AutoCAD Architecture Tutorials

Rendering Materials in ACA

use materials browser to navigate, manage materials in AutoCAD Architecture drawing, apply materials to objects in 3 ways, create, modify, manage, organize materials, Melinda Heavrin, AUGI Library,

ACA/AMEP 2016: Property Visibility Override

apply AECPSDVISIBILITY system variable to override just visibility settings or both visibility, order settings, setting value of variable to one or two makes visible column to gray out, unavailable for editing, David Koch, The Architect’s Desktop,

Object Linking & Embedding

specify insertion point once Excel information is inserted into drawing, employ OLE object tool to embed objects, link file before copylinking drawing in Excel, invoke OLEQUALITY variable to control plot quality in AutoCAD Architecture, Melinda Heavrin, AUGI Library,

ACA-AMEP 2016: Section Enhancements

new version prompts user to place insertion point once section line is placed, length is specified, improved ways to specify length of section, allows refreshing all 2D sections/elevations in current drawing, David Koch, The Architect’s Desktop,

ACA/AMEP 2016: Styles Browser, Pt 2

apply color selection tool to select background color of preview images, double click on style/definition to initiate ADD command for that object type, visit styles browser to easily access styles, definitions, David Koch, The Architect’s Desktop,

Speed and Simplify with Sheet Set Manager

consolidate drawing files, eliminate multiple layout tabs, create sheet creation template before creating sheet set, import layout(s) from existing drawings, re-associate sheet in sheet set before publishing sheet set in AutoCAD Architecture, Melinda Heavrin, AUGI Library,