Wednesday, January 3, 2018
How to use AutoCAD License Transfer Utility
How to use AutoCAD License Transfer Utility
Click the Sign In button. After you have signed in (or created a new account and signed in), the next dialog will look like this:
After this has completed, a confirmation dialog will appear letting you know that the license was imported successfully.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
How to Make the Previous Next Arrows Prompt For Save – AutoCAD Electrical
How to Make the Previous Next Arrows Prompt For Save – AutoCAD Electrical
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These arrows are nice to use since they close each previous drawing as the new drawings are opened. However a down side to this automatic functionality is that any changes are SAVED automatically.
This can be good or this can be very bad. The drawings are saved and then closed. So the undo history is lost.
However there is a setting in the wd.env file that can be enabled. Simply find the following row�
*WD_PROMPT_SAVE,1,set to 1 to trigger "Save changes" prompt when using open dwg next/prev arrows buttons
By default this row is commented out (*), and Electrical saves automatically if there are pending changes. Remove the asterisk from this row and the Next/Previous buttons will prompt for a Save if there are any pending changes needing a save. After pressing Yes or NO the drawing will close and move on to the Next/Previous drawing.
For more information on the wd.env file see these past posts.
http://myacade.blogspot.com/2012/09/where-does-wdenv-path-get-set.html
http://myacade.blogspot.com/2013/02/breaking-wdenv-file-down-line-by-line.html
Monday, December 25, 2017
How to quickly memorize AutoCAD commands
How to quickly memorize AutoCAD commands
Have you ever experience forgetting AutoCAD commands that you recently used? And whats funny is that you stop working. Stare at the monitor and think of that specific command. These might be those commands that you rarely use. I have been using AutoCAD for so long but what makes it funny is that I still experience these kind of moment while using it. Well, maybe there are a lot of reasons a person could slightly or temporarily forget something right? Your mind is full of these things or ideas that might have been getting in your way while working. Some call it day dreaming. Funny but it happens.
I could still remember those early years where I first learned AutoCAD. I couldnt let that Autocad user manual far from where my station is. I always check it from time to time until I got grip to most of the basic commands that I always use. For those times I remember writing most of those commands on a "post-it" and stick it on to the frame of my monitor. For multiple step commands, I wrote the steps on a small notepad which is always sit next to my keyboard for easy access whenever I need it. What I hear others do is to make a note on a piece of paper and tape it on their desk, type it on windows notepad program then save it to their desktop, use notes gadget on windows vista or windows 7 and the most uncommonly is that to access notes on a smart phone (very techie huh?).
Recently, on AutoCAD 2012. There is a new feature called Automatic Command Line Completion (see image Figure 1 below) wherein you type the first to three letters of the command that you have in mind and AutoCAD gives you a list of valid