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By Clement Hiew
In the older home, spaces are generally segregated into several small rooms rather than one big one, mainly for ease of heating and cooling. These days the trend in floor plans is the open concept, in which one large space (usually the common areas such as kitchen/dining/living) connects to smaller more private areas of […]
By Clement Hiew
The answer is absolutely YES!! As practicing architect for close to 20 years, my iPad and iPhone have been a trusting companion whenever I am away from my desktop attending sites, meetings, inspections, measuring etc. Although I have gone through multiple generations of iDevices (even since Apple launched the first one!) throughout my career, […]
By Clement Hiew AutoCad block naming conventions can help you quickly identify block types, especially in drawings with many blocks or within the block libraries.
There is no one way fits all approach, however, from our experience, three major criteria for a good naming standard are:
Descriptive/Meaningful Concise Consistent
So what is a Descriptive/meaningful, intuitive, simple and consistent […]
By Clement Hiew
The revolve command or tool is a 3D modeling method that enables the user to create a solid following a certain path with a central axis, think of the ARRAY tool, only in three-dimension.
Let’s start by preparing the drawing by specifying crucial dimensions such as the inner and outer diameter of the […]
By Clement Hiew
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a piston using 3D geometry in AutoCAD. You will be guided to use 2D drafting commands, annotations as well as some 3D features (EXTRUDE, REVOLVE, SUBSTRACT, CHAMFEREDGE, FILLETEDGE, TORUS).
The final model should look something like this image in 3D.
This exercise is […]
By Clement Hiew
One of the tools we often use by technical professionals such as architects and engineers is the computer-aided design (CAD) program. Nowadays, it is one of the crucial tools in delivering contract documents for construction and other technical businesses. It is initially meant to aid us in realizing projects by producing drawings that are […]
By Clement Hiew
Viktor Rask has written a very practical book where he introduces 101 technical drawings to beginners or anyone who wants to improve their speed and efficiency in drafting. At this end of this article, there is a special code for AllaboutCAD readers to get this book at a discount price.
But first, […]
By Clement Hiew
Xref in AutoCAD means ‘external reference’ to other drawing files. One file can reference many other files and display them as an overlay (or background) on the main file.
Xrefs are usually used in larger projects to manage complexity of the main files, however, it is also beneficial in smaller and less complex […]
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