Here is another useful autocad trick that can help you obtain the distance and angle between two points in autocad :
1. Type command DIST. You can also click on menu Tools, then click on Inquiry and then click Distance.
2. When autocad prompts for the first point, click on the first point.
3. Then click on [...]
If you want to modify or replace the existing text in an autocad dimension text object with a new text then do the following steps:
1. Type command DDEDIT. You can also go to Dimension menu, then click Object, click on Text and then Edit.
2. Autocad will prompt you to select the dimension text to edit. [...]
In order to override a dimension style, you must first set up a dimension style overrides and then apply the dimension stye overrides you just created.
Here’s how to set up the style overrides:
1. Type command DIMSTYLE. You can also go to menu Dimension and then Click on Dimension Style.
2. The Dimension Style Manager [...]
Many times we need to rotate a dimension text in autocad. Rotating a dimenstion text in autocad is an indispensable procedure that every autocad draftsman should learn. We need to rotate a dimension text to clearly label the dimensions of our drawing objects. The following are the steps on how to rotate a dimension [...]
Aligning drawing objects in autocad is a very important skill every autocad draftsman should know. Here are the steps on how to align drawing objects in autocad.
1. Type command ALIGN. You can also use go to menu Modify. Click on 3D Operations and click on align.
2. Then select the objects you want to [...]
Here’s how to import text file into autocad :
1. Create a multiline object using the MTEXT command. Type MTEXT and specify the first and second corner points.
2. In the text editor, right-click and click Import Text.
3. Note that the maximum allowed file size is only 32 kb.
4. In the File dialog box [...]
Here’s how to create hyperlink in autocad:
1. Create a multiline text object in your drawing using the MTEXT command and place some temporary text on it.
2. On the text editor, right-click and click Select Field..
3. Under the Field Category, select Linked.
4. Under field names, select hyperlink and click the Hyperlink.. button [...]
Here’s how to insert symbols or special characters in autocad :
1. Create a multiline text object using the MTEXT command.
2. If a multiline text object already exists, double-click it to open the text editor.
3. On the toolbar of the text editor, click the Symbol button. This button has a @ character on it.
4. [...]
Here’s how to create or write single line text in autocad:
1. Type command TEXT. You can also click menu Draw > Text > Single Line Text.
2. Specify the insertion point of the text by clicking on the autocad window.
3. Specify the height of the text.
4. Specify the angle of the text. Type 0 [...]
Here’s how to check spelling in Autocad :
1. Go to the Tools menu.
2. On the sub menu that appears, click on Spelling. You can also use the command SPELL.
3. Autocad will prompt you to select a text (MTEXT object ) autocad. Select the text object that contains the texts you want to check [...]
Before you can get the area and perimeter of a drawing figure in autocad you must first make sure that the figure is an object in autocad and is a closed one. Therefore, you must first check if the figure or polygon is closed by making sure that the line segments are connected. Next you [...]
Occasionally, we need to write mathematical formulas and equations in our drawings that could contain terms with
exponents. Creating or writing exponents in Autocad is one of the problems I encountered before. After some research, I have found one solution. First, you need to use the MTEXT command. Then type in the exponent value followed
by the [...]
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. [...]
Let’s say you have a solid in your autocad drawing and now you decide to cut or separate this solid to form another solid. What would you do? Well, you might be searching the web for some fancy solution to separate or cut a solid in autocad .
Tools to Cut Solids in Autocad:
Look [...]
When a drawing gets complicated and cluttered with drawing objects, we also notice that it is also using a lot of layers and some of these layers turns out to be no longer necessary. So we decide to delete the unwanted layers. But how do we do this? If you want to delete all [...]
Setting up Autocad for plotting or printing is one of the long and tedious routines every autocad users do over and over. So, is there a way to set up Autocad for fast plotting or printing? Of course there is!
If this is the first time you print/plot in an autocad sofware in a computer, then [...]
Creating layer is one of the basic skill every autocad user should know. If you draw objects in autocad without using layers you will have problems as your drawing documents get complicated and cluttered with different objects.
Every autocad user should learn how to create at least two layers in autocad. But how do [...]
There are times when we need to hide a block or part of a block in our Autocad drawing. We badly need to do this when we need to hide a part or portion of block into view. This can be done by using the autocad command XCLIP.
Type in xclip in command prompt, select [...]
Solid hatching or filling a region, polygon or closed figure in Autocad is very useful in making document titles or bold figures and regions in drawing documents. Before, I used to use the Hatch command in Autocad which I found a very long and tedious solution for this problem. When using the Hatch command you [...]
How to draw bold lines in Autocad or How to make an existing line object bold
Actually, there are several ways to draw bold lines in autocad . These are the following:
A. The simplest way to draw a bold line in autocad is by doing the following steps:
1. Type in ‘L’ or ‘line’ and define [...]
How to Copy an Entire Layer in Autocad
Copying an Entire Layer in Autocad is one of the important tricks every autocad draftsman should know. To do that, follow the following steps.
Tools, Programs To Copy Entire Layer in Autocad:
1. First make sure that the autocad layer you want to copy is visible, thawed and [...]