Author Archives: AutoCAD Tips

About AutoCAD Tips

This blog serves as a knowledge base for myself (and anyone else) so that I can reference tips & tricks that I have learned and also refer others to it as well. I hope that this blog helps you learn at least one tip to make your drafting/design experience better.

Import PDF Geometery

Posted on March 18, 2016 by AutoCAD Tips

New in AutoCAD 2017 is the much-needed ability to import PDFs. This new feature will import geometry and True Type Fonts (.ttf) only. If your PDF file contains fonts that use an .shx font, that text will be imported as … Continue reading →

Posted in New in 2017, PDF, TIPS | 3 Comments

CAD Bloggers at Autodesk University

Posted on December 3, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Once again I have been luck enough to attend Autodesk University. It is always a great time to meet fellow CAD nerds from around the world and especially catch up and meet fellow CAD bloggers. I thought it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Autodesk University | 9 Comments

Load A Linetype

Posted on October 24, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a simple explanation for how to load a linetype. I decided to demonstrate how to do so for an appropriate layer but a line type can be loaded from the “Properties” panel as well. Here’s how: In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Layers, Linetypes | 2 Comments

Revit Reorganize Revit Tabs

Posted on September 23, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

As I have been making my transition to Revit I have a few tips that you might find helpful even though there are plenty of other Revit blogs and resources to visit – I promise to keep this blog as … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Revit | 7 Comments

Convert 3D Revit to DWG

Posted on September 8, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Just in case you need to convert a 3D Revit model to 3D AutoCAD, here ya go. It is very simple but remember to click one button to make sure you work with ACAD solids… Here is a snapshot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Revit | 6 Comments

Hurricane Batch Processor Review

Posted on August 11, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

AutoCAD batch scripts can be powerful by themselves, but if you couple that with the ability to apply them to a multitude of drawings then it can be really powerful. I first saw the power of scripting while using the … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, OLE Objects, Scripts | Leave a comment

Tip: When Tracking Doesn’t Seem to Work

Posted on July 20, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is one of the quirky things that AutoCAD does that might throw you for a loop. It involves “Tracking” whether it is “Object Snap Tracking” or “Polar Tracking” they seem to behave differently when Dynamic Input is turned onn … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Settling In, TIPS | 8 Comments

Shortcut Keys for AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit

Posted on July 9, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Near the beginning of the year a blog post here showed the links to Autodesk’s AutoCAD for Microsoft Windows and Mac’s Shortcut keys (Aliases). They have now made available a list of shortcut keys to Autodesk Inventor and Revit. Below … Continue reading →

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Using SUPERHATCH To Make Complicated Hatch Patterns

Posted on June 30, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

A very good question was asked in in the comments section of the following post about creating custom hatches [found here]. That post was about creating custom hatches using lines within a 1×1 square and then having the ability so … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Express Tools, Hatch, TIPS | 1 Comment

Polygon Intro, Reminder and Cool Trick

Posted on June 29, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Hopefully, today’s tip will help you AutoCAD “newbies” and you “old schoolers” The POLYGON tool in AutoCAD creates “Simple Polygons” that are symmetrical. The Polygon tool is located on the Home tab > Draw panel > next to the RECTANGLE … Continue reading →

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