January 9, 2023

The Multileader Style Manager in AutoCAD

Preparing our Multileaders with specific fonts, sizes, appearances, and other formatting options is a great way to save time and guarantee that our MLeaders are consistent. Many options can change how your MLeader functions and displays data. This is the third part of our three-part series on Leaders, MLeaders, and The Multileader Style Manager. For…

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Ariel Rejtman

January 9, 2023

Creating MLeaders with AutoCAD

The original Leader tool was primarily used for many years, yet seems to be superseded by a new tool called the Multileader in later iterations of AutoCAD. With more options to group leaders and control their properties via the “Multileader Style Manager”, Multileaders improved our efficiency when creating callouts and annotations. We can use the…

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Ariel Rejtman

January 9, 2023

Creating Leaders with AutoCAD

Creating callouts and other annotations can be time-consuming if we want them to be consistent in our AutoCAD drawings. Instead of using simple lines to create arrows and leaders, AutoCAD has a function that allows us to create leaders with specific settings and formatting options. Not only can we associate text with our leaders, but…

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Ariel Rejtman

November 7, 2022

Uninstall Procedure for Autodesk Software

There are many reasons why you might want to fully uninstall certain Autodesk software. Typically, we do this with the regular Windows Uninstall feature, but Autodesk has some tools to make the job a little easier. Join our Customer Success Manager, Alan Birmaher, as he demonstrates thorough uninstall procedures to help you clean up your…

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Alan Birmaher

November 4, 2022

Creating Custom Arcs with Text in Revit

Although Revit doesn’t have line types and arcs with embedded text, we can create them with the help of family templates. This is a continuation of our video that discusses “Creating Custom Lines with Text in Revit”. In order to get the most from this video and understand the parameter and label creation procedures used,…

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James Cuervo

November 3, 2022

Mid Between Two Points with AutoCAD

When drafting, we sometimes need to find the center of two points that isn’t a Midpoint or other “Snap”. By holding down the “Shift” key and right-clicking, we can activate a unique menu that has the “Mid Between Two Points” command. This useful tool allows us to find the exact location between two other points.…

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Ariel Rejtman

September 23, 2022

Design Options with Revit

In this video, we explore a great tool in Revit. It allows us to create multiple design options that can be easily presented to clients. Once the option is chosen, this tool will allow you to make the choice a permanent part of your project. In this post, James Cuervo shows us how it’s done.…

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James Cuervo

July 6, 2022

Civil 3D Country Kits for Mexico & Chile 2023

This tutorial demonstrates the proper installation process for Civil 3D’s Chile and Mexico CKs. Este tutorial demuestra el proceso de instalación adecuado para los CK de Civil 3D en Chile y México. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com

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Simon Noyola

July 5, 2022

Civil 3D The Importance of Norms, Criteria, & Standards in Design

This video shows the importance of being able to interpret standards, design criteria, and the use of standards in design. This impacts validation of our BIM modeling Infrastructure. Este video muestra la importancia de poder interpretar estándares, criterios de diseño y el uso de estándares en el diseño. Esto afecta la validación de nuestra infraestructura…

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Simon Noyola

June 29, 2022

Civil 3D Crossover Change or Displacement of the Center Line

When modeling in Civil 3D, we can geometrically solve an issue in which the axis of a centerline is displaced. Al modelar en Civil 3D, podemos resolver geométricamente un problema en el que se desplaza el eje de una línea central. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com

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Simon Noyola