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AutoCAD 2009: Changes to the User Interface - exploring task-based ribbon,
quick access toolbar, menu browser, more in UI, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, May 1,
2008
Layers 3 -
creating new layer using layer manager window in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily
AutoCAD, Apr 17, 2008
Layers 2 -
status properties of layers in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 16,
2008
Layers 1 -
general properties of layers and objects in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
Apr 15, 2008
Animate Your 3D Models With AutoCAD 2009's SHOW MOTION - Orhan Toker,
Daily AutoCAD, Apr 10, 2008
AutoCAD 2009: Fabulous Improvements to Everyday Commands - in-place spell
checking, option to search blocks and Xrefs, eTransmit improvements, more, Lynn
Allen, Cadalyst, Apr 1, 2008
AutoCAD 2009 - A Closer Look at Layer Management
- improved layer properties manager, controls for layer isolation and layer
property changes, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Apr 8, 2008
AutoCAD
2009 - presentation and demo showing ribbon toolbar, menu browser,
InfoCenter, more, Excitech, Apr 2008
Saving Your 3D Views in AutoCAD 2009 - Orhan Toker,
Daily AutoCAD, Apr 8, 2008
Introduction to the AutoCAD 2009 Action Recorder Video - Donnie Gladfelter,
The CAD Geek Blog, Apr 7, 2008
Something for the Kids with AutoCAD
- making paper model of a street car using AutoCAD, ARCHIdigm, January 2007
Mail Bag - Why Do Some Commands Support the
Use of Additional Characters in Front of
Their Names, and Others Do Not? -
meaning of characters like hyphen, plus, and
apostrophe when they occur in front of
AutoCAD commands, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics,
August 24, 2006
The Quick Calculator
- new Quick Calculator feature, with a friendly user
interface, carries out mathematical calculations in
AutoCAD 2006, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst Management, March 10,
2006
Turn Off the Gray Background Mask of a Field
- set 'fielddisplay' command to 0 to turn off
gray background mask in AutoCAD, Fernando
Salgado, TECHtalk, December 11, 2005
Quick, Calculate + 1!
- scientific functions, units conversions, and use of built-in memory in
AutoCAD's 'Quick Calculator,' Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management, November 15, 2005
Quick, Calculate!
- new 'Quick Calculator' in AutoCAD 2006 overcomes the shortcomings of
calculator present in older versions, Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management,
October 14, 2005
Using Fields with the Dwgprop command and Fields as a Plot Stamp -
multimedia tutorial shows AutoCAD Dwgprop command to store information about the
drawing, removing old plot stamp utility using fields, CAD-1, September 2005
Clever Grip Tricks
- knowing the little-known grip facts can make AutoCAD's grips act as object
snaps, Bill Fane, Cadalyst AEC, July 15, 2005
Get a Grip on Editing with Grips - what are grips, learning to
work with editing commands using AutoCAD's grips, Bill Fane, Cadalyst
Management, June 15, 2005
Using AutoCAD or IntelliCAD for Quantity Surveying - Part 1
- quantity surveyor can easily abstract information from DWG format to CAD
data, some notes on relevant commands like LIST, DIST, and AREA, Geoff
Harrod, June 2005
AutoCAD System Variables - a look at changes in the last few releases
as well as likely
future inclusions and removals, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, April 19, 2005 pdf
AutoCAD 2006 - Trim/Extend Tips
- it's no secret anymore - users can save time by using the 'select all'
default which is within the command now, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog,
April 18, 2005
Recovering Lost
Information - how to recover and recreate data after a crash, for
AutoCAD and vertical applications, Necessary Knowledge, April 18, 2005
Command
Quick Guide R12 - 2006 - table shows commands evolving through
each AutoCAD version, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, April 12, 2005
pdf
Views,
Layers...and 3D in LT? -
saving views with UCS, maximizing viewports and --
surprise -- 3D functionality in LT, Michael Beal, Cadtutor, April 2005
Tools of the Trade - Inserting Fields - AutoCAD 2006 lets users delve into file databases for any kind of information with a simple right click, Eric Wing, Icade,
April 4, 2005, pp.8 -12
Drawing Recovery and AutoCAD 2006 - the DRAWINGRECOVERY
command recovers your doomed drawing without much ado, Lynn Allen, Lynn
Allen's Blog, March 24, 2005
Using Dynamic Input
- 5 minute exercise in using Dynamic Input in AutoCAD 2006, Elise Moss, Moss
Designs, March 27, 2005 (pdf)
Pick an Object, Any Object
- how to use AutoCAD's selection sets, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, February 15,
