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Can you import a PDF into a Drawing?
You can use PDFIMPORT to import a PDF into BricsCAD. Vector based information will come in as CAD entities, and images will be imbedded as OLE objects. When doing this, you may find simplest to use PDFATTACH first, then apply PDFIMPORT to the ...
How do you convert a 3D Polyline to a 2D Polyline?
You can use the FLATTEN command to convert a 3D Polyline to a 2D Polyline . FLATTEN projects the entities onto the X-Y plane of the current view, which in the case of a 3D polyline will convert it to a 2D Polyline. When using this command in this ...
Resetting your menu to installation defaults
If your BricsCAD menu or workspace is not displaying correctly, then you can reset it back to installation defaults to fix. To reset your menu, run the CUSTOMIZE (CUI) command, then: Pick Manage your customizations... Then pick the Revert to defaults ...
How do I remove multiple overlapping lines from my drawing?
You can use the OVERKILL command to remove duplicate overlapping lines. You can use DWGHEALTH if you're looking for a broader tool to tidy up your drawing file. This runs a combination of drawing clean up operations from within one, interactive ...
How can I convert the map grid coordinate system of a drawing?
Requires BricsCAD V24 Professional or greater. You can convert a drawing from one map grid coordinate system to another in BricsCAD using the GEOIMPORT command. The steps required to do this are: Set Source coordinate system In the source drawing you ...
Tables - How do you adjust the precision of numerical cells in a table?
To customise the precision of a cell in a table. Select the cell within the table. pick the Set Cell Format button from the toolbar. Change the format from Current units to your preferred format. From the Precision: dropdown select the desired number ...