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AutoCAD: Placing your Dimensions and Text on the right angles for Isometric...
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Setting up the TEXT STYLES: There are two setting that need to be done to achieve the correct angles off the text. TWO TEXT STYLE must be created one with the OBLIQUE...
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AutoCAD: Divide or Measure
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Divide: Located in the Home Tab / Draw panel drop down / Measure button Places a Point Style symbol or (Block) at EQUAL Segments along the selected geometry. Measure:...
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AutoCAD: NEW to AutoCAD 2016 Dimension Button
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh This new button (Dimension) allows continuous placement of dimensions. With selection of Geometry or Object Snap it switches from Liner to Radial to Angular and so on...
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AutoCAD: Revision Cloud New to 2016 and some Old features
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh New to this release Rectangular or Polygonal Revision Clouds. To access the Revision Cloud command: Through the Ribbon: Home tab – Draw Panel drop down – Annotate tab –...
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AutoCAD: A Time Saving Command
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Move, Copy, Rotate within the same button: The Express Tools tab offers many unique time-saving options. This button puts you in a (running mode) which means once you...
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AutoCAD: The tool palette that keep on giving
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Express Tool Palette, Convert to Mtext button. Mtext is the way to go when placing text (just for the convenience of modifying it later) into a drawing these day, but...
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AutoCAD: eTransmit
Written by; Cindra Drowne-Walsh eTransmit: A tried and true way to combine a drawing and its associated files (fonts and external references) together as a ZIP or an EXE file to easily archive or send...
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AutoCAD: Area command quicker than bringing out the calculator
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh The Area command calculates both the perimeter and area of your selections. Points in space, points on geometry or selecting Objects to calculate the area is done easily...
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AutoCAD: Dimreassociate / Reassociate
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Not a highly used command but good to know to keep your drawings technically on track with functions and features that AutoCAD offers. Reassociate / Dimreassociate is...
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AutoCAD: Multiline (MText) features
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Editing / Formatting text has never been so easy Access to MText: Command Line: type in Mtext Ribbon: Annotate Tab / Text Panel / Multiline Text button Also – Home Tab /...
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AutoCAD: Creating Blocks
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Block: is a collection of selected entities that has a defined insertion point and combines all entities into a single group with an assigned a name . *This is created in...
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AutoCAD: Dynamic Blocks
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh The Standard for Reusable Content Blocks are the oldest form of reusable content and in AutoCAD. Dynamic blocks add a level of power that substantially reduce and...
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AutoCAD: Tool Palettes
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Customize by adding your own Blocks / Commands / Patterns: The Tool Palette is a great way to organize (for quick access) commonly used items such as blocks / hatch...
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AutoCAD: Share your Tool Palettes
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Export and Import A Tool Palette may be created by an individual to help them work more efficiently and or a company may create Tool Palettes to help keep everyone...
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AutoCAD: WBlocks (Write Blocks) adjust to the Insert Unit
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Do you use different forms of units within your projects/company and want to utilize your WBlocks in all projects quickly? Example. A projects is Decimal Units and...
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