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How to get started as a CAD OperatorThis is not a technical question, but more of a professional question. I'm looking at changing careers and getting in something I love to do, Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to get started as a CAD Operator" Computer Aided Drafting Career InformationAnswers to your questions about computer aided drafting career information. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Computer Aided Drafting Career Information" Free CAD SoftwareFree CAD software downloads available for your use. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free CAD Software" Free CAD StuffA complete listing of all free CAD resources listed on our site. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free CAD Stuff" Free Landscape Design SoftwareFind the best free landscape design software to use for your backyard project. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Landscape Design Software" Drafting ServicesOur CAD drafting services supports preliminary, construction, as-built, 3D, and presentation drawing formats for all major AEC disciplines. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drafting Services" CAD ServicesSince our inception, Cadtech Design has provided CAD services to numerous AEC firms with overload CAD design and drafting services that are specific to each client's needs. Permalink -- click for full blog post "CAD Services" Auto CAD Jobs - DraftingDo you have what it takes for online drafting Auto CAD jobs? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Auto CAD Jobs - Drafting" AutoCAD Questions and AnswersAutoCAD questions and answers to general CAD inquiries. Post up your CAD question or join in the fun of answering and helping out other fellow CAD users. Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Questions and Answers" AutoCAD Scales QuestionBoss says text size should plot at 3/32 on my A1 sheet but the scale of the drawing needs to be 3/16=1'-0. It's been a while since I've run the CAD Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Scales Question" Suggest AutoCAD TipsSuggest AutoCAD tips and help out your fellow CAD users. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Suggest AutoCAD Tips" "The CAD Times" AutoCAD newsletter. AutoCAD tips, articles and strategies..."The CAD Times" AutoCAD newsletter brings you valuable AutoCAD tips, tricks, articles and strategies. Subscribe here. Landscape CAD DrawingsProducing state of the art professional landscape CAD drawings. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Landscape CAD Drawings" AutoCAD Snap to Mid Between 2 PointsAutoCAD's Snap to Mid Between 2 Points is a snap option that I use all the time. I love this option. Before AutoCAD had this snap option, I used Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Snap to Mid Between 2 Points" The EXPLODE TEXT feature in AutoCAD's Express ToolsThe EXPLODE TEXT feature in AutoCAD's Express Tools, is a nifty little tool when it comes to creating 3D text. There have been times when I'm in need Permalink -- click for full blog post "The EXPLODE TEXT feature in AutoCAD's Express Tools" Does F1 really help in AutoCAD?Does F1 really help in AutoCAD? Have you ever been just cruising along in a drawing; you know in a groove making great progress but you issue the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Does F1 really help in AutoCAD?" The CONVERTPSTYLES Command in AutoCADWhat does the CONVERTPSTYLES Command in AutoCAD do? In our office we use a “Color Dependent” plot style when plotting. “Color dependent” is just Permalink -- click for full blog post "The CONVERTPSTYLES Command in AutoCAD" Do It Yourself PlansAn extensive list of do it yourself plans and resources to help get DIY projects started. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Do It Yourself Plans" Pole Barn PlansPole barn plans and how to use them to build your structure properly. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pole Barn Plans" Architectural Design SoftwareA list of reputable architectural design software packages to help you narrow down which one is right for you. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Architectural Design Software" Free AutoCAD Training ResourcesA good list of free AutoCAD training resources. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free AutoCAD Training Resources" AutoCAD Change SpaceI enjoy working in Paper Space. I know some don't but I think that is just because for some it is a hard concept to grasp (but once you get it you Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Change Space" Automatic Text Numbering in AutoCADWe have all been nearly finished with a floor plan only to find out that we have missed a door number or a room number. Automatic Text Numbering is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Automatic Text Numbering in AutoCAD" Portable chicken coopI built this portable chicken coop for my grandson for his chickens. We had a coop built in the small barn we had, but kept finding chickens dead due Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portable chicken coop" How to Build a Chicken CoopLearn how to build a chicken coop using the proper plans, materials and tools. