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REVERSE – Now a “real” AutoCAD Command

By Donnie Gladfelter on February 9, 2009

If you’ve been keeping up with the blogs, you’ve probably already read your share about parametric constraints/drafting, contextual ribbon, 3D modeling, and the like. Not to say those topics aren’t appreciated additions to AutoCAD, but to me sometimes the little things make all the difference in the world. If my memory serves me correctly AutoCAD [...]

Posted in AutoCAD 2010 | Tagged AutoCAD 2010, features, REVERSE | 11 Responses

AutoCAD 2010 – First Look at Parametric Constraints

By Donnie Gladfelter on February 6, 2009

I just recently returned home from San Francisco, CA where I was privileged enough to join some of the most popular AutoCAD bloggers in the blogosphere for the AutoCAD 2010 release event in San Francisco. Although we stayed incredibly busy throughout the day Thursday, I must say I really did have a great time at [...]

Posted in AutoCAD 2010 | Tagged AutoCAD, AutoCAD 2010, features, Parametric Constraints | 19 Responses

Going to San Francisco for a Special Event at Autodesk

By Donnie Gladfelter on February 4, 2009

Aside from a few odds and ends, I have finished packing & am incredibly excited to be travelling to San Francisco, CA. Tomorrow (Thursday 2/5/09) I will join some of the most esteemed bloggers in the AutoCAD blogosphere for a Special Event being hosted by Autodesk. From what I hear just the Autodesk Gallery at [...]

Posted in AutoCAD 2010 | Tagged AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Gallery, features, San Francisco | 2 Responses

Labeling Pipe Crossing Inverts

By Donnie Gladfelter on January 27, 2009

This is a bit of an oldie, but goodie. Civil 3D Pipe Label Styles can give me the Invert In or the Invert Out of a pipe, but not the invert between point a and point b. That limitation is never really an issue until you go to label the invert of a crossing pipe. [...]

Posted in Civil 3D | Tagged Civil 3D 2008, Civil 3D 2009, features, Pipe Labels, Profile Labels, Profiles | 5 Responses

Creating & Using Blocks With Multiple Insertion Points

By Donnie Gladfelter on January 5, 2009

As you may have noticed, there hasn’t been much activity here on The CAD Geek since AU. The reason for that is quite simply I have been on vacation since December 13. Today however was the end of my three-week break from the office, and gasp; AutoCAD. As much as I love to play with [...]

Posted in AutoCAD | Tagged AutoCAD 2006, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2009, Blocks, Dynamic Blocks, features | 5 Responses