AutoCAD eTransmit Secret Ninja Trick the Text Template
Have you ever wondered how you can pre-populate your custom notes included in an eTransmit transmittal package? This is one of those secret AutoCAD Ninja trick that is not well known.
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20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
Between the Lines Blog
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
Category Tips–n-Tricks
AutoCAD Data Extraction: Take Your Drawing to the Next Level
This is a guest post is by Edwin Prakoso of http://CAD-a-Blog.com.
AutoCAD has been used as drafting tools for decades. In the beginning, people used AutoCAD to replace manual drafting table. Many people are still using it that way, at least in my country. I am not sure how people are using AutoCAD in your region today, but I believe many people are still using it that way.
Many AutoCAD users forget that Autodesk has added many new features that can increase their productivity.
AutoCAD 2011 Yin-Yang Symbol Creation Exercise & More
This post is not on Chinese philosophy, but how to create the well known Yin-Yang symbol in AutoCAD in six simple steps. I had some extra energy today and put this together quickly. The exercise shows how easy it can be using simple AutoCAD command methods to create cool geometry. This would be a good simple exercise for students and those just learning AutoCAD.
Troubleshooting AutoCAD Graphics Issues
Randy Young, the Graphics System Software Quality Assurance Engineering lead guru for the AutoCAD Team wrote an excellent article on solving the worlds troubles, well at least AutoCAD Graphics related ones.
AutoCAD 2011 ~ POP Goes the Material!
In AutoCAD 2011 Autodesk has worked to break the myth of AutoCAD being just another 2D application. This year the AutoCAD materials now show bump maps real time in the viewport. This is achieved by enabling The Advance Material effect. The effect is normally enabled by default but if it is not you can enable it by doing the following.
AutoCAD Tips & Tricks Videos
Allen Lowe a Visual Media Designer in the AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT User Assistance team has posted some new AutoCAD Tips and Tricks videos.
AutoCAD 2011 and Other Autodesk Product Help – On the Go
Chances are you own a mobile phone or smartphone in this age of mobile technology. One thing I have been doing on both my Blackberry and iPhone is taking the Chances are you own a mobile phone or smartphone in this age of mobile technology. One thing I have been doing on both my Blackberry and iPhone is taking the AutoCAD documentation with me on my mobile devices so I can access them from anywhere. It is a a cool trick to appear to known each and every system variable and command during a conversation with someone, as long as they don't realize you have the documentation on your phone and you really don't know everything AutoCAD.
What I want to do in this post is to give you the AutoCAD documentation in the palm of your hand.
Download AutoCAD 2011 Tips and Tricks booklet by Lynn Allen
The AutoCAD 2011 Tips and Tricks booklet by Lynn Allen is now available for download from the AutoCAD Exchange. The physical version of the booklets should be coming shortly and be available at AutoCAD events but in the meantime you can download it in a PDF document.
AutoCAD 2011 Feature Tips Tricks ~ Freehand Sketching
For a longtime the SKETCH command has been in AutoCAD. While the SKETCH command was good for some limited uses like digitizer tracings, the problem was it created tons of small polyline segments that were unjoined to each other. These polyline segments were ok unless you intended to use the geometry for other than a reference.
Now with AutoCAD 2011 the default object created by the SKETCH is the spline.
AutoCAD 2011の新機能「透過性」の紹介
AutoCAD 2011 では「透過性」という新しいオブジェクト プロパティが追加されました。透過性プロパティの値には ByLayer、ByBlock、あるいは固有の値(0-90%)を設定することが可能で、色、線種、線の太さなどの他のオブジェクト プロパティと同様の操作方法で設定を行えます。透過性の用途として、オブジェクトが重なっている場合に、上にあるオブジェクトに透過性プロパティを与えることにより、下にあるオブジェクトが透けて見えるようになります。