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to Build a Chicken Coop" Auto CAD BooksA selection of auto cad books for novice to experienced auto cad users. Some books contain auto cad tutorials to help you learn in a step-by-step way. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Auto CAD Books" Free AutoCAD LTHow to get the number one 2D CAD program... a free AutoCAD LT download. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free AutoCAD LT" Buy CAD SoftwareA huge assortment of 2D and 3D CAD programs availble for those looking to buy CAD software. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Buy CAD Software" CAD Software - AutoCADDeveloped by Autodesk, the giant of the CAD software industry, AutoCAD provides all the tools necessary to produce professional cad drawings. Permalink -- click for full blog post "CAD Software - AutoCAD" AutoCAD - Border Poly or bpoly commandIf you have several segments with overshoots as shown in the image attached and you want to clear the overshoots and make a closed polygon, you will Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD - Border Poly or bpoly command" AutoCAD - Importing TextsIf you have a file with extension txt which contains text strings which you want to import in AutoCAD as text entities, just don't bother to open the Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD - Importing Texts" AutoCAD "Last Entity"When you want to refer the last entity on the visible area of AutoCAD, you usually use last (l as a shortcut). For example, when you give move command Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD "Last Entity"" Command Line Input by Copy PasteIf you have coordinates and parameters of any geometry in some formats like a csv file, Microsoft Excel or Access and if you want to create that Permalink -- click for full blog post "Command Line Input by Copy Paste" Drawing Storage SystemsFind drafting and drawing storage equipment that meet your firms needs. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drawing Storage Systems" Free Picnic Table PlansUseful free picnic table plans, building material lists and construction instructions. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Picnic Table Plans" Cleaning Up Third Party AutoCAD Drawings with the Export CommandHave you ever received an AutoCAD file from another office that is bogged down information you don't need. Every discipline imaginable has been added AutoCAD Isolate Object CommandI do quite a bit of 3D work and one of the handiest tools I've found if you have a lot of congestion where you are working is the isolate object tool Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Isolate Object Command" AutoCAD Quick Select CommandQSELECT is an AutoCAD command that I started using a few versions back. It is a command that lets you filter specific items out of the whole drawing Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Quick Select Command" Custom AutoCAD Button DesignThe robust and open architecture of the AutoCAD platform enables the user to customize each command. Right clicking on any button, will allow the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Custom AutoCAD Button Design" Send AutoCAD Hatching to BackOur office uses the AutoCAD 2004 program. We work in the landscape industry and make use of various hatches constantly. There are times when I hatch Permalink -- click for full blog post "Send AutoCAD Hatching to Back" CAD Standards - Developing and ImplementingThe development and implementation of company CAD standards: Many CAD managers know the story all too well... Permalink -- click for full blog post "CAD Standards - Developing and Implementing" AutoCAD StandardsHow to develop an effective AutoCAD standards policy. Permalink -- click for full blog post "AutoCAD Standards" We're Hiring! + Win $150 from PaypalDo you have AutoCAD tips to share? Turn your knowledge into cash... Permalink -- click for full blog post "We're Hiring! + Win $150 from Paypal" CAD Design and Drafting ServicesProviding CAD design and CAD drafting services for architects, engineers, contractors and homebuilders since 1995. Permalink -- click for full blog post "CAD Design and Drafting Services" Google Sketchup is a Great Free CAD ProgramWe use Google Sketchup in our office for simple 3D models and it works great! We've used it mostly on 3D houses but have also done some larger Permalink -- click for full blog post "Google Sketchup is a Great Free CAD Program" Free Shed PlansCheck out this great list of free shed plans, with many containing a list of materials, sections, details and even tools required. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Shed Plans" Free Shed BlueprintsFree shed blueprints, how to instructions and materials lists. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Shed Blueprints" Build Your Own ShedHome owners share their "build your own shed" stories and pictures. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Build Your Own Shed" Free Trailer PlansWe've developed this page of free trailer plans resources to give you a list of sites containing various types of trailer plan sketches, drawings, pictures and "how to's" for do it yourselfers. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Trailer Plans"
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