LOFT is one of the most basic 3D commands which is generally used for making complex and even organic shaped geometries with relative ease. This command works in a little different way and you need to be fully aware of AutoCAD UCS related tools to take maximum advantage of the…
AutoCAD generally supports two type of fonts TrueType with TTF extension and shape font with SHX extension. TrueType is Windows native font type which comes ready-made with your windows installation but shape fonts are AutoCAD specific fonts which are installed along with AutoCAD. In this article, I will explain methods…
In this massive list of AutoCAD commands, I have tried to include some of the most useful commands which every AutoCAD user must know. Some of the commands in this list are very basic commands which are used very frequently and also there are commands which are not often used despite their…
AutoCAD Sheet set manager is just like any normal palette of AutoCAD but it also has very powerful features in it. With the help of Sheet Set, you can organize layouts of your project in meaningful subsets. You can plot multiple sheets or entire project files with just a few…
In AutoCAD, you can easily add custom symbols using the text editor and windows character map. For most of the situations the symbols of character map are enough but if you need any special symbol then you can create one using Private Character Editor tool of windows OS which is…
Revision clouds are geometries used in AutoCAD to drive attention of users to a certain part of the drawing. The revision clouds are Polylines in the shape of connected arcs and they can also be modified like a Polyline. The AutoCAD 2016 version came with completely revamped features of revision…
Among one of the many new features of AutoCAD 2017 were the introduction of Center Mark and Centerline tools. With the help of these tools, it’s now fairly easy to add a center mark to an arc or a circle, you can also add a center line with ease using…
AutoCAD has an extensive library of materials for rendering but you can also create custom materials in AutoCAD with some specific properties. The materials created can have a variety of properties like surface texture, glossiness, transparency or even luminosity. Related: Making 3D realistic tree in AutoCAD using Opacity map In this…
Recently I asked my blog subscribers and LinkedIn connections about the AutoCAD bad practices which they come across in their workplace. I got some really great responses, big thanks to all users for sharing their answers. I have compiled their responses along with some inputs from me in this article….
Autodesk 360 rendering is not just simple plain another rendering tool, it offers a variety of new features which are not available in the software and it can be used to create stunning photorealistic renderings with your AutoCAD drawing. In this article, I will show you some of the Autodesk…
