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I have been using AutoCad 2000 for years drawing small parts. I was going to draw a layout of my kitchen and find that the Model Space is not large enough to accommodate that. I need to be able to...

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I think I just figured it out.

There is a setting for "Home" position that was set to Z-1.0000. Since some refer to referencing the axes as "homing" I thought that was the reference...

I am getting my machine, a Hurco Hawk 5D milling machine, operational again and finally got it up and running.

I have been running a couple of test programs to verify everything without any...

Thanks for the info! Got new ones ordered.

Does anyone have any info on the sizes of the oil Metering Units that belong on this machine? I didn't see them listed in the parts breakdown in the manual.

I need to replace them, but upon...

I drew in the XY plane, and no matter which isometric view I select the lines are still on the XY plane.

Hello Gerry,

That's where I started before asking, but all of the 3D views show XY for the UCS, no XZ.

I may be confused, but I am looking to see the UCS display XZ rather than XY.

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How do you select/view the XZ plane in 2D?

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(AutoCAD 2004)

OK, got it.

I use the "move" command regularly, just wasn't doing it that way. I was trying to just click on the circle and drag it into position looking for a snap, which is why I always ended up...

That is pretty much what I have been doing, but I have to slide it down and position it visually. I get no X on the circumference or snap point.

I have Osnap settings set to Intersection. Am I...

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I need to apply a fillet radius to an inside corner but one of the lines is shorter than the fillet radius, so the "Fillet" command rejects it.
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Subtracted four boxes.

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Never mind, I figured it out.

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Deleted as the problem was solved, so didn't need to take up space...

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So THAT is what REGION is for :)

Over thinking things, again...

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Trying to draw a box object, that can be extruded or revolved as a solid, with one side of the box a spline.

I draw the bottom and two sides as one object using Pline. I draw the top line as a...

Slowly getting a grip on how this thing thinks...

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Exactly. I had C axis rotation going on. Figured it out right after posting.

I'm used to thinking in X,Y,Z,A,B,C. The isometric views are still a bit confusing in that respect.

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Can't rotate the cylinder to save my life.

Select Object: Selected, Enter.
Specify first point on axis: Selected center base point on cylinder.
Specify second point on axis: Selected center...

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You definitely earned your beers...:cheers:

I'm a bit old school, as I learned to draw on paper (remember way back then?) and used lots of construction lines, but trying to update...

Trying to figure out an effecient method of locating a hole. Tried to place a .5" hole through a 2" dia. cylinder (cross drilled) 1" down from the top of the cylinder. Ended up working in multiple...

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Makes perfect sense now that you explained it.

I was just creating some shapes and viewing in SW Isometric view. When I started the Z axis was vertical. The view has not changed, nor has the relation of the shapes to each other, but now I see...

That sorted it out!

Thank You! Your help is greatly appreciated!

In the previous post I had incorrectly listed the steps I took.

The post has been corrected.

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I extrude two cylinders, one inside of the other.

Trying to SUBTRACT the inner cyl from the outer cyl.

Type in SUBTRACT and it asks to select objects. I select both cyls and it states "2...

I drew two concentric circles and tried to extrude them as a tube. I tried BOUNDARY and REGION and even tried to hatch the area, and all I get is a solid bar when extruded.

Is there another...

All of the above would be new to me.:confused:

The purpose of all of this is to utilize my 3 axis milling machine, which I have only ever done 2.5 milling on due to the lack of 3D drawing ability....

Started playing with solids tonight. Created a few cylinders and a cube and used UNION to join them, then filleted the joints and a few edges.

Problem is, I have no idea how to position the...

Earlier today I tried the standard AutoCad Help rather than the AutoCad Mechanical Help and that solved the mystery, and answered quite a few questions!

Thank you for the reply!