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AutoCAD Arc Tricks (3 Interesting Arc Tricks)

Three AutoCAD arc and circle tricks: draw an angle bisector, find the intersection of arc tangents and build a tangent reverse curve. January 25, 2022 · 3 min read

Copy Layouts in AutoCAD (3 Extremely Simple Methods)

Copy layouts in AutoCAD with three methods: import from another drawing or template, from an active drawing, or copy within the current file. December 14, 2021 · 3 min read

How to Convert Circle to Polyline in AutoCAD? (3 Simple Tricks!)

Convert a circle to a polyline in AutoCAD with 3 simple tricks using BREAK and PEDIT, DONUT, plus how to turn an arc into a polyline. November 23, 2021 · 2 min read

How to Use Offset in AutoCAD, an in-depth Article!

Master the AutoCAD OFFSET command: set a distance, use the Through, Erase and Layer options, and make multiple or double-sided offsets. October 12, 2021 · 5 min read

How to Add Center Mark and Centerline in AutoCAD

Add a Center Mark to circles and arcs and a Centerline between two lines in AutoCAD, then adjust both dynamically from the Properties palette. September 28, 2021 · 2 min read

How to Create Automatic Area Label (4 Step Solution!)

Create an automatic area label in AutoCAD using an MLEADER and a Field, so the text updates by itself whenever the polyline changes. September 14, 2021 · 2 min read

How to Quickly Copy from Xref (Copy from Block) in AutoCAD

Copy objects out of an Xref or block in AutoCAD with the NCOPY command, no need to open the file or fix scale and placement issues. August 21, 2021 · 1 min read

How to Break a Line into Two in AutoCAD? (5 Easy Steps)

Split a line or polyline into two at an exact point with no gap using the AutoCAD BREAK command, the First point option and the @ symbol. July 20, 2021 · 1 min read

Close all Active Drawings in AutoCAD with One command!

Learn the Easiest and Fastest way to Close all Active Drawings in AutoCAD with just One Command! March 16, 2021 · 2 min read

Easily Rotate/Scale AutoCAD Viewports with Align Space!

Rotate and scale an AutoCAD viewport by aligning model space points to a line in paper space with the Express Tools Align Space command. March 2, 2021 · 2 min read

How to add Fonts to AutoCAD (a 30 Seconds read!)

Install TrueType and SHX fonts so they show up in AutoCAD, with the file locations and the restart step explained in a quick 30-second guide. August 4, 2020 · 2 min read

Make Multiple Blocks Annotative or Non-Annotative in AutoCAD

Make multiple blocks annotative or non-annotative in AutoCAD at once with an AutoLISP, instead of editing each one in the Block Editor. May 19, 2020 · 2 min read