Handle with Care
This CAD tip comes from working with some of the best CADDsters around, and will not be found in any AutoCAD textbook. It involves creating a temporary “handle” object for a Move or Copy operation, in order to ensure that the base and destination points are placed exactly where you intend them to be.
Point A and Point B and how to set them accurately
Here is a list of CAD tips about one of the most frequent tasks a CAD drafter encounters: specifying a base point (let’s call it Point A) and a destination point (called Point B in this post).
Mapping the AutoCAD Interface
This map of the AutoCAD interface from the Autodesk website is a good reference when we talk about the various parts of the screen.
The Good, the Bad, and the AutoCAD Trim Command
Here is a tip that will make one of the most common CAD tasks, trimming two lines, go quicker and easier. There are three basic AutoCAD trim commands you can use to trim two lines: TRIM, FILLET, or CHAMFER.
Wish list for AutoCAD features
AUGI, the AutoCAD User Group International, polled their members and developed a wish list for AutoCAD and several other Autodesk products. They presented their list to Autodesk. Here are the top ten AutoCAD wishes they presented. I think it's interesting to see...
Snap Into Action
Tip 1004: Using the "Basket of Snaps" Effectively The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. -- Andrew Carnegie I think of the OSNAP tool as a "basket of snaps." This entire basket can be toggled on or off, using the F3...