Get things in order, display order that is. Now you can find the TextToFront command on the Ribbon along with the DrawOrder and HatchToBack commands.
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Object Enablers* are built into AutoCAD 2012
According to a post (5/26/2011) I read in the AutoCAD LT Discussion Group Object Enablers for AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP are now built into AutoCAD 2012. This info was posted by Kate Morrical, AutoCAD LT Technical Marketing Manager, Autodesk, Inc. *Some Object Enablers are build-in. Visit http://www.Autodesk.com/oe to get a complete list of available […]
Learn about the AutoCAD® User Interface Quickly.
Here are a few tips to make the AutoCAD User Interface more “discoverable”. You may be just starting to learn AutoCAD, or you want to introduce a newby to AutoCAD or you have been recently stumped on AutoCAD® trivia questions at the office. You are coming from a point of reference where the terminology is unfamiliar. Read further and get […]
Become visible and valuable or starve to death
Yearning for the days when work was falling from the sky into your lap? The new “normal” is a lean organization that has cut costs to the bone. Businesses that continue to provide the same services that are no longer in demand are starving to death. Reinventing your business is easy to say but what does […]
Why you need Named Page Setups in your drawing template
Named Page Setups are a way to preconfigure your plot settings, matching this sheet size with that plot device to produce consistent repeatable output.
My 5 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts (hotkeys) in Windows
Windows Hotkeys save you time and effort.
Elevation Views Using the Camera and Clip Front and Back
Lets say you have created a model in AutoCAD. You may even have a point cloud in your drawing. Now you want to display a thin slice through the model. Use the Camera command in AutoCAD and apply clipping planes front and back. In this example I overlaid 2 viewports. One viewport contains the tank and […]
CAD/BIM Technology Center A/E/C CAD Standard Update
The US National CAD Standard as implemented by the military is located at the CAD/BIM Technology Center. It is called the A/E/C CAD Standard. What has changed recently? Drawing Templates have been grouped together making it much more convenient to download and deploy. The web page containing the links is date stamped 09/07/2010. Groupings are as […]
3d DWF files as Underlays are not backward compatible
I discovered the 3Ddwf file I created in AutoCAD 2011 got an error when using as an underlay in AutoCAD 2010. It appears 3dDWF files are not backward compatible for underlay purposes. I also tried using a DWFx format with the same result.
VBA Support in AutoCAD 2011
VBA or Visual Basic for Applications is not included in AutoCAD 2011. You can still download and install VBA on AutoCAD 2011 but it takes a few steps.
Brian Morse – AdvCAD Curator
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