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AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible
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Updated with AutoCAD 2017 Copying objects from one drawing to another is a common task. You can use the Windows Clipboard and the drag-and-drop methods. When working with 2 drawings open, choose View tab> Windows panel> Tile Vertically (or Horizontally) to view both drawings at the same time. Note 1 : You can use these […] Sometimes you need to rotate a block or object to match the angle of an existing object. Here’s one way to accomplish that, using the Reference option of the ROTATE command. In this example, you want to rotate the desk to match the rotation of the end wall. Follow these steps: Start the ROTATE […] Let’s say that you add some text in your drawing, but then decide that the text should really be in a Notes box in your title block. Or, you add some text in your title block and then think, “No, it should be part of the drawing.” You can move objects from model space to […] Sometimes you need to create a 2D profile that is a combination of the basic geometrical shapes that AutoCAD creates. While you might be able to use the PLINE command to create what you want, in some cases, 2 other methods may be easier. Subtract shapes with the SUBTRACT command For example, let’s say that […] Simple linetypes allow you to apply a repeating series of dashes, dots, and spaces to your objects. Complex linetypes can also include text or shapes. Recently, a reader said that his linetype was defined as dash-dot but displayed as a continuous linetype. If you have this situation, zoom in and see if you can see the […] Are your drawings bloated for no obvious reason? When you insert a block, is there a long list of blocks that aren’t in the drawing? Ditto for layers? Oversized drawings load more slowly, take up more storage space, and take longer to save. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Then you need the PURGE […] This is an update of an earlier post Convert Text to Mtext and Vice Versa. AutoCAD offers several types of text or annotation objects. Some are for dimensions or at the end of leaders, for example. But the most common type is text that you use as labels–and there are 2 types. The original type […] This is a guest post from Lee Ambrosius, who was my co-author for the AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD 2015 LT Bible. As you can tell from the photo, he’s a runner — even in some pretty cold Wisconsin weather! Lee is both an Autodesk Authorized Developer and Authorized Author. He’s also the author of the […] This is a guest post from Lee Ambrosius, who was my co-author for the AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD 2015 LT Bible. As you can tell from the photo, he’s a runner — even in some pretty cold Wisconsin weather! Lee is both an Autodesk Authorized Developer and Authorized Author. He’s also the author of the […] Multi-functional grips have been around since AutoCAD 2012 and they give you a menu of options when you hover over a grip or right-click a selected grip. Here you see the multi-functional grip menu for one of the vertices on a polyline. By default, you can also repeatedly press the Ctrl key to cycle between […] |
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