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TIPniques: Measuring Up - understanding drawing units, displaying desired measurement units in AutoCAD, more, Brian Benton, AUGI, Aug 25, 2008

Subscription Bonus Pack 1: A Closer Look at the Reverse Tools - using REVERSE command for reversing direction of lines, polylines, splines, and helixes in AutoCAD, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Aug 21, 2008  

Creating Custom Bitmap Materials - creating bitmap tile, creating and attaching material by layer in AutoCAD, more, David Watson, CADTutor, Aug 14, 2008

Adding Sunlight to Your Drawings - creating and configuring distant light, setting shadow options, rendering scene in AutoCAD, David Watson, CADTutor, Aug 14, 2008

AutoCAD 2009: Get a Better View (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial) - ViewCube enables loading Autodesk product related drawing files and viewing designs in 3D, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, Aug 1, 2008

How to Create Parametric Parts - AutoCAD video tutorial, Buzz Wright, GeniuSoft, July 16, 2008 

Stage 1: AutoCAD Drawing - step by step process for creating scene from design production drawing, Ian Ibbotson, CADTutor, Aug 5, 2008

AutoCAD 2009: Get a Better View (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial) - ViewCube enables loading Autodesk product related drawing files and viewing designs in 3D, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, Aug 1, 2008

SDI - Serious Difficulties Increasing? - open old drawings, deal with missing objects, sticky stuff in AutoCAD 2009, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, Aug 1, 2008

Object Properties - understanding layer property, creating new layer in AutoCAD, more, David Watson, CADTutor, Aug 4, 2008

ISO Paper Sizes - drawing ISO sheets in AutoCAD, David Watson, CADTutor, July 31, 2008

AutoCAD Drawing Templates acadiso.dwt - changing settings in AutoCAD template, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 31, 2008

Advanced Selection - AutoCAD's Quick Select and object selection, David Watson, CADTutor, July 7, 2008

Some Render Samples - rendering within AutoCAD, Eren Pala, Daily AutoCAD, July 7, 2008

Basic 3D and Surface Modeling - AutoCAD commands Properties (DDCHPROP), Move, 3Dface and Shade, David Watson, CADTutor, July 7, 2008

Making the Lines and Surfaces With Unstraight Angles Parallel While Plotting - dealing with 2D or 3D non-orthogonal lines and surfaces including use of custom LISP program, Daily AutoCAD, July 4, 2008

Linking Excel Spreadsheets to AutoCAD Tables - create data link, table using data link, modify table, more, Josh Jones, Lazy Drafter, June 30, 2008

Entering Survey Data Using AutoCAD - lines and tangent curves, non-tangent curves, chord bearing, distance, more, R. McSwain, CADTutor, July 3, 2008

Autodesk and DWG - file extension trademark, comments by former and current ODA presidents, ODA stand, Deelip Menezes, July 2, 2008

AutoCAD Slips With Its Grips - few things that don't quite work properly, default limit value, grip lock, avoiding interface using ribbon, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 1, 2008

Quick Tip - Fielding Your Object Data - using fields, tables, easy way to get site plans and calculations, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, July 1, 2008

AutoCAD 2009-Extended Tool Tips - information about tools, button to turn off, set time limits, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, Jun 30, 2008

Groups - You Gotta Keep 'em Seperated - manage objects in files using group command, easier to edit, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, 

AutoCAD P&ID 2009 Custom Data Manager Views - Project Setup properties, tree to group, add properties to class, export and import custom views to/from Microsoft Excel, Ursula Sadiq, In the Pipe, Jun 24, 2008

Who Knew About AutoCAD Projects? - keep xrefs under control, search paths, example showing details, simple management, more, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, Jul 1, 2008

Quick Properties Shows Up Right in The Middle of The Drawing! - details about Quick Properties, getting them to designated place, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 26, 2008

How Can I Mashup Thee? Let Me Count the Ways - different ways to be mashed up into other site for Project Freewheel and Project Draw, using an iFrame, Open Architecture Network, using API, more, Scott Sheppard, Autodesk LABS, June 26, 2008

Understanding Polar Coordinate Input - entering distance and angle into AutoCAD, Murat Saraldi, Daily AutoCAD, June 17, 2008

