How to copy a land survey drawing into your drawing without creating a huge mess. One tip is to prefix all the layers with the words SURVEY, so it does not get mixed up with all the other drafting. … [Read more...] about Copy a land survey to your drawing without creating a mess.
AutoCAD Tips
CHSPACE push PS objects to MS – AutoCAD tip
If you want to push objects from paper space to model space in AutoCAD, use the CHSPACE command. In this video I show you how to move the north point, annotation and street name in a land survey drawing, from paper space to model space. … [Read more...] about CHSPACE push PS objects to MS – AutoCAD tip
Plot with color without changing the Plot Style Table
Problem I want to plot a line in color without changing the Plot Style Table (CTB) in AutoCAD. Solution Set the line to a True Color, which can be accessed with the COLOR command Why does this work A color dependant plot table - or CTB file - can set colors 1 to 255 with a color for plotting. This can be something other than the actual color, example red, … [Read more...] about Plot with color without changing the Plot Style Table
XREF Compare – New to AutoCAD 2021
New to AutoCAD 2021, you can now compare the changes made to an XREF in the current drawing. Any changes to the xref or compared drawing are highlighted using revision clouds. If a referenced drawing has changed, a balloon message is displayed in the lower-right corner of the application window (the status bar tray). Click the link in the balloon message to reload the … [Read more...] about XREF Compare – New to AutoCAD 2021
Load acadiso.lin by Default: MEASUREMENT & MEASUREINIT
You open the Layer dialog on a metric drawing, go to load a linetype, and AutoCAD offers you acad.lin — the imperial file, with imperial dash lengths. You want acadiso.lin. Here is why it happens and how to stop it happening again. The short answer Set MEASUREMENT to 1 in the drawing, and MEASUREINIT to 1 so new drawings start that way. That is the whole fix. The … [Read more...] about Load acadiso.lin by Default: MEASUREMENT & MEASUREINIT
How to create PDF with Layers from AutoCAD File
1. If you have AutoCAD 2010 or above installed on your PC go to point 5 2. Download and install Latest version of AutoCAD True View 3. Prepare your drawing for printing with your current version of AutoCAD. Save and Close the file 4. Open your Drawing in AutoCAD True View 5. Press Ctrl+P or Plot from Menu 6. Select DWG to PDF.pc3 printer … [Read more...] about How to create PDF with Layers from AutoCAD File