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 [...]
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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 [...]
Parametric Constraints …the Series. PART 4
The AutoConstrain functionality in AutoCAD 2011 has been enhanced and now offers the Equal constraint as well to the list. If you are not familiar with the AutoConstrain it applies geometric constraints to a selection set of objects based on orientation of the objects relative to one another. This allows you to apply multiple constraints [...]
The Subscription Advantage Packs (SAP’s) are Here!!!
In this Blog I want to give you a brief overview of what they have included for “AutoCAD Products”. This includes AutoCAD Platform and its verticals (10 products total). Overview: The Subscription Advantage Pack for AutoCAD 2011 Products now provides new tools that extend the software to web and mobile platforms and enhance file sharing [...]
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 [...]
