Have you ever tried to explode a block, but it failed to explode? Starting in AutoCAD 2006, AutoCAD includes an option to prevent blocks from being exploded, as shown here. If you try to explode a block that has been…
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Many of the AutoCAD layer tools formerly known as bonus tools or express tools were added into core AutoCAD in the 2007 release. Two of these tools are Layer Delete and Layer Merge, both of which are great for getting…
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A very common issue with AutoCAD is the presence of the dialog below. If you receive this dialog, it means you are missing a shape file that is referenced in the drawing. Shape files contain shapes that can be used…
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The Autodesk 3DRV tour hit Houston last week at the Sam Houston Race Park. TJ McCue and his crew were heading up this tour stop along with several vendors. There were interesting presentations by Faro Technologies on laser scanning, DOT Product…
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Today, Autodesk has announced the release of the 2015 versions of AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac. According to Micah Dickerson, Product Manager, AutoCAD for Mac, the number of Mac users has grown from 15 million in 2006…
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In an email we received from Autodesk today, it was announced that “Autodesk will no longer ship physical software—free of charge—to Maintenance Subscription customers in US and Canada.” Also announced was “Effective September 29, 2014, physical shipments will be available…
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Autodesk has released Service Pack 2 for AutoCAD 2015. Be sure to read the download page and the readme file (English only). This service pack contains the fixes included in AutoCAD 2015 Service Pack 1 You do not have to…
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Below are direct download links to many versions of DWG Trueview and/or Design Review from 2007 to 2014 Design Review 2007 – Silent Install Instructions DWG Trueview 2008 – DWG Trueconvert built in DWG Trueview 2009 (32-bit) (64-bit) – Distance…
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123D Catch for Android is here! What started out as Project Photofly in Autodesk Labs a few years ago eventually graduated to 123D Catch, which is a service that allows you to convert a set of carefully taken digital photographs…
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AutoCAD 2015 and its verticals do not include the horizontal scroll bar for viewports. Personally, this is a feature I have never used since it was introduced, and in fact is one of the first things I disable in a…
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