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AutoCAD Object Snap ‘FROM’ – Drawing or copying elements at set intervals?
By Dennis Collin
This is useful when creating details or a legend key on a sheet. It enables users to choose an alte...
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AutoCAD Tip – Changing the hatch origin
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD’s hatch command has been constantly improved over the years with many of its parameters adj...
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AutoCAD Tip – Quickly focus on selected objects within busy drawings
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD has so many ways of doing simple operations, it is easy for users to miss some beneficial s...
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AutoCAD - Command Line # 4 Fine Tuning
By Martin Phelps
The text below does overlap some of the information covered in the previous blog, however it does sh...
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AutoCAD - “Galleryview” System Variable
By Martin Phelps
Drawing files may contain several objects including “Blocks” and various object styles including “Di...
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AutoCAD Tip – Collaborating with team members - Part 2
By Dennis Collin
Recently I posted about how the Trace overlay environment can be used to place comments and markup ...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Cutbase
By Miles Nicholson
This command is applicable to all AutoCAD verticals as well.
The new CUTBASE command copies selec...
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AutoCAD – Missing files error when issuing files with Xref attachments?
By Dennis Collin
External reference files seem to give AutoCAD users all kinds of issues when issuing files to clie...
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AutoCAD Tip – Easy ways to measure areas
By Dennis Collin
I still get asked by users on the best or most efficient way to measure areas of elements within Au...
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AutoCAD Tip – Using AutoCAD’s built in Calculator
By Dennis Collin
Even though visiting customers offices is rare with the current remote working environment I still ...
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AutoCAD Tip – Locating Commands from the Application Menu
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD has so many ways to access certain commands, including keyboard shortcuts, ribbon icons, dr...
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AutoCAD - Command Line # 3 Displaying History Lines
By Martin Phelps
Continuing with the series of blogs relating to the “Command Line”, this blog looks at the amount of...
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AutoCAD Tip – Collaborating with team members - Part 1
By Dennis Collin
A few years ago, new functionality was introduced to AutoCAD, known as Traces. A Trace provides a s...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Command Preview
By John Flanagan
Command Preview
In AutoCAD you can preview and evaluate the potential changes of many editing comma...
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AutoCAD TIP – Need to improve AutoCAD functionality? Use the Multiple Command!
By Dennis Collin
Some AutoCAD commands naturally repeat such as the Line or Polyline commands, also the copy comman...
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AutoCAD – Working with Xrefs – Use Etransmit!
By Dennis Collin
Recently I talked about the various methods one could employ to solve problems of missing or corrup...
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AutoCAD - Command Line Customisation #1 - Location
By Martin Phelps
Over the last few releases of AutoCAD, the “Command Line” functionality has changed from being a bas...
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AutoCAD Tip – Collaborating with team members - Part 3 – Shared Views
By Dennis Collin
Since the 2019 release, AutoCAD has received a steady flow of additional commands and enhancements ...
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AutoCAD TIP –AutoComplete function not working?
By Dennis Collin
AutoCAD 2012 introduced a rather useful auto-complete function. This function enables AutoCAD to di...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Layouts and Views – Part 3
By John Flanagan
Creating Layouts
When you are working with small projects, you need to have as many layouts in your...
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Converting AutoCAD DWG files to older formats without AutoCAD 2023
By Dennis Collin
I often get asked about AutoCAD not being able to open drawings created in newer versions. Every fe...
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AutoCAD Tip - Scheduling Polylines for Cable or Pipe Lengths
By Dennis Collin
A common question often asked on training courses is; can AutoCAD schedule polylines for the purpos...
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AutoCAD Tip - Lost a recently created object? Use Zoom to Object!
By Dennis Collin
The Pale Blue Dot picture is an iconic photograph of Earth taken on February 14th, 1990, by NASA’s...
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AutoCAD 2022 - Using the Shift Key
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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AutoCAD - “Offset” Command #1 - Creating “Offsets” of Selected Objects
By Martin Phelps
The “Offset” command can be used to either create parallel or concentric copies of the selected obje...
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AutoCAD Tip – Controlling drawing extents with AutoCAD’s viewport clipping function
By Dennis Collin
On a recent training course, I was talking to users about the control of drawing elements within A...
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AutoCAD – Jog a dimension line, in an indicative detail document
By Dennis Collin
Whilst AutoCAD is typically used to provide accurate 1-2-1 drawings of buildings, sites and mechan...
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AutoCAD TIP – Unable to read annotations due to hatch objects?
By Dennis Collin
A common question I receive from AutoCAD users, both novice and experienced, is the problem of imp...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Layouts and Views – Part 4
By John Flanagan
How To: Create a Layout from a Template
In the Layout tab>Layout panel, expand New and click Form...
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AutoCAD 2023 - Layouts and Views – Part 2
By John Flanagan
Switching Between Paper Space and Model Space
When making changes in a layout, you often switch bet...