• Does 64-bit Computing Matter for CAD Users?

    Updated: 2011-05-31 07:37:55

  • AutoCAD 2012 – How to “hatch” using any objects

    Updated: 2011-05-30 09:32:08
    Here’s a trick you can use in AutoCAD 2012 to fill an area with any objects you like. It’s not actually hatching, but it has several advantages over the real thing: You aren’t restricted to straight line segments as you are with real hatching. Circles, splines, even solid objects, you name it, you can [...]

  • CAD Manager as Controller

    Updated: 2011-05-30 01:21:46
    One of the things that I have listed among the seven functions of a CAD Manager is that they need to be controlling things.  Controlling can seem overbearing and annoying to people if it rings of some micromanaging person in your past.  Done right and it is motivating.  Done wrong and it is just annoying. [...]

  • AutoCAD Compatibility

    Updated: 2011-05-27 20:48:07
    I was interested in purchasing an AutoCAD program but I am not sure of what program I need. I am getting drawings of sites that we are installing EVCS

  • Experienced AutoCAD user required

    Updated: 2011-05-27 12:50:22
    We have a new vacancy for an experienced AutoCAD user, experience of pipework is essential. The candidate will be based in the West Midlands.

  • How to make Ctrl+C perform a Cancel

    Updated: 2011-05-27 04:33:10
    In a recent comment, I was asked how to make Ctrl+C perform a Cancel. Before I get onto that, here’s a bit of history. Back in the Dark Ages of DOS, the way to cancel a command was by holding down Ctrl and pressing C. The last release to work like this by default [...]

  • How to cut out a groove to fit a tongue in a 3D model with the INTERFERE command

    Updated: 2011-05-26 04:28:46
    Bill Walker sent me the following tip. Sometimes you need to cut out part of one 3D object to fit another object. For example, in tongue & grove construction, you need to cut out the groove to fit the tongue. You can make this process easy with an option of the INTERFERE command. Follow these steps: 1. Create an [...]

  • CAD Manager as Coordinator

    Updated: 2011-05-25 15:47:52
    Are you coordinated?  Some folks can juggle baseballs, while riding a unicycle, on a tightrope wire.  That would be a stretch for most of us, but some are more coordinated than others. Coordinating is something that CAD Managers have to do every day.  They orchestrate the flow of CAD work, schedule roll-outs and downtime, work [...]

  • Pole Barn Prices

    Updated: 2011-05-24 19:39:35
    Several factors must be considered when searching for pole barn prices.

  • Pole Barn Homes

    Updated: 2011-05-24 19:26:06
    What is all the hype about pole barn homes? Find out what a pole barn builder has to say.

  • Pole Barn Plans

    Updated: 2011-05-24 17:00:45
    Pole barn plans and how to use them to build your structure properly.

  • New Inventor vacancy

    Updated: 2011-05-23 10:34:42
    We are looking to fill a new vacancy for an Inventor design engineer. To be based in Sheffield, full details are here.

  • Traits of a Productive CAD Drafter in a Choppy, Directionless Economy

    Updated: 2011-05-23 01:27:11
    , Home About Index Polls Archives Today's popular content Which one have you read today AutoCAD 2010, Free trial 103 DWG Trueconvert download 77 AutoCAD 2012 in 3 minutes 63 AutoCAD 2012, Free trial 50 AutoCAD 2011 in 3 minutes 37 more Top Categories AutoCAD Programming Tips AutoCAD 2011 Civil 3D AutoCAD 2008 AutoCAD 2010 Autodesk Augi Lisp AutoCAD LT Mac Autodesk University Free Autolisp AU AU2010 Poll Design Review Notices Updates System Variables PDF Raster Design DWG Trueview CADalyst AutoCAD 2009 MDI Forums VBA more tags Recent comments True , but CLIPIT is part of 3 weeks 17 hours ago nice tricky idea . BUT we can 3 weeks 2 days ago Thank you SOOO much . That 3 weeks 5 days ago undefine is a good one for 4 weeks 6 days ago It . should 5 weeks 5 days ago MDITabs for Autodesk vertical

  • How to create a quick polar array with the ROTATE command’s Copy option

    Updated: 2011-05-21 21:20:17
    Instead of creating a polar array, in some situations, you can use the ROTATE command’s Copy option. It works best when you want to end up with 2 or 3 objects, because you need to repeat the ROTATE command for each copy. For example, let’s say that I want to add 2 more benches around the [...]