2005
Solid Model
from User-Defined Profile - AutoCAD tutorial shows how to create a
custom profile (2D drawing) and then extrude that into a 3D object, Learn
CAD Fast, February 22, 2005 (requires free registration)
Create New
Drawing AutoCAD Tutorial - demonstrates how to use the AutoCAD Create
New Drawing dialog box to create an empty drawing, Learn CAD Fast, February
8 2005 (requires free registration)
Units of
Measurement AutoCAD Tutorial - how to use the AutoCAD Drawing Units
dialog box to set up length and angle units for your drawing, Learn CAD
Fast, February 8 2005 (requires free registration)
Quick Select
AutoCAD Tutorial - how to select AutoCAD objects by type, layer and
color in groups so you don't have to select each one individually, Learn CAD
Fast, February 8 2005 (requires free registration)
Create Your Own Tool Palette -- Without Network
Permissions - Todd Shackelford, Cadalyst,
January 15, 2005
Playing with Polylines, Part 3 - modify
polylines using AutoCAD's PolylineEdit command, Bill
Fane, Cadalyst, January 15, 2005
Horror in AutoCAD, Part
2: Dangerous Variables - exposes the dangerous aspects of wrong settings
and handling of AutoCAD variables and ways to avoid the negative results,
Alex Borodulin, NYacad, January 5, 2005)
AutoCAD
2005 New Features - 7-part video tutorial, DG CAD Consulting, January 5,
2005
Polyline Power
- explores the AutoCAD Pline command,
Bill Fane, Cadalyst, November 15, 2004 (part 1 of 2)
Playing with Polylines, Part 2 - how to make changes to existing plines,
Bill Fane, Cadalyst, December 15, 2004 (part 2 of 2)
Layers
AutoCAD Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, December 17, 2004 (requires free
registration)
Extrude
from a Path AutoCAD Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, December 17, 2004
(requires free registration)
AutoCAD 2005 Webcasts - links to archived webcasts
on Autodesk's website, Tracy Lincoln, TL Consulting, December 16, 2004
Dimension
Objects AutoCAD Tutorial - how to show measurements of objects that you
have created, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)
Trim
Objects AutoCAD Tutorial - how to remove parts of an object based on
lines that intersect it, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)
Extend
AutoCAD Tutorial - how to extend objects out to either the next
intersecting line, or to a line that you choose, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)
A Field of Questions in AutoCAD 2005
- how to take advantage of AutoCAD 2005's Field Object functionality,
ARCHIdigm, December 14, 2004
General AutoCAD Quick Guide
- links to reference guides (for AutoCAD versions 14 through 2005) that
contain tips including commonly used command aliases, keyboard shortcuts,
object snaps and selection methods, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, December
11, 2004
AutoCAD Layer Filter and APP ID Purge Tool - purge unwanted
Layer Filters and unnecessary REG APP IDs in DWG files, Shaan Hurley,
Between the Lines, December 9, 2004
AutoCAD Line
Command Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004
(requires free registration)
AutoCAD Circle
Command Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004
(requires free registration)
Selection Methods
- AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004 (requires free
registration)
AutoCAD
Basic Information - provides an introduction to AutoCAD, Learn CAD Fast,
November 22, 2004 (requires free registration)
Horror In AutoCAD: When
the Ghost Is Coming... - tutorial explores problems with DWF
publishing, Alex Borodulin, NYacad, October 8, 2004
Google
"Reads" Text in AutoCAD Drawings - the Google search engine now
has the ability to search for text in DWG drawing files stored on the
Internet, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, September 22, 2004
Meet My Friend Cal Q. Lator
- examines AutoCAD's built-in calculator, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, September 15,
2004
Circles and Lines: Object Snaps
- Part 1 - an overview of AutoCAD object snaps, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst,
August 16, 2004
Animation in AutoCAD
- how to animate your AutoCAD drawings, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com,
August 19, 2004
I Wandered Lonely as a Revcloud - AutoCAD tutorial
shows how to create revision clouds, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
Express Tool System Variable Editor "SYSVDLG"
- AutoCAD tutorial explains what the system variable editor does, Shaan
Hurley, Between the Lines, August 10, 2004
A Faster
Way to Change an Object's Elevation Using MOVE - an AutoCAD tutorial,
Brian Morse, CADdigest.com, August 11, 2004
Drawing Objects
- AutoCAD tutorial explains how all of the Draw commands work, David
Watson, CADTutor, August 3, 2004
