Calculator Memory
Written by Josh Jones on August 29, 2008 
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Comments(1) Did you know that AutoCAD’s CAL command has a memory? It does. Read more »
Archive for August, 2008
Squares & Square Roots
Written by Josh Jones on August 28, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) You can easily calculate the square or square root of a number in AutoCAD. Read more »
Understanding the Syntax of CAL Expressions
Written by Josh Jones on August 27, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) If you type CAL on the command line, at the Expression prompt you can type a formula and AutoCAD will return the answer. Read more »
Lazy System Variables: LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, & MSLTSCALE
Written by Josh Jones on August 26, 2008 Comments(3)
Comments(3) There are three linetype settings to consider when setting up your drawings: LTSCALE, PSLTSCALE, & MSLTSCALE. Read more »
Lose Your Command Line?
Written by Josh Jones on August 25, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) Hold down CTRL and hit 9.
Writing Simple Scripts in AutoCAD
Written by Josh Jones on August 22, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) For those of you who are new to writing scripts in AutoCAD, I have included a simple script as an example to show you how it works. Read more »
Lazy Command: Breakline
Written by Josh Jones on August 21, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) The BREAKLINE command is an Express Tools command that creates a line to represent a partial view of a drawing that looks something like this:
Lazy System Variable: EDGEMODE
Written by Josh Jones on August 20, 2008 Comments(11)
Comments(11) Have you ever tried to extend an object to an edge only to find out that it is not a boundary edge? Or maybe you, like I have wished it was possible to trim along an invisible edge. The system variable EDGEMODE does just that. Read more »
Right-Click Editing: Tables
Written by Josh Jones on August 19, 2008 Comments(1)
Comments(1) One of the things about AutoCAD that I learned early on was to right-click on everything to see what options are available to me. Right-clicking reveals more information about the tools I want to use. Instead of learning to recognize a picture on a button, I can quickly see the name of the command I want.
Here are a few right-click tips that I would like to share. Read more »
Table Wrapping - Part 1
Written by Josh Jones on August 17, 2008 Comments(1)
Comments(1) In AutoCAD 2008 they introduced “table wrapping” (AKA table breaks), as I call it. Read more »
Table Styles
Written by Josh Jones on August 14, 2008 Comments(0)
Comments(0) I’ve been using tables (command: TABLE) ever since we upgraded to AutoCAD 2007 (we went from AutoCAD 2002 to 2007). After we upgraded I saw how useful they were and immediately setup standard table styles in our AutoCAD template.
In the coming days I will post more about using Tables. Stay tuned…