  • CAD Manager as Leader

    Updated: 2011-05-21 21:08:54
    I have written extensively on this topic.  CAD Managers need to become CAD Leaders.  They need to move beyond managing and enter the leadership arena. Here are some highlights and posts that you should read. Leadership What makes a Leader? Leaders take Ownership Leadership is Not About You Leaders Provide Vision Value What Value Do [...]

  • CAD Manager as Organizer

    Updated: 2011-05-21 19:57:56
    Are you an organized person? CAD Managers are called on to organize things.  Processes, procedures, structures, organizations, staff, budgets…  the list just keeps on going.  There are software tools, books, systems, charts and so much more that help people get organized.  Some are better than others at organizing.  I think it is a sign of [...]

  • CAD Manager as Planner

    Updated: 2011-05-21 17:31:15
    I have covered a good amount of this with my Strategic Planning posts, but there is also some additional ideas I want to bring forward. CAD Managers should always be planning.  Short term and long term planning.  Planning their days and weeks and months. Mapping out what they need to do today,tomorrow and next week. [...]

  • Seven Functions of a CAD Manager

    Updated: 2011-05-21 15:12:32
    Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933), was an American social worker, management consultant and pioneer in the fields of organizational theory and organizational behavior.  She wrote on topics in the early twentieth century, defining Management as “the art of getting things done through people”.  She outlined many philosophical perspectives that have trickled down over the years to now be [...]

  • Autodesk Inventor 2011 Service Pack 2

    Updated: 2011-05-21 01:35:38
    Home About Advertise Autodesk Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor 2011 Popular Subscribe CAD Professor This Blog supports Autodesk Inventor Untitled Document

  • Drafting Supplies for Sale

    Updated: 2011-05-19 21:39:47
    The simplest way to find and buy discount drafting supplies for sale.

  • Garage Blue Prints

    Updated: 2011-05-19 20:14:57
    Why do you need a set of clear and accurate garage blue prints for your new garage?

  • Free Picnic Table Plans

    Updated: 2011-05-19 19:48:33
    Useful free picnic table plans, building material lists and construction instructions.

  • Free Greenhouse Plans

    Updated: 2011-05-19 19:22:13
    Download free greenhouse plans to get started on your new project.

  • New SolidWorks vacancy

    Updated: 2011-05-19 16:15:48
    A new vacancy has become available for an experienced SolidWorks design engineer, to be based in Birmingham. Good general mechanical knowledge is required, and electrical knowledge will also be beneficial.

  • AutoCAD Feedback sought!

    Updated: 2011-05-19 08:27:30
    Have your say on the future of AutoCAD, with an Amazon reward! Call for Participants: Feedback Session at Autodesk We are seeking participants for an upcoming user research study. If you are a Mac user and you frequently work with...

  • Two new vacancies

    Updated: 2011-05-18 15:53:30
    We have two new vacancies in the West Midlands. A Building Services engineer is required as well as an Inventor design engineer. Experience of electrics, pipework, thermals and fabrications is required.

  • Free Shed Plans

    Updated: 2011-05-18 08:23:39
    Check out this great list of free shed plans, with many containing a list of materials, sections, details and even tools required.

  • Free AutoCAD Viewer

    Updated: 2011-05-18 07:21:48
    Check out the free AutoCAD viewer.

  • AutoCAD Document Management

    Updated: 2011-05-18 07:08:00
    How to set up a smart AutoCAD document management system for your office.

