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Units and the AutoCAD 3-D Grid

Units and the AutoCAD 3-D Grid

by Mark | Feb 5, 2018 | 3D CAD, Basics---Better, Featured

Exploring the role of units in AutoCAD and develop a strategy for optimally setting up units in any drawing project. We will start from a 20,000-foot view . . .

Enjoy the Golden Box Stomp

Enjoy the Golden Box Stomp

by Mark | Jan 31, 2018 | 3D CAD, Featured

I made this geometry-based animation using 3-D AutoCAD and Camtasia. Enjoy!

Appreciating CAD Drawings as Fine Art

Appreciating CAD Drawings as Fine Art

by Mark | May 27, 2017 | Featured, The Human Side

Here’s a question for you: Can CAD drawings be seen and appreciated as fine art? That question rolled around my head as I was working on a desktop sculpture . . .

Love the Louvre

Love the Louvre

by Mark | May 3, 2017 | Featured, News and Views, The Human Side

At the Louvre in Paris, I was fascinated to see the impact made by I. M. Pei’s addition of a large glass pyramid in the main courtyard of the revered museum.

Overhangs and Wall Thicknesses in Revit

Overhangs and Wall Thicknesses in Revit

by Mark | Feb 4, 2017 | Featured, Revit, Settings and Options

Roof overhangs behave differently in Revit when they are over different thicknesses of walls. Revit has some great tools for creating and modifying roof overhangs. Primary among these tools is the Pick Walls tool…

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