Well this is the first blog of the new AutoCAD 2014 release for me and I can’t wait to tell you about this year’s new features of the course of my blogs to come.Let’s start by saying the most surprising change was the Autodesk New Brand & Origami Logo… At first I was not sure about [...]
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Why Layer Stumble through your content when you can Layer Walk…
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 [...]
Hidden Text Tricks…
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Now you see it… Now you don’t!
In AutoCAD 2012, Autodesk added some dynamic preview capabilities to some of their software that allow you see the final results before applying the settings to the command, eliminating the unnecessary Undo’s and repeated steps during a design process or testing. Some of these commands included: FILLET, CHAMFER, BLEND, JOIN and ARRAY as well as [...]
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 [...]
