Ever wanted to know the differences between AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, and the AutoCAD Design Suite? Or maybe the differences between AutoCAD for Windows and AutoCAD for Mac OS? Check out the links below. Compare AutoCAD vs. AutoCAD for Mac OS…
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Autolisp was introduced as a programming language for AutoCAD back in 1986, and it is still a valuable tool today. For certain, especially repetitive, tasks you can create functions to save a lot of time and frustration compared to performing…
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Have you ever wanted to run a script file on one or more drawings, without having to use the overhead of the entire AutoCAD application? Starting with AutoCAD 2013, you can. AutoCAD 2013 and later comes with a tiny application named…
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AutoCAD 2011 introduced the command ADDSELECTED which allows you to create a new object based on the object type and properties of a selected object. For example, if you have a circle on layer “Geometry” whose color is hard set…
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Do you ever find yourself drawing lines to get a starting point for the object you really want to draw? You might refer to these as construction lines, and you have to go back and erase them, right? What if you…
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Autodesk has released Service Pack 2 for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015. Be sure to read the download page and the readme file (English only). This service pack contains the fixes included in: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Service Pack 1 AutoCAD…
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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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Autodesk has released Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2015. Be sure to read the download page and the readme file (English only). This Service Pack can be applied to AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 installed as a standalone application…
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Prior to AutoCAD 2000, paper space viewports could only be rectangular. If you needed to crop or trim portions of your viewport, you had to get creative and use multiple rectangular viewports or maybe another creative trick. But ever since…
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Many years ago, programs started using splash screens to give you something to look at while the program was loading. Now days many programs load so quickly that trying to display a splash screen would probably cause the program load…
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