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Hello boys and girls. I'm going to be launching the new CADTutor site homepage this week and here's your chance to see your own name up there on the busiest page of the site. "OK, what do I have...
I have recorded an onscreen video guiding you thru how to upload the file/image/screenshot. 8) It's a tad blocky but I have tried to keep the file size down for us mere mortals on dialups :o ....
For use of AutoCAD 2008 and up. I thought I might as well add a little tip to the forum. Its been awhile and through the little knowledge I actually do have in rendering, I'd like to share what I...
I'd just like to make mention of this as I have found myself saving myself (and those of you who respond to questions here) a lot of time. I find that Google has become a great help when solving a...
Here's a little trick I learned a while back. I needed to add thickness to a circle & found a slick way to do it. Here goes: Start by making a polygon with 4 sides. Check inscribed in circle when...
How do I create a custom linetype? Directly edit AutoCAD’s acad.lin file, or a copy thereof, using any ASCII text editor such as Notepad. You can add a new definition or copy and revise an...
Hello, I would like to share this with you, it is was my first silent tutorial on AutoCAD 3D modeling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjMzgSUL0cI It was recorded on 06 July 2009. It is better to...
After searching on here and finding the only answer was to uninstall SetPoint, I've figured out how to make the Logitech three button mouse's wheel work with SetPoint installed. Maybe I didn't look...
In the past when I had my old laptop (a windows PC running XP, a P4 CPU) I used to be able to access whatever tut I needed for a photoshop project with no problems whatsoever. But right after I...
Hi friends, just joined this site as it was recommended by a collegue. My question is this - has anyone got a pdf version of the tutorials for Architecture 2013. I found this is the best way for me...
Hi I have an excel sheet which contains tables of some calculations i have copied it from excel to autocad. it was copied but the autocad has taken it as image but i want it as editable...
I've updated the video with caption to walk you through each step.
I have a new tip about batch converting cad files to any image type. Popular image viewer IrfanView now supports dxf format for free (new freeware dxf plugin in irfanview 4.35). I use irfanview for a...
At my last job, most of sat for 8 hours just drafting telephone line routes. For a CAD position, it lacked in creativity and thus did not give a lot of people a chance to shine. Many people who...
Though it is possible to be a distinguished AutoCAD user without knowing what is going on in your computer, it is almost entirely impossible to manage a drafting department without this knowledge....
When I am not at work, hanging with buds, or watching football (Go Colts), I can ussually be found playing Xbox or PC games such as Starcraft or LOL. When I play games on the computer I tend to be...
Hi folks, For all who use acad for 3d modelling and either use an old version or have turned ribbon mode off I offer the following as a quick method for chanigng 3D view without the need for that...
hi all..i have bat file for some application running...now i want protect that batch file..If other peoples run this my bat?its should run..but others should not to view my code ...so how to protect?...
You may find yourself in a position, such as a cost proposal, where you need to determine the quantity of a certain block within your engineering drawing. AutoCAD provides you with an excellent ...
Most of us have encountered the AutoCAD message: Like this: In case of a new blank drawing in wich something is changed / added / etc. this is a logical thing.
The WHIPTHREAD variable controls the way AutoCAD uses the second processor (or core) in a multi-processor computer for display operations. 0 - use only a single processor (default) 1 - regen done...
If you experience difficulties reinstalling a copy of AutoCAD Map 3D after removing a version, or moving to a different PC, try installing the 2008 version first. Hopefully the reinstall of the...
Those of you who are not on Subscription probably haven’t heard of the DWG Convert tool that was introduced in the Subscription Advantage Pack for AutoCAD 2011. This tool allows the user to convert...
When starting a NEW drawing by selecting NEW in the RED A Icon (upper left hand corner) you will be taken to your Select Template dialog box. Should you wish to, you can start a drawing without a...
Autodesk's Inventor Fusion will open SolidWorks files and save them as .dwg files. It is a free "preview" edition that is operational until April 2013. Enjoy!
Step by step http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvoashSNFzs Greetings
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
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