It is hard to get used to the 2009 version of Autocad., The tool bar and menu bar are completely different from the 2008 version. It seems that one need more clicks and more time to search for the command icon that you want. The white background also gives a very unpleasant feeling. This...
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You can create a complex spiral curve by using a simple “arc” command in AutoCAD. The steps are very simple. Let’s draw a line, either vertical or horizontal. For demonstration purpose, I would prefer a vertical line. Use the DIVIDE command to split the line into 9 pieces. Let’s construct an arc of known starting and ending...
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CAD users seldom face virus alert compare to the other software users. However, Cad users should now be aware of a new self-replicating virus that affecting AutoCAD operation system. The virus file ACAD.VLX introduced into the support path within the AutoCAD program allows the file to load upon the program startup. After the infection,...
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Starting March this year, AutoCAD had released their 2011 version. There are some really nice features in the new version of AutoCAD 2011. Such as: Associative surfaces Inferred constraints Support for Point Clouds up to 2 billion points. Transparency for some objects like Hatches. This has been one of the most requested features from...
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Not sure started from which version, AutoCAD had built in a geometrical calculator function in the drawing tool. I have tested on version 2000 and version 2007, the calculator work just fine. However, this command is not added to the pull down manual or user interface but it can be accessed from the command...
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I discovered this interesting function in AutoCAD 2007 accidentally. If you are tired with all the icons and pull down menu in AutoCAD, or you want to maximized the working space in AutoCAD. You can simply click the clean screen icon, which located at the lower right corner of the screen, or type CTRL+0. This...
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