The Layer Walk command in AutoCAD allows you to select one or more layers from a list and immediately isolate them so only the objects on the selected layer or layers are displayed. It can be found in the Layers panel on the Home tab of the ribbon or by typing LAYWALK at the command […]
Take a Walk with your Layers Read More »
You can copy objects out of an xref or block and into your drawing using the NCOPY command. Just type NCOPY at the command line. Then select the objects you would like to copy from the xref or block. Next pick a base point and a destination point just like the regular COPY command. This
Copy Objects from an Xref or a Block Read More »
You can right-click on an object in Civil 3D and pick Select Similar to select all the objects in a drawing with shared, or similar, properties. It’s not obvious, however, there are two different versions of the Select Similar command in Civil 3D. If you watch the command line closely you will notice that the
Select Similar in Civil 3D Read More »
You can right-click on an object in AutoCAD and pick Select Similar to select all the objects in a drawing with shared, or similar, properties. You can also enter SELECTSIMILAR at the command line. However, you might be wondering what AutoCAD considers “similar”. This is controlled in the command settings. Enter SELECTSIMILAR at the command
Select Similar in AutoCAD Read More »
“Add Selected” is an often overlooked tool that can save you time in AutoCAD. How often have you needed to create a new object that is just like one you already have in the drawing (same object type, color, layer and so on), but with new geometry? How did you do that? How many steps
“Add Selected” to Create New Objects Read More »
CADapult Software Solutions will be involved in several events around the US that you will want to check out if they are in your area. Autodesk University This last November was my 12th consecutive year teaching at AU and I was honored to win another speaker award this year. This time the award was for
CADapult Training Events for the First Half of 2018 Read More »
You can use a digital signature to sign a drawing or group of drawings from within AutoCAD or by using a batch tool found in the Autodesk program group. It is important to remember that a digital signature is an attached, encrypted certificate. Not a visual representation of a handwritten signature. A digital signature provides
Digital Signatures In AutoCAD Read More »
Sometimes we old-timers stick with old methods to do everything, like selecting the Move and Copy commands for those functions. When precision is required, this is the way to go. However, for quick repositioning of objects “by eye”, selecting them first and dragging them to the new location is a lot faster. This is a
Don’t Forget DRAGGING to Copy and Move Objects Quickly Read More »
There are a number of very interesting new features in AutoCAD 2008, including the ability to fade the appearance of locked layers, control layer properties by viewport, and link AutoCAD tables directly to spreadsheets, so that changes to either the AutoCAD table or the spreadsheet automatically update the other. All very impressive, indeed. However, the most exciting improvement
Annotative Object Properties Read More »
Many times you will have an object in your drawing, like a viewport for instance, which you want to be visible for editing purposes but that you do not want to plot. A common way to accomplish this is to place the object on the Defpoints layer. AutoCAD automatically creates the Defpoints layer when dimensions
Be Careful With The Defpoints Layer Read More »
Cadapult Software Solutions offers a wide variety of books written by people who have a lot of experience installing and managing network versions of Autodesk software.