Asking the BING AI "The History of AutoCAD" Creative Response: AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application1. It was developed and marketed by Autodesk, a company founded in 1982 by John Walker and 15 co-founders2. AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal … [Read more...] about The History of AutoCAD, According to Bing AI
Can AI Write AutoLISP? Three Years On (2023-2026)
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)
Revit: Fix a Detail Family Element That Will Not Move
https://youtu.be/3ZofIXnYRh4 You have a detail item family and one of the elements is not moving with the rest of the objects when you change the dimension. How do I fix this? The answer is to do with 'locking' the dimension in the Revit RFA family file. … [Read more...] about Revit: Fix a Detail Family Element That Will Not Move
Top 5 Free CAD Block Download Websites for AutoCAD Drafting
All websites on this list have a good collection of free, easy to download, dwg files (CAD blocks). They will be good for students, architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, plumbing and electrical drafters. blocks.draftsperson.net - One of the oldest free CAD block websites around. It's history dates back to 2002. Now upgraded, with a nice simple smooth layout. … [Read more...] about Top 5 Free CAD Block Download Websites for AutoCAD Drafting
Drafting Standards – What metric units do I draw with?
What metric units do I use in my architectural, structural, building services or civil disciple drafting projects? Is it millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). In AutoCAD do I draw my architectural plan in mm or cm? How about Civil plans is it m or km? What is the industry drafting standard? In this video tutorial I will show you what is used on a … [Read more...] about Drafting Standards – What metric units do I draw with?
Top 5 Side Hustles for Home Office Workers in Australia
Get your boring office tasks done cheaply by someone else: You can redraw an old house plan from paper to AutoCAD. You would bill your client $1K for this service. Or you could post the project to freelancer.com.au*. Get someone there to do it for $100 dollars + $100 dollars of your own time for a quality check. This is a total cost of $200. Still bill the client $1000 and make … [Read more...] about Top 5 Side Hustles for Home Office Workers in Australia