December 3, 2021
Create Wipeouts with AutoCAD
After drawing and compiling thousands of objects that constitute our construction documents, there are instances in which we need to hide certain portions of our sheets without deleting their contents. We can do this with Wipeouts in AutoCAD. While it’s quick to create wipeouts from scratch, it’s actually more efficient to use existing polylines and…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 14, 2021
Using Layer States with Viewports in AutoCAD
After our Layer States are created, we can use them to display specific objects from different disciplines. Each of our viewports can use different Layer States, allowing us to show specific information on the same layout and sheet. Toggling between different layer states for our viewports is easy and efficient in AutoCAD. For more information,…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 31, 2021
Recover Drawings with BAK & Autosave Files in AutoCAD
When AutoCAD unexpectedly crashes or power outages occur, we could potentially lose hours of work if we’re not manually saving on a frequent basis. To circumvent this, AutoCAD has three useful files and functions that can help us recover our data. After a file is saved, a “.bak” file is created and can be renamed…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 18, 2021
Rotate Viewports with MVSETUP in AutoCAD
When working with complex models that are displayed on many sheets, we need to orient certain sheets in certain ways in order to portray their information more effectively. Instead of copying portions of our model and rotating them in model space, we can rotate viewports in layout space independently from our elements in model space…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 16, 2021
Dynamic Blocks with Array Actions & Linear Parameters in AutoCAD – Part 5
This is the fifth part of our five-part series on creating dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. The process of copying an object and pasting it many times on a drawing can be tedious. By using a Linear parameter in conjunction with an Array action, we can create dynamic blocks that can be “stretched” and copied automatically…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 16, 2021
Dynamic Blocks with Visibility, Linear, & Lookup Parameters in AutoCAD – Part 4
This is the fourth part of our five-part series on creating dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. One dynamic block can replace tens of hundreds of similar blocks of differing sizes and attributes. By using the Visibility, Linear, and Lookup parameters, we can toggle different “states” and allow our blocks to transform with a couple of clicks.…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 16, 2021
Dynamic Blocks with Rotation & Flip Parameters in AutoCAD – Part 3
This is the third part of our five-part series on creating dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. There are many kinds of parameters and actions that we can associate with our blocks. The Flip and Rotation Parameters save us time by allowing us to toggle different “states” in which the object exists in model space. We don’t…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 16, 2021
Dynamic Blocks with Multiple Insertion Points & Alignments in AutoCAD – Part 2
This is the second part of our five-part series on creating dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. Blocks can be created from lines and other objects. We can add a base point to them, and if we want to insert them from different points, we can add multiple insertion points to our blocks. This allows us to…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 16, 2021
Using Dynamic Blocks & The Tool Palette in AutoCAD – Part 1
This is the first part of our five-part series on creating dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. Using and creating Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD can seem to be a daunting and time-consuming task that requires a lot of preparation and expertise. This tutorial aims at simplifying the process and demonstrating how powerful Dynamic blocks can be. We…
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Ariel Rejtman
May 28, 2021
The Scale Tool in AutoCAD
One of the most commonly used tools in AutoCAD is the Scale function. It allows us to resize lines, polylines, and shapes. It’s typically used to increase or decrease an object’s size by using multiplication and division. The Scale command can also be used with references, and we can specify specific points to set an…
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