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AutoCAD Tip - Enhanced Offset AutoLisp routine
By Dennis Collin
I often get asked if AutoCAD can be customised or programmed to get a standard command to perform i...
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AutoCAD Tip - Need to input points from an Excel or CSV file?
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD gets used by many disciplines who need the software to perform a wide range of tasks. I wa...
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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #6 – Multiple
By Martin Phelps
When using the “Offset” command, the required “Offset” distance is specified first, then the object ...
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AutoCAD 2022 – Quick way of saving and exiting drawings
By Dennis Collin
When working on AutoCAD all day it is inevitable that many files are modified with AutoCAD showing...
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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #3 – Using “Offset” in Drawing Production
By Martin Phelps
The use of the “Offset” command during drawing production can be a useful time saving option, as sho...
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AutoCAD Tip – Missing Start Tab?
By Dennis Collin
Recently on one of Cadline’s AutoCAD training courses a delegate reported that their start tab page...
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AutoCAD Tip – Clearing the drawing history within AutoCAD’s Application Menu and Start Page!
By Dennis Collin
When working in AutoCAD, the software will remember several files that users have previously worke...
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AutoCAD Tip - Controlling AutoCAD Linetypes
By Dennis Collin
As an AutoCAD user of over 30 years and an instructor of more than 20, I can appreciate users somet...
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AutoCAD 2022 - The Fillet Command – No Trim Mode
By John Flanagan
Understand the Trim Mode Options
The no trim mode setting allows me to place the fillet arc withou...
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AutoCAD Tip: Crashing system? Settings keep getting lost, create a custom ACAD.LSP file!
By Dennis Collin
When AutoCAD exits ungracefully or crashes, settings can sometimes be lost or reset disrupting offi...
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AutoCAD Tip - Drawing a multi-coloured line element as a single entity
By Dennis Collin
Recently I was asked whether it was possible to draw a line containing more than one colour. Initi...
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AutoCAD Tip - Freezing Viewport Layer removes clipping boundary from viewport
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD has had the ability to clip viewports with polylines since its 2000 release. However, a sl...
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AutoCAD 2022 - Count #5
By Martin Phelps
Highlighting Blocks in the “Count” List
Following previous blogs regarding the “Count” command, anot...
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AutoCAD Tip - Customising AutoCAD’s Ribbon menu to provide custom text commands
By Dennis Collin
Recently I posted about how a custom macro could be applied to the Single and Multi-Line text comma...
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AutoCAD Tip – Customising AutoCAD’s Quick Access Toolbar
By Dennis Collin
The Quick Access Toolbar or QAT is a common interface to all Autodesk products and can be used to q...
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AutoCAD - Command Line # 6 Options
By Martin Phelps
The final function that can be selected from the “Command Line” customise menu is “Options…” as show...
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AutoCAD - Command Line # 5 Transparency
By Martin Phelps
The display of the “Command Line” can also be adjusted to suit the user, again this function can be ...
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AutoCAD - Command Line # 2 Customisation
By Martin Phelps
Following on from my previous blog relating to AutoCAD’s “Command Line”, this blog looks at the user...
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AutoCAD – Make busy drawings easier to read with the Break Dimension Command
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD drawings can get very detailed in certain disciplines, especially when working with comple...
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AutoCAD TIP – Calculate values without the Calculator Function!
By Dennis Collin
For many years AutoCAD has had several calculator tools. This can be useful when working out unkno...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Layouts and Views – Part 1
By John Flanagan
Working in Layouts
When you first enter a layout, you are in a mode called Paper Space by default. ...
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Viewing DWG files without AutoCAD
By Dennis Collin
No AutoCAD installed, and need to view DWG files? No Problem!
A common question that is often asked...
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AutoCAD Tip – Setting text entities to use the default Text Style Font
By Dennis Collin
When teaching new and existing users of AutoCAD I spend a lot of time on the importance of using te...
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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #2 – Specifying the “Offset” Distance
By Martin Phelps
Controlling the “Offset” distance can be accomplished in several ways. Once the command has been act...
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AutoCAD Tip – Elements not displaying on screen as expected or desired
By Dennis Collin
When working with certain complex drawings, it can be difficult to resolve specific annotation item...
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AutoCAD 2022 & 2023 – Count #8 - Filtering “Blocks” by “Scale” and “Mirrored” state
By Martin Phelps
Continuing with the series of blogs relating to the “Count” command.
Using the “Count” command, “Blo...
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AutoCAD – Should I use Blocks or Groups in AutoCAD?
By Dennis Collin
A common question I receive whilst training AutoCAD is ‘What is the difference between a block and ...
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AutoCAD - Accessing “Dynamic Input”- function
By Martin Phelps
This is an update on a blog that first appeared on Cadline Community on March 03, 2020. To view the ...
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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #5 – Using the “Erase” option
By Martin Phelps
Another option within “Offset” that can easy be overlooked is “Erase”. By default the “Offset” comma...
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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #4 – Controlling “Offset” Layer
By Martin Phelps
When using the “Offset” command, by default the created object takes on the “Properties” of the sele...