AutoCAD

In this installment of our look at Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD, we are going to add the alignment grip [...]

  I am going to start a series of posts demonstrating the creation of dynamic blocks in AutoCAD [...]

The most common way to select an image in AutoCAD is to pick the image frame. This works well most o [...]

Divide and Measure are two often forgotten but very useful commands — they don’t actuall [...]

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The Lasso selection in AutoCAD allows you to create an irregularly shaped window or crossing selecti [...]

The Layer Walk command in AutoCAD allows you to select one or more layers from a list and immediatel [...]

You can copy objects out of an xref or block and into your drawing using the NCOPY command.  Just t [...]

You can use a digital signature to sign a drawing or group of drawings from within AutoCAD or by usi [...]

Sometimes we old-timers stick with old methods to do everything, like selecting the Move and Copy co [...]

There are a number of very interesting new features in AutoCAD 2008, including the ability to fade [...]

Many times you will have an object in your drawing, like a viewport for instance, which you want to [...]

The words accuracy and precision are tossed around a lot in the CAD, mapping and engineering fields, [...]

I’ve been using AutoCAD to create maps since the mid-1980s, and I had to develop a lot of kludges [...]

A new feature of AutoCAD 2004 is the ability to password protect drawings.  This is a feature that [...]

Object selected is not a polyline Do you want to turn it into one? <Y> This is a prompt that w [...]

If you have ever tried to open a drawing only to find that it is already open so that your only opti [...]

Did you know that you can use any of the standard AutoCAD selection options when selecting objects d [...]

This is something that has happened to all of us.  You drag a toolbar over to the edge of your scre [...]

Over the years there have been several different options for batch plotting.  The Publish command h [...]

The BHATCH (Boundary Hatch) command has undergone several improvements in AutoCAD 2005 that you may [...]

A great new feature of AutoCAD 2004 is the Tool Palette.  One of the things that it lets you do is [...]

New to AutoCAD 2005 is the TBCUSTOMIZE system variable.  When set to 0 (or OFF) the commands to cus [...]

Have you ever had a layout set up perfectly, only to have the scale and orientation of the viewport [...]

Most people don’t think about their Automatic Save files until they need them.  Then the first qu [...]

Incremental Save Percentage or ISAVEPERCENT is a system variable that Autodesk introduced to improve [...]

We all know that Plotting underwent a huge change in the transition from AutoCAD 14 to AutoCAD 2000 [...]

In last month’s tutorial “Easier Plotting Part 1 – Layouts And Templates” we looked at how s [...]

If you have objects in your drawing that overlap each other, or even if they are very close, there i [...]

Have you ever created viewports that overlapped one another and then found it very difficult to sele [...]

From time to time you may find that your Open, New, Save As, or any other dialog box that is used wi [...]

For those of you that work with a lot of 3D objects AutoCAD 2006 has a new system variable that give [...]

Direct Distance Entry is one of those AutoCAD commands that have been around for several releases bu [...]

Autodesk has recently released a new, free, utility that will help you convert as well as view drawi [...]

The AutoCAD 2006 based products introduced a new feature called Dynamic Input. This moves your comma [...]

The AutoCAD 2006 based products introduced a new feature called Selection Preview. This highlights o [...]

AutoCAD 2005 brought us the long awaited Table object, and later versions have improved it to suppor [...]

Have you ever had a hatch pattern display incorrectly? If you are using a hatch pattern like gravel [...]

The offset command is a tool I use often for creating geometry; it’s particularly useful when [...]

 Something I often hear from clients reminds me of the adage:            “I am too bus [...]

Here are a few quick tips on dealing with block attributes. Tweaking the prompt. There may be situat [...]

I still hear from many seasoned users that they don’t like the new ribbon interface. One common co [...]

Everyone seems to have their own opinion about the Ribbon interface in AutoCAD 2010. Some people ar [...]

The 2011 release of AutoCAD includes a long desired feature that will greatly benefit cartographers, [...]

I recently received a 100 MB raster image file from a client, and to use as a background image in a [...]

Here’s a really quick, simple tool to keep in mind when trying to figure out which blocks are [...]

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There are several ways to repeat previous commands.  Most users know that you can hit either the S [...]

Sometimes it’s really helpful to have a few properties available for review and editing, but the  [...]

When setting up a complex mapping project, especially one that involves insets at different scales, [...]

By now you may have heard a lot of new, blog posts and general excitement about AutoCAD for the Mac [...]

Lean how to get quick access to your favorite commands without digging through the ribbon to find th [...]

Have you ever had a hatch pattern display incorrectly? If you are using a hatch pattern like gravel [...]

Autodesk has now announced that the following products are now supported on Windows 7: AutoCAD 2010 [...]