May 26, 2013

How to: Edit block attributes in Microsoft Excel

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Do you need to modify many attributes in your AutoCAD drawing? If you wish you can edit them in Microsoft Excel, you can read how to do it here.

Can you Purge, Audit, and Overkill with one click?

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Read how Lana implement macro to cleanup her drawing with one click! One click to purge, audit and recover your drawing.

Convert AutoCAD units using -DWGUNITS

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This is the command to convert your drawing unit to another unit. This command is not documented, but surely useful. Especially for command line junkie!

How to save AutoCAD DWT template to lower version

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Do you need to save a dwt file to lower version? AutoCAD doesn’t have option for dwt version. How can you do that?

Why my AutoCAD objects are shown as boxes?

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You receive AutoCAD drawing, and when you open it you see text are only shown as boxes. Or hatches are not shown. Or some viewports’ contents are missing. What could be wrong?

AutoCAD Tip: Your template doesn’t have to be complicated

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Do you think your AutoCAD template is too complicated? Try to simplify it by creating separate libraries. Insert them only when you need it!

How to pass Autodesk Professional certification

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Do you plan to take Autodesk certification exam? Here are some tips and tricks to pass the exam. The questions are not difficult, but you need some tricks and strategy to easily pass it!

AutoCAD how to: search objects within drawings

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Need to find a block, layer or linetypes from a bunch of AutoCAD drawings? Or to find what files are using a block? See how you can do it here.