Going to San Francisco for a Special Event at Autodesk

Aside from a few odds and ends, I have finished packing & am incredibly excited to be travelling to San Francisco, CA.  Tomorrow (Thursday 2/5/09) I will join some of the most esteemed bloggers in the AutoCAD blogosphere for a Special Event being hosted by Autodesk.  From what I hear just the Autodesk Gallery at One Market venue is a destination... [Read more]

VBA Hints for Customizing AutoCAD (Hot Tip Harry AutoCAD Tutorial)

Harry shares some Visual Basic favorites as well as this month’s top tip for making custom linetype. Go to Source SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VBA Hints for Customizing AutoCAD (Hot Tip Harry AutoCAD Tutorial)", url: "http://www.3dcadtips.com/2008/09/vba-hints-for-customizing-autocad-hot-tip-harry-autocad-tutorial/" }); Read More →

progeCAD 8.0.18.18 software patch released

A new free upgrade for progeCAD Professional 2008 has been released: Two bugs are fixed:ALE: Fixed a general problem that could cause an error in the ALE library DRAW: Fixed “Snap-From” command Source: Go to Source SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "progeCAD 8.0.18.18 software patch released", url: "http://www.3dcadtips.com/2008/09/progecad-801818-software-patch-released/"... [Read more]

Disable Refedit: Take Two

In my previous article, I discussed how to disable the refedit command by removing or renaming the actual DLL file. That method is still viable if you wish to completely end the use of that command. I have discovered another way that is less restrictive and more specifically targeted. It simply stops the Refedit command for certain drawings instead... [Read more]

Site Error…

For all of you who visited my site in the last few hours (?) I apologize for the scrambled pages. A CSS/Text tag was left out during a code adjustment. Sorry for the inconvenience. From AutoCad Tutorials SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Site Error…", url: "http://www.3dcadtips.com/2008/08/site-error/" }); Read More →

Customizing AutoCAD

This mornings tip is an easy one to implement, but very useful. Do you ever have trouble switching from one drawing to the next? Do you wish you could do it faster? In your windows taskbar you have one taskbar object for AutoCAD no matter how many drawings you have open. Starting in AutoCAD 2005 you have the option to change that. Type TASKBAR in your... [Read more]

Attn:AutoCAD 2006 Users

For all of you who have upgraded to AutoCAD 2006, here is a link (right click the picture) to Lynn Allens AutoCAD 2006 Quick Tips pdf. Lynn is one of the premier AutoCAD evangelists, traveling the world speaking to fellow CAD users from many different countries. I have attended a presentation she gave here in Oklahoma City about AutoCAD 2006, and she... [Read more]

Go with the [Data] Flow – The Secret to Digital Prototyping

One hundred twenty-five conceptual designers. A handful of engineers. Thousands of decision-makers. Seventy-two hours to take their input from idea to physical prototype in a trade show exhibit booth. Was this a trade-show stunt or factory of the future? Inventor Ben Kaufman pulled off this collaborative feat at the MacWorld trade show in 2007. Outrageous... [Read more]

Dependant Views and Reference Section Adjustment Issue

Description/Excerpt: This is an issue that many people may never run into, but if you do you`ll realize it`s not fun! The problem comes about when you are using dependant views and you have reference sections pointing to another view and you modify the section mark in it`s length and/or head/tail location. If you place a reference section and say stretch... [Read more]

punching&bending cam linked with inventor 11

Description/Excerpt: Hello everybody, In our company we use punching and bending machines to produce sheet metal products. Our CAD software is inventor 11 and we are very satisfied. However, our CAM software for the punching and bending machines is TRUMPH`S software called TOPS 300 and TOPS 600 respectively. At the time our CAD/CAM process in the R&D... [Read more]

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