January 31, 2012

Autodesk Seek: get real world BIM models for free!

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Want to get real world Revit and AutoCAD models? Have you tried Autodesk Seek? Real models from real manufacturers!

Enable block attribute dialog during insertion

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Do you have blocks with many attributes? Do you ever wish you can input the value easier than typing in command line? See how to do it by changing a system variable.

Do you know that you can plot using TrueView?

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Need to plot DWG files? Or create DWF, PDF, or sketch images from DWG? If your AutoCAD doesn’t support it, try to use TrueView!

Insert block without being asked to input value

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Want to prevent AutoCAD asking you to change attribute value, when you insert a block? See how you can set some attributes for not being asked when you insert the block here.

How to use the AutoCAD status line to provide real time reporting

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AutoCAD Status Line just provides the coordinates of the cursor. Do you know that you can also use the Status Line to provide real time reports from system variables?

How to: add action recorder macro to tool palettes

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Like using AutoCAD action recorder? Want to access the macros easily from tool palette? See how you can put them there!

AutoCAD tip: remove alternate unit bracket in dimension

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Do you ever wish to remove alternate units bracket in AutoCAD dimensions? Or you want to change the bracket to something else?

Control blipmode in AutoCAD 2012

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Have you tried to change BLIPMODE system variable in AutoCAD 2012? It’s not there anymore! So how can we turn it on/off?