Category Archives: BASICS

Polyline (Fit Curve)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a helpful tip that will let you make Polylines look like splines. Splines are great, but sometimes they are a little hard to adjust. Here’s how: Make a Polyline Double-click the Polyline to enter its (PEDIT) function. Or … Continue reading →

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Nudge – New in 2012

Posted on July 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

here is a quickie that I have come to use a lot. This feature is new in AutoCAD 2012 It is called “nudging” and is a way of moving things in your drawing without using your mouse. Well, not completely. … Continue reading →

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Working in a Viewport

Posted on June 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

You may already know that if you double click inside a viewport that is on a layout tab you will be able to work in model space even though you are in paper space. This is known as working in … Continue reading →

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Quickly Make a new Viewport

Posted on June 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick tip to quickly make a new paper space viewport. Set the layer to what you want the viewport frame to be on. It is best to use a designated layer for viewports that are set to … Continue reading →

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Printer Margins

Posted on June 9, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Some one asked me yesterday, “what are the dashed lines that I see when I am in a layout tab?” Simplified answer: These are the boundary lines that show you the printable area of that Layout Tab’s sheet size and … Continue reading →

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How To Use STRETCH

Posted on June 6, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a great tool that is underused and not understood by many. The STRETCH command will allow you to adjust/move objects like a window or door opening without having to do much effort on your part. The hard part … Continue reading →

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Hatch To Back

Posted on June 1, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I use the command HATCHTOBACK all of the time and I am surprised at how little known or used it is. Sometimes when you have hatches in your drawing and you continue working, the hatches tend to work their way … Continue reading →

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Quick (Ghetto) Way To Scale Text

Posted on May 31, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So I not proud of this method but there have been a couple of times when the recipients of what I was drawing were not going to receive or need the AutoCAD file so this method has  saved me a couple of … Continue reading →

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Erase Individual Wipeouts with TFRAMES

Posted on May 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to erase an individual wipeout, there is a command that is a “toggle” which means that once the command is entered, it either turns this function on or off. The command is TFRAMES. there is no button … Continue reading →

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Fast Pan

Posted on May 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is crazy way to pan across your drawing. It will take some practice to get used to but if you are having to pan across a large drawing, this can be a useful tip. Hold CTRL Press and hold the mouse … Continue reading →

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