Category Archives: BASICS

Parallel OSNAP

Posted on December 21, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

many people know that there is a “Parallel” osnap, but do you know how to use it? Here’s how… With the Parallel osnap turned on: Specify the starting point of the line Hover over the line that you want to … Continue reading →

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In Defense of the Ribbon

Posted on December 18, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

In Defense of the RIBBON In the past year, I have made the switch to AutoCAD’s ribbon interface. I would show up to class and changed my workspace to the classic interface with the lovely toolbars. I would look at … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Settling In, TIPS | 1 Comment

Add Selected

Posted on December 9, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have used Revit or AutoCAD Architecture, you may know of the “Add Selected” command. Well, in AutoCAD 2011 we get this awesome command. What’s so special about it? Especially for the lazy drafter or if you’ve ever received … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, New in 2011, TIPS | 1 Comment

Copy with Base-Point

Posted on December 9, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

have you ever needed to copy an object from drawing to drawing but were annoyed with not being able to specify a basepoint? Well you probably used CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste, right? Try using CTRL+SHIFT+C to copy. … Continue reading →

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MATCHPROP

Posted on December 3, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

I think that the tool MATCHPROP is one that is easily forgotten or goes unnoticed. Yet is will save you a ton time. It works like the “format painter” that is found in Microsoft Office products for those who know … Continue reading →

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More SNAP over-rides

Posted on December 3, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

Ever want to snap to just an endpoint but you have too many osnap settings on? You could just turn some of them off, then snap to what you want, but then you would have to turn back on the … Continue reading →

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TSPACEINVADERS

Posted on December 3, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a cool tip to find and select any text in your drawing that has an object that is overlapping or “invading” it. This command will create a selection set of the text objects that have geometry and even … Continue reading →

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Angular Dimensions larger than 180 degrees

Posted on November 28, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

Believe or not, you may need to make an angular dimension that is larger than 180 degrees at some time. But if you use the angular dimension tool and then select the two lines that you want to reference, it … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Dimensions | 3 Comments

Trim

Posted on November 22, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

The trim function in AutoCAD is very useful but it is commonly not understood or used correctly. Here are some helpful tips on using TRIM. <command> TRIM or TR <enter> on the RIBBON – Home tab/ribbon > Modify panel > Trim … Continue reading →

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Attributes – Creating & Extracting

Posted on November 19, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

An ATTRIBUTE is information that is attached to a block. This information is extractable (can be taken out of the block) and is useful for compiling such things as a Bill of Materials or area totals… Creating Attributes command: ATTDEF  or … Continue reading →

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