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Asked on August 5, 2020 in AutoCAD.
My top 3 would have to be:
QSELECT – when there are just too many elements on screen and you need to single out specific ones
PURGE – just to clean up the file
OVERKILL – also to clean up, this time with lines and drawing elements
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Asked on July 31, 2020 in Other.
Not exactly CAD, but if you’re in the AEC industry or the design industry, 99% Invisible is an amazing design podcast. It has been a close companion to me since my college days in architecture school.
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Asked on July 31, 2020 in Other.
Most of the time, the most important factor in scanning these types of old illustrations would be the scan settings. You can try to figure out what works best for your particular needs through trial and error, but my default scanner settings are:
- TIFF as the scan format (it’s lossless and of very high quality)
- A DPI of around 300-500 is usually best
- Scan to as few colors as possible (monochrome if colors are not an issue)
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Asked on July 23, 2020 in AutoCAD.
I’d have my main PC to be as beefy as it can be, but for my secondary laptop, I’d personally go with portability. But this is just for me, since my profession as an architect requires me to be going out on site visits, client meetings, and supply runs often.
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Asked on July 23, 2020 in AutoCAD.
My two default programs are AutoCAD and SketchUp. I’ve found SketchUp flattens most 3D models into usable 2D formats very effectively. It’s all a matter of angling the view of the 3D model and then using the Export command to export a 2D vector file format of the view (.dwg, .dxf, and various raster image formats).
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Asked on July 21, 2020 in AutoCAD.
It might be an issue of incompatible file formats. From what I understand, you imported a model from AutoCAD Plant 3D 2021 to Navisworks Manage 2020. Autodesk is notorious for not having the best backwards compatibility, i.e. if you make a model on a 2021 program, it might not open right in your 2020 program.
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Asked on July 21, 2020 in AutoCAD.
The more recent versions of AutoCAD actually have a migration utility built into them. JavaParaTrooper outlined the process pretty well, so just follow the steps, and you’re golden.
Do note that this only works with versions that have the same language, and doesn’t support migrating settings between AutoCAD LT, Architecture, Mechanical, or plain on AutoCAD.
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Asked on July 21, 2020 in CNC.
Luke is right in asking for the software, different CNC software have different needs.
Additionally, .dxf might not be the best format to use for CNC (again, depending on the software). You might want to stick with G-Code formats (.cnc, .nc, .tap).
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Asked on July 3, 2020 in CAD Computer Hardware.
In my personal experience, a two side-by-side monitor setup trumps one amazing monitor any day. The setup is useful for working on your CAD program on your main screen, and having any reference materials opened on the secondary screen. This prevents you from having to cycle back between two different windows and honestly just streamlines your drafting process.
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Asked on June 26, 2020 in AutoCAD.
If you want to be able to view DWG files even offline, there are plenty of free CAD software you can download.
My favorites would be:
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