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Table Wrapping

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:30:25 GMT

How to manipulate tables in AutoCAD.

Extended Data in Civil 3D 2008

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:47:07 GMT

All about attaching data & notes to objects in Civil 3D.

Complete list of AutoCAD commands

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:41:05 GMT

A complete list of AutoCAD commands and variables. Command names in English, Czech, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Pourtuguese and Russian versions of AutoCAD.

Revit families for download

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:41:10 GMT

Hundreds of free Revit families (RFA) for Revit Architecture. Over 100 categories in a tree structure.

How to export X-Y-Z coordinates of AutoCAD drawing blocks?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:47:07 GMT

Methods for exporting coordinates of block references from AutoCAD

How to Use ScriptPro

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:04:55 GMT

Nothing makes writing AutoCAD scripts more enjoyable than ScriptPro, a free program from Autodesk.

REVIT Video - Yes No Parameter to Control Visibility

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:04:28 GMT

Add visibility parameters to Architecture, Structure, or MEP families that allow you to turn on and off sub components.

Writing AutoCAD Scripts With Excel

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:06:34 GMT

Automate tasks in AutoCAD with Excel.

Multilines

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:06:34 GMT

Using multilines to draw pipes in 2D.

Autodesk University 2008 Blogger Social

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:08:33 GMT

Will you be there?

Right-Click Editing: Tables

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:18:21 GMT

Excel-like formulas for AutoCAD tables.

Paste Excel Data into AutoCAD 2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:31:12 GMT

An easy way to get Excel data into an AutoCAD table.

Selection Sets

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:33:50 GMT

Previously I wrote about using AutoLISP to create selection sets. While these are great, especially for use in scripts and macros, they are kind of clunky to use if you need a quick selection set. Here are a few quick and easy ways to create selection sets.

Automatic Scaling of Blocks, Images or XREFs

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:18:21 GMT

When Autodesk released AutoCAD 2007 I noticed that when I inserted a block or XREF it would sometimes scale up or down in a way I didn't expect. After a little digging in the help file I found these system variables: INSUNITS, INSUNITSDEFSOURCE, & INSUNITSDEFTARGET.

Annotation Settings in AutoCAD 2008

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:18:24 GMT

Recently I made some recommendations for setting system variables relating to annotative objects in our standard drawing template (for AutoCAD 2008). Here they are with an explanation as to why.