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Extension
Installation Requirements
Installation of the Autodesk® Associative QDIM Extension requires
the following:
- A supported AutoCAD 2002 product in the same language
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.5 or later
Supported Products
Note: The Associative Qdim Extension does not
support any release of AutoCAD LT®.
Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5.0 or later
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Access to Help
Information about the Associative QDIM Extension is located in
this Readme file under "Documentation for the Associative
QDIM Extension." Once you install the Associative QDIM Extension, to
access this Readme file, double-click ReadMe_Qdim.htm
in your AutoCAD 2002 Help folder.
Installation Instructions
The Associative QDIM Extension can be installed on a local
computer or run from a network.
- Stand-alone Installation
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To install the Associative QDIM Extension for AutoCAD 2002:
- Close all running applications.
- Download the assocqdimsetup.exe file.
- Double-click assocqdimsetup.exe.
- On the InstallShield Wizard Welcome page, click Next.
- On the Location to Save Files page, click Next to accept the
default location, or specify a different location path, and then
click Next.
- In the Associative QDIM Extension Setup wizard, on the
Welcome page, click Next.
- On the Software License Agreement page, click "I accept" to
accept the license agreement. Click Next.
- On the Product Locations page, click Next.
- On the Ready to Install page, click Next. AutoCAD is updated
with the extension.
- On the Setup Confirmation page, click Finish.
Note: During installation, any files that are
upgraded by the Associative QDIM Extension are copied to a
backup.00x folder in the AutoCAD 2002 product folder. If
the Extension is subsequently uninstalled, the original files are
restored.
- Client Installation
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Follow the preceding instructions for a stand-alone
installation.
- Network Installation
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In a network installation, the Associative QDIM Extension must
first be installed on the Administrator system. This is the system
that was used to create the deployment and install AutoCAD on the
server.
To install the Associative QDIM Extension on the Administrator
system, follow the preceding instructions for a stand-alone
installation. Once this installation is complete, use the same
procedure to install the Associative QDIM Extension on each
workstation that is running the server deployment.
- Scripted Silent Installation
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The Associative QDIM Extension supports scripted silent
installation for CAD managers who don't want to run a verbose
installation on every workstation. A silent installation is done
using MSI installer switches.
To install the Associative QDIM Extension to a system using
silent installation:
- Download the Associative QDIM Extension install image to a
shared drive or network location.
- Open a DOS Command Window on the system where the
Associative QDIM Extension is going to be silently installed.
- In the DOS Command Window, enter the following command on a
single line:
msiexec /i <full path to qdim.msi>qdim.msi /l*v
QdimAssoc_log.txt /qb ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES
Note: If the path to the downloaded
qdim.msi file contains any spaces, you must enclose the
path in double quotes.
CAD Managers can use a DOS batch file or the Microsoft
Scripting Engine and a Visual Basic Script (VBS) file to automate
a silent installation. For example, CAD Managers can copy the
downloaded Associative QDIM Extension installation files along
with a VBS installation script to a server or shared drive, and
then point the CAD stations to the VBS file.
Example of a VBS installation script:
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Shell.Run " msiexec /i <full path to
qdim.msi>qdim.msi
/l*v QdimAssoc_log.txt /qb
ACAD_SILENT_LICENSE=YES "
Note: The entire Shell.Run command and
switches must be entered on a single line. Also, if the path to
the QdimAssoc.msi file contains any spaces, you must
enclose the path in double quotes.
To do a silent uninstallation, replace the msiexec /i switch
with the msiexec /x switch.
Uninstallation Instructions
The instructions for removal of the Associative QDIM Extension
differ slightly depending on the type of installation.
Warning: If you uninstall this AutoCAD 2002
extension after you've installed a service pack, you must repair
AutoCAD to reinstate your most recently applied service pack. The
repair requires little interaction. For instructions about repairing
AutoCAD, see the section "AutoCAD Repair Instructions."
- Stand-alone Uninstallation
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To uninstall the Associative QDIM Extension from AutoCAD
2002:
- Close all running applications.
- In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove
Programs.
- In the Currently Installed Programs list, select Associative
QDIM Extension, and then click Add/Remove.
