AutoCAD Features
TechBeat Tuesday – AutoCAD Tip #3: Two Reasons NOT to Use the Defpoints Layer
failure to select anything in defpoints layer if layer 0 gets frozen, creation of new $AUDIT-BAD-LAYER when AUDIT command is invoked in AutoCAD
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Autodesk Shores Up BIM Offerings
company’s ‘technology roadmap’ to incorporate 3 transformations in AEC, Dynamo merged with DesignScript for algorithmic design, announced acquisitions of Graitec, Azalient Technology
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AutoCAD: Capture 2D From 3D With FLATSHOT
open FLATSHOT dialog layout to select destination, foreground, obscured lines before invoking command to take 3D object, capture block/exported view
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Project Falcon Graduates to Become Autodesk Flow Design
easy wizard-like setup, built-in visualization tools, supports simulation input formats like STL, OBJ, DWG, available as monthly or annual rental: $35/user/month or $210/user/year
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Copyright and Trademark Symbols
select AutoCAD version to be reset, back up current customization as ZIP file, then reset settings to default
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Use and Control Multifunctional Grips for Faster Editing
Multifunctional grips are small, contextual menus that let you edit the properties of an object or component. Use them to quickly edit objects.
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Rotate Objects to Reference an Angle
invoke ROTATE command, select objects to be rotated, specify base point for rotation, apply sub-option reference of command before picking points to define angle in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Tips
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AutoCAD macros allows you to do these easily
change UCS to create aligned geometry relative to other object, double click on text to move text to text layer, generate alternative macro to form missing layer in drawing
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Customize AutoCAD’s Layer Properties Manager
determine application of each column, un-tick unused columns, rearrange columns by moving least-used ones to right-side end of palette in AutoCAD 2014
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