Grid Bubble

Grid Bubble

erik.becker
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Grid Bubble

erik.becker
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I am trying to find the annotation tab / document palette,  where supposedly the grid bubble block and a bunch of other blocks live? 

 

 

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Message 2 of 21

wispoxy
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Change your Workspace and you'll see the Annotate tab.

 

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Message 3 of 21

erik.becker
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change workspace to what setting?  I still don't see it.  

 

Mine is set to Drafting & Annotation. 

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Message 4 of 21

erik.becker
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Explorer

i want to insert a grid bubble block, that's all.  Your screen shot / workspace settings read 3D modeling I believe?   I can do that and see the annotate tab and all, but I see nothing for inserting a **** grid bubble. This shouldn't be so deceptive. 

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Anonymous
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@erik.becker wrote:

change workspace to what setting?  I still don't see it.  

 

Mine is set to Drafting & Annotation. 


Disregard that post.

 

You'll want to go to the View tab of the ribbon and turn on Tool Palettes.  On your Tool Palettes, there is a tab called Annotation.  On that tab there are blocks, one of which could be used as a grid bubble.

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Message 6 of 21

Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

Change your Workspace and you'll see the Annotate tab.

 

wisp_ac17t.png


Please demonstrate how this response, in any way, answered the OP's question.  

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Message 7 of 21

erik.becker
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yes I have seen this thank you, seems though why isn't there a a specific block for a grid bubble  ya know? architecture and all...

 

how come when block is inserted it's super small, shouldn't it come in scaled appropriately for whatever I have my dimscale set to ? or am i daydreaming ....

 

 

 

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> where supposedly the grid bubble block

I'm not sure what is a "grid bubble block", but if >>>that<<< is what you are looking for then you should know that this is part of AutoCAD Architecture, not plain (Vanilla) AutoCAD.

 

What type and version of AutoCAD are you using?

 

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Message 9 of 21

erik.becker
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autocad 2016 

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Message 10 of 21

Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> autocad 2016 

That's the answer why you don't find it in your menu's, it's different to AutoCAD Architecture 2016

You'll have to create your own one and use it in your projects.

 

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Message 11 of 21

erik.becker
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sheesh, that's annoying. 

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Message 12 of 21

wispoxy
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@Anonymous Thanks for stating the obvious. I was just making sure @erik.becker can see the Annotate tab in the first place.

 

@Alfred.NESWADBA Answered the question.

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Message 13 of 21

Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> sheesh, that's annoying. 

No, it's a chance!

It's the chance to get it done by yourself and so exactly compatible with your drawings standard 😉

 

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Message 14 of 21

Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous Thanks for stating the obvious. I was just making sure @erik.becker can see the Annotate tab in the first place.

 

@Alfred.NESWADBA Answered the question.


But he wasn't looking for the Annotate tab.  He was looking for a tab called Annotation.  There's such a tab on Tool Palettes with something that can be used as a grid bubble.  Thought that was more helpful than directing him to change Workspaces.  

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Message 15 of 21

wispoxy
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Yup, clearly AutoCAD Architecture as @Alfred.NESWADBA mentioned. 

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Message 16 of 21

Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

Yup, clearly AutoCAD Architecture as @Alfred.NESWADBA mentioned. 


Or vanilla AutoCAD:

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Message 17 of 21

pendean
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No: that nothing like the full features grid bubble needed for architectural plans in AutoCAD ARCHITECTURE. The OP is using the wrong software for the convenience ARCH presents.

I doubt the OP did not know they could do it the hard way with a call out bubble.
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Message 18 of 21

Anonymous
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@pendean wrote:
No: that nothing like the full features grid bubble needed for architectural plans in AutoCAD ARCHITECTURE. The OP is using the wrong software for the convenience ARCH presents.

I doubt the OP did not know they could do it the hard way with a call out bubble.

I was answering the question that he asked using the software that he specified.  I figured that having an option with the software that he said that he is using was better than being told to go get different software. I never said it had anything to do with ACA, or that it was better.  He was looking for a tab called Annotation on a palette "where supposedly the grid bubble block and a bunch of other blocks live" in AutoCAD.  On that tab of Tool Palettes in ACAD, there is a block that could be used as a grid bubble.  That's it. 

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Message 19 of 21

terryjob
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Just for the record, I agree with jherbst's answer. 

Terry
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Message 20 of 21

wispoxy
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Advisor

RE: Yup, clearly AutoCAD Architecture as @Alfred.NESWADBA mentioned. 

 

@Anonymous I'm talking about the grid bubble not the annotation tab, see @Alfred.NESWADBA statement and link below.

 

 https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-architecture/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2...

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