May 23, 2012

Book review: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2012 Bible

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Great AutoCAD book for active users who want to explore AutoCAD capabilites. Recommended for new and intermediate users. Even advanced users can learn new things.

AutoCAD tip: Text Alignment Technique

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A quick AutoCAD tip to align your text to angled lines or other objects.

Do you know how to use snap parallel?

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Snap parallel is probably rarely used. And you might not now how to use it, like I did. See how you can draw parallel lines relative to other geometry here.

AutoCAD 2012 block editor hotfix

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An AutoCAD 2012 hotfix is available. This critical update will fix block editor corruption.

How to: embed image to AutoCAD drawing

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Want to add company logo as image in your title block? But you don’t want to use image reference? Try this tip.

Why do you upgrade your CAD application?

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Do you always upgrade your CAD applications every time it has a new release? If you do, what’s your reason? And are you happy with it?

AutoCAD LT 2012: online trial is available

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Do you want to try AutoCAD LT on your computer, but don’t want to download product installer and install it? Now you can have an online trial.

AutoCAD tip: Turning off multifunctional grips

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If you are using AutoCAD 2011 or 2012 and feel annoyed by multifunctional grip, you may want to turn it off or change the behavior. Read how!