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J. B. Borge

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I can answer general questions about Autocad & Solid Works.

Experience in the area

I've been in the 3D/2D CAD industry for over 10 yrs. & also had the opportunity/exposure to work with several mainstream design platforms including Helix Design Systems to Land Desktop.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Programming aspects & database integration.

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Recent Answers from J. B. Borge

2009-05-04 Layer lock:

Andy, unfortunately you don't have the flexibility to assign & customize a fading feature to each individual layers. & i don't think Autodesk will be introducing this feature anytime in the future. However

2009-02-05 distance:

Ryan, first ensure you're in 'world' coordinate system. If your teacher haven't covered it, you can either use relative coordinate system or cartesian (absolute) system. These systems will work, regardless

2009-01-28 system requirements:

Hey Shaun, I'm assuming you only work w/ 2D graphics. If so, don't invest so much in the video card. Find a reputable laptop (Lenovo Thinkpads) w/ a 'dedicated video card' compatible w/ Autocad. Check

2009-01-27 Autocad Font Add On?:

Raymond, typically Autocad will replace unreferenced fonts w/ its default font file (simplex.shx). You should be able to change this under 'options' command & under Files tab. Additionally, you can also

2009-01-27 convert line to raster image:

Rofy, just wanted to clarify, Autocad is a vector based platform. If your intent is to hide objects in the background, use 'wipeout' instead. Then use 'tframes' to toggle hide the wipeout boundaries. You'll

 

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