Grips 101
- AutoCAD tips for using grips, which allows fast and effective editing in the
following commands: Move, Copy, Rotate, Stretch, Scale and Mirror, Lynn Allen,
Cadalyst, July 1, 2004
Group Therapy
- AutoCAD tutorial on how to create groups to work with multiple objects as a
single unit within your drawings, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004
An
Alternative for the PURGE Command - AutoCAD tutorial explores how to purge
a drawing using the PURGE command and shows a useful alternative command, Jos
van Doorn, CADdigest.com, July 13, 2004
Fields in AutoCAD
- an overview of how Fields work and what you can do with them in both AutoCAD
and Architectural Desktop, ARCHIdigm, July 2004
Creating
Digital IDs for Use with AutoCAD - how to use digital certificates to
"sign" dwg files, Stephanie J. Yoder, Flat Mtn, June 8, 2004
Hidden HIDE options in AutoCAD and ADT 2004 - explores a little-known
dialog with options that help produce hidden line results with 3D Objects,
ARCHIdigm, June 2004
The
Nether Regions - AutoCAD tutorial explores the little-known Regions
feature, which helps you create and manipulate components within drawings,
Bill Fane, Cadalyst, June 15, 2004
Using the New Layer Filter Interface in AutoCAD 2005 - tutorial explores
using the new AutoCAD 2005 layer dialog, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, June 6,
2004
AutoCAD 2005: Focus on Files
- how to use the Sheet Set Manager to organize your drawings, Bill Fane,
Cadalyst, May 1, 2004
How to Configure Sheet Sets 1
- how to use AutoCAD 2005's new sheet set capabilities to help enforce your
CAD standards, Robert Green, Cadalyst, May 1, 2004
Quick Article on Design Document Communication with DWF
- AutoCAD tutorial on using DWF and a workflow with markup, Shaan Hurley,
Between the Lines/AutoCAD Weblog, May 10, 2004
Embedding a DWF into a
PowerPoint Slideshow - AutoCAD tutorial, Elise Moss, CADzette, May 7,
2004 (pdf)
Embedding A Drawing
Into A Word Document Using Express Viewer - tutorial explains how to
paste an AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop or Inventor drawing
into a Microsoft Word file, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 5, 2004
Background Mask Tools for AutoCAD 2005 (Beta Release) -
offers some
customized tools to work with the new AutoCAD 2005 feature Background Masking, Lee
Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, April 26, 2004
AutoCAD 2005: Boundary Hatch Enhancements - tutorial demonstrates the new
enhancements in the BHATCH command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 17,
2004
Take the Express Way!
- AutoCAD tutorial reviews the Express Tools for layers and blocks, Bill Fane,
Cadalyst, March 12, 2004
AutoCAD 2005: Fields - tutorial illustrates how to use fields in your
drawings, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 10, 2004
Sheet Sets and More
in AutoCAD 2005 - offers a detailed look at sheet sets and the other new
features in the upcoming AutoCAD 2005, Lachmi Khemlani,
AECbytes, March 4, 2004
Express Yourself!
- explores AutoCAD Express Tools for managing layers, Bill
Fane, Cadalyst, February 12, 2004
Importing AutoCAD Meshes - tutorial explains how
to create a triangular ground model using VIZ
and AutoCAD and how to import this ground model into Bryce,
David Watson, CADTutor, January 23, 2004
AutoCAD: Express Tools will Increase Your Productivity
- an overview of some of the new timesaving tools in
AutoCAD 2004, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, October 14, 2003
Understanding the Xref Path Type
Options in AutoCAD 2004
- tips on using the Relative path type, which can allow you
to expand on your AutoCAD and ADT productivity wherever you
find that you use the exact same Xref names and "relative"
project folder paths, ARCHIdigm, October 6, 2003
Digging Deep into the Express Tools - an in-depth look
at AutoCAD 2004's Express Tools, which enhance everyday
drawing productivity, Lynn Allen,
CADENCE, October 2003
Basic
AutoCAD - Hatching - how to create and define hatch
patterns to areas of your drawing, Autocad Central, August
5, 2003
The Return of
the Express Tools! (Who Says Dreams Don't Come True?) - welcome back to the
much loved utilities, missing for two releases, Lynn Allen, CADENCE,
August 2003
TrueType in
AutoCAD - explains why you should be
using TrueType fonts in AutoCAD and offers tips on using them, Geoff Harrod,
CADinfo.NET, July 28, 2003
AutoCAD 2004: New Drafting & Editing Features
- explores an array of AutoCAD's new drafting and editing tools that
can enhance your productivity, Ellen Finkelstein,
Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003
Insider
Information on AutoCAD 2004 - streaming video (about 45 minutes)
offers tech tips on how to get more screen real estate with new tool
