Category Archives: AutoDesk

AutoCAD Annotation

1. Each annotation can have different scale. And each scale can have different location (use grip to move the location) 2. To show the correct annotation size, set the model space to the appropriate scale. Note: All AutoCAD Civil 3D … Continue reading

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AutoCAD Profile Scale

If profile vertical is: 40 units=10 feet, means the vertical scale is 4 times larger than horizontal scale, provided the horizontal is 1 unit=1 feet.

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AutoCAD Dimension Line

Text Under Dimension Line (Text line break) add this switch after the Dimension text \X (note it has to be a capital X) and type "TYPICAL". Example text string will look like this <>\XTYPICAL. Cannot modify some dimension properties if … Continue reading

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Convert PDF page to Image and insert into AutoCAD

Save PDF page to TIFF, setting as:

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Convert spline to polyline

1. AutoCAD 2010, PEDIT command can do it.

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AutoCAD Units Insert XREF

When create new drawing, set up units first (UNITS command) When insert xref, notice the insert unit conversion.

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AutoCAD turn off Ribbon

RIBBONCLOSEMENUBAR = 1

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AutoCAD Layer Management

1. Use layer filters: only show the local layers: ‘~*|*’only show turnoff and frozen layers: use two properties with ‘AND’ operation 2. Layer Setting modify the lock layer fading: 3. Xref layer state To save your changes to layer settings, … Continue reading

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