We have discussed how to add new command to AutoCAD. We added it to toolbar. Now let’s discuss how to add it to context menu. We want this command appear when we select particular type of object. This is what a contextual menu all about, right? This time we will create a command to automatically [...]

If I’m not mistaken, AutoCAD use CUI since 2006. Not MNU or MNS as it used to be. CUI (customize user interface) is a XML file. It’s easier to manage. In this post, we will create a new command to set all properties to ByLayer. This is a request from my colleague. He likes to [...]

AutoCAD tip to scale your drawing only for specific axis, not uniform scale.

Every time you create a new AutoCAD drawing, you will see a default layer: Layer0. You can’t delete it. Then when you define their properties such as color, line weight, etc, you will see ByLayer and ByBlock property. Most of you might already know what is ByLayer means. But do you also know what is [...]

I don’t like when I receive AutoCAD drawings with the properties overridden to other than ByLayer. It’s a bit hard to distinguish between layers when people do that. There are many ways to change them back to ByLayer. We can select all objects and set the properties to ByLayer or using Match Properties. But it [...]

Images on the left looks like hand-drawn sketch (you might have to click on the image to see the larger image). It’s actually an AutoCAD drawing, with a little tweak on visual styles. This is from a sample file included in AutoCAD 2009 installation. AutoCAD has this capabilities since AutoCAD 2007., when Autodesk made major [...]

Do you need to create a high resolution image from your AutoCAD drawing? No, this is not about AutoCAD rendering. This is about how you can get high resolution image from your lines and arcs. It might be layouts, elevation views, etc. I had this question several times. You can just plot your model/layout. Try [...]

Are you familiar with DWF (design web format)? Or PDF (portable document format)? Both are vector document that are used for document sharing via email or website. These days, both of them become a familiar file format we receive, because people don’t want us to get their original DWG. Or we don’t want people to [...]