How to use AutoCAD Dimension Grips (Reset Text Position)

How to use dimension text Grips

Time and time again, we see that Dimensions are one of the most important objects in AutoCAD. Previously we have talked about Splitting Dimensions, Resetting Dimensions Value, and Using Alternate Dimension Values. Here we will see how to use Dimension Grips, how to Reset Text Positions, and even how to Reset Text positions of multiple … Read more

How to Quick Select objects by Color! (AutoCAD trick)

How to Quick Select objects by Color in AutoCAD

Quick select objects by Color or by any other object property in that matter, is a crucial knowledge that every AutoCAD drafter needs to know. The inspiration to write this came from a colleague of mine. She had to select all text objects in a drawing and insulate the red ones. Red Text also needed … Read more

How to add Fonts to AutoCAD (a 30 Seconds read!)

How to add Fonts to AutoCAD

No matter what drawings we are creating there always will be the need for Text and with it a text Font. Windows and AutoCAD provide us with many Font types, however, sometimes we need to add an additional one. Like for example, that time a colleague of ours gave us a drawing that looked crooked … Read more

Add/Subtract a constant Number to Multiple Text Entities in AutoCAD!

Add a number to Text entities AutoCAD

Adding or subtracting constant to a number of different Text objects in AutoCAD was a task I used to hate not so long ago. There is nothing worse than wasting valuable time editing Text because suddenly you have realized that for example, the benchmark on the plan has typing mistake. And a number needs to … Read more

WHO and Major CAD Companies advise to Work from Home during COVID-19 Outbreak!

AutoCAD Work from home COVID-19

As the cases of the Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 continue to rise in the US and Europe, Major Tech & CAD companies advise their employers to work from Home if their position allows it to! On Wednesday, March the 11th officials at the World Health Organization said that the spread of the coronavirus … Read more

How to rotate 2D Drawings in AutoCAD!

Rotate Drawings View in AutoCAD

Rotate the view of AutoCAD Drawing, but Why? Why would we need to rotate an AutoCAD Drawing? Well, I can think of a dozen of reasons just on top of my mind. So let’s take a look at several examples:You receive a drawing which Coordinate System is rotated and X, Y are not directing the … Read more

Uniform LineType Scale for Different Viewport Scales

We’ve previously discussed the enormous benefits of using Layouts in AutoCAD Layouts (8 Reasons to Start Using them!). One of the benefits was that we can use different Viewports in one layout, which is great! However, we can stumble upon a very annoying issue – having different LineType scales in differently scaled viewports. Making the … Read more

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