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Sometimes we wish to copy a set of properties in a drawing to another. One of them is the Autocad layers and Linetypes. If we encounter a drawing with layers and linetypes that are excellent, we can’t stop ourselves but do something to copy them. However sometimes we never do that if we don’t [...]
Though common drawing or engineering unit used now in many countries is system international, there are also other firms especially in the US that use the Imperial/English system.
Tools, Programs To Set/Convert From One Unit (say mm) to Other Unit (say inches) in Autocad:
Thus, [...]
If you have tried several times to create a region but still failed, chances are you have overlapping lines or curves in your drawing object. These overlaps give problem to autocad to create regions successfully. So, they must be removed first. But what if you have a drawing object that is composed of almost a [...]
You have probably encountered the Autocad Mechanical Desktop and Autocad Architectural Desktop because they are getting popular these days. Well, these software packages are actually a combination of the typical Autocad software you have in your desktop computer and Autocad plugins . The core autocad engine, programs and dynamic link libraries, are basically the [...]
Sometimes we when we have several layers turn on we just want to turn them off or vice versa. To do this, we often turn then off one by one which is tedious. Well, it’s time to say bye to that becuase in this autocad tutorial I’ll teach you how to turn all layers [...]
You probably have experienced that when you have your drawings in multiple layouts you have to print/plot them one at a time.
Tools, Programs To Print / Plot Multiple Layouts in Autocad:
So if you have 20 layouts in a drawing file, you have to repeat the procedure 20 times [...]
Developing autocad plugins is not only limited architectural or drafting applications, structural autocad plugins can also be developed for the use of structural engineers or architects who want to check their drawings for structural integrity. As you might already observed in the superdraftsman autocad plugin (see my previous posts to know more about this plugin [...]
Just like any software plugin, an autocad plugin is a computer program that extends the capability of the autocad software. In windows softwares, plugins are computer programs that have an extension ‘.dll’ which stands for dynamic link libraries. In autocad, autocad plugins have extension ‘.arx’ which stands for Autocad Runtime Extension.
Tools, Programs To [...]