CAD Standards in AutoCAD: Part 1 – Layer Translator
Join our Senior AEC Technical Specialist, James Cuervo, as shows us how to create your own CAD Standards in AutoCAD. In this part, we discuss the Layer Translator. This is part 1 of a multi-part series that will dive deeper into this topic. Part 2: COMING SOON Part 3: COMING SOON For more information, please…
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James Cuervo
Recover, Audit, and Purge with AutoCAD
Join our Senior AEC Technical Specialist, James Cuervo, as he shares some best practices for keeping your AutoCAD files running smoothly using the Recover, Audit, and Purge commands in AutoCAD. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com.
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Design Center Basics in AutoCAD
Join our Senior AEC Technical Specialist, James Cuervo, shows us the basics of the Design Center. This includes a safer alternative to copy and paste across sessions of AutoCAD by exporting and importing blocks. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com.
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James Cuervo
Annotative Text, Tags and Attributes
AutoCAD files can quickly get cluttered up and heavy, especially when you configure text, tags, and other attributes at multiple scales. Annotative Text, Tags, and Attributes alleviate the need for this and can help you keep your files light and efficient. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
Markup Import & Markup Assist in AutoCAD 2024
Not only can we easily import markups from PDFs into AutoCAD 2024, but we can also create “Traces” and use them to apply specialized markups to our drawings. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
Smart Block Improvements in AutoCAD 2024
AutoCAD 2024 introduces new quality-of-life features that allow us to replace and repeat blocks very efficiently. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
File & Paper Space Tab Improvements in AutoCAD 2024
AutoCAD 2024 has new features that allow us to utilize paper space and access our files more effectively. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
Welcome Screen Improvements in AutoCAD 2024
The “Welcome Screen” in AutoCAD 2024 has been enhanced with better ways to sort and search for files with keywords. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 4
There are numerous ways to utilize blocks with attributes. Multiple attributes can be created within a block, and this will increase the amount of potential prompts that are displayed when placing a block in our drawing. Titleblock data can be populated efficiently and without needing to modify individual objects. Door and Window schedules can be…
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Ariel Rejtman
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 3
Within an attribute definition are several “modes” that control how an attribute is viewed and placed onto a drawing. Likewise, we can modify existing attributes with an incredibly powerful and heroic command called “BATTMAN”. The “Invisible” mode allows us to hide attribute data on our drawing. It still exists, so its data can still be…
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