AutoCAD Tutorials & Tips
AutoCAD Tutorials & Tips Change the scale of blocks and hatches in tool palettes Rotating the Crosshairs/Drawing at an Angle Toggling the display of grips within blocks Customize Polar Tracking Angles Creating exponents using stacked text Using hyperlinks Find the midpoint between two points or the center of a triangle Draw minor and clockwise arcs Pre-specify an angle Chain dynamic blocks (AutoCAD 2006 and later) Dynamic blocks: the white papers Open a drawing to a named view Dynamic blocks tutorial Repeat previous commands Align a block to other objects (2006 and later) Flip objects with dynamic blocks Tutorial: Display the area of an enclosed figure Avoid drawing temporary construction lines Temporarily override object snap settings Tutorial: Create a simple sheet set Keyboard shortcuts Control hatch origin Create a circle with a width Use the Dashboard to display a related tool palette Select a block before a writeblock or edit Control the display of tooltips AutoCAD Tutorial: Create a dynamic block of a door Rotate One Object to Match Another Copy as you stretch, move, rotate, or scale & create multiple leader arrows Setting a system variable on the tool palette Redefining a block without losing your insertion point Breaking a line into two Joining Two Lines Into One Drag and drop moving and copying Copy as you stretch, move, rotate, or scale & create multiple leader arrows Setting a system variable on the tool palette Redefining a block without losing your insertion point Breaking a line into two Joining Two Lines Into One Drag and drop moving and copying Dealing with gaps Temporarily override OSNAP, ORTHO, and other drafting settings Substitute one block for another Zoom to objects Trim objects quickly Close an arc to make a circle or ellipse; connect splines Break objects quickly Return to previous view in pan or zoom realtime, or in 3D Orbit Change linetype spacing in three ways Stretch a circle with grips Rotate One Object to Match Another Secret mtext options: Remove formatting, combine paragraphs, change case Which font to use? The many ways to import text Use all of your selection options Another Break Objects Quickly AutoLISP routine Extend lines to make corners with chamfer Write blocks to save them as separate files Copy objects between drawings Quickly select objects with Quick Select AutoCAD Tutorial: Save and use layer states AutoCAD tutorial: Replace one block with another block Undo changes in Properties palette Dimension in paper space Create invisible supporting notes Tutorial: Use fields for titleblock text Place a dimension a fixed distance from an object Create a dimension style on the fly Customize extracted attribute headings Formatting fractions Changing the MText string to your login name Creating fields that update automatically (for 2000-2004) Printing a list of dimension styles Printing a list of text styles Using 3D orbit for one object Converting 3D drawings into 2D drawings Separating Solids Convert text to Mtext and vice versa Tutorial: Create attributes Follow linear dimension with continued dimension Precisely control the size of OLE text and objects Tutorial: Automate annotation in AutoCAD 2008 Quickly format dimensions Tutorial: Create an architectural dimension style Tutorial: Draw a 3D threaded bolt Tutorial: Create a visual style Carve a solid with a surface Tutorial: Create a custom visual style in AutoCAD 2007 Tutorial: Convert a 3D solid to a 3-view 2D drawing in model space Transparently enter 3D Orbit in 2007 Convert a 3D solid to a 2D drawing with a hidden view Create contours from elevation points 3D Tutorial: Draw a glass Do Objects with Thickness Have Tops and Bottoms? Troubleshooting problem drawings Save layouts with layout templates Putting an AutoCAD drawing in a PowerPoint presentation Tutorial: Create a DWF file Tutorial: eTransmit a drawing Save plot settings to a layout Display a named view in a viewport Plot on a black & white printer Control the export of WMF images Tutorial: Create a plot style (color-dependent) Getting the perfect color Quickly Find Files in Support File Search Path Switch between Imperial and metric measurements Convert slide libraries/image tile menus and tablet menus to tool palettes Creating Custom Toolbar Buttons Changing the Multiple Options of AutoCAD Commands Loading AutoLISP programs quickly Select all instances of a block Get lots of information about your drawing–all in one place Find all named objects in a drawing Organize files in Windows to mimic the Today file listing Find where xrefs are hosted Manage layers with LAYWALK Tutorial: Filter the layer list Make a layer current — for sure Printing a List of Layers Working faster with layers Tutorial: Add a button to the ribbon in AutoCAD 2009 Record macros with the Action Recorder AutoCAD Tutorial: Display a lost custom toolbar How do I get all my AutoLISP routines to load themselves? Display toolbars Extract data from objects in 2008 Tutorial: Create a command alias (keyboard shortcut) Tutorial: Create a custom workspace in AutoCAD 2006 and later Create a shortcut to a template and workspace Tutorial: Create a custom simple linetype Add commands to tool palettes from the CUI dialog box in AutoCAD 2007 Tutorial: Create a custom command Create a custom keyboard shortcut Search for templates in multiple folders Create a custom toolbar in AutoCAD 2006 or later Options you should change See current settings on the status bar
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