Autocad Tip

Okay, sorry I haven't been blogging lately but I have been really busy with work and learning Civil 3D as well as putting together a Civil 3D presentation for my office. But don't worry I did not forget about my readers!

Here is another preview of one of the new features in Autocad 2011.

Polylines in Autocad 2011 now have extra grips that makes editing them easier! Autodesk has added additional grips at the midpoints of polylines, that when selected, offer a menu of additional functions.

You can activate the new grip menus by selecting the grips. Then you can cycle thru the new options using the Ctrl key!

Happy Birthday Autodesk!

Today in 1982 Autodesk was born!

Autocad 2011 Tips and Tricks!

The Autocad 2011 Tips and Tricks book by Lynn Allen is available for download from the Autocad Exchange.

Autocad 2011 Tips and Tricks

Autocad 2011-Transparency

In Autocad 2011 they have included the ability to make an object Transparent. (Finally! Micorstation added this feature in version XM) You can set the Transparency of an object bylayer, byblock or for an individual object. The transparency settings range from 0-90% the default being 0.




Here are just a few of the ways that you can apply Transparency to an object:

• In the Layer Properties Manager, Autodesk has added a new Transparency column.
• On the Ribbon, Autodesk added a Transparency control on the Properties panel in the Home tab.
• You can also control Transparency of an object in the Properties box.