AutoCAD 2009: Changes to the User Interface - exploring task-based ribbon, quick access toolbar, menu browser, more in UI, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008

Layers 3 - creating new layer using layer manager window in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 17, 2008

Layers 2 - status properties of layers in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 16, 2008

Layers 1 - general properties of layers and objects in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 15, 2008

Animate Your 3D Models With AutoCAD 2009's SHOW MOTION - Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 10, 2008

AutoCAD 2009 - A Closer Look at Layer Management - improved layer properties manager, controls for layer isolation and layer property changes, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Apr 8, 2008

AutoCAD 2009 - presentation and demo showing ribbon toolbar, menu browser, InfoCenter, more, Excitech, Apr 2008

Saving Your 3D Views in AutoCAD 2009 - Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Apr 8, 2008

Introduction to the AutoCAD 2009 Action Recorder Video - Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, Apr 7, 2008

Something for the Kids with AutoCAD - making paper model of a street car using AutoCAD, ARCHIdigm, January 2007

Mail Bag - Why Do Some Commands Support the Use of Additional Characters in Front of Their Names, and Others Do Not? - meaning of characters like hyphen, plus, and apostrophe when they occur in front of AutoCAD commands, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, August 24, 2006

The Quick Calculator - new Quick Calculator feature, with a friendly user interface, carries out mathematical calculations in AutoCAD 2006, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst Management, March 10, 2006

Turn Off the Gray Background Mask of a Field - set 'fielddisplay' command to 0 to turn off gray background mask in AutoCAD, Fernando Salgado, TECHtalk, December 11, 2005

Quick, Calculate + 1! - scientific functions, units conversions, and use of built-in memory in AutoCAD's 'Quick Calculator,' Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management, November 15, 2005

Quick, Calculate! - new 'Quick Calculator' in AutoCAD 2006 overcomes the shortcomings of calculator present in older versions, Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management, October 14, 2005

Using Fields with the Dwgprop command and Fields as a Plot Stamp - multimedia tutorial shows AutoCAD Dwgprop command to store information about the drawing, removing old plot stamp utility using fields, CAD-1, September 2005

Clever Grip Tricks - knowing the little-known grip facts can make AutoCAD's grips act as object snaps, Bill Fane, Cadalyst AEC, July 15, 2005

Get a Grip on Editing with Grips - what are grips, learning to work with editing commands using AutoCAD's grips, Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management, June 15, 2005

Using AutoCAD or IntelliCAD for Quantity Surveying - Part 1 - quantity surveyor can easily abstract information from DWG format to CAD data, some notes on relevant commands like LIST, DIST, and AREA, Geoff Harrod, June 2005

AutoCAD System Variables - a look at changes in the last few releases as well as likely future inclusions and removals, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, April 19, 2005 pdf

AutoCAD 2006 - Trim/Extend Tips - it's no secret anymore - users can save time by using the 'select all' default which is within the command now, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, April 18, 2005

Recovering Lost Information - how to recover and recreate data after a crash, for AutoCAD and vertical applications, Necessary Knowledge, April 18, 2005

Command Quick Guide R12 - 2006 - table shows commands evolving through each AutoCAD version, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, April 12, 2005 pdf

Views, Layers...and 3D in LT? - saving views with UCS, maximizing viewports and -- surprise -- 3D functionality in LT, Michael Beal, Cadtutor, April 2005

Tools of the Trade - Inserting Fields - AutoCAD 2006 lets users delve into file databases for any kind of information with a simple right click, Eric Wing, Icade, April 4, 2005, pp.8 -12

Drawing Recovery and AutoCAD 2006  - the DRAWINGRECOVERY command recovers your doomed drawing without much ado, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, March 24, 2005

Using Dynamic Input  - 5 minute exercise in using Dynamic Input in AutoCAD 2006, Elise Moss, Moss Designs, March 27, 2005 (pdf)

Pick an Object, Any Object - how to use AutoCAD's selection sets, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, February 15, 2005

Solid Model from User-Defined Profile - AutoCAD tutorial shows how to create a custom profile (2D drawing) and then extrude that into a 3D object, Learn CAD Fast, February 22, 2005 (requires free registration)

