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How to Change the AutoCAD Layout Background Color - Options>Display, selecting color button, Sheet/Layout > Uniform Background, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, July 12, 2010

Inserting a Circular Raster Image - inserting raster image, using ._ImageAttach, Express Tools, Clip, commands, RK McSwain, CAD Panacea, July 10, 2010

Quick Properties Shows Up Right in the Middle of the Drawing - selecting Float as location mode, dragging for fixed location, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 1, 2010

Using LINE Command - creating lines, specification of 2 points, drawing continuous line, using close option, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 28, 2010

Zoom and Pan Via Mouse Scroll - AutoCAD's MBUTTONPAN, ZOOMFACTOR, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 24, 2010

Using ARC Command - drawing arcs/complex curves, starting with point, using center point, continue feature, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 14, 2010

Parametrics 103: That Figures - CConstraintForm system variable changed from default value 0 to 1, using current dimension style, example drawing, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, Jun 10, 2010

Six Things About Deadlines (and Google)- Godin [BIM Rant] [CAD vs BIM] - meeting deadlines using CAD drawing, problem with using CAD process, Google SketchUp, Bimboom, Jun 9, 2010

AutoCAD 2011 Yin-Yang Symbol Creation Exercise & More - creating cool geometry, using AutoCAD command methods, AutoCAD CIRCLE, MIRROR, TRIM, OFFSET, HATCH, Circle 2Point method, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Jun 5, 2010

Why Can't I Target Specific Surface? - circular reference conundrum, 'Combined Surface', XML file, AutoCAD LANDXMLIN command, Almas Suljevic, Jun 1, 2010

Spline Tangent Direction in AutoCAD 2011 - tangent directions based on points, changing tangency of Fit Spline, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, May 31, 2010

Easy Object Creation Using ADDSELECTED Command - creating new object, inheriting properties of selected object, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 26, 2010

Spline Methods in AutoCAD 2011 - drawing smooth NURBS, 3D surface modeling, Fit/CV methods, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, May 26, 2010

Video on Spline Freehand Posted - using in AutoCAD 2011, Guillermo Melantoni, YouTube, May 23, 2010

Splines in AutoCAD 2011 Pt 4 - Setting Tolerance in Spline Freehand - Guillermo Melantoni, What a Mesh, Apr 15, 2010

MIRROR Command - using AutoCAD command to create flipped copy of object, more complex tasks, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 26, 2009

LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, CELTSCALE and MSLTSCALE - AutoCAD commands to control linetypes, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, June 24, 2009

BO is for Boundary - BOUNDARY command displays Boundary Creation dialog box, creates polyline instead of hatch, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Jan 29, 2009

AA is for AREA - launching AREA command using AA command alias or from various locations in AutoCAD user interface, useful in selecting objects, picking boundary points, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Jan 28, 2009

ALIGN in 3D - AutoCAD command moves, rotates in 2D, 3D space, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Jan 26, 2009

Practical Method for Entering Angles: Polar Tracking -  using AutoCAD F10 button for entering angles, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jan 26, 2009

Command SCALE - using AutoCAD command to change sizes of entities, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jan 23, 2009

Hint: Draw Inclined Lines Effortlessly - Angle Override - using coordinate input method in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jan 22, 2009

Drawing the Lazy Way With POLAR - quick way to find, draw angle in AutoCAD, Josh Jones, Lazy Drafter, Sep 24, 2008

Command: _BREAK - used to open a space between two points on entities, complex examples, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 10, 2008

Quickly Redirect XREF Paths - redirect XREFs paths in drawing to a new location using REDIR in AutoCAD, Josh Jones, Lazy Drafter, Sep 5, 2008

Command: _DISTANCE - measure the distance between two points using command DI, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 5, 2008

Subscription Bonus Pack 1: A Closer Look at Spline Editing - SPLINEDIT command for converting spline to polyline, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider Blog, Aug 22, 2008

Auto CAD Tutorial 12 - ROTATE and SCALE Command - link to video tutorial, CNC Information, Aug 21, 2008

Commands Retired With AutoCAD 2007 - using CHANGE, 3D, ROTATE3D, and SECTION commands, Gokalp Baykal, Daily AutoCAD, Aug 18, 2008

Command:_CIRCLE - drawing circle passing through specified points in AutoCAD, Mustafa Coban, Daily AutoCAD, Aug 12, 2008

Drawing Aids - drawing horizontal and vertical lines using ORTHO command, controlling grid spacing, setting grid limits in AutoCAD, more, David Watson, CADTutor, July 31, 2008

Drawing Objects - tutorial on basic Draw commands, such as LINE, PLINE and CIRCLE, as well as newer commands like Region, Wipeout and 3D Polyline, CADTutor.net, July 2005

Basic AutoCAD - Polylines - tutorial on the most common drawing tool in AutoCAD - the polyline, Autocad Central, August 2, 2003

Guard Your Drawings with Digital Signature - how to get a digital signature and install and use it in AutoCAD to protect the integrity of drawings, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, March 2003

Circle Enhancement - AutoCAD tutorial explores the various methods for drawing circles, By Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, January 6, 2003

Marking Up Drawings with Volo View and AutoCAD - tutorial shows how to use the full version of Volo View to view, mark up and plot dwg, dwf and other file types and how to incorporate the changes into AutoCAD, Nancy Fulton, OpenCAD, December 2, 2002

Layer Stuff - AutoCAD tutorial on using some of the more powerful and underused tools for manipulating drawing layers, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, July 2002

Visualization Tips and Tricks - tutorial for creating an architectural model from a CAD drawing, using VIZ 4 and AutoCAD, H. Edward Goldberg, AECVision, August, 2002

Drawing Objects - lines, polylines, circles, arcs, multiline, more, AutoCAD Online Tutor 

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