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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.

Area & Subtracting Areas

Posted on April 9, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Not every room that you draw is going to be free from obstructions like columns or partial walls. If you have ever used the AREA command, you know how cool of a tool it is. It will tell you the … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Dimensions, TIPS | 6 Comments

Curved Multi Leaders (MLEADERS)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

There are times when I use a curved MLeader because the straight lines of a normal MLeader might be confused with the straight lines of the object that I am drawing. After all, as a drafter, my job is clarity and accuracy, and … Continue reading →

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Move with OTRACK

Posted on April 1, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here are two examples of using the MOVE command with Object Tracking. Move with one reference point: Start the MOVE command and select the object(s) to move When asked to specify a base point, I tracked off of  the midpoint … Continue reading →

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Object Tracking OTRACK

Posted on April 1, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

here is a great tip that I am surprised at how many people don’t make use of. I think that the reason is that one very simple element that can either make this work or not work. To make OTRACK … Continue reading →

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New AUTO-APPEND in 2012

Posted on March 25, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is something that I found cool but annoying with AutoCAD 2012. Here’s the situation, if you forgot the name of a command, the old way (which still works) of finding this command is to enter the first letter or … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, New in 2012, Settling In, TIPS | 2 Comments

Fillet & Chamfer preview in AutoCAD 2012

Posted on March 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here’s another cool feature in AutoCAD 2012. Both the FILLET & CHAMFER command show a preview of how the fillet or chamfer will look before you pick the second object and finish the command. This allows you to preview and … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, New in 2012, TIPS | 17 Comments

OVERKILL in 2012

Posted on March 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I recently made a post about the great command called OVERKILL or “Delete Duplicates.” Apparently Autodesk noticed how useful this tool is as well (maybe even from reading this blog site :)… OVERKILL was an “Express Tool” which means that … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, New in 2012, TIPS | 1 Comment

AutoCAD 2012 Copy Tool with Array option

Posted on March 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

As seen in the previous tip, in AutoCAD 2012 gives you the option to array objects while in the middle of the COPY command. I previously showed how to array a specific number of copies with the “fit” option. Now … Continue reading →

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AutoCAD 2012 Copy with ARRAY [fit]

Posted on March 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So Autodesk released AutoCAD 2012 yesterday (March 22). While I think that every release of AutoCAD has its strengths and weaknesses, I think that this year’s release (to be honest) is just another release with some minor tweaks. One major … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, New in 2012, TIPS | 1 Comment

Express Tool: Replace Block

Posted on March 21, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Have you ever needed to replace a block throughout your drawing? Here is an Express Tool that will make your life a lot easier: (WARNING: this globally replaces the block that you select and you may lose the block if … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Blocks, Express Tools, Modifying, TIPS | 2 Comments