  • Assembly Constraints Hot keys

    Updated: 2011-05-18 01:43:06
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  • Firewood Shed Plans

    Updated: 2011-05-17 21:46:51
    The benefits of using firewood shed plans, to build a shelter for fire wood, far exceeds leaving your kindle unprotected.

  • Broken or Dotted Lines Display as Solid Lines

    Updated: 2011-05-17 19:46:29
    I've tried to assign several different line types to my hidden line layer, but they all, except one, display as solid lines. The one that doesn't (Dot)

  • Changing Associative Dimensions to Nonassociative

    Updated: 2011-05-17 18:27:16
    I am working on an older existing AutoCAD drawing, now in AutoCAD Mechanical 2011. When I erase one dimension in the middle of a row/stack of dimensions,

  • New CAD vacancy

    Updated: 2011-05-17 16:38:28
    A position has opened up for an AutoCAD or Inventor design engineer, with experience in furnace design, to be based in the West Midlands. Visit our CAD Vacancies page for more details.

  • CAD Drawings

    Updated: 2011-05-17 07:12:13
    Professional CAD drawings, produced to your standards, using AutoCAD.

  • Quick Quantities using Field Conversion Factors

    Updated: 2011-05-16 18:31:44
    The CAD Geek Blog About Archive Links Get the Book AutoCAD Civil 3D Map 3D CAD Management General AU DWF Other Software Windows Videos Home AutoCAD Quick Quantities using Field Conversion Factors Tweet Quick Quantities using Field Conversion Factors by Donnie Gladfelter on May 16, 2011 in AutoCAD The long list of inquiry tools within AutoCAD provide many ways to approach the task of performing quantity takeoffs on your drawings . Yet as powerful as these tools are , one limitation that has long challenged me is way 1 doesn’t always equal 1 in the context of quantity takeoffs . A common example of this is the need to calculate the number of parking stalls throughout a site . Because of site design elements such as parking islands , it’s likely some stalls will not have a painted stripe

  • New Pro/ENGINEER vacancy

    Updated: 2011-05-13 15:50:00
    We have a new vacancy for a Pro/ENGINEER design engineer, to be based in Leicestershire.

  • Lynn Allen’s AutoCAD 2012 tips booklet is out

    Updated: 2011-05-13 09:04:31
    Lynn Allen produces a handy tips booklet for each new release of AutoCAD, giving an easy-to-read summary of the main new features. She has made the AutoCAD 2012 online version available on her blog here.

  • Installation tip – save time and space

    Updated: 2011-05-13 05:01:07
    If you download AutoCAD or other Autodesk products from either the trial or Subscription sites, the executable you get (e.g. AutoCAD_2012_English_Win_32bit.exe) is actually a self-extracting archive rather than a real installer. When you run it, you are prompted for a destination folder, with a default location such as this: C:\Autodesk\AutoCAD_2012_English_Win_32bit The actual installer (setup.exe) and [...]

  • This is Building Information Modelling

    Updated: 2011-05-12 08:28:44
    Nearly a decade ago I saw Scott Arvin's doctorate thesis prototype software (below) which experimented with logic control of space & adjacency to create dynamic bubble diagrams. He used a mechanical metaphor to describe relationships with “strengths” expressed as springs....

  • How Do You Rotate a View in a Viewport?

    Updated: 2011-05-11 21:53:07
    Q I can't get the vprotateassoc to work as the help gives directions to do so. I set vprotateassoc to 1, choose a tab and view, enter R for rotate. This

  • Tips on How to Advance in Your Career as a CAD Drafter

    Updated: 2011-05-11 04:48:06
    By: Brian M. Curran Every once in a while it is good to pause and recall to mind how to advance in your career as a CAD Drafter. It takes more than technical skills to step up the corporate ladder, so let’s take a look at some tips on how to do so. When a [...]

