2006

IMAGEFRAME Magic

June 1, 2006

Autodesk added some smoke and mirrors with their 2006 release of AutoCAD. Previously you could set IMAGEFRAME either to “0″ (invisible border or frame), or to “1″ (visible border of frame). In 2006 we are now presented with a third choice of “2″. If IMAGEFRAME is set to “2″ then you will see the frame [...]

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Why are the layers not alphabetically sorted anymore?

May 31, 2006

This problem can be resolved by increasing the MAXSORT variable. In AutoCAD versions 2002 and earlier this is set to 200 by default, and 1000 for AutoCAD releases since 2004. Though newer and more powerful systems are not effected as badly by it, setting MAXSORT too high can eat into overall system performance.

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Are you an AutoCAD EXPERT

April 20, 2006

If you had to rank your CAD skills on a scale of 1-5 where would you rank yourself? Packed away in AutoCAD is a little-known system variable that will allow users to change the way AutoCAD interacts with you based on your EXPERTise. For example when you invoke the REGEN command, are you REALLY sure [...]

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Blank Sheet Set Fields

April 20, 2006

Anyone who has used Sheet Set Manager has most likely wanted/needed to make a field blank. The time I run into this the most is with the fields I have for our revision dates. Obviously with a first submission I am not going to have a “Revised Date”; thus the need for a blank field. [...]

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Cycle through your layout tabs

January 19, 2006

Hold onto your keyboard the next time you need to cycle through your layout tabs. Simply press “Ctrl” + “Page Up” or “Page Down” key to thumb forwards or backwards in your tabs. On a side note, this is a tip that not only works in AutoCAD. You can also perform the same keyboard shortcut [...]

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Closed polylines the easy way – BOUNDARY command

January 18, 2006

AutoCAD users of all types can appreciate the value of closed polylines. Of course in creating them most users use a procedure involving the PEDIT command. But did you know there was an easier way? Hidden away in AutoCAD is the BOUNDARY command. Think of the BOUNDARY command as a HATCH command that draws polylines [...]

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