First look at AutoCAD 2011: Modeling with 3D Surfaces

I just seen this..i guess i should put it here also…(from the CAD geek)

Donnie Gladfelter takes a first look at 3d surfaces inside AutoCAD 2011 by modeling a 3D key fob in under 10 minutes.

 

youtube to mp3

Youtube is not just an area were you can find your favorite videos. It can be a tool that will help you learn things. There are lots of educational videos there. lately, id been watching lectures on youtube, but i dont have much time to watch it all. What i did is convert the lectures into mp3 format an put it in my mp3 player. working while listening to lectures are really cool way to learn.

try it…

to convert youtube videos to mp3 (audio format only) click here >>> http://www.video2mp3.net/

 

Time-Saving Shortcuts Are Only a Click Away

Time-Saving Shortcuts Are Only a Click Away from AU

click here >>> http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=tech_talk_detail&article_id=212&jid=9835

 

understanding paperspace

this image copied from discussion.autodesk.com..courtesy of paraquetumeoigas

 

Dashboard Autocad 2008

Dashboard is one of the trademark of Autocad 2008. With this panel, you can automatically see the typical icons you are using while making a drawing. Icons on the palette will depend on what kind of environment you are using. So, if your using are in 2D icons on the palette will be for 2D tools. To enable hide icons just right click on the palette and activate the tools you wanted to use.The dashboard palette can be anchored to left or right of your screen.

take note…i just uploaded this gif in internet. the gif includes the infocenter which is also added on the 2008 autocad.

 

starting up drawing

by default when we open autocad a start-up dialog box pop-up.

through this dialog box you can easy selects settings in starting up drawing.

but, sometimes if you starting autocad no start-up dialog box pop-up.

to start-up drawing with start-up dialog box:

set variable <1>

variable <0> no start-up dialog box

command: STARTUP

Enter new value for STARTUP <1> : choose your variable

 

customizing your autocad commands…make it your own…

ALIASEDIT

Allows you to create, modify, and delete AutoCAD command aliases

Options: Command Aliases Options common includes

Add	Displays a dialog box where you can add a new AutoCAD alias and command or DOS alias, command, and prompt.
Remove	Removes AutoCAD or DOS command alias from the acad.pgp file.
Edit	Displays a dialog box where you can edit the currently selected AutoCAD alias and command or DOS alias, command, and prompt.
Confirm changes	Turns the display of the confirmation dialog box on and off.
OK	Saves changes and exits the Alias Editor.
Close	Exits the Alias Editor without saving changes. Any changes made before the Apply button was clicked are saved.
Apply	Saves changes in progress, then allows you to continue editing.

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	Express menu: Tools > Command Alias Editor
	Command line: ALIASEDIT

 

fixing your vport drawings

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Synchronizes one or more viewports with a master viewport. All synchronized viewports will take on the zoom factor of the master viewport.

Command: VPSYNC
Select master viewport: Select a viewport
Select viewports to be aligned to master viewport.
Select objects: Select one or more viewports

Tip:
If you place all the viewports on a separate layer, and turn that layer off after running VPSYNC, the edges of the viewport are not displayed, which gives the drawing a cleaner appearance.

Usage Example:
Synchronize two viewports so that they look like one.

infos from Autocad express tools help

TailInfo(“”, “”, “Layout”, “Synchronize Viewports”, “VPSYNC”, “vpsync.lsp”);

 

counting blocks in the drawing

Q: wanna know how many blocks you have in your current drawing?

A: use command BCOUNT

 

draw hatches always to back

Q – question
How to draw hatches always to back (below other objects)?
A – answer If you want to put your new hatches always and automatically “back” in the draw order – i.e. keeping the geometry and texts readable “above” the hatches – preset the HPDRAWORDER variable to 1. It applies to subsequent commands HATCH and -HATCH. The default setting is 3