I know a little about vb but not enough to answer effectively. I wish to do similar to you but in another field. Would it not be possible to produce an output to a DOS emulated window and then send the output to the parallel port? Just a thought.
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If you send me your e-mail address and info on which cad system you have or a graphics reader I can send you the info you need. All the best.
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Found out an extra. If you upgrade to Mechanical Desktop this WILL allow you to do what you are after. By creating a workplane down a certain section of your drawing it will provide you with a sectional view. You can also move this view up and down the job to give different aspects of the...
As far as I am aware you cannot. That is one of the few limiting factors of Autocad. I've been reliably informed that a new package called Pro Engineer can do what you are asking. All the best.
Would suggest you contact a company called Stock Drive Products. If you are in the US their number is 516-328-3300. Or if you are in the UK like me then contact their distributor, Davall Stock Gears, on 01707 283131. Or you could go to the website www.sdp-si.com. They may well be able to help...
Would suggest you try Mechanical Desktop R5 with Dynamic Designer bolted onto it. Mechanical Desktop is an Autodesk product which may be found at www.autodesk.com. Use Altavista to find Dynamic Designer. Either that or you could use 3D Studio Viz and import from Mechanical Desktop. But the...