How to Optimize Your AutoCAD DWG Drawing Files - delete unused geometry, find invisible objects, check your styles, purge regapps, Paul Munford, CAD Setter Out, Dec 1, 2011

Make the Command Line Work the Way You Want It To - displaying entire history of command line, Ctrl+9 to hide it, auto-complete function added in AutoCAD 2012, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Nov 21, 2011

Make Hatching in AutoCAD Easy - creating user-defined hatch patterns using HATCH commands, customizing hatches, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Nov 13, 2011

Create Cool Curves with Splines in AutoCAD - using 'fit points' method, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Nov 6, 2011

Annotative Dimensions - importance of annotative dimensions to eliminate duplicate dimensions in AutoCAD, Isaac Harper, AutoCAD Exchange, Aug 2011

Creating Data Links - AutoCAD drawing tip, Donnie Gladfelter, AutoCAD Exchange, Aug 2011

Keep Your Own Styles, Layers & Blocks at the Top of the List - use underscore character in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Aug 29, 2011

How to Work with Layers in AutoCAD 2009 - benefits of using layers in AutoCAD drawings, creating an additional layer, difference between off, freeze, Bright Hub, Aug 25, 2011

Manage Embedded Shapes (Islands) When Hatching in AutoCAD - selecting options for islands when hatching 3 closed figures using HATCH command, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Aug 14, 2011

AutoCAD Tip: Exaggerating Drawing Scale - draw in full scale while working with AutoCAD, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Aug 2011

AutoCAD Tutorial: Attach an Xref - uses of Xrefs, notes when attaching Xrefs, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, July 31, 2011

Rotated But Not Aligned - working with isometric drawings that are not perfectly square using AutoCAD, Isaac Harper, AutoCAD Exchange, July 2011

3D in a 2D World, Pt 2 - creating 3D view of object from 2D drawing in AutoCAD, Elvis Sverko, ASCENT Blog, June 24, 2011

AutoCAD 2012: Create and Modify Surfaces - using surface modeling commands, AutoCAD Exchange, June 23, 2011

3D in a 2D World - Pt 1 - drawing view commands in AutoCAD 2012 to create projected views that update automatically, Elvis Sverko, ASCENT Blog, June 17, 2011

Using POINT Command - drawing point in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 9, 2011

Raising Your AutoCAD Training Standards - using standards feature for checking set of AutoCAD drawings with that of clients, Elvis Sverko, ASCENT Blog, June 3, 2011

Changing Point Style with DDPTYPE Command - now located in 'Utilities' panel of 'Home' tab, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 1, 2011

Ascend a Staircase - drawing elevation view of staircase in AutoCAD using temporary track point, Elvis Sverko, ASCENT Blog, May 23, 2011

Align a Rectangle with a Line on the Fly - RECTANG command in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, May 9, 2011

How to Create a Quick Polar Array with the ROTATE Command's Copy Option - adding benches around inner edge of circle in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, May 21, 2011

Periodic Splines in AutoCAD 2012 - rebuilding spline does not compromise shape symmetry, Guillermo Melantoni, What a Mesh, Apr 12, 2011

Free Download: Point and Arrow Line Types - 4 line types to be used in drawings, LINETYPE command, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Oct 27, 2010

Hatch Editing with Grips - 2010 and Later - using grip edits in AutoCAD, center grip allows moving entire hatch, Vertex/Edge grips, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Sep 4, 2010

ARRAY Command in AutoCAD 1 - Creating Rectangular Array - carrying out linear/polar copying, better than DIVIDE/MEASURE commands in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 7, 2010

Tip: Copying Layers Between Drawings Using AutoCAD Design Center - selecting Layers, right clicking to select Add Layers, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 6, 2010

Quickly Change AutoCAD Views Using Saved Views - configuring viewports in large drawing project, saving UCS, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Aug 29, 2010

Copy Xrefs Between Drawings - selecting, pressing Ctrl + C, copying to clipboard in AutoCAD, Leonid Nemirovsky, Cadalyst, Aug 9, 2010

Creating DGN Files Out of AutoCAD Drawings - saving mapping file, DGNMAPPING command, Lynn Allen's Blog, Aug 11, 2010

Adding Jog to a 3D Sketch - accessing sketch tools in sketch mode, selecting line, drawing jog, adding relations/dimensions, Deepak Gupta, Boxer's Blog, July 23, 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

Using XREF: Attachment vs. Overlay - attached/overlaid reference in AutoCAD, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jun 2, 2010

Overhauled POLYLINE Features in AutoCAD 2011 - GRIP handles, 'Add Vertex', Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 2, 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

Isolating Objects in AutoCAD 2011 - separating and hiding selected objects in drawing, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 5, 2010

AutoCAD 2011 Interactive Ribbon for Hatch Command - basics of using ribbon bar to create hatches, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 28, 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

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