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AutoCAD and Civil 3D tips, guides and tutorials. 231 posts.

Rotate in AutoCAD! Are we doing it Right?

Use the AutoCAD ROTATE command properly with a specific angle, the Copy option and a Reference point, and control the rotation direction. August 22, 2017 · 3 min read

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How to Master PowerPoint Slide Size. A 5-minute guide!

Choose and change the PowerPoint slide size, understand 16:9 versus 4:3 aspect ratios, and make your new slide size the default for presentations. August 15, 2017 · 3 min read

Insert an Image into the Drawing! How to create OLE image in AutoCAD

Insert an image into an AutoCAD drawing as an embedded OLE object with Paste Special, so the picture is saved inside the DWG and never goes missing. August 8, 2017 · 2 min read

Move, Copy and Rotate. All with one command!

Move, copy, rotate and scale objects in AutoCAD with the single MOCORO command, and save time on repetitive editing tasks. August 1, 2017 · 1 min read

Shhh, Hide me! How to Hide Parts of Drawing?

Hide part of an AutoCAD drawing, such as dimensions on an image, a PDF or a block, with the WIPEOUT command instead of deleting objects. July 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Setting up Custom Station Labels for Profile View in Civil 3D

Set up Civil 3D profile view bands so custom stations and station equations appear in the profile view, using the Label Style Composer. July 18, 2017 · 4 min read

Setting up Alignment and Sample Line Labels in Civil 3d

Set up Civil 3D alignment labels step by step, including Major Station, Station Equation and Simple Line labels, plus sample line labels. July 10, 2017 · 4 min read

How to Add Custom Stations Along Alignment in Civil 3D.

Add custom stations along a Civil 3D alignment, either with an extra major station label at an exact station or with station equation labels. July 5, 2017 · 5 min read

How to Split Polyline into a number of Segments or at Intervals?

Split a polyline, line or circle into equal parts or at set intervals in AutoCAD using the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands with points or blocks. June 30, 2017 · 4 min read

Bring Back Deleted Objects in AutoCAD!

Bring back deleted objects in AutoCAD with the OOPS command. It restores the last erased object without undoing your later work. June 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Can't Select More Than One Object (AutoCAD gone wild!)

AutoCAD only selects the last object or Shift will not deselect? The PICKADD system variable is the cause. Here are three ways to fix it. June 20, 2017 · 1 min read

Total Length, Area, and Volume of Multiple Objects. EASY!

Get the total length, area and volume of multiple objects in AutoCAD with the TODD and TOTLEN LISPs, GeoProps or Data Extraction. June 15, 2017 · 5 min read