In the Blog I wanted to talk about a couple of text editing commands in AutoCAD that I don’t hear about much, so I was just wondering if people were using them or not? The first one is TCASE command. (Text Case) This command will allow you to change the case to several variations of [...]
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Use AutoCAD 2013′s Presspull… before push comes to shove.
When it came to 3D modeling it used to be that once a 3D solid was created, if it needed to be changed, it was almost faster to just create the object over again… then “The Presspull” tool came along and it was one of the best functions to be introduced (a few years back), [...]
In the spirit of the Olympics…the DesignCenter picks ups a few more Medals!
I wanted to point out that if you haven’t used the DesignCenter (AKA Ctrl+2) in a while… ??? To refresh your memory, it’s that palette that looks and acts like the Windows Explorer that allows you to navigate to any of your existing files using a familiar tree structure and Manage and Share all sorts [...]
Strike One… Strikethrough… and other text enhancements.
AutoCAD 2013 has also added a few more text features to improve its capabilities and ease of use. The first added feature is the new Strikethrough style that spans its functionality into Mtext, Mleader, Dimension and Table components. Just turn on during the text command or edit existing objects by highlighting the section you want [...]
I COMMAND you…
The New AutoCAD 2013 Command Line is no exception to those interface changes that happens every so often that make some of you cringe, but I think one you get used to it you’re going to like it better! So let talk about what’s new with it… The first thing is by default it is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Object Creation Tip
The new Add Selected tool enables you to quickly create a new object in your drawing based on the properties of an existing object. For example, if you use the Add Selected tool and select a polyline, AutoCAD automatically launches the PLINE command with basic object properties including color, layer, linetype, linetype scale, plotstyle, lineweight, transparency, and material preset to [...]
Annotative or Not?
Hi Everyone, AU is just around the corner, so to get you in the spirit of things, I thought I would devote this blog to a topic “similar” to what I am covering at AU …Annotative Objects. By Autodesk standards these objects are Text, Mtext, Dimensions, Hatches, Tolerances, Multileaders, Leaders, Blocks, and Attributes. But today [...]
