What is a Field? Fields are placeholders in a text string that are sourced from a data element or property value. Many of us have gotten accustomed to seeing a Drawing number automatically set in the …
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I originally posted this on linkedin, but thought it would be a good add for the Blog Site as well. Good morning everyone. I wanted to touch base on Naming conventions. We use Names in everything we d…
Title Block Sample Title Blocks are a critical portion of any drawing. They represent the area of presentation, the purpose of the drawing, and data about the drawings properties. The Title Block is a…
DILBERT © 2008 Scott Adams. Used By permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights reserved. I’m sure many of you have felt it. I’m sure most of you have seen it. I’m sure a lot of you have expe…
What is a UCS for? UCS Stands for User Coordinate System. Basically it means you can define your coordinate system for the requirements of your drawing. I can’t tell you how many times people have com…
Blocks have been a useful part of AutoCAD for decades. They offer many basics abilities to help you manage drafting consistency and information. There are a number of methods to extract information fr…
Linetypes offer the drafter a means of differentiating drawing content and is an effective means for scope presentation as well. Linetypes along with line weights (we will cover line weights in anothe…
Drawing Cleanup is another important aspect of being a good CAD Drafter. Your drawing can start from scratch or from existing drawings. Most of the time it is the latter and we inherit someone else’s …
I just read that one of the features of AutoCAD 2018 will be better PDF plotting features. As our industry has migrated more and more toward electronic distribution. The PDF file format has become the…
I have been using AutoCAD for almost 30 years. I wished and wanted something like MText for many of those years, now that we have had it for quite some time. I pretty much hate it, but I also like it …
AutoCAD is as precise as you are when you are drawing. AutoCAD, last time I checked (which was long time ago) can actually handle up to 16 point decimal accuracy (It only displays 8). That’s pretty da…
So far I have discussed a few things about improving our industry through sharing of knowledge. AutoLISP has been around since I started with AutoCAD in 89’. AutoLISP continues to be a strong API for …
This is the Last part of Scale factors. Today we will discuss Paperspace and how scale factors work with Paperspace. Paperspace is a feature that was added to AutoCAD R11, That’s R11 in 1990 and not 2…
Now that we know how to get a scale factor for our drawing, how do we know which scale to use? Luckily there are standard scales to be used. Engineering, Architectural, Metric are some of the more com…
So, we have a Model needs a border with a scale factor of 48. Where else do we use this scale factor? Symbols, Text heights, Dimensions, Leaders, Linetype scaling, line work settings, Grid and snap se…
Scale factors – Wait… That’s basic?? Yes, yes they are. Scales or scale factors are used to provide a method for presenting a large area or small area on the desired media size that is readable by the…
I won’t bore you with rants about some of the, let’s say, subpar drafting efforts I have seen over the years. CAD has become more and more advanced and feature rich over the years, and I feel drafting…
I can’t tell you how many times I have said this over my nearly 30 years of using AutoCAD. It still holds true. One of the beautiful things about CAD is control over the various aspects of the element…
Welcome to SeeMSixty7, a place to discuss AutoCAD, Databases, Development and More. We don't have to limit ourselves to just AutoCAD, though CAD in General. Where to Start.... Why Start this Blog? Wel…