Even though Layer Walk (LAYWALK) started off being an Express (or Bonus) tool and a short time later had worked its way up to being an honorary AutoCAD command… I am quite surprised that there are still quite a few people that I know (using AutoCAD for quite some time) have not gotten around to [...]
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving…
I wanted to share an old trick that easy to digest… a quick way to make a block from your existing geometry. First thing you will want to do is to select all of the objects to be included in the block. Next hold down the Right+Click button until the cursor turns into an “Arrow and [...]
The Designers Full Circle… from sketch to CAD and back to sketch… ?=\
I always have a slight chuckle under my breath when I have to talk about this feature, because when I started in drafting as a Designer, one of the skills I had to learn is how to sketch. Then I had to Learn CAD. Then I had to learn how to make CAD look like [...]
In-Canvas Viewport Control…
At first I was worried that Autodesk was just duplicating locations for commands again like when they introduced the Workspaces button on the Quick Access Toolbar… when it was already on the Status Bar? But I am happy to announce I see some true advantages here. So what are the In-Canvas Tools anyways? The New [...]
Got Service Pack 1?
Earlier this year, I was shocked to learn that Autodesk had removed the Classic Array Command completely in their initial 2012 release of AutoCAD. I thought they knew their AutoCAD customers better than that…? But, I am happy to report that they listened to your feedback and brought back the Classic Array functionality called ARRAYCLASSIC [...]
AutoCAD LT 2012 now gives a Sheet…
I wanted to make sure I post something (once in a while) to include all of our customers, so this one goes out to our LT users… For a long time now “Full Version AutoCAD Users” have had the luxury of taking advantage of the Sheet Set Manager. The Sheet Set Manager organizes, displays, and [...]
Lynn Allen Event at CADsoft Consulting
Today I just thought I would tell you some of the highlights of today’s CADsoft Live event… “Make Your Ideas Happen” with Autodesk’s Lynn Allen, Technical Evangelist – AutoCAD 2012 After a brief introduction by Tim Duncan AIA, CADsoft President/CEO, Lynn was off and running. I liked the way she refered to the AutCAD users [...]
When Push comes to Nudge…
The Nudge Functionality Moving objects in AutoCAD has always been a must and AutoCAD has always provided different ways to do this by using some type of editing command like Move or Stretch, or by using automated commands like Grip Editing… well Autodesk has now added one more new automated feature called Nudge. The New [...]
AutoCAD WS …and My New Android
I know that you have all heard that to can share and edit drawings on your Mobile device (iPOD, Android…) Using AutoCAD WS… But I just wanted to see how many have you actually checked it out? Why? Because I was one of them… I was stuck it the realm of “I’m just used to [...]
AutoCAD 2012 Released Today!!!
Today I am going to focus on the new Autodesk Content Explorer. I have always hated trying to find something you know you created before, but feel you might just redo it before you could look through thousands of drawings to find it or don’t really remember what file it resides in…? You can now [...]
