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15 Shortcut Keys of AutoCAD, that will Accelerate your work!

15 AutoCAD shortcut keys worth memorizing, from Ctrl+1 Properties and F3 OSNAP to Shift+Space and QuickCalc, to draw faster every day. May 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Coordinates of a Polyline in AutoCAD? But How and Why?

Get the X, Y and Z coordinates of polyline vertices in AutoCAD, from manual copying to the LIST command, and see which method is simplest and fastest. May 20, 2017 · 2 min read

Edit Vertexes and use Linetype Polylines!

Add, delete or stretch AutoCAD polyline vertexes with the grip menu instead of PEDIT, and fix ugly linetypes with the PLINEGEN variable. May 15, 2017 · 2 min read

How to Copy Multiple Text Objects from AutoCAD to Excel

Copy multiple AutoCAD text objects, such as point coordinates, into separate Excel cells as real text with a fast method that needs no add-ons. May 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Create Polyline around the Outside of Multiple Objects!

Draw one outer polyline around multiple objects with the LINEWORKSHRINKWRAP command in Civil 3D, handy for total area calculations. May 5, 2017 · 1 min read

Create Separate Hatches Fast and Easy!

Hatch several areas in AutoCAD without restarting the command. Turn on Create Separate Hatches in the Hatch Creation tab and work faster. April 30, 2017 · 1 min read

How to find Closest Distance Between 2 Objects in Civil 3D?

Find the closest distance between two objects in Civil 3D with the Minimum Distance Between Entities tool, with steps to run it. April 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Auto-Rotate Multiple text Objects!

Turn upside-down text right side up in AutoCAD with the Express Tools TORIENT command, which rotates Text, MText and attributes in one go. April 20, 2017 · 2 min read

Auto-Number Multiple Text Objects!

Number hundreds of text and MText objects in AutoCAD with the TCOUNT command, using prefix, suffix or overwrite and a custom start and increment. April 15, 2017 · 2 min read

OVERKILL! Or how to erase duplicate objects Easy and Fast!

Erase duplicate and overlapping lines, polylines and arcs in AutoCAD with the OVERKILL command, and keep drawings smaller and faster. April 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Automatic Block Count with 1 Click!

Count AutoCAD blocks fast with the BCOUNT Express Tool, and compare it with Data Extraction and Quick Select for quantity takeoffs. April 5, 2017 · 2 min read

Civil 3D Guides

How to create Longitudinal Profile from Feature Line? Easy!

Create a permanent Civil 3D longitudinal profile and profile view from a feature line, with no surface needed, in 7 simple steps. March 30, 2017 · 2 min read