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Before you can create a 3dface in autocad from a polygon or region, you need to create a mesh first from a polygon or region. Simply use the MESHSMOOTH command if your polygon or region is made up of lines and polyline. However, if it contains arc segments, then you use the MESHREFINE command to [...]
Sometimes a new mouse doesn’t zoom in or zoom out in autocad. This problem occurs in new Logitech mouse or a mouse using the Mouseware driver. The problem is persistent even if you have set the parameter MBUTTONPAN to 1 and even if you are using the latest version of device driver. To solve this [...]
So you found out that there is no ‘triangle’ command in autocad. It sounds ridiculous right? Autocad has a lot of powerful commands yet it lacks the command for this very useful and common figure. Autodesk realized that there is no need for a special ‘triangle’ command because a triangle is simply a polygon. Therefore, [...]
To draw a figure, polygon or almost any drawing entity we need to connect two lines. There are many ways to connect two lines in autocad. One is using the FILLET command. Just type in FILLET, set the radius to 0 and select the lines you want connected. Another way is by extending the two [...]
Storing a point you’ve just selected in autocad is one of the very important trick a power autocad user should know. If you want to exactly know the coordinates of the point you’ve just clicked and store that in memory, then this trick is the one you need. Actually, you don’t have to do [...]
Sometimes, a command needs to be sent to autocad command line over and over. This is tedious and you should find a way to reduce the boring repetition of sending the same command on the command line. Fortunately, autocad comes with a handy tool that will let autocad commands repeat automatically.
The command is MULTIPLE. [...]
This autocad tip is one of my favorites and one of the most useful. Before it took me a lot a searching on how to write or draw a subscript and superscript in autocad. So you don’t have to look somewhere else because it is right here! You actually don’t draw, you just write and [...]
Getting the midpoint coordinates between two points in autocad can have so many applications such as cutting a line or any drawing object into half, etc. To get the midpoint between two points in an autocad drawing you need to do thE following: Type in the command CAL then MEE . Then select the [...]
When drawing in autocad, we often draw outlines and other drawing objects to guide us in drawing the real drawing entities we want. However we don’t want these outlines or guides to appear in the final printout. So how do we prevent these undesired drawings to be printed in paper?
One of the solutions is to [...]
I encounter this problem very often in the past when drawing in autocad. I really hate it when the mouse pointer is lagging when using autocad, I am so unproductive with this problem and I think it is also the same in your case. After some research, I have found a solution to this problem. [...]