Category Archives: TIPS

Express Tools for ACAD Architecture 2011

Posted on December 24, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

Yet, another program that’s not vanilla AutoCAD but still relavent. In AutoCAD Architecture 2011, you may have noticed that after installation, there are no Express Tools. I realized that after I installed the program that I forgot to install the … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, New in 2011, Settling In, TIPS | 8 Comments

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 →

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Presenting Your Dimensional Constraints

Posted on December 13, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have played around with dimensional constraints, you have noticed that they look very different than regular dimensions. In fact, they are so different that they are not presentable. Well… they will be presentable after reading this tutorial. First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Dimensions, Modifying, TIPS | 5 Comments

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 →

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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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From REVIT to PDF

Posted on December 9, 2010 by AutoCAD Tips

I know… I know… This aint AutoCAD, but it is something that people at school ask about a lot and it is a really needed task that is missing from REVIT. So bare with me as I show you this … Continue reading →

Posted in Revit, TIPS | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in BASICS, TIPS | 4 Comments