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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.

AutoLISP: Background Text Mask (Mtext Only)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick way to turn on the text background to MTEXT. (Note: this routine works with MTEXT only.) Click here to see how to add Background Text Mask to Dimensions and MLeaders as this routine does not allow … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Modifying, Text | 3 Comments

How to Exit Text

Posted on August 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

You may know that after you finish editing or entering MTEXT, all you need to do to exit the MTEXT is to click outside of it. But if you do that when working with DTEXT (Single Line text) you will … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Text | 9 Comments

Tab Through OSNAPS

Posted on August 17, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Depending on what OSNAPS you currently have turned on, you can simply cycle through them without having to move your cursor over the exact snap that you need. (This is really helpful in your drawing is cluttered and you want … Continue reading →

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Use TRIM to Extend

Posted on August 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Let’s face it – we use the TRIM command a lot and we rarely use the EXTEND command. In fact, we use it so rarely that we tend to forget how it works. Luckily, you can use the TRIM command … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, TIPS | 1 Comment

Snap Overrides (Illustrated)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I recently was asked to better explain a tip that I posted a while ago. And since I love making those handy-dandy animated pictures – here ya go. If you have a lot of snaps turned on or if you … Continue reading →

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Delete objects with the Delete Button. Big Woop…

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Big surprise!!!! Huh? I know that you all know that if you select objects and hit the DELETE button the selected objects are erased. But did you know that if you hold the DELETE button and then pick individual objects, … Continue reading →

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Hatch Gap Tolerance

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to insert a hatch in an area that isn’t completely “closed” this may be your new favorite friend. Instead of temporarily making a line to close off the area and then inserting the hatch and then going … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Hatch, Modifying, Settling In, TIPS | 4 Comments

Add A Block Definition to A Drawing

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This tip is one that I wish I new a while back. You can add just the block definition to a drawing without placing the block in the drawing. This may not seem all that useful but if you have … Continue reading →

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Fillet Radius Override

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

As seen in the previous post, setting your fillet radius to zero is very helpful. But there may be times when you have the fillet radius set to a value that you may forget if you set it to zero. … Continue reading →

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Fillet Radius Set To Zero

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have ever received drawings that had disconnected intersections, this tip will help you with your sanity. I have received drawings where the corner of a wall looked correct when I was zoomed out, but when I was zoomed in while … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying | 5 Comments