Create New Drawing AutoCAD Tutorial - demonstrates how to use the AutoCAD Create New Drawing dialog box to create an empty drawing, Learn CAD Fast, February 8 2005 (requires free registration)

Units of Measurement AutoCAD Tutorial - how to use the AutoCAD Drawing Units dialog box to set up length and angle units for your drawing, Learn CAD Fast, February 8 2005 (requires free registration)

Quick Select AutoCAD Tutorial - how to select AutoCAD objects by type, layer and color in groups so you don't have to select each one individually, Learn CAD Fast, February 8 2005 (requires free registration)

Create Your Own Tool Palette -- Without Network Permissions - Todd Shackelford, Cadalyst, January 15, 2005

Playing with Polylines, Part 3 - modify polylines using AutoCAD's PolylineEdit command, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, January 15, 2005

Horror in AutoCAD, Part 2: Dangerous Variables - exposes the dangerous aspects of wrong settings and handling of AutoCAD variables and ways to avoid the negative results, Alex Borodulin, NYacad, January 5, 2005)

AutoCAD 2005 New Features - 7-part video tutorial, DG CAD Consulting, January 5, 2005

Polyline Power - explores the AutoCAD Pline command, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, November 15, 2004 (part 1 of 2)

Playing with Polylines, Part 2 - how to make changes to existing plines, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, December 15, 2004 (part 2 of 2)

Layers AutoCAD Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, December 17, 2004 (requires free registration)

Extrude from a Path AutoCAD Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, December 17, 2004 (requires free registration)

AutoCAD 2005 Webcasts - links to archived webcasts on Autodesk's website, Tracy Lincoln, TL Consulting, December 16, 2004

Dimension Objects AutoCAD Tutorial - how to show measurements of objects that you have created, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)

Trim Objects AutoCAD Tutorial - how to remove parts of an object based on lines that intersect it, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)

Extend AutoCAD Tutorial - how to extend objects out to either the next intersecting line, or to a line that you choose, Learn CAD Fast, December 16, 2004 (requires free registration)

A Field of Questions in AutoCAD 2005 - how to take advantage of AutoCAD 2005's Field Object functionality, ARCHIdigm, December 14, 2004

General AutoCAD Quick Guide - links to reference guides (for AutoCAD versions 14 through 2005) that contain tips including commonly used command aliases, keyboard shortcuts, object snaps and selection methods, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, December 11, 2004

AutoCAD Layer Filter and APP ID Purge Tool -  purge unwanted Layer Filters and unnecessary REG APP IDs in DWG files, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, December 9, 2004

AutoCAD Line Command Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004 (requires free registration)

AutoCAD Circle Command Tutorial - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004 (requires free registration)

Selection Methods - AutoCAD tutorial, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004 (requires free registration)

AutoCAD Basic Information - provides an introduction to AutoCAD, Learn CAD Fast, November 22, 2004 (requires free registration)

Horror In AutoCAD: When the Ghost Is Coming... - tutorial explores problems with DWF publishing, Alex Borodulin, NYacad, October 8, 2004

Google "Reads" Text in AutoCAD Drawings - the Google search engine now has the ability to search for text in DWG drawing files stored on the Internet, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, September 22, 2004

Meet My Friend Cal Q. Lator - examines AutoCAD's built-in calculator, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004

Circles and Lines: Object Snaps - Part 1 - an overview of AutoCAD object snaps, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004

Animation in AutoCAD - how to animate your AutoCAD drawings, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com,  August 19, 2004

I Wandered Lonely as a Revcloud - AutoCAD tutorial shows how to create revision clouds, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004

Express Tool System Variable Editor "SYSVDLG" - AutoCAD tutorial explains what the system variable editor does, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, August 10, 2004

A Faster Way to Change an Object's Elevation Using MOVE - an AutoCAD tutorial, Brian Morse, CADdigest.com, August 11, 2004

Drawing Objects - AutoCAD tutorial explains how all of the Draw commands work, David Watson, CADTutor, August 3, 2004

Grips 101 - AutoCAD tips for using grips, which allows fast and effective editing in the following commands: Move, Copy, Rotate, Stretch, Scale and Mirror, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, July 1, 2004

