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AutoCAD and Civil 3D tips, guides and tutorials. 228 posts.
AutoCAD Tips
Change The Layer of Multiple Blocks to Layer 0! (Using one simple command!)
Move the objects inside many AutoCAD blocks to Layer 0 at once with the SETNESTEDOBJECTSBYBLOCK command, so block colors follow the layer.
AutoCAD Tips
How to Automatically Set Elevations to Polyline in AutoCAD
Set elevations on AutoCAD polylines such as flattened contours using Properties, Civil 3D tools, incremental values or text and Mtext elevations.
Civil 3D Tips
Grip Issue Editing Polylines and Labels Civil 3d 2018!
Grip problems in Civil 3D 2018, including misplaced label and arc grips and polyline grip menus, and the Autodesk fix to apply.
AutoCAD Guides
Working and Editing Grouped Objects in AutoCAD!
Edit grouped objects in AutoCAD with GROUPEDIT or -GROUP: add objects to a group, remove them and rename an existing group in a few steps.
AutoCAD Guides
Group Objects in AutoCAD (When you need them Separated!)
Group objects in AutoCAD with the GROUP command to edit them together yet separately. See how groups differ from blocks and how to ungroup.
AutoCAD Tips
Copy to Xref (As Easy as Possible!!)
Copy objects into an Xref in AutoCAD without leaving your drawing, using Edit Xref in-place. A step by step example with a site plan.
AutoCAD Tips
AutoCAD Opens Drawings in new Window (Every drawing opens in new Session)!
AutoCAD opening every drawing in a new session? Fix it by changing the TASKBAR and SDI system variables to work with multiple drawings in one window.
AutoCAD Tips
Fillet is Not Working? (4 Simple solutions!)
Fillet not working in AutoCAD? Check four common causes, including different elevations, the TRIMMODE variable and polyline direction.
Microsoft Excel
Excel formulas are not working (8 Common Mistakes and Solutions)
Excel formulas not working? Check 8 common mistakes, including quoted numbers, wrong argument separators, parentheses, missing arguments and text formats.
Microsoft Excel
Excel Formulas are not working, not updating & calculating (Quick and Easy fixes!)
Get Excel formulas that are not working, updating or calculating back on track by switching calculation to Automatic or forcing a recalculation.
AutoCAD Tips
Dot Leader having gap? ( 3 Quick solutions)
Fix the gap between a leader line and its dot arrowhead in AutoCAD with three quick solutions, including the Dot small style and editing the Dot block.
AutoCAD Tips