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The Release of AutoCAD 2015
In May 25, 1977, George Lucas gave us STARWARS… Almost 37 years later Autodesk has given us AutoCAD 2015! A version even Darth Vader himself would love. The first thing I liked about opening AutoCAD...
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Grab your LASSO and Welcome to the…
Being an Arizona native, I really like this new LASSO section method for a quick round up of those stray little doggies, (or entities in this case). In order to create a LASSO selection you simply...
View ArticleThe Bearer of CAD News….
First of all, I did not say “BAD” News… Let’s just call it different than what you may be used too. Normally I try and keep all of my blogs about new and exciting features (and I am not saying these...
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Ending the Curse of the Cursor…
Autodesk has made some enhancements to the Cursor in AutoCAD 2015. A minor improvement was the crosshair lines that used to run through the pick box have been removed to make it easier to view what you...
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Model with a View…
Sounds like comment you would find in real estate. That’s because people find that to be important or at the least a nice feature to have. Well, what if I said I was talking about your AutoCAD drawing...
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Are you a CAD User that is watching the world go BIM?
Well, let me ask you this… Question: What’s New in Revit 2015? Answer: ME! (& YOU should be also!) Wait… Before you call me a cheater and leave! I still love AutoCAD (always will) and still plan to...
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Mtext… Now w/ more variety (& fewer calories).
AutoCAD 2015 has enhanced its Mext capabilities in this release. Here are some of the latest features. Display The first thing that you will notice is that the back of the text box is transparent...
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Where the Wild Things Are… Using Wildcards in the FIND and Replace in AutoCAD
Since my last Blog was about Text features in AutoCAD, I recently got a support request from one of our clients that made us have to stop and scratch our heads for a minute on the capabilities of using...
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Design Feed …It’s not just for fancy chickens anymore!
If you are like most people, the first time you opened your AutoCAD 2015 the first thing you probably did is start closing all of the palettes that popped up on your screen, (like everyone did with...
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Getting Started with the New Start Tab in AutoCAD 2016
Well AutoCAD 2016 is out and loaded with a bunch of new features, and once again I will be covering a lot of them in my up-coming blogs and community sites. Although, this is a great way for or clients...
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AutoCAD 2016 Help is on the way!
In AutoCAD 2016 they have extended the Help file to make it even easier to access help to related content and tools. As before you can access the Help file from the traditional ways, typing a question...
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Revision Clouds! The other Clouds… that you can actually see.
I can’t believe it’s another rainy day here in Arizona; It’s a rare thing for the southwest desert. So, I couldn’t think of a more fitting AutoCAD 2016 topic than to tell you about than the enhanced...
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Find your Center… your “Geometric Center” that is… with AutoCAD 2016’s Newest...
AutoCAD 2016 now offers a Geometric Center object snap. This was the #2 item on the AUGI wishlist. When using the Geometric Center osnap you can snap to the geometric center of Closed Polylines,...
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AutoCAD 2016 System Variable Monitor… So you don’t have to!
Have you ever had someone else use your computer, or accidentally click on something that changed the way your AutoCAD operates or behaves? Or you just simply ran a Lisp routine and some of your...
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You are about to enter… Another Dimension!
Dimensioning has been drastically over-hauled in AutoCAD 2016! Starting with a new layer control, you can preset what layer you want dimensions to be located on regardless of the current layer. With...
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Autodesk Desktop App… New in 2017
One of the first changes you may notice when installing AutoCAD 2017 is the new Autodesk desktop app, which is automatically displayed after the install is complete. This new app is replacing the...
View ArticleHow to Create and Dimension Associative Centerlines and Center Marks in...
The AutoCAD release last year included enhancements to its dimensioning capabilities, allowing users to create multiple types of associative dimensions within the same command and then place them all...
View ArticleHow to Import PDFs as AutoCAD Geometry in AutoCAD 2017.
AutoCAD users like us use PDF files in our day-to-day workflows, exporting them to share design content for review and importing them into our AutoCAD files as underlays to add valuable existing...
View ArticleHow to Use Autodesk’s New Print Studio to Print 3D models from AutoCAD 2017
3D printing is becoming a big deal, and it’s upending the entire business. AutoCAD jumped on it right away, giving designers the chance to show off their models in beautiful physical displays, just as...
View ArticleHow to Re-Customize AutoCAD 2017 to Correct LISP Routine Errors
Evolution always comes with a few hiccups, and AutoCAD 2017 is just as guilty as anything else. Have you encountered problems with your LISP routines in AutoCAD? If you have, you’re not alone. A lot of...
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