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AutoCAD Tips

How to use AutoCAD Dimension Grips (Reset Text Position)

Use AutoCAD dimension grips to stretch, flip and move dimensions, and reset the text position of one or many dimensions at once. November 10, 2020 · 2 min read
AutoCAD Tips

How to Quick Select objects by Color! (AutoCAD trick)

Quick select objects by color in AutoCAD, such as red text on a specific layer, by combining Select Similar with the Quick Select command. October 20, 2020 · 2 min read
AutoCAD Tips

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
AutoCAD Tips

Add/Subtract a constant Number to Multiple Text Entities in AutoCAD!

Add or subtract a constant from many AutoCAD text objects at once, such as elevations, using a free AutoLISP routine and the INC command. April 21, 2020 · 1 min read
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WHO and Major CAD Companies advise to Work from Home during COVID-19 Outbreak!

Work from home options for CAD designers during COVID-19, including remote desktop tools, cloud CAD machines and Autodesk support measures. March 16, 2020 · 5 min read
AutoCAD Tips

How to rotate 2D Drawings in AutoCAD!

Rotate the view of a 2D drawing in AutoCAD for rotated coordinate systems or layout viewports, using the mouse, the ViewCube and other methods. January 7, 2020 · 2 min read
AutoCAD Tips

Uniform LineType Scale for Different Viewport Scales

Get a uniform linetype scale across layout viewports with different scales in AutoCAD by setting the PSLTSCALE and LTSCALE system variables. October 1, 2019 · 2 min read
Civil 3D Guides

Alignment Stations Through COGO Points! (Civil 3D Stations On COGO POINT!)

Place Civil 3D alignment stations exactly at COGO points using a Station Offset to Points report, Excel and sample lines. September 18, 2018 · 3 min read
AutoCAD Tips

How to Split Polyline into a number of Segments or at Intervals?

Split a polyline, line or circle into equal parts or at set intervals in AutoCAD using the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands with points or blocks. June 30, 2017 · 4 min read
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Bring Back Deleted Objects in AutoCAD!

Bring back deleted objects in AutoCAD with the OOPS command. It restores the last erased object without undoing your later work. June 25, 2017 · 2 min read
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Can't Select More Than One Object (AutoCAD gone wild!)

AutoCAD only selects the last object or Shift will not deselect? The PICKADD system variable is the cause. Here are three ways to fix it. June 20, 2017 · 1 min read
AutoCAD Tips

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