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One Minute CAD Tip #1–first of a series

One Minute CAD Tip #1–first of a series

by Mark | Feb 15, 2020 | Basics---Better, Featured

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Drawing an S-Curved Road in AutoCAD

Drawing an S-Curved Road in AutoCAD

by Mark | Nov 30, 2019 | Featured, Power Tools

New video tutorial shows how to use AutoCAD to draw an S-shaped or S-curved road connection between two straight road segments.

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AutoCAD Units, Part 2

AutoCAD Units, Part 2

by Mark | Jan 3, 2019 | Basics---Better, Featured, Quality Control, Settings and Options

To be on a first-name, good-buddy basis with AutoCAD, I believe that a designer needs to thoroughly understand units. Here are some key considerations . . . 

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The Power of the Sheet Layout Grid in AutoCAD

The Power of the Sheet Layout Grid in AutoCAD

by Mark | Aug 27, 2018 | Basics---Better, Featured, Quality Control

The best way I know of to organize a drawing sheet in AutoCAD is by using a well-designed sheet layout grid. This is also the best way to organize an entire set of drawings. A sheet layout grid is a hidden grid of cells that is used to place views and other elements within the work area of a sheet . . .

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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 . . .

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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!

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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 . . .

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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.

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