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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: Break 3D line through User defined Plane

Posted on January 16, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

This routine was made by Chen Qing Jun, qjchen and is found at http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=40494.msg457913#msg457913 It is quite handy if you happen to need to break a line that passes through a “plane.” I am using the term “plane” loosely because it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: 3D, AutoLISP: Modify, Modifying | 3 Comments

Number of Lines of Command History on the Command Line

Posted on January 15, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

Prior to the new “floating” command line, if you wanted to see more or fewer lines on the command line, you could simple drag the edge of the command line up or down (as shown below – and if your … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Settling In | 1 Comment

AutoCAD for MAC Hot Keys & Command Aliases

Posted on January 12, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

A while back I did a post on regular “Vanilla” AutoCAD “Hot Keys” and Aliases that was produced by Autodesk [found here]. But what about all you AutoCAD Mac users? Here is a link to the same type of list … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD for Mac, BASICS, Settling In, TIPS | 1 Comment

AutoLISP: Make Perpendicular Line Between Two 3D Angles

Posted on December 18, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

This Lisp was found at http://paulbourke.net/geometry/pointlineplane/int2.lsp and has been a great help in 3D and sometimes being off by a little bit can be very frustrating. You can always us the distance command and then look for the specific X distance or … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: 3D, AutoLISP: Creating | 1 Comment

Navisworks – Update your DWG Loader Version

Posted on December 7, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

When you update AutoCAD and/or Navisworks and then try to open your your drawing in Navisworks, you might run into issues. One thing to check is making sure that the version of AutoCAD that created the DWG is set correctly … Continue reading →

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Making CADWorx Piping Intelligence Display in Navisworks

Posted on December 4, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

When you upgrade your version of Navisworks, you want to be able to hover over a piping component from CADWorx and have certain CADWorx properties display near your cursor. Today’s tip describes this. From the Home Tab of the ribbon, … Continue reading →

Posted in CADWorx, Navisworks | 2 Comments

Tip for Autodesk University Attendees

Posted on November 29, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

Last year on Twitter, I posted this simple tip for those attending AU and since I am luck enough to be going this year I want to stress the importance of the tip from last year. Tip: LOOK UP AND … Continue reading →

Posted in TIPS | 6 Comments

AutoCAD 2015 Tray Settings for Print Pop-Up

Posted on November 18, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

After you print in AutoCAD, there is a little annoying notification that stays open in the bottom right of the screen until you click to close it. This is the default setting. This setting can be changed so that it stays … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, New in 2015, Printing - Plotting, TIPS | 2 Comments

AutoLISP: Updated Heal Line/Polyline

Posted on November 12, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

There were 2 posts from a while back that did the same thing – Erase a selected block and then heal the LINE or POLYLINE, but the annoying thing was that only one routine would work for LINES and you … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Blocks, AutoLISP: Modify, AutoLISP: Polylines, Modifying, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Manage CADWorx Project Resources with Symlinks

Posted on October 4, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

This tip is not limited to CADWorx. It can be applied to many types of files that CAD users may need, I have simply decided to demonstrate how “Symlinks” can help a common frustration for CADWorx users and CADWorx administrators. … Continue reading →

Posted in CADWorx, Customization, Manage, TIPS | 4 Comments