AutoCAD

Undocking the Layer properties Palette - AutoCAD
Question I have accidentally “docked” the Layer properties palette, covering most of my drawing area, unfortunately ...
Polylines Displaying Incorrectly - AutoCAD
Question Trying to put a weight on a polyline it shows as two separate lines instead of one   Answer Type in the ...
Cannot Modify Plot Stamps - AutoCAD
Question Plot stamp options are unavailable; therefore you cannot select or modify them?   Answer The problem occ...
Missing Menus - AutoCAD
Question Some fundamental menus have disappeared from my AutoCAD after editing the CUI file?   Answer When editin...
Only Dimensions are Visible - AutoCAD
Question When opening a drawing, there are no lines only dimensions?   Answer The main reason for this would be t...
Distorted Hatch Patterns - AutoCAD
Question Hatch patterns appear distorted when located far from the drawing origin? Answer To resolve this proble...
Damaged Drawing - AutoCAD
Question My AutoCAD file is corrupt, every time I open the file it tells me that it needs to be repaired. Once I hav...
Export Postscript File - AutoCAD
Question How do I convert an AutoCAD drawing into an EPS?   Answer Set up a "plotter" in AutoCAD, using the PostS...
Format PDF Output - AutoCAD
Question Trying to PDF a drawing and is getting dots appearing where text is meant to be?   Answer This problem ...
Excel Formulae Incorrect - AutoCAD
Question Formulas copied from Excel displaying incorrect values? Answer Using standard copy/paste will not correct...
XREF Text Mirrored - AutoCAD
Question How do I prevent mirroring of text in external references? Answer To prevent text contained in an xref fr...
Format the Display of Fields - AutoCAD
Question When using fields in AutoCAD it has a default grey colour behind it. Can I turn that off? Answer Yes th...
Style or Colour Dependent Plot Styles? - AutoCAD
Question I cannot see any CTB plot styles, only STB plot styles are listed. Other drawings are seeing all available ...
Middle Mouse Button Behaviour - AutoCAD
Question Middle button on my mouse scrolls the screen instead of pan and zoom?   Answer There are two possible re...
Multiple Viewport Selection - AutoCAD
Question I have a viewport that is completely contained within another viewport. How can I select it?   Answer To...
Restore Keyboard Shortcuts - AutoCAD
Question Since installing a newer version of AutoCAD I have lost some of my existing keyboard shortcuts. How do I ge...
Multiple Drawing Interface - AutoCAD
Question Every time I open a drawing in AutoCAD it opens a new session. How do I force AutoCAD to open multiple draw...
AutoCAD application failed to start
Question AutoCAD application failed to start Answer If AutoCAD ‘failed to start correctly’ this may be due to a co...
AutoCAD Architecture Tip – Missing Option to Open IFC files?
by Dennis Collin I was recently asked whether AutoCAD Architecture could open IFC files. IFC (International Foundati...
Need to access 'Vanilla' AutoCAD from a Vertical AutoCAD Product?
by Dennis Collin AutoCAD can be started in several ways, from clicking on a file within Windows Explorer, via the wi...
AutoCAD 2021: ByBlock Property Explained
Introduction A line within a block with colour ByLayer on layer "Linework" gets the colour assigned to layer "Linewo...
AutoCAD 2021 - Overview of Blocks
What are Blocks? Static Blocks, Dynamic Blocks, Write Block, Redefining Blocks, Exploding Blocks By definition, a bl...
AutoCAD 2021: Express Tools to Boost Productivity
by John Flanagan   AutoCAD Express Tools is a collection of productivity tools that extend the power of AutoCAD. Ena...
AutoCAD 2021: Design Centre and Tool Palettes
Design Centre and Tool Palettes By using the Design Centre and Tool Palettes you can keep blocks accessible to inser...
Adding a Custom Hatch Pattern to AutoCAD 2019
By James Philip  I was asked recently to create a Flemish bond hatch pattern and my immediate response was that if yo...
AutoCAD 2016: Properties Palette blank or shows no selection
By Justin Doughty  When something we use every day stops working, it can become very frustrating. One of the most co...
AutoCAD 2016: Quickly Start a new drawing with Design Center
By Justin Doughty  When we need to quickly produce a new drawing in AutoCAD, the majority of the time we will copy a...
AutoCAD 2016 - Placing a box around text
By Martin Phelps  It’s been a long time requirement in draughting to place a box around text, this could always have...
AutoCAD 2015 - Galleries
By Martin Phelps  “Galleries” were first introduced to the 2015 range of products and applies to AutoCAD 2015, AutoC...
Enhanced Autocad Drawing Clean-up Utility - "Drawing Purge"
By Dennis Collin  Now available for AutoCAD 2016! An essential 'App' for any AutoCAD, Revit or Vault user! This 'Su...