Category Archives: BASICS

Recently Open Files in Application Menu

Posted on April 9, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

In the Application Menu (AKA “Big Red A”) there is a list of recently open drawings that lets you easily open these drawings.  By default, this drawing list is populated by the last 9 drawings that you have opened. But … Continue reading →

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AutoCAD 2013: Offset Preview

Posted on April 4, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Simliar to the preview functionality that was added last year with AutoCAD 2012 found in the Fillet command and BLEND tool, The OFFSET/CHAMFER command now has a preview in AutoCAD 2013. There isn’t any other new functionality in the command … Continue reading →

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AutoCAD 2013: Paper Space Viewports

Posted on April 1, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

With the new addition of the panel in the “View” tab that only pertains to Model Space viewports [shown here], you might want to know where to set your Paper Space viewports. In AutoCAD 2013, you now have a new … Continue reading →

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AutoCAD 2013: Viewport Configuration Preview

Posted on March 28, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a great improvement in AutoCAD 2013. Located in the new panel called “Model Viewports” on the View tab of the ribbon is the normal dropdown list but the improvement is that now you have a preview of how … Continue reading →

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AutoCAD 2013 The new Command Line

Posted on March 28, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

The command line is perhaps the most notable change in 2013 and I love it. It takes up less room on the screen and yet performs the same for those who don’t want change and yet performs very differently. The … Continue reading →

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3D UCS Icon Color

Posted on February 24, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Link to AutoCAD Tips When you are in a 3D Visual Style or even when you are in “2D Wireframe” and your view is something other than in plan, you may notice that your UCS Icon and/or your cursor have … Continue reading →

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Intro to 3D: Change Workspace

Posted on February 3, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Well, this has been a long time in the making and I think that it is time to start posting tips regarding 3D. The first thing to learn is to switch workspaces. A workspace changes the display of ribbons and … Continue reading →

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DIMROTATED:

Posted on January 18, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a tip that I just saw from Lynn Allen’s blog [found here]and thought that I would share it here as well. Imagine trying to dimension something that doesn’t have parallel or perpendicular pick points. So when you pick … Continue reading →

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The Select and Previous Commands in AutoCAD

Posted on December 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-kp Of coarse there is the PICKFIRST system variable that lets you select objects first, before starting a command… But here is another option for creating a selection set that is reusable. This command is aptly called the “SELECT” command … Continue reading →

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Remove From Selection Set Within a Command

Posted on December 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-kl Here is another way to deselect objects while making a selection set. You can find the previous post [HERE] that shows how to use the SHIFT key to do something similar. While you are in the middle of a … Continue reading →

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