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AutoCAD and Civil 3D tips, guides and tutorials. 228 posts.

How to Import Different Maps into AutoCAD (Insert Google Maps in AutoCAD!)

Import Google, Bing and other online maps into AutoCAD with the free IRT tool, including how to load it and choose a coordinate system. May 8, 2018 · 3 min read

AutoCAD Layouts (8 Reasons to Start Using them!)

Why use AutoCAD layouts instead of drawing everything in model space: real scale, multiple viewports, easier printing and Sheet Set support. May 1, 2018 · 3 min read

Layout Tab Displays no Colors in AutoCAD (One Click Solution!)

Layout tab showing no colors in AutoCAD? Turn off the Display plot styles option in Page Setup to bring the layer colors back in four simple steps. April 24, 2018 · 2 min read

Bring Back Original Xref Colors (One Simple Command!)

Restore the original Xref layer colors in AutoCAD without detaching the reference by temporarily setting the VISRETAIN system variable to 0. April 10, 2018 · 1 min read

Alignment Label Text Rotating? (One click solution!)

Fix Civil 3D alignment labels that flip the wrong way by switching off the label rotation setting in Edit Alignment Labels in a few clicks. April 3, 2018 · 1 min read

Declutter Your Drawings: Show Only the Last Two Digits of Elevation Labels in Civil 3D

Show only the last two digits of Civil 3D spot elevation labels with a custom expression, for cleaner and easier to read drawings. March 27, 2018 · 3 min read

AutoCAD Cannot Save my Drawing! (5 Simple Solutions!)

Fix the AutoCAD error that stops a drawing from saving with five solutions, including AUDIT, Save As, WBLOCK and saving as DXF before reopening. March 20, 2018 · 2 min read

Point Elevations From Lines (AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D Methods!)

Create points with elevations from line start and end Z values, and build a TIN surface from lines, using AutoCAD and Civil 3D methods. March 13, 2018 · 4 min read

Microsoft Excel

How to Find and Remove Duplicates in Excel! (2 Easy Tricks!)

Find and remove duplicates in Excel with two easy tricks: highlight duplicate cells using Conditional Formatting, then delete the duplicate rows. March 6, 2018 · 2 min read

Remove Polyline Vertexes (Remove Multiple Vertexes at Once!!)

Three ways to remove polyline vertexes in AutoCAD, including the PLD polyline diet LISP that cuts many vertexes at once. February 27, 2018 · 3 min read

Draw Order Shortcuts! (Bring to Front and Send to Back)

Get keyboard shortcuts for Bring to Front and Send to Back in AutoCAD with a free LISP: DF and DB for faster draw order control. February 20, 2018 · 2 min read

Multiple Text to MText Without Moving! (Convert Text to Mtext Without any Formatting!)

Convert multiple single-line Text objects to Mtext in AutoCAD without moving them and without extra formatting, using the T1MJ LISP. February 13, 2018 · 2 min read