IntelliCAD
Did you know… About the Flatten Command?
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 [...]Read more
Did you know… about all the different selection methods in CAD?
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 [...]Read more
Did you know… About the Change Space Command?
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 [...]Read more
Carlson 2013 Has Been Released
Carlson released the 2013 version of their desktop products today. This includes: Civil Suite, Civil, Survey, Hydrology, GIS, Takeoff, Construction, Point Cloud, Geology, Surface/Underground [...]Read more
Did you know… that you can print your CTB files?
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 [...]Read more
Software Review: AutoCAD and IntelliCAD
The May 2012 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine has been published. This month they are featuring a software review I submitted: AutoCAD and IntelliCAD. You can order your FREE subscription [...]Read more
Did you know… About Coordinate Display Toggles?
Did you know that, when you’re in AutoCAD or IntelliCAD, you have a couple of different options when it comes to displaying the coordinate position of your crosshairs? For instance, when [...]Read more
Did you know… How easy it is to spruce up your dimensions?
Anyone who has worked with AutoCAD for any length of time can usually create a standard dimension object. However, if you pay close attention to two items in the Object Properties dialog box, you [...]Read more
IntelliCAD Webinar – Do Over
Last week I presented a webinar sponsored by Carlson Software on the topic “Updates and Overview of IntelliCAD 7”. Unfortunately we had some technical difficulties and didn’t [...]Read more
Did you know… About the “Mid Between 2 Points” OSnap?
It hasn’t been around forever, but this Object Snap is such a handy little tool you’ll wonder how you ever managed to live without it! The best news is that it’s available both [...]Read more