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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.

Moving Around In Your Text

Posted on February 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a little tip that will help you move around text. It works in AutoCAD and Word and I even tested while in my blog text editor and it works. If you would like to move your cursor to … Continue reading →

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Portfolio1

Posted on February 4, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

1525_Blue_Jay1 1525_Blue_Jay2 I am currently looking for a possible job in drafting and thought that I would post some past projects here for anyone who is considering hiring a drafter. This project was for a house that I saw online. … Continue reading →

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Point Size

Posted on February 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have ever been frustrated with the size of POINTs in your drawing, there is an easy way to change the size and the way they appear in your drawing. The command is DDPTYPE and it will open a … Continue reading →

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Leaders with Shapes Made Easy

Posted on January 30, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

You may know that you can create a MultiLeader style that incorporates a shape at the end of the leader like a square or circle – this is useful for making keynotes and legends. The problem with this is that … Continue reading →

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Text Mask for Dims & MLeaders

Posted on January 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I recently learned this great tip and am eager to share it here. Adding text masking to Text & MText is easy in 2011 but many people just give up when it comes to adding them to Dimensions or MultiLeaders. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dimensions, Leaders, Modifying, Text, TIPS | 8 Comments

QTEXT

Posted on January 22, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Large amounts of text in a drawing can slow down your drawing session. AutoCAD regenerates whenever you pan and zoom, so when you have a lot of text in your drawing, you have the option of temporarily hiding text in … Continue reading →

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MLeader quick fix

Posted on January 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Last semester I was trying to help some with a problem with their MultiLeaders and I had no idea how to fix it. The problem was that when they started the MLEADER command, the 1st pick point ended up being … Continue reading →

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The Select Command & Selection Options

Posted on January 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This was an interesting find: I learned a new command called “SELECT” the other day. Use it to make a selection set prior to using a command. Then when you start a command and it asks you to “Select Objects:” … Continue reading →

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Command: MULTIPLE

Posted on January 11, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Some commands in AutoCAD have the option to choose M for Multiple so that you can continue using the command after the first use, and also so you don’t have to restart the command. A command that does not have … Continue reading →

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Hatches in 2011

Posted on January 7, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

  The new Hatch contextual ribbon (instead of the old dialog box) is a very cool addition to AutoCAD. With this new feature when you hover over an enclosed area (where the hatch will go) the hatch shows a preview … Continue reading →

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