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Controlling UCS for Angled Drawing and Local Coordinates

July 7, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 27 Comments

UCS is an AutoCAD productivity feature that we can use. You can use it to rotate your viewport or working with local coordinate.

AutoCAD Precise Input: Drafting Tools

February 17, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 6 Comments

You have learned how to precisely specify points by their coordinates. However, sometimes we need other methods to define points. There are some drafting tools that we can use to help us in specifying points. AutoCAD Object Snap Object snap is a tool that you can use to refer for a location from existing objects. […]

Using Template and Setting Your Unit

January 22, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 7 Comments

There’s not much in this tutorial. However, I consider this is very important part for the rest of the tutorial. I found most AutoCAD users never aware about using template. And worse, sometimes they just open existing drawing, erase the drawings, and use the existing styles and objects. Avoid this, since this will make your […]

Using AutoCAD Navigation Tools

January 15, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 6 Comments

AutoCAD navigation is a little different if you’ve never use CAD software before. Try this tip if you learn AutoCAD by yourself!

The Basic of Using AutoCAD Drawing Tools

January 8, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 20 Comments

Are you trying to learn AutoCAD by yourself? Here is a quick tip to start: how you can use AutoCAD tools.

Introduction to AutoCAD: the Interface

January 7, 2010 by Edwin Prakoso 22 Comments

AutoCAD tutorial for beginners. In this article, you will be introduced to AutoCAD interface.

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