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AutoCAD: Create and add a Button to the Quick Access Tool Bar
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh AutoCAD offers a few ways to access commands. A Button (when you know there location) is usually the quickest way to start a command. There are a few commands though...
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AutoCAD: Quickly select similar geometry in a drawing
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Quick tip: Quickly Select similar geometry in a drawing without know any of its properties: Select Similar will select the same type of geometry. (Lines, Circles,...
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PBN Recognizes NEIT with its Collaboration in Manufacturing Award
From left: PBN Publisher, Roger Bergenheim; NEIT’s Vice President for Corporate Education and Training, Steven H. Kitchin; Facilities Manager for Electric Boat at Quonset Point, Sean Davies; and...
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AutoCAD: NEW in 2015
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Text Alignment features: AutoCAD is consistently improving the Annotation features. This command offers Vertical and Horizontal alignment along with the option of...
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AutoCAD: Breaking overlapping Dimensions lines
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh DIMBREAK command allows the user to modify overlapping Dimension Lines with a break (This creates a space in one of the Dimension Lines that overlaps another Dimension...
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AutoCAD: Cursor Badge(s)
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh New in 2015: This enhancement displays at the cross hairs or pick box. The symbol changes per the active command. This feature is nothing more than a visual aid....
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AutoCAD: Command Line features/display broken down Part 1
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh These features/options help the user to be more productive. Part 1 of 2 How to move the Command Line when docked / un-docked (floating):...
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AutoCAD: Command Line features/Display broken down
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh These features/options help the user to be more productive. Part 2 of 2 – Continued: *See the previous Command Line part 1 of 2 blog for options 1 – 3. 4. Recent...
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AutoCAD: Creating Blocks
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Block: is a collection of selected entities that has a defined insertion point and combines all entities into a single group with an assigned a name . *This is created in...
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AutoCAD: Dynamic Blocks
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh The Standard for Reusable Content Blocks are the oldest form of reusable content and in AutoCAD. Dynamic blocks add a level of power that substantially reduce and...
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AutoCAD: Share your Tool Palettes
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Export and Import A Tool Palette may be created by an individual to help them work more efficiently and or a company may create Tool Palettes to help keep everyone...
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AutoCAD: WBlocks (Write Blocks) adjust to the Insert Unit
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Do you use different forms of units within your projects/company and want to utilize your WBlocks in all projects quickly? Example. A projects is Decimal Units and...
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AutoCAD: Placing your Dimensions and Text on the right angles for Isometric...
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh Setting up the TEXT STYLES: There are two setting that need to be done to achieve the correct angles off the text. TWO TEXT STYLE must be created one with the OBLIQUE...
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AutoCAD: Divide or Measure
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Divide: Located in the Home Tab / Draw panel drop down / Measure button Places a Point Style symbol or (Block) at EQUAL Segments along the selected geometry. Measure:...
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AutoCAD: NEW to AutoCAD 2016 Dimension Button
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh This new button (Dimension) allows continuous placement of dimensions. With selection of Geometry or Object Snap it switches from Liner to Radial to Angular and so on...
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AutoCAD: Revision Cloud New to 2016 and some Old features
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh New to this release Rectangular or Polygonal Revision Clouds. To access the Revision Cloud command: Through the Ribbon: Home tab – Draw Panel drop down – Annotate tab –...
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AutoCAD: Angular Dimensions greater than 180°
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Have you noticed when placing in Angular Dimensions angles over 180° aren’t an option by default? Location of Angular Dimension: Annotate Tab Dimension Panel within the...
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AutoCAD: Quick clean-up of Dimension Placement
Written by: Cindra Drowne-Walsh DIMSPACE: this command adjusts the spacing between Parallel Linear and or Angular dimensions. Located in the Annotate Tab Dimension Panel DIMSPACE button....
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AutoCAD: A Time Saving Command
Written by Cindra Drowne-Walsh Move, Copy, Rotate within the same button: The Express Tools tab offers many unique time-saving options. This button puts you in a (running mode) which means once you...
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SAMI Turns Two!
l-r: Sean Davies, Electric Boat; Rep. Patricia Sepe; Rep. Lou Raptakis; Karl Wadensten, Vibco; Matthew Topper,SAMI Welding Instructor; Senator Sheldon Whitethouse; Mayor Scott Avedisian; Kathy...
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