Category Archives: Settling In

Hatch Gap Tolerance

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to insert a hatch in an area that isn’t completely “closed” this may be your new favorite friend. Instead of temporarily making a line to close off the area and then inserting the hatch and then going … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Hatch, Modifying, Settling In, TIPS | 4 Comments

How to Fix Blocky Circles & Arcs

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have worked on large drawings or have had to zoom in and out a lot you may have noticed that curved objects like circles and arcs appear blocky or look more like polygons rather than circles. Don’t worry, … Continue reading →

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Circles: 3Point and Tan, Tan, Tan

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have made the switch to the Ribbon from the beloved toolbars, there is a new tool that is only available via the ribbon. That’s right, even if you switch back over to “AutoCAD Classic” (toolbars) this circle tool … Continue reading →

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Deselect Objects from Selection Set

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you selects objects and then realize that you selected an object or two on accident, removing those objects is really simple. Also, it may be quicker to make a selection set and remove objects from the selection set than … 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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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 →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Paper Space, Settling In, TIPS, Viewports | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Settling In | 8 Comments

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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REDEFINE oh how I love thee…

Posted on April 26, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So there are a few features that have been disabled in AutoCAD 2012 and I have been waiting to post about them until I could find a solution. Well, I found a solution for one of them. This tip will … Continue reading →

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New AUTO-APPEND in 2012

Posted on March 25, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is something that I found cool but annoying with AutoCAD 2012. Here’s the situation, if you forgot the name of a command, the old way (which still works) of finding this command is to enter the first letter or … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, New in 2012, Settling In, TIPS | 2 Comments