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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.

The Objects-Action Order Decision in AutoCAD

The Objects-Action Order Decision in AutoCAD

by Mark | May 25, 2016 | Basics---Better, Featured, Power Tools

To make a modification happen, AutoCAD needs to know two things: which object(s) do you want to modify, and what type of action do you want to apply to them?

Rotating and Scaling a Raster Image

Rotating and Scaling a Raster Image

by Mark | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured, Info Transfer, Power Tools

How to rotate and scale a raster image in AutoCAD using Scale Reference and Rotate Reference. This prepares the raster image for use as an underlay in CAD. Includes video tutorial.

Using a Raster Sketch as an Underlay for CAD

Using a Raster Sketch as an Underlay for CAD

by Mark | Jul 3, 2015 | Featured, Info Transfer, Power Tools

How to attach a raster image file, such as a photo of a sketch, as an underlay for use in creating a CAD drawing.

Convert Paper Drawing to Image File for Cadding

Convert Paper Drawing to Image File for Cadding

by Mark | Apr 23, 2015 | Featured, Info Transfer, Power Tools

A CAD drawing often begins life as a paper drawing, print, or sketch. I’m sure you’ve seen this scenario. Your boss comes to you with a piece of paper in hand. The paper has information in hand-sketched form which needs to be “cadded” . . .

The Power of the Function Keys in AutoCAD

The Power of the Function Keys in AutoCAD

by Mark | Feb 14, 2014 | Basics---Better, Power Tools, The Interface

The Function keys can be used to quickly control several critical AutoCAD settings, and are great time-savers …

Create 2D views from 3D object with Flatshot

Create 2D views from 3D object with Flatshot

by Mark | Nov 22, 2013 | 3D CAD, Featured, Info Transfer, Power Tools

Video included! In this CAD tip we look at creating 2D views from a 3D object that we’ve imported into AutoCAD. To create it we use a command called FLATSHOT.

Importing 3D STEP file into AutoCAD

Importing 3D STEP file into AutoCAD

by Mark | Nov 7, 2013 | 3D CAD, Featured, Info Transfer, Power Tools

This post shows how to import a 3D STEP file into AutoCAD, and how to change the 3D object’s orientation to align properly . . .

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