- When the uninstall confirmation message box is displayed,
click Yes.
- Client Uninstallation
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Follow the preceding instructions for a stand-alone
uninstallation.
- Network Uninstallation
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Follow the preceding instructions for a stand-alone
uninstallation to remove the Associative QDIM Extension from each
workstation that is running the server deployment. Once these
uninstallations are complete, use the same procedure to uninstall
the Associative QDIM Extension from the Administrator
system.
- AutoCAD Repair Instructions
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To repair AutoCAD:
- From the Start menu (Windows), choose Settings/Control
Panel.
- In the Control Panel, choose Add/Remove Programs.
- Do one of the following:
- For Windows 98 and NT: In the Add/Remove Program
Properties dialog box, on the Install/Uninstall tab, select
AutoCAD 2002. Choose Add/Remove.
- For Windows 2000: In the Add/Remove Programs dialog box,
select AutoCAD 2002, and choose Change.
- In the Add/Remove Application dialog box, select Reinstall
AutoCAD 2002, and then choose Next.
- In the AutoCAD 2002 Setup dialog box, select Repair Errors
in My AutoCAD 2002 Installation. Click Next.
Note: If you select this option, by default
you also restore your shortcuts. If you do not want to restore
your shortcuts, clear the corresponding check box.
- In the Start Installation dialog box, click Next to begin
installation.
- In the Backup Files dialog box, highlight the files to back
up, and then choose Next.
- In the AutoCAD 2002 dialog box, when the components have
been added, choose Finish.
- If prompted, restart your computer.
Help Documentation
With this extension, new dimensions created with the QDIM command
are associative when dimension associativity is turned on (DIMASSOC
= 2).
Dimension Attachment Points
QDIM associates dimensions to selected objects by snapping to
features on the objects. Default object snaps are built in to QDIM
and are not affected by the settings for object snap mode (OSMODE).
Only lines, polylines, points, arcs, and circles can be dimensioned
with QDIM.
- When you select lines with QDIM, the resulting dimensions are
attached to the endpoints of the lines.
- When you select polylines with QDIM, the resulting dimensions
are attached to the vertices of the polylines.
- When you select arcs or circles, the resulting dimensions are
attached to the centers of the arcs or circles.
- When you select point objects with QDIM, the resulting
dimensions are attached to the points.
Associative Dimension Priority
When you use QDIM to dimension a series of linear objects that
are connected at their endpoints, you can choose whether the
resulting dimensions are attached at the endpoints or attached at
the intersections of the selected objects. Whether endpoints or
intersections are the default is called associative dimension
priority. A new option in the QDIM command, /seTtings, controls
the which default is used.
If the associative dimension priority is set to Intersection, and
you subsequently move or rotate a dimensioned object, the dimension
points will be relocated to the new intersections of the selected
objects.
The QDIM command displays the current setting of the associative
dimension priority on the command line when associative dimensioning
is turned on.
Known Limitations and Issues
The following limitations and issues had been identified at the
time the Associative QDIM Extension was released.
- Trans-Spatial Dimensioning
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The Associative QDIM Extension cannot create trans-spatial
dimensions (dimensions on a layout that are associated with
objects in Model space). To create trans-spatial dimensions, use a
different dimensioning command.
- Lightweight Polylines
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The Associative QDIM Extension supports only optimized-format,
lightweight polylines, not the old-format polylines used in
AutoCAD Release 13 and earlier. To convert to lightweight
polylines in AutoCAD, use the CONVERT command. When QDIM
encounters an old-format polyline, QDIM creates nonassociative
dimensions for that object. To convert nonassociative dimensions
into associative dimensions, use DIMREASSOCIATE.
- QDIM and Desktop Products
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Industry-specific applications such as Autodesk® Architectural
Desktop and Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop® have dedicated
dimensioning systems that operate independently of AutoCAD core
dimensioning tools such as QDIM. It is possible to install the
Associative QDIM Extension on the desktop products, which will
update the QDIM command to produce associative dimensions on
native AutoCAD objects. The Associative QDIM Extension will not
change the behavior of the dedicated desktop dimensioning systems.
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