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    Mooref3
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    Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

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    06-07-2011 05:40 AM

    I was recently working on a print and forgot to mark down the original dims before making all of the changes. I attempted to open the file again, as a read only, by going to "open with..." and selecting another program. After doing this, AutoCAD now opens a whole new AutoCAD program each time a print is opened. I tend to have multiple drawings open at a time and cycle through them, but am unable to smoothly now. With all of the programs open, my computer starts to bog down.

     

    Does anyone know of anything I can do to make it so that AutoCAD opens the drawing as a new window vs a new program? It would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thank you,

     

    Fred

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    pendean
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 05:48 AM in reply to: Mooref3

    SDI variable needs to be set to 0 (that's a zero): see if that helps.


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    Mooref3
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 05:56 AM in reply to: pendean

    SDI 0 did not work. It was already set to 0

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    ampster
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 06:07 AM in reply to: Mooref3

    taskbar = 0

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    Mooref3
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 06:09 AM in reply to: ampster

    Nope. Taskbar already set to 0 yet again.

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    ampster
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 06:21 AM in reply to: Mooref3

    what are .dwg files associated with now?  In either Win7 or WinXP, they should be associated with "AutoCAD DWG Launcher"

     

    HTH

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    Mooref3
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    Re: Running Multiple AutoCAD Windows

    06-07-2011 06:31 AM in reply to: ampster

    BINGO!

     

    Thank you! It was associated with the .exe file!

    Everythign should work now!! :smileyhappy:

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