Category Archives: AutoCAD Tips
Creating a Simple Linetype in AutoCAD
Creating your own AutoCAD linetype is pretty easy to do. Today’s blog post will be
Hatch Pattern Gap Tolerance – HPGAPTOL
Recently I received a Boundary Definition Error while drafting in AutoCAD. I got the error message when I was trying to hatch the exterior wall of a building that I drafted.
How to Rename an AutoCAD Block
Last week I was working on a floor plan drafting project. The project called for me to measure and draft the floor plans of a penthouse apartment on 5th Avenue in New York City. I also had to include the … Continue reading
AutoCAD System Variables
If you’re an AutoCAD user, then sooner or later you will come across “system variables”. I consider these to be a little less intuitive part of AutoCAD, then other parts of the software. Let me explain.
AutoCAD Image Border
When an image is inserted into an AutoCAD drawing, it comes in with a border. The border is more properly known as a frame. I first became aware of the image frame when
AutoCAD Selection Modes
As I was drafting today a weird thing happened to me. I was
AutoCAD Mouse Wheel Zoom
If you use AutoCAD a fair amount like I do, and have been doing so for many years, then