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Michael’s Corner - March 2010

If it's almost Spring, ‘IT’ is almost here

Well it's spring here in the northern hemisphere and it's that time of year when things start growing again in the garden. It's also the time of year when the AutoCAD rumour-mill starts er… milling. Will there be a new version of AutoCAD this year and if so what will it be called and what new features will be included and will Autodesk have given the Layers palette a default place on the home tab of the 3D Modeling ribbon? Having taught AutoCAD 2010 this academic year, I know how much angst that has caused! We'll just have to wait to find out because, as usual, Autodesk are keeping things close to their chest.

Here at CADTutor we have the March edition of Michael's Corner to keep us occupied until any announcement from Autodesk and as usual, there's something for everyone, especially if you're keen to improve your productivity - and who isn't? There are articles on ribbons, toolbars, panels, tabs, title blocks and some information on that eternal phrase "to turn off or to freeze? That is the question."

Video Tutorials - 14th August 2009

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Standard mapped materials - Image Maps | 3ds MaxImage maps are applied to materials for many different purposes. They have to be scaled and positioned on the object using a UVW Map modifier or a Map Scaler modifier. This tutorial steps you through the process.

 

Drawing Objects

Drawing Objects | AutoCADGetting to grips with AutoCAD's basic drawing tools. This is an ideal start for the AutoCAD beginner.

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Modifying Objects

Modifying Objects | AutoCADThis tutorial runs through all of the modify tools, demonstrating practical examples in each case.

 

AutoCAD 2010: The User Interface - Part 1

AutoCAD 2010: The User Interface - Part 1 | AutoCADThis video tutorial takes you on a guided tour of the AutoCAD 2010 user interface. This is the best place to start for beginners. Running time: 3min 56sec

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Oops is your friend

Most AutoCAD users know about the undo command, which allows you to step back through the command sequence. This is useful if you make a mistake and need to retrace your steps. But what if you deleted something a while back and in the meantime you did some useful stuff that you don't want to lose in order to recover your deleted stuff. Oops to the rescue!

The oops command recovers the last deleted selection set, without undoing everything in-between. It can also be used to recover objects removed after using block or wblock.

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