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AutoCAD Productivity Studies Pack – A2K

July 2, 2020

Learn the Benefits of using Toolsets in AutoCAD now! Read a productivity study detailing the differences between AutoCAD and the Architecture toolset, a productivity study detailing the differences between AutoCAD and the Electrical toolset and more. These free ebooks are published by A2K Technologies. ACCESS ALL E-BOOKS FROM THIS LINK … [Read more...] about AutoCAD Productivity Studies Pack – A2K

Copy a land survey to your drawing without creating a mess.

June 19, 2020

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.

CHSPACE push PS objects to MS – AutoCAD tip

June 19, 2020

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

Anonymous Blocks in AutoCAD

July 31, 2019

Written By Allan using AutoCAD 2004"AutoCAD uses anonymous blocks for supporting hatch patterns and dimensions. These types of blocks are also created using AutoLISP or similar means, but cannot be intentionally created in the drawing editor. Also, anonymous blocks cannot be modified using AutoCAD editing commands." - www.autodesk.com.auWhat are the Types*U### = anonymous … [Read more...] about Anonymous Blocks in AutoCAD

How to install a font in AutoCAD

July 2, 2019

Written by Jaiprakash Pandey, July 2015Applies to:AutoCAD 2016, Similar principles to earlier versions.Tutorial:AutoCAD supports two type of fonts SHX and windows based font like truetype, opentype etc, windows based fonts are installed in windows operating system and AutoCAD accesses it from there but SHX is AutoCAD specific font which needs to be installed in AutoCAD font … [Read more...] about How to install a font in AutoCAD

Understanding Annotation scales in AutoCAD

August 1, 2015

Written by Jaiprakash Pandey, July 2015Applies to:AutoCAD 2015-2016, Similar principles to earlier versions.Tutorial:Generally AutoCAD drawings are plotted on different scales and on different sheet sizes. In order to keep size of certain symbols equal for all scales in plot it is necessary to give and object annotative property and apply scales for all output sizes.As an … [Read more...] about Understanding Annotation scales in AutoCAD

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