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Creating New Command in AutoCAD

August 12, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 3 Comments

If I’m not mistaken, AutoCAD use CUI since 2006. Not MNU or MNS as it used to be. CUI (customize user interface) is a XML file. It’s easier to manage. In this post, we will create a new command to set all properties to ByLayer. This is a request from my colleague. He likes to […]

Creating Staircase

August 10, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 1 Comment

We completed our Revit model exterior by creating roof. Now we start working on the interior by creating staircase. If you always create stairs by drafting it in AutoCAD, you will love stair tool in Revit! Revit create stairs automatically, it will also calculate how many risers you should create to the next level. It’s […]

Using Rendering Material Template

August 10, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Do you confused when you need to set up your rendering materials? How much you should set the opacity value, shininess, and the other values? Don’t be. AutoCAD (and other rendering software) has a template that define standard materials. All you need to do is select the type and template. In this example, I use […]

What Caused Fatal Error Messages in AutoCAD?

August 6, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 5 Comments

I’ve seen a lot of people snapped when their AutoCAD showing the deadly fatal error message. Of course, the first one to blame is AutoCAD. After using and troubleshooting AutoCAD for several years, I found out that it’s not always AutoCAD problem. There are a lot of things can cause this. Bugs maybe there, but […]

How to: Modify Objects With Non-Uniform Scale

August 6, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 4 Comments

Do you need to scale AutoCAD objects non-uniformly? Different scale of X and Y? See how you can do it here!

What are AutoCAD Layer 0, ByLayer and ByBlock?

August 5, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 7 Comments

A mystery for AutoCAD users: what are the differences between ByLayer and ByBlock? What Layer 0 is for? Here’s the answer!

What is AutoCAD Defpoints Layer for?

August 5, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 5 Comments

Defpoints layer is not available in empty drawing. But somehow it’s created when you work. What is is for?

Set All Your Objects Properties Back to ByLayer

August 4, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 13 Comments

You can change overridden properties to ByLayer very quickly by using this tool.

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