  • Problems during Autodesk Inventor 2012 Activation

    Updated: 2011-05-10 02:54:36
    Home About Advertise Autodesk Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor 2011 Popular Subscribe CAD Professor This Blog supports Autodesk Inventor Untitled Document

  • Align a rectangle with a line on the fly

    Updated: 2011-05-09 19:59:41
    You can align a rectangle with a line or other existing object on the fly, avoiding the need for a separate rotation. Watch the video or read the steps. Here are the steps: Start the RECTANG command. At the Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: prompt, specify the first point. Choose the Rotation option. Choose the Pick Points option Specify the [...]

  • Restaurant Design Software

    Updated: 2011-05-08 17:31:07
    Looking for CAD software that includes restaurant design and food equipment, as well as automotive (trucks and trailers?

  • The upgrade path to Autodesk Suites rumour is true?

    Updated: 2011-05-07 01:49:28
    I don’t often quote an entire post but Steve’s is important. He refers to the US but one hopes this isn’t limited to that territory… Revit OpEd: Rumor is True! - Upgrade Path to Suites For a limited time, customers...

  • AutoCAD vacancy

    Updated: 2011-05-06 11:04:53
    We have a requirement for an AutoCAD design engineer, with pipework and process design experience. The candidate is to be based in Nottinghamshire. For full details and to apply please visit our CAD Vacancies page.

  • CAD portal and forum

    Updated: 2011-05-06 04:18:13
    I want to introduce you to a great resource: CADstudio and CADforum. CADstudio is a free multi-language CAD portal (the link is to the English section) supporting CAD and GIS users, especially users of Autodesk products – both professionals and students, from all over the world.  It offers offers thousands of practical tips [...]

  • Civil 3D | Sharing Point Data with the Survey Database

    Updated: 2011-05-05 23:30:24
    Home About Index Polls Archives Today's popular content Which one have you read today AutoCAD 2010, Free trial 103 DWG Trueconvert download 77 AutoCAD 2012 in 3 minutes 63 AutoCAD 2012, Free trial 50 AutoCAD 2011 in 3 minutes 37 more Top Categories AutoCAD Programming Tips AutoCAD 2011 Civil 3D AutoCAD 2008 AutoCAD 2010 Autodesk Augi Lisp AutoCAD LT Mac Autodesk University Free Autolisp AU AU2010 Poll Design Review Notices Updates System Variables PDF Raster Design DWG Trueview CADalyst AutoCAD 2009 MDI Forums VBA more tags Recent comments True , but CLIPIT is part of 3 weeks 17 hours ago nice tricky idea . BUT we can 3 weeks 2 days ago Thank you SOOO much . That 3 weeks 5 days ago undefine is a good one for 4 weeks 6 days ago It . should 5 weeks 5 days ago MDITabs for Autodesk vertical

  • Free progeCAD

    Updated: 2011-05-05 18:25:56
    I'm an AutoCAD user for 20 years. I'm using CAD for stair building and general woodwork. I've found a free CAD system that is very like Autocad called

  • Wipeout or Image Clip using a Circle

    Updated: 2011-05-05 15:00:01
    Home About Index Polls Archives Today's popular content Which one have you read today AutoCAD 2010, Free trial 103 DWG Trueconvert download 77 AutoCAD 2012 in 3 minutes 63 AutoCAD 2012, Free trial 50 AutoCAD 2011 in 3 minutes 37 more Top Categories AutoCAD Programming Tips AutoCAD 2011 Civil 3D AutoCAD 2008 AutoCAD 2010 Autodesk Augi Lisp AutoCAD LT Mac Autodesk University Free Autolisp AU AU2010 Poll Design Review Notices Updates System Variables PDF Raster Design DWG Trueview CADalyst AutoCAD 2009 MDI Forums VBA more tags Recent comments True , but CLIPIT is part of 3 weeks 17 hours ago nice tricky idea . BUT we can 3 weeks 2 days ago Thank you SOOO much . That 3 weeks 5 days ago undefine is a good one for 4 weeks 6 days ago It . should 5 weeks 5 days ago MDITabs for Autodesk vertical

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