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questionWhere Does the Bead in Bead & Slip Connector Come from?

Today at 21:41:55 by jaysomlam | Views: 1 | Comments: 0
I would like to know how to setup a round connector to ask it to form a bead, like the one shown in a Bead & Slip connector. 

You can see from picture #1 that the Bead & Slip connector has...
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xxCAMduct export multiple nests (sheets) at once as DXF

Today at 07:09:27 by Andraz | Views: 23 | Comments: 1
Is it possible?

Or must I export one by one and rename everytime?

Thanks.
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cliprestricted rod sizes

Yesterday at 11:46:02 by michaelc | Views: 31 | Comments: 0
little help here .  i need to manually change some rod sizes the are supporting revit families but i seem to be restricted to
3 sizes in bearer rod kit .  any way to over ride this .  or create ...
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topicsolvedCannot See Hole in Saddle Tap wDamper (CID#875)

Jun 10, 2025, 13:46:45 PM by jaysomlam | Views: 89 | Comments: 5
We are trying to fabricate "Saddle Tap wDamper" (CID#875) (see attached picture# 1).  But we cannot see any hole in the nested part (see attached picture# 2).

I have checked the properties....
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clipDrawing DataBase different

Jun 06, 2025, 16:46:35 PM by VirtualPilot | Views: 345 | Comments: 5
Why am I now seeing this if nothing has changed on our database? It is now doing it on every drawing I open that were saved just a few days back...
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