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Can AI Write AutoLISP? Three Years On (2023-2026)

March 5, 2023

https://youtu.be/Nx_mvSb1iAk The video above is from March 2023. We pointed Bing's brand-new "Artificial Intelligence" at AutoLISP to see whether it could write anything usable for AutoCAD drafting, and published the result as a curiosity — the sort of thing you show someone at smoko. Three years is a long time in this business. The question has stopped being a novelty and … [Read more...] about Can AI Write AutoLISP? Three Years On (2023-2026)

ISO 3098B SHX Font for AutoCAD – Free Download

May 5, 2021

Iso 3098 B Font Preview

ISO3098B font style - An Engineering Drafting Standard. About SHX and SHP files File extensions SHX and SHP are both shapefile formats. These can be used to define text fonts or symbol fonts in AutoCAD. An SHX file contains a shape or font compiled by Autodesk AutoCAD from an .SHP shape file or .PFB font file. It stores shape definitions, as well as font definitions for … [Read more...] about ISO 3098B SHX Font for AutoCAD – Free Download

AUGIWorld February 2021 Issue

February 9, 2021

From: https://www.augi.com/augiworld/issue/february-2021 Advice for New Users Here we are into the second month of 2021. What is better than giving out good advice? This month’s issue spotlights the authors doling out their best advice and practices for software and production. Maybe some of you will find new ways to speed up your workflow, or just take some good … [Read more...] about AUGIWorld February 2021 Issue

RetroCAD – AutoCAD 1.4 – 1983

November 13, 2020

A piece of computer aided drafting history, AutoCAD in 1983! Watch this video - from "RetroCAD" - as they explore the configuration, commands, and features of AutoCAD version 1. https://youtu.be/Apb5ayyCHaE … [Read more...] about RetroCAD – AutoCAD 1.4 – 1983

AutoCAD Tutorial – How to export a DXF file and view it

November 9, 2020

In 1982 we got the AutoCAD DXF file format. An open source vector based drawing exchange format. Many a software package can import this CAD file. Watch this video to learn how to export it from AutoCAD and how to view it in Autodesk's free online viewer. https://youtu.be/lQNfwjG3U0w … [Read more...] about AutoCAD Tutorial – How to export a DXF file and view it

AutoCAD 2021 New Commands and System Variables

March 31, 2020

AutoCAD 2021 New Commands and System Variables New commandsDescriptionAutoCADAutoCAD LTBREAKATPOINTBreaks the selected object into two objects at a specified point.XXDWGHISTORYOpens the Drawing History palette, which displays a version history of the current drawing as maintained by a supported cloud storage provider.XXDWGHISTORYCLOSECloses the Drawing History … [Read more...] about AutoCAD 2021 New Commands and System Variables

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