYLINE command to create the rectangle). You can as well use the WEDGE command to create it.
We have pretty much created all basic 3D objects we need, now we need create copies, rotate them and assemble everything.
We have seen quite a number of new techniques here today, We will be coming back for the second part of this, where we will deal with some commands like UCS, UNION, SUBTRACT, INTERSECT and show you how to assemble the whole to create our final design.