Point style

Point style

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Point style

Anonymous
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Good Day to all,

 

i was looking for help regarding the point style command.. 

I've been ready some older posts regarding this subject but none seemed to answer my question..

Usually the default one is the small dot but in my case it have the "aim" one.. every time i open a dwg it changes all points styles to the little aim thing.. i've tryed to change but every time i open a new one.. it goes back to the aim dot.. 

I dont know why it happens or why my default is different from everyone's ... 

 

thanks guys.. 

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parkr4st
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perhaps this

 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoC...

 

PDMODE (System Variable)

Controls how point objects are displayed.

Type: Integer
Saved in: Drawing
Initial value: 0

Values of 0, 2, 3, and 4 provide different geometric representations of point objects. A value of 1 specifies that nothing is displayed.

Specifying the value 32, 64, or 96 specifies a shape to draw around the point, in addition to the geometry drawn through it:

 

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Anonymous
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Hi 

 

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>>

As @parkr4st showed this is a settings stored in DWG.


So whenever you open a DWG it has it's own setting, you can modify the point-style and save the DWG then the next time it will show up with your setting.

 

When you want to have new drawings autoamtically have a specific point style set you need to modify your DWT-file (template used), so create a new drawing, set the point-style to your needs, then run command _SAVEAS, select "AutoCAD template *.dwt") and overwrite the template you are currently using (or create new template and make it default in the options).

 

Another option would be to use e.g. ACADDOC.LSP, so everytime you open a DWG or you create a new DWG this setting is automatically done.

 

- alfred -

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Anonymous
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You make a good point tho..

I'm using the template from the company... It has the point style 0 as default in the template.

Everyone else opens and its fine.. when i do., it goes right to the 34 style.. 

 

 

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Kent1Cooper
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@Anonymous wrote:

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Everyone else opens and its fine.. when i do., it goes right to the 34 style.. 


 

That sounds very much like the work of one of these possibilities that can be different on each computer:

A.  something in [or loaded by] an acaddoc.lsp file, or

B.  something in [or loaded by] an acad.lsp file if the ACADLSPASDOC System Variable is set to run it in every drawing, or

C.  something in the Startup Suite in the APPLOAD dialog box [though that should run only in the first drawing opened].

 

You can find out whether it's C. by going into APPLOAD and looking ["briefcase" icon].  You can find whether it's A. or B. by typing in:
  (findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

or

  (findfile "acad.lsp")

[including the parentheses] and if a filepath/name is returned, go to that file and open it in Notepad, and see what's there.

 

Kent Cooper, AIA
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Anonymous
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Your probably right.. i couldnt reach those files but tried to reset and reconfig the autocad again and it worked!

 

Thank you for the help and time! 

 

Best regards

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