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8 AutoCAD Tips for Better Drawings & Faster Design
If you happen to follow me on twitter already (@cadintentions) you may have seen a tweet I sent out recently that seemed to resonate with a lot of fellow AutoCAD users. I wanted to share it here and also expand on some of the points I mentioned since there is only so much info you can share in a tweet:)To get more news about Gstarsoft Tips & Tricks, you can visit shine news official website.
The purpose of the tweet was to give easy actions that can instantly improve the overall quality of your drawings in not only AutoCAD but the majority of the various CAD platforms and versions. I typically use Civil 3D and find the same principals to apply the majority of the time.
In the 1 hour long video I've curated and combined some of my favorite productivity tips, tutorials, and techniques that I've learned over the last 15 years of drafting in AutoCAD. I know you'll learn a lot and will certainly come away with a bunch of great tools in your CAD toolbox.
Create Blocks for Typical Objects:
This one fall under time savings and productivity. Any time you find yourself copying or recreating the same objects multiple times, whether in a single project of over multiple projects. It's best to create a block for it so you can have consistency throughout your drawings as well as save time not having to redraw it.
Check out my video on creating blocks below:
Use Annotative Text/Dims:
Along the same idea as drawing at 1:1 (real) scale in model space, it's good practice to use and take advantage of Annotative Tex and Dimensioning within your drawings. By using Annotative objects, you have the freedom to create multiple viewports quickly that will all display the correct information regardless of the scale you want to show.
Dimension as needed not excessively:
This one is more of a general drafting tip. Our drawings should be clear and easy to understand while providing everything needed to build, design, construct the object in question. It can be easy to get dimension happy and over dimension and over annotate a drawing, but there is a balance between helpful and cluttered & confusing.
If your drawing feels like it's getting too cluttered to be easily read and understood, it could be worth taking some time to remove redundant or repetitive dimensions and notes. Or perhaps splitting the drawing over two sheets to give yourself more room to convey all of the information needed.
Keep Dwgs Organized w/XRefs:
Xrefs (External References) are a great way to keep our drawings less cluttered and easier to work on. They also help to manage file sizes since we can separate out large portions of base data, background info, or details and only reference them in drawings/sheets where they're required.
Purge when done:
I like to think of Purging and other cleanup commands the same way we clean up after cooking a meal at home. Once we've finished creating/cooking our meal it would make sense to leave dirty dishes and extra ingredients laying around the kitchen.
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In the 1 hour long video I've curated and combined some of my favorite productivity tips, tutorials, and techniques that I've learned over the last 15 years of drafting in AutoCAD. I know you'll learn a lot and will certainly come away with a bunch of great tools in your CAD toolbox.