Group Therapy - AutoCAD tutorial on how to create groups to work with multiple objects as a single unit within your drawings, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

An Alternative for the PURGE Command - AutoCAD tutorial explores how to purge a drawing using the PURGE command and shows a useful alternative command, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com, July 13, 2004

Fields in AutoCAD - an overview of how Fields work and what you can do with them in both AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop, ARCHIdigm, July 2004

Creating Digital IDs for Use with AutoCAD - how to use digital certificates to "sign" dwg files, Stephanie J. Yoder, Flat Mtn, June 8, 2004

Hidden HIDE options in AutoCAD and ADT 2004 - explores a little-known dialog with options that help produce hidden line results with 3D Objects, ARCHIdigm, June 2004

The Nether Regions - AutoCAD tutorial explores the little-known Regions feature, which helps you create and manipulate components within drawings, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, June 15, 2004

Using the New Layer Filter Interface in AutoCAD 2005 - tutorial explores using the new AutoCAD 2005 layer dialog, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, June 6, 2004

AutoCAD 2005: Focus on Files - how to use the Sheet Set Manager to organize your drawings, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, May 1, 2004

How to Configure Sheet Sets 1 - how to use AutoCAD 2005's new sheet set capabilities to help enforce your CAD standards, Robert Green, Cadalyst, May 1, 2004

Quick Article on Design Document Communication with DWF - AutoCAD tutorial on using DWF and a workflow with markup, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines/AutoCAD Weblog, May 10, 2004

Embedding a DWF into a PowerPoint Slideshow - AutoCAD tutorial, Elise Moss, CADzette, May 7, 2004 (pdf)

Embedding A Drawing Into A Word Document Using Express Viewer - tutorial explains how to paste an AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop or Inventor drawing into a Microsoft Word file, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 5, 2004

Background Mask Tools for AutoCAD 2005 (Beta Release) - offers some customized tools to work with the new AutoCAD 2005 feature Background Masking, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, April 26, 2004

AutoCAD 2005: Boundary Hatch Enhancements - tutorial demonstrates the new enhancements in the BHATCH command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 17, 2004

Take the Express Way! - AutoCAD tutorial reviews the Express Tools for layers and blocks, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, March 12, 2004

AutoCAD 2005: Fields - tutorial illustrates how to use fields in your drawings, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 10, 2004

Sheet Sets and More in AutoCAD 2005 - offers a detailed look at sheet sets and the other new features in the upcoming AutoCAD 2005, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, March 4, 2004

Express Yourself! - explores AutoCAD Express Tools for managing layers, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, February 12, 2004

Importing AutoCAD Meshes - tutorial explains how to create a triangular ground model using VIZ and AutoCAD and how to import this ground model into Bryce, David Watson, CADTutor, January 23, 2004

AutoCAD: Express Tools will Increase Your Productivity - an overview of some of the new timesaving tools in AutoCAD 2004, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, October 14, 2003

Understanding the Xref Path Type Options in AutoCAD 2004 - tips on using the Relative path type, which can allow you to expand on your AutoCAD and ADT productivity wherever you find that you use the exact same Xref names and "relative" project folder paths, ARCHIdigm, October 6, 2003

Digging Deep into the Express Tools - an in-depth look at AutoCAD 2004's Express Tools, which enhance everyday drawing productivity, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, October 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Hatching - how to create and define hatch patterns to areas of your drawing, Autocad Central, August 5, 2003

The Return of the Express Tools! (Who Says Dreams Don't Come True?) - welcome back to the much loved utilities, missing for two releases, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, August 2003

TrueType in AutoCAD - explains why you should be using TrueType fonts in AutoCAD and offers tips on using them, Geoff Harrod, CADinfo.NET, July 28, 2003

AutoCAD 2004: New Drafting & Editing Features - explores an array of AutoCAD's new drafting and editing tools that can enhance your productivity,  Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003

Insider Information on AutoCAD 2004 - streaming video (about 45 minutes) offers tech tips on how to get more screen real estate with new tool palettes and command lines and how to get faster, more efficient performance, save storage space and increase the speed of file transfers, Rick Feineis, Avatech Solutions, May 2003

AutoCAD 2004: Digitally Sign Your Drawings - tutorial shows you how to use digital signatures in the latest version of  AutoCAD, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, April 28, 2003

