AutoCAD Architecture Tutorials

Components for AutoCAD Details

type DTLCOMPMANAGER in command line to invoke detail components manager, add commonly used details to palettes for quick, easy access in AutoCAD Architecture, Doug Bowers, Applying Technology to Architecture,

Working with Point Clouds

select file to create point clouds, go to insert tab to attach point cloud, modify density, edit point clouds once attached, assign colors to map point cloud intensity in AutoCAD Architecture, Melinda Heavrin, AUGI Library,

ACA: Double Click a Tag to Edit Property Data

create new command, edit properties of it, drag property data edit command, drop it on multi-view block node in AutoCAD Architecture, David Koch, The Architect’s Desktop,

How to Modify the Walls

open options panel, search AEC object settings tab, turn on autosnap new wall/autosnap grip edited justification lines before saving drawing, invoke copy style command to modify wall in AutoCAD Architecture, Attila Horvath, AutoCAD Architecture Blog,

How to Create Walls?

select walls palette from design palette group, set column grid to full screen, turn on OSNAP, ORTHO toggles, activate medium detail, pick starting point before intersecting column grids in AutoCAD Architecture, Attila Horvath, AutoCAD Architecture Blog,

AutoCAD Architecture 2014: Tips & Tricks

merge selected layers using LAYMRG command, customize AUTOCOMPLETE command, access all open drawings through file tabs, create section, detail views, use escarpment block to quickly generate graphics to represent slope changes, Melinda Heavrin, AUGI Library,

ACA: Transferring Display Representations Between Drawings

open source drawing, target file, pick sets node under source drawing file in left pane of display manager, click display representations control tab to choose ‘select all display representations’ from context menu in AutoCAD Architecture, David Koch, The Architect’s Desktop,

How to Create the Construction Drawing and Insert Xref

create ground floor drawing, insert column grid into entry level drawing using AutoCAD Architecture, Attila Horvath, AutoCAD Architecture Blog,