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Rotate manually? We have multiple text objects aligned to a specific object. However, when we go to layout rotate the view and our text is turned upside down. What should we do? Rotate, rotate, rotate… until all the text is facing the “correct” way. Maybe if we are new to AutoCAD… Auto-Rotate Text in AutoCAD … Read more
It is absolutely normal for us to add numbers in AutoCAD. Sometimes there are hundreds of numbers and if we have to renumber them (which happens very often) it is really a pain. For example, we have to number all the columns in a building, or we have to renumber the stations of road alignment. … Read more
Duplicate objects!? A lot of times we have some lines, polylines, arcs, etc. placed on top of each other. This is very irritating and often times we make mistakes by accidentally clicking on wrong object. These duplicate objects also make our drawings big, bulky and slow. So it would be great if we delete, rejoin … Read more
Bill of quantity We all have to take care of the quantity of different materials in our projects. After all, everyone’s first concern is the price. This is why it is crucial for us to be aware of quantities in every moment during the design of our project. Using Blocks is one of the best way … Read more
Fake Dimensions in AutoCAD? Where? A lot of times we have received drawings from colleagues that have some “fake” Dimensions. The Dimension Text shows one thing but the real geometry is different. The reason is that a lot of people would prefer to edit dim text, then edit the real geometry of the object. This … Read more
CAPITAL letter text? Today we are going to look at one really simple task – writing text in capital letters. There are many people who prefer writing text in drawings in capital letters. There are also people who like writing with small letters. Why do we even have to read about something like this we … Read more
AutoCAD FATAL ERROR: unhandled access violation reading 0x01ff exception at 5c554951h or something like that. These Fatal errors in AutoCAD are our worst nightmare. They come without warning and cause great irritation and anger among the users.In most cases, AutoCAD gives us the opportunity to save One of the currently opened drawings before it collapses entirely. However, … Read more