AutoCAD - Share Your AutoCAD and Keep Your Own Settings - streaming video tips explains  how to use custom profiles to save and start with your personal settings, Avatech Solutions, April 15, 2003

CAD Standards in AutoCAD 2004 - tutorial offers a practical approach to using CAD standards in both AutoCAD 2004 and 2002, Alireza Parsai, April 8, 2003

Sharing Drawings With People Who Don’t Have AutoCAD - a look at the pros and cons of current file-sharing formats, including PDF, TIFF and DWF, and the new Autodesk Express Viewer, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, April 3, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 Command Aliases - a complete list of command aliases - arranged alphabetically - to help increase your speed in entering the commands at keyboard, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, April 2, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 Design Publisher - tutorial explains the new Design Publisher feature, which allows you to include a series of different drawing files and layouts in a single multi-sheet DWF file and print the sheets sequentially, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, March 31, 2003

Creating a 3D Screw - this AutoCAD tutorial leads you step-by-step to create a  60-degree V slotted screw, Robert Southworth, CADdigest.com, March 19, 2003

AutoCAD - Bridge The Gap with Multiple Polyline Editing - streaming video explains how to use Multiple Polyline Editing to automatically fix gaps between segment endpoints and quickly join any number of polylines, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2003

Norton 2003 Fix with AutoCAD - tutorial explains how to resolve a conflict that occurs when you run Autodesk products and Norton AntiVirus 2003 on the Windows 98/ME operating systems, CAD-1, February 2003 (pdf)

Circle Enhancement - AutoCAD tutorial explores the various methods for drawing circles, By Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, January 6, 2003

AutoCAD - Cutting Corners with the New Fillet - streaming video tech tip shows how to cut corners with the new fillet command to reduce the number of clicks necessary for completing common tasks, Avatech Solutions, November 20, 2002

AutoCAD - Advanced Polar Array -streaming video tech tip shows how to create a Polar Array and keep your objects under control, Avatech Solutions, October 25, 2002

AutoCAD Tutorial 4: For Release 2000i - topics include using the User Coordinate System and converting a solid model to a multiview using the SOLVIEW and SOLDRAW commands, Alice Y. Scales, October 10, 2002

AutoCAD Tutorial - a six-part introduction and overview for AutoCAD beginners, Nancy Wilkie and Harrison Eiteljorg, Center for the Study of Architecture/Archaeology, October 8, 2002

The New Batch Standards Checker - a collection of AutoCAD keyboard tips, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, October 2002 

Loading Applications into AutoCAD 2002 - tutorial explores how to customize the AutoCAD environment, features, and commands by creating third-party applications that can be loaded into AutoCAD, Alireza Parsai, October 1, 2002

AutoCAD - Making Your Mark - streaming tech tip on using the UNDO MARK option, Avatech Solutions, September 25, 2002

AutoCAD to Photoshop - tutorial on how to move AutoCAD drawings into Adobe Photoshop, David Watson, CADTutor

AutoCAD as an Illustration Tool - tips on using PDF or PowerPoint to share AutoCAD drawings, Ron Adee, Adee's AutoCAD Answers, August 14, 2002

AutoCAD - Drag 'N' Drop Makes It Easy! - streaming video tutorial that shows how easy it is to access files, blocks and even hatch patterns, Avatech, June 19, 2002

AutoCAD - Rotate And Copy At The Same Time With Grips - streaming video tutorial that shows how to make multiple copies of an object while rotating it, Avatech, June 19, 2002

AutoCAD's Move and Copy Commands - tutorial for AutoCAD users, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com, Oct 12, 2001

Controlling the AutoCAD 2002 Drawing Environment - defining support paths, controlling the display, configuring plotters, user profiles and defining profiles. Excerpt from Inside AutoCAD 2002, New Riders (857KB PDF file)

Drawing with AutoCAD 2000 - Introduction - if you've just been told that you will be learning AutoCAD 2000, you will appreciate this series by Jim Plume, University of New South Wales (pdf file)

Managing Object Coding, Lineweights, and Plotstyles in AutoCAD 2000  - Barrie Mathews, CADinfo.NET, July 2000

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