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AutoCAD – Mouse Controls
by John Flanagan
You pick objects with the left mouse button. What else can you do with your mouse?
The following t...
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AutoCAD - Missing Dialogue Boxes?
by Justin Doughty
Missing windows or dialogue boxes within Autodesk products have become a very common problem recen...
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AutoCAD - Terminology 2
by John Flanagan
As promised in a recent blog, I have listed more of the key terms used in AutoCAD. Print the lists ...
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AutoCAD Terminology 1
by John Flanagan
Learning a sophisticated application such as AutoCAD can be daunting to the complete novice. To ass...
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Tips & Tricks: Using the Shift Key in AutoCAD
by John Flanagan
AutoCAD – Shift for a Change (I didn’t know it could do that).
On AutoCAD training courses, delegat...
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Transparency Not Working on Hatch in AutoCAD While Printing
by Gareth Spencer
Following on from my blog on Transparency not working on Hatch I thought it a good idea to expl...
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AutoCAD Tip – Convert Spline to Polyline
If you have ever drawn a Spline and wanted to convert it to a polyline well you can and here is how.
I believe this ...
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Transparency Not Working on Hatch in AutoCAD
by Gareth Spencer
AutoCAD allows you to adjust the transparency of hatching.
Below is an image with the transparenc...
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AutoCAD - Terminology 3
by John Flanagan
This is the third and final list of important Key Terms used in AutoCAD. Print the lists and use th...
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How to fire up Vanilla AutoCAD every time
Problem:
You’ve installed a vertical version of AutoCAD (eg, AutoCAD Mechanical, Electrical, Plant 3D etc.), and eve...
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2019: Export System Variable
AutoCAD and its vertical products have system variables which control the behaviour of AutoCAD. These variables can ...
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2019: Text shows through solid when printing DWG
By Anite Ramgi
Have you noticed that when you are printing AutoCAD drawings the text shows through the solid?
You ...
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AutoCAD 2019: Restore the Classic Workspace, the lazy way
By Anite Ramgi
My colleague AutoCAD 2019 is no exception.
If you don’t feel like following the steps, or want an ea...
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AutoCAD 2019 – 2D Graphics Performance
By Miles Nicholson
Commands that typically require AutoCAD to redraw or regenerate 2D graphics have been enhanced i...
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AutoCAD Object Snap
By Anite Ramgi
Object snaps are a great tool to precisely and easily input objects onto a drawing without manually ...
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AutoCAD: Export and Import Custom Settings
By Anite Ramgi
Whilst using AutoCAD you may have customised the setup to your preference and wish to export these s...
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AutoCAD 2015 – Customize Vault ribbon to include Check-In-Folder
By Kim Hyde
AutoCAD users accessing an Autodesk Vault sometimes are unaware that rather than checking files into Va...
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AutoCAD 2013 - Aligned Section View Trick
by Clint Brown
Yesterday, while I was in the office, one of my colleagues asked me a question about Aligned Section ...
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AutoCAD system variable INSBASE
By Andy Davis
I have recently received an AutoCAD support query from a client who was having a problem locating geom...
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AutoCAD Dimensions in Metres
By Andy Davis
I recently received a support query from a client who had received an AutoCAD drawing that had been dr...
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AutoCAD Cross-hairs Not Aligned to the UCS grid
By Andy Davis
I had a really interesting AutoCAD support call the other day.
My client had an xref drawing attache...
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Issues using Express Tools in AutoCAD 2013
By Miles Nicholson
There is a known issue in 2013 for all AutoCAD versions including AutoCAD Electrical when using t...
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Inserting a BMP Image into an AutoCAD Drawing
By Andy Davis
I had an interesting query today from a client who was having difficulty embedding a BMP image into an...
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AutoCAD: Have you locked your windows?
By Andy Davis
If you’re running AutoCAD and discover that you are unable to change your screen layout and cannot mov...
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Integrating CAD and GIS – Using AutoCAD Part 1
By David Crowther
In this Blog we will investigate how to integrate our geospatial assets with our CAD team. This ti...
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AutoCAD 2016 – Inserting an Excel Spreadsheet into a Table
By Geoff Woodhead
I recently had the need to display an Excel spreadsheet in a drawing. I could have done this as an...
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AutoCAD 2015 - Cursorbadge System
by Trevor Clayton
Ok, so what I am about to say is applicable to plain AutoCAD 2015. I know that is unusual for me b...
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AutoCAD 2015 - Selected Items in Dialog Boxes Appear Faint
by Geoff Woodhead
I was recently asked if it was possible to change the colour of selected items within dialog boxes...
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AutoCAD 2016 – Annotation Enhancements – Revision Clouds
By Geoff Woodhead
Like a small child at Christmas I eagerly ripped the wrapping off of AutoCAD 2016 this morning, a...
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AutoCAD Civil 2014 Object Enabler
by Graham Riddleston
The AutoCAD Civil Object Enabler allows you to access AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 object data in othe...