Updated: Next live webinar will be on Wednesday, April 10th You can sign up here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/859901974 Sooo…. This is pretty intriguing. Anyone who has attended one of my CAD Standards Round Table classes has heard me say, “To have an … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again… Early registration for our end of year workshops in North Carolina. This year we will have day-long events in Statesville and Asheville in November and then in Raleigh and Wilmington in December. We have … Continue reading
FLATTEN is an Express Tools command in AutoCAD and a standard command in IntelliCAD. It allows you to quickly convert 3d objects to a 0-elevation, flat version of itself. Most of us in the civil/survey world have gotten frustrated when … Continue reading
Anyone who has used AutoCAD or IntelliCAD for any period of time will be familiar with a few of the selection methods available to you during editing commands… although you may not know the “official” name of the method. When … Continue reading
Some of us are old enough to remember life without the CHSPACE command… and what a great addition it was when the command was finally introduced to AutoCAD several years ago. And, with the release of IntelliCAD 7, it’s now … Continue reading
Several years ago when I started my business, my first contract was as an outside CAD manager for a civil & land planning firm. In trying to document their pen weights, screening, etc. I found a utility available on Autodesk’s … Continue reading
Since there’s a renewed interest in IntelliCAD with the improvements to 7.0, I’ll re-post this… Those currently using Carlson with IntelliCAD are eligible for a FREE “GIS Starter Kit” from ESRI. The Kit includes: ArcGIS ArcView desktop software A copy … Continue reading
As most everyone knows, every 3 years Autodesk ruins a perfectly good DWG format by introducing a new one… With the 2013 version of the Autodesk products now released, anyone using a version of AutoCAD older than 2013 can expect … Continue reading
Since I have to send so many files to different people in PDF format, I purchased Adobe Acrobat several years ago. Once installed, “Adobe PDF” shows up in my list of available printers just like my HP or Brother printers … Continue reading
The CHSPACE (Change Space) command is simply a lifesaver for anyone using paper space to put together your project drawings. In AutoCAD, CHSPACE can be typed in at the command line or found in the Modify menu or ribbon panel. … Continue reading