Civil 3D Tips
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.
AutoCAD Tips
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.
AutoCAD Tips
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.
AutoCAD Tips
From CAPITAL to small Letters with 2 clicks in AutoCAD!
Switch AutoCAD text between capital and small letters in 2 clicks, with no need to retype notes copied between AutoCAD and Word.
AutoCAD Guides
Learn How to properly Send AutoCAD Drawings!
Send AutoCAD drawings with every xref, font, image and CTB file included using eTransmit, so clients never open a drawing with missing links.
AutoCAD Guides
What is the better choice Xref or Block in AutoCAD?
Block or Xref in AutoCAD? Compare when each one fits best, from repeated objects and quantities to sharing drawings between projects.
AutoCAD Guides
Open or Edit In-place? How to edit our Referenced drawing?
Edit an AutoCAD Xref the right way: open it from the host drawing or edit it in place, and know when each method suits your drawing best.
AutoCAD Guides
Additional EXTRAS with Xrefs! What options do we have?
Get more from AutoCAD Xrefs: change reference layers locally, clip an Xref with a custom boundary, and use unload, reload and detach.
AutoCAD Tips