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Jun8
In the Autocad 2d interface blocks are used for any repeated elements like doors, windows, fasteners; basically any part of a drawing that you may want to repeat or import into future drawings. We explore the creation and modifying of blocks in our Autocad 2d training courses. Blocks are an automated part of the drawing process. Often drawings contain elements... Read more...
May24
There are many ways of drawing furniture in Autocad, depending on which tools you use. We show you several methods of drawing and modifying objects in our Autocad 2D training courses. For example, to create the plan view of the serving counter shown here, you could use the Line tool (L) with Ortho (F8) selected, and simply draw the lines... Read more...
May8
The Spline tool in the Autocad 2D workspace is a very useful tool for creating organic, curved shapes like paths and contours. We explain how to use use it in our Autocad 2d training courses. For a shape like a garden path or street like the one illustrated here, we first need to create the geometric structure underlying the curves.... Read more...
Apr28
The Offset tool in Autocad’s 2D interface is a great way of creating wall thicknesses. We explain how in our Autocad training courses. First create a room or a series of rooms with the Polyline tool. Doing so will ensure that you can offset the whole object in one step. If you were to create the room using the Line... Read more...
Apr14
A common method for creating terrain models in Autocad is to first import topographical survey data. We show you how in our Autocad 2D training courses. Digital data collectors take surface data information from the field and allow us to import it into software programs like Autocad and Autocad Civil 3D. They are imported as an ASCII file with a... Read more...
Mar29
The Polyline tool is useful in Autocad 2D drafting for creating floor plans where many of the lines are either horizontal or vertical. We show you how in our Autocad 2D training courses. To create a floor plan like the one illustrated here first set up your limits in Autocad. A large retail outlet, for example, could have a set... Read more...
Mar13
Most of the time we draw using precise measurements of lengths and angles and radii. But when modifying and updating drawings we may simply draw freehand. We show you the drawing basics and much more in our Autocad 2d courses. When drawing in Autocad there are three methods of choosing drawing tools. You can click on a tool icon from... Read more...
Feb22
Layers in Autocad Mac are used to organize and categorize a drawing. We explore all the essential functions of the program in our Autocad training courses. Layers are used for different elements of the drawing, like construction lines, dimensions, text, hatching, etc. Alternatively certain industries or companies may have their own conventions for the use of layers, for example furniture,... Read more...
Feb8
Working with layers is central when drafting in Autocad, leading to a more efficient and organized set of drawings. We explore layers in full in our Autocad 2d training courses. You could think of Autocad layers as transparent sheets or overlays. We usually have several of them, called a layer stack, with separate information on each layer displaying in different... Read more...
Jan26
The traditional Autocad method of using Plot Styles to link layer colours to line weights and types is still quite a common practice. In our Autocad 2d courses we show you how to set up and load Plot Styles. To create a plot Style from scratch, first go to the Output tab and select the Page Setup Manager. Then hit... Read more...