palettes and command lines and how to get faster, more efficient
performance, save storage space and increase the speed of file
transfers, Rick Feineis, Avatech Solutions, May 2003
AutoCAD
2004: Digitally Sign Your Drawings - tutorial shows you how to
use digital signatures in the latest version of AutoCAD,
Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, April 28, 2003
AutoCAD - Share Your AutoCAD and Keep Your Own Settings -
streaming video tips explains how to use custom profiles to
save and start with your personal settings, Avatech
Solutions, April 15, 2003
CAD Standards in AutoCAD 2004
- tutorial offers a practical approach to using CAD
standards in both AutoCAD 2004 and 2002, Alireza Parsai,
April 8, 2003
Sharing Drawings With People Who Don’t Have AutoCAD
- a look at the pros and cons of current file-sharing
formats, including PDF, TIFF and DWF, and the new Autodesk
Express Viewer, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, April 3, 2003
AutoCAD 2004 Command Aliases - a complete list of
command aliases - arranged alphabetically - to help
increase your speed in entering the commands at keyboard,
Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, April 2, 2003
AutoCAD 2004 Design Publisher - tutorial explains the
new Design Publisher feature, which allows you to include a
series of different drawing files and layouts in a single
multi-sheet DWF file and print the sheets sequentially,
Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 31, 2003
Creating
a 3D Screw - this AutoCAD tutorial leads you
step-by-step to create a 60-degree V slotted screw,
Robert Southworth, CADdigest.com, March 19, 2003
AutoCAD - Bridge The Gap with Multiple Polyline Editing
- streaming video explains how to use Multiple Polyline
Editing to automatically fix gaps between segment
endpoints and quickly join any number of polylines,
Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2003
Norton 2003 Fix with AutoCAD - tutorial explains how to
resolve a conflict that occurs when you run Autodesk
products and Norton AntiVirus 2003 on the Windows 98/ME
operating systems, CAD-1, February 2003 (pdf)
Circle Enhancement - AutoCAD tutorial explores the
various methods for drawing circles, By Alireza Parsai,
CADdigest.com, January 6, 2003
AutoCAD
- Cutting Corners with the New Fillet - streaming
video tech tip shows how to cut corners
with the new fillet command to reduce the number of clicks necessary for completing common tasks, Avatech Solutions, November 20,
2002
AutoCAD
- Advanced Polar Array -streaming video tech tip shows how to create a
Polar Array and keep
your objects under control, Avatech Solutions, October 25,
2002
AutoCAD Tutorial 4: For Release 2000i - topics include using the
User Coordinate System and converting a solid model to a multiview
using the SOLVIEW and SOLDRAW commands, Alice Y. Scales, October 10,
2002
AutoCAD Tutorial - a six-part introduction and
overview for AutoCAD beginners, Nancy Wilkie and Harrison Eiteljorg, Center for
the Study of Architecture/Archaeology, October 8, 2002
The New Batch Standards Checker - a collection of AutoCAD
keyboard tips, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, October 2002
Loading Applications into AutoCAD 2002 - tutorial
explores
how to customize the AutoCAD environment, features, and commands by
creating third-party applications that can be loaded into AutoCAD, Alireza Parsai, October
1, 2002
AutoCAD - Making Your Mark - streaming tech tip on using the UNDO
MARK option, Avatech Solutions, September 25, 2002
AutoCAD
to Photoshop - tutorial on how to move AutoCAD drawings into
Adobe Photoshop, David Watson, CADTutor
AutoCAD
as an Illustration Tool - tips on using PDF or PowerPoint to share
AutoCAD drawings, Ron Adee, Adee's AutoCAD Answers, August 14, 2002
AutoCAD
- Drag 'N' Drop Makes It Easy! - streaming video tutorial
that shows how easy it is to access files, blocks and even hatch
patterns, Avatech, June 19, 2002
AutoCAD
- Rotate And Copy At The Same Time With Grips - streaming
video tutorial that shows how to make multiple copies of an
object while rotating it, Avatech, June 19, 2002
AutoCAD's
Move and Copy Commands - tutorial for AutoCAD users, Jos van
Doorn, CADdigest.com, Oct 12, 2001
Controlling
the AutoCAD 2002 Drawing Environment - defining support
paths, controlling the display, configuring plotters, user
profiles and defining profiles. Excerpt from Inside AutoCAD
2002, New Riders (857KB PDF file)
Drawing
with AutoCAD 2000 - Introduction - if you've just been told
that you will be learning AutoCAD 2000, you will appreciate this
series by Jim Plume, University of New South Wales (pdf file)
Managing
Object Coding, Lineweights, and Plotstyles in AutoCAD 2000
- Barrie Mathews, CADinfo.NET, July 2000
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