AutoCAD tutorials for Advanced users
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Using AutoCAD DesignCenter Effectively
AutoCAD DesignCenter is a tool to find, access and re-use content that is not already stored in an open drawing. obvious content types include drawings & block definitions but content…
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Cut & Paste With Precision
AutoCAD is Multiple Document Interface (MDI) which makes it is easy to re-use objects in other drawings. One approach is to drag & drop object copies from one (open)drawing file…
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Object Linking & Embedding – OLE
Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) is the process in which data from a source file is linked to or embedded in a destination file. you use the Windows clipboard to…
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Creating & Using DWF Files – ePlots
DWF files (ePlots) are special plot files that you can view and printwithout having to use AutoCAD. you can distribute plot information to non AutoCAD users you can also use…
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Creating & Using Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks let you connect to data in other files even if these files were created by other Windows applications. the linked file is opened automatically in an appropriate Windows application…
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Editing MLINEs
You can use Copy, Move, Mirror, Rotate, Scale & Stretch on MLINEs but some edit commands are not supported for MLINEs for example, you cannot use Break, Chamfer, Fillet, Trim…
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Creating MLINEs
The Mline command creates MLINE objects that can have multiple elements and multiple segments in the same MLINE object. for example, the outer walls of a house plan shown below…
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Creating POLYLINEs & REGIONs
One way to create a LWPOLYLINE is to use the Pline command but this approach can be tedious for complex shapes. Pline (an abbreviation for PolyLINE) is used to create…
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Editing Existing SPLINEs
You can select a SPLINE when no command is running to highlight the SPLINE & display the SPLINE grips. if you selected the topographical SPLINE from the previous exercise the…
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Creating New SPLINEs
The Spline command creates SPLINE objects based on NURBS NURBS stands for Non Uniform Rational B–Spline and this technology is useful for modeling free form curves in 2D & 3D.…
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Finding Drawings With Attributes In DesignCenter
You can use AutoCAD DesignCenter to Find drawings that contain either specific Attribute Tags or specific Attribute Values. Search for the word(s) cannot be blank on the Drawings tab but…
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Using Attributes In Title Blocks
Title blocks normally require two types of text data. text that is always the same in every drawing (use TEXT) (e.g. labels such as “Modified On”) text that is specific…
