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Dynamic blocks, introduced in AutoCAD 2006, are very powerful, but sometimes they can get complicated. One of the more involved features of dynamic blocks is chaining. In this tip, I try to make chaining easy. Sometimes, you want one action to execute a second action at the same time. If the relationship between the two […] When you work in 3D, you need ways to view your drawing quickly and effectively. Here are my best tips. What are yours? (Leave a comment!) Transparent 3D Orbit: Shift + Mouse wheel. This is my all-time favorite 3D viewing tip. If you aren’t using this, you’re wasting time. It lets you easily drag the […] You can create a complete table on the fly by importing data from Microsoft Excel. Follow these steps: Select the data in Excel and copy it to the Windows Clipboard. In AutoCAD, choose Home tab@@>Clipboard panel@@>Paste drop-down list@@>Paste Special. In the Paste Special dialog box, choose AutoCAD Entities and click OK. At the prompt, pick […] That’s the subject in an e-mail I just received from a reader of my book, AutoCAD 2011 & AutoCAD LT 2011 Bible I just had to share his comment with you, so I asked for, and received, his permission. Here’s what he wrote: “I can’t tell you how long I’ve been trying to figure out […] Edwin Prakoso has written an excellent and thorough e-book on AutoCAD blocks. In 69 pages, he covers the following: Creating, inserting, modifying, and replacing blocks Creating and using attributes Creating annotative blocks Creating dynamic blocks, including visibility states, parameters, and constraints Extracting data from blocks Best practices examples Managing and sharing blocks The book is […] AutoCAD calculator (the QUICKCALC command )is a great feature for both simple and complex calculations. One of the great features is the ability to calculate coordinates. QuickCalc has variables (or functions) that are shortcuts to some of the more complex coordinate calculations. To use these functions, follow these steps: Start a command. At the […] Dynamic Input is a way of specifying coordinates near your cursor, instead of on the command line. It’s on by default, but you can turn it off using the Dynamic Input button on the status bar. When you’re doing simple drawing tasks, there isn’t much difference between having Dynamic Input on or off. But […] Someone has e-mailed me asking for a recommendation for a gift for her sister who uses AutoCAD. What would you suggest? A multi-button mouse? If so, which is your favorite? Has any of you use this Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse ? A second monitor like this Acer 23.8-Inch Widescreen Monitor? Or will you go […] Some default settings in AutoCAD slow down its display and you may want to turn them off or change them. Here are some ideas. Please add a comment to contribute your own display speed tips! Text A large drawing with lots of text can slow down your work. Here are some text tips. Quicktext Quicktext […] AutoCAD for the Mac is coming. Autodesk made the official announcement at the end of August and is expected to ship very soon. Are you interested? Autodesk expects the architectural industry to be most interested in AutoCAD for the Mac. What do you think? You can get more information at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15421056. |
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