The 3D Move Gizmo - grip tools to edit objects in 3D space, methods to activate it in AutoCAD, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Sep 24, 2008 

AutoCAD 2009 View Cube - new way to interact with 3D drawings, quick options to get various views like top, face, corner, edge, 3D orbit, L Sims, CommTech CAD Cafe, Sep 16, 2008

Take a Tour Around Your 3D Model by Using ANIPATH Command - moving camera around 3D model and creating animation in AutoCAD, Burak Ozdemir, Daily AutoCAD, Aug 29, 2008

Preparing an AutoCAD Drawing for 3D - considerations, layers, drawing methods, simple ways, creating surface boundaries, import options, more, Ian Ibbotson, CADTutor, Jul 1, 2008

Drawing a Simple 3D Straight Stairway - replicate stair using COPY command, get any number of stairs, Murat Saraldı, Daily AutoCAD, June 18, 2008

Clear that 3D Clutter with Orbit - trick to view particular 3D object, CADTutor, June 2, 2008

Interactive Viewing of Objects in 3D With 3DORBIT Command - Eren Pala, Daily AutoCAD, May 26, 2008

Color Wheel - creating transparent fill pattern in Civil 3D, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way,  May 21, 2008

Introduction to AutoCAD 3D - understanding UCS, WCS, changing viewpoint, drawing square, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 19, 2008

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Spotlight - tutorial demonstrates how to define the direction and location of a spotlight in an AutoCAD drawing, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 20, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Point Light - AutoCAD tutorial shows you how to install and change parameters of point lights, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 9, 2004

3D Mesh - AutoCAD tutorial demonstrates the creation of a 3D mesh, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com, July 19, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Ambient Light - demonstrates how to apply ambient light on a typical model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 6, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Hanging Your Picture on a Wall - tutorial gives a simple solution to hanging a picture on the wall, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, May 10, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: DXB Files - tutorial shows how to install the DXB printer driver and create a 2D drawing from an existing 3D model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, April 28, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Render Window - tutorial shows you how to enhance productivity using the Render Window, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, February 24, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Save Rendered Images - tutorial teaches you how to use the SAVEIMG and REPLAY commands, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, February 11, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Rendering Types - tutorial explains the effect of applying different rendering types on a typical 3D image, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, February 3, 2004

Railway Station: Building 3D Models Using AutoCAD and 3ds max - tutorial creates a 3D model from a real model, Jozef Zajac, CGarchitect, October 28, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Mass Properties - tutorial explores the MASSPROP command, which is used to extract information from a solid model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 23, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 10 - this final tutorial in the series explores how to use Shell, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 22, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 9 - tutorial illustrates how to use Separate and Check, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 19, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 8 - tutorial shows you how to use Imprint and Clean, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 17, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 7 - tutorial explains how to use Copy Edges and Color Edges, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 16, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 6 - tutorial explores how to use Copy Faces and Color Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 15, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 5 - tutorial explains how to use Taper Faces, Alireza Parsai, September 12, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 4 - tutorial explains how to use Delete Faces and Rotate Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 11, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 3 - tutorial illustrates how to use Offset Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 10, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 2 - tutorial explains how to use the Move Faces option, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 9, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 1  - tutorial explains how to use Extrude Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 5, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Align - explores the ALIGN command, which enables you to do 3D rotation, displacement and scale at the same time and to align a model with another one, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 3, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Fillet and Chamfer - tutorial explores using FILLET and CHAMFER to create new surfaces on 3D solid objects, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 2, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Sections - tutorial explores the SECTIONS command, which enables you to create regions through 3D models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 28, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Slice and Interfere - explores the functions of the SLICE command, which cuts a solid model with a spatial plane and the INTERFERE command, which can calculate the common volume of two solids and create a solid model based on the calculated volume, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 22, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Revolved Solids - tutorial shows you how to use the REVOLVE command to create 3D solids by revolving closed polylines, circles, ellipses, closed splines or regions about an axis in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 21, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Extruded Solids - tutorial shows you how to create 3D solids by extruding closed polylines, circles, ellipses, closed splines or regions with the EXTRUDE command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 20, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Boolean Operations - tutorial shows you how to use the Intersect, Subtract, and Union operations to create complex solid models out of primitives, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 19, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Primitive 3D Solids, Part 2 - the current tutorial shows you how to create the following primitives: cone, wedge and torus, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 15, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Primitive 3D Solids, Part 1 - tutorial shows you how to create primitives objects - a sphere, box and cylinder - which can then be combined with Boolean operations to create a more complex model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 14, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Managing Regions - tutorial shows you how to use Boolean commands to create a complex region, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 13, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Creating Regions - tutorial explains how to use two commands capable of creating regions, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 12, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Modifying Commands - tutorial shows how to create 3D Arrays, rotate objects about 3D axes, and mirror objects with respect to any plane in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 11, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Predefined Meshes - Some 3D geometrical shapes such as spheres, cubes, pyramids are available from a tiled menu, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 8, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Edge Surfaces - the EDGESURF command is one of the most powerful mesh creators in AutoCAD, capable of constructing a polygon mesh on four adjoining curves, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 7, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Revolved Surface - create a surface, based on the revolution of a curve about an axis, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 6, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Tabulated and Ruled Surfaces - TABSURF and RULESURF are two AutoCAD commands to create 3D meshes, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 5, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Faces - tutorial shows you how to create flat surfaces with 3 or 4 straight edges and how to fix the edge problems with the EDGE command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 1, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Trim and Extend - in this tutorial you'll draw a 3D polyline and use TRIM and EXTEND in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 31, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 3 - tutorial focuses on resolving OSnap problems in a 3D environment, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 30, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 2 - tutorial helps you build the Wireframe model of a tent, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 29, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 1 - tutorial illustrates how to build simple Wireframe models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 28, 2003

 AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Thickness and Elevation - tutorial shows you how to draw a simple 3D table with the help of elevation and thickness, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 25, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Tiled Viewports - tutorial explores viewports, which enable you to view the models from different view points at the same time, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 23, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Views - tutorial offers a quick review of different methods for viewing 3D models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 22, 2003

AutoCAD 2002 Web-Publishing Feature - tutorials show how to use the Publish-to-Web feature, which allows you to create HTML pages based on your drawings for presentation purposes, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 26, 2003

AutoCAD: Introduction to 3D Coordinates - introduction to designing in 3D, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, March 25, 2003 (part 3 of 6)

AutoCAD: Introduction to 3D Objects - AutoCAD tutorial shows how to create simple 3D objects, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, February 26, 2003 (part 2 of 6)

AutoCAD: Introduction to Concepts - AutoCAD tutorial covers the basic concepts and definitions of 3D, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, February 25, 2003 (part 1 of 6)

AutoCAD to Bryce - tutorial shows how to export a model built in AutoCAD into Bryce, how to assign materials to the various components of a model and how to create a simple setting and render the resulting scene, David Watson, CADtutor, February 5, 2003

AutoCAD 2002 Tutorial: Create A Mirror-Like Material - Alireza Parsai, August 27, 2002

Architectural Photomontage Tutorials - how to combine real photographs and computer-generated graphics using AutoCAD and 3ds max, Stephen Leworthy

Basic 3D - viewing, moving in the Z direction, exercises, AutoCAD On-line Tutor

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