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20 May 2013

AutoCAD 2013 – Tips and Tricks
Here are five useful tips to improve your productivity in AutoCAD 2013…

09 May 2013

Multi-coloured Dashed Lines in AutoCAD
Use the AutoCAD Multiline tool functions to create multi-coloured dashed lines.…

01 May 2013

AutoCAD 2013 – Polylines and Grip Controls
You can use grips to quickly change the geometry of a basic shape in AutoCAD. In the example below a rectangle has been selected to show the grip controls (Fig 1). Hovering over the grips makes them a…

01 May 2013

AutoCAD's Floating Command Line
Have you ever counted how many ways there are to access commands in AutoCAD? The ribbon, grips, right-click menus, the command line, tool palettes, menus, and toolbars. Of all those methods, the co…

17 April 2013

Annotative Scaling / Annotative Dimensions
Annotation scaling allows you to plot annotation text at the same height or size regardless of the viewport zoom scale. Annotation scales can be associated with annotative objects in AutoCAD so that t…

09 April 2013

AutoCAD 2014 Arc Improvement
In AutoCAD 2014, the ARC command has been enhanced. By default in AutoCAD, arcs are created counter clockwise. With 2014 you can control the creation of arcs to be clockwise or counter clockwise by pr…

03 April 2013

Introduction to Revit Architecture
Introduction to Revit: BIM Basics, Interface, and Program Operation.…

20 March 2013

AutoCAD 2013 - Terminology 3
is is the third and final list of important Key Terms used in AutoCAD. Print the lists and use them as a reference to understanding AutoCAD functionality. …

20 March 2013

Revit Architecture 2013 – Curtain Walls
Delegates often ask the question - How do I delete a curtain wall grid when modifying my curtain walls in Revit?…

18 February 2013

Revit Architecture 2013 – Walls
When you begin a project, you often use the default types supplied with Revit for elements, such as walls. Later, you start creating custom standards and need element types in accordance with those…