AutoCAD

AutoCAD® software lets you design, visualize, and document your ideas clearly and efficiently. Initially released in late 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, and notably the IBM PC.

AutoCAD for Mac and iOS Announced

By Donnie Gladfelter on August 30, 2010

BIG NEWS – after an 18-year absence, AutoCAD is returning to the Mac! Of course, much to Autodesk’s dismay, this hasn’t exactly been a secret to nearly anyone following who follows the CAD industry. Now for the part I hadn’t expected (but makes perfect sense); AutoCAD is also coming to the iOS (aka. iPod Touch, [...]

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AutoCAD Optimization Tip: Updating the Certified Hardware Database

By Donnie Gladfelter on August 27, 2010

As I make presentations about AutoCAD throughout the year, some of the most common questions that come up have to deal with optimizing AutoCAD; the software is slow to start, the software is very sluggish when I try to draw, and the list goes on. While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for issues like these, something [...]

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AutoCAD 2011 No Experience Required – Now Available

By Donnie Gladfelter on August 2, 2010

Over the last several months you’ve probably heard me talk about (sometimes a little too much) my “upcoming” book, AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required. It’s with great excitement that I finally get to announce AutoCAD No Experience Required is no longer “upcoming”; it’s now available from a book retailer near you!

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Modeling Photographs in 3D with Project Photofly

By Donnie Gladfelter on July 23, 2010

Yesterday Autodesk released a very impressive new technology they call Project Photofly. With Project Photofly you can quickly and easily generate 3D models using nothing more than photographs taken with your digital camera. Although Photofly will certainly work with fancy SLR cameras that cost their owner their first-born; your smaller, more compact, and much cheaper digital [...]

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Text in Linetypes the Super Simple Way

By Donnie Gladfelter on July 22, 2010

Before signing off to get married I started a series entitled Linetypes the Super Simple Way. So far I’ve covered creating a simple dashed linetype, creating shapes, and complex linetypes with shapes. To continue that series, today I’m going to take a look at creating linetypes with text contained within them. Chances are, by reading [...]

Posted in AutoCAD | Tagged Linetypes, MKLTYPE, Text Styles | 4 Responses