When AutoCAD closes unexpectedly (crash or end task) you may be able to recover some work after your last QSAVE. The Autosave file has a .sv$ file extension and is stored in your Windows temp folder. Use the Drawing Recovery Manager to find the Autosave file. Usually, AutoCAD will detect that it was shut down […]
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AutoCAD specific features
Layer Properties Manager – Training Video
How AutoCAD is introduced to new users using a video segment from a training class.
Creating a Symbols Legend in AutoCAD
I assume you are familiar with the technique of creating a table in AutoCAD using an Excel spreadsheet to copy the range in Excel then PASTESPEC in AutoCAD. What may be frustrating is getting AutoCAD to match the font of what you have chosen to use in Excel. I want to use the Simplex font […]
Editing DTEXT on the Command Line
Sometimes the in-place text editor in AutoCAD is not the best choice for editing text. Case in point, a customer uses AutoCAD on a job site and the glare makes it harder to read the text when it is inside the in-place text editor. To enable text editing on the command line change the system […]
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 […]
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 […]
Switch between open drawings
Switching between open drawings can be made easier if they are displayed side-by-side (tiled). This tip shows you how to make the Tile Vertically command appear on the Quick Access Toolbar in AutoCAD 2010.
OSNAP Icons a little ambiguous?
I find most users are a little puzzled by the Drawing Tools Icons (Ortho, Polar, OSNAP, etc.) on the Status Bar. To restore the text labeled buttons just right click and toggle off the check next to Use Icons.
Brian Morse – AdvCAD Curator
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