Oops, I deleted it again

by Will on May 16, 2012

We’ve all deleted stuff we didn’t want to, and you probably got it back by mashing the good old CTRL+Z key combo until you’ve got back the objects you deleted. This however undoes anything you did after deleting these objects. ..read more

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AutoCAD 2013 Free Download

by Will on May 10, 2012

As with last year, Autodesk have kindly allowed us to download their latest version of AutoCAD for free. Visit the download link at the end of this post to get your free copy of AutoCAD 2013!

But as expected, it’s only ..read more

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Will’s little quiz

by Will on April 17, 2012

As many of you know I’m currently writing my dissertation for Uni – this also links in nicely with a project I’m working on for my readers…

Anywhoo, I have a small puzzle/quiz/test I need many people to take, and I ..read more

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XLine Find

by Will on April 12, 2012

This has happened to all of us – we get hold of (someone else’s) drawing, and their modelspace is littered with junk. Duplicate copies of the same thing all over the place, so that you can’t easily find the one ..read more

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Writing Competition

by Will on March 8, 2012

Hi all, apologies for the lull in posts – I’ve just started a new job, and I’m writing my dissertation for my degree at the moment……

I’ve decided I’d like to open up HowToAutoCAD.com to the masses – you’ll notice the ..read more

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Hello everyone, I have another tip for you. Have you ever wanted to add additional data to your civil point data?

Well, with Civil 3D User Defined Property Classification you can add that data. This gives the user the ability to ..read more

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The SELECTSIMILAR Command

by Will on January 9, 2012

On with another quick-tip today. This is a command that it took me a while to realise how useful it truly is – SELECTSIMILAR.

One of the most fundamental tasks in AutoCAD is creating your selection to manipulate. There are many ..read more

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The LAYDEL Command

by Will on January 5, 2012

Firstly, many thanks to Mark Pettitt and John Coon for their first posts on HowToAutoCAD.com. A great start to something very positive and beneficial for all.

Secondly, I have a quick-tip for today. I literally used it under 5 minutes ago ..read more

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Missing Setting Tab

by John Coon on January 3, 2012

Hello, this is my first post on HowToAutoCAD.com.  My name is John Coon.  I’ve been using AutoCAD and AutoCAD civil add-on products for some 25 years.   The firm I work for, Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.  works on airport construction ..read more

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Creating New Layers

by Mark Pettitt on December 14, 2011

Layer-99

Firstly, a note from Will:

A few days ago this post went out using the word “apostrophe”, when it should have said “comma”. In a word, oops. Give Mark a break – its a great tip, even if sometimes he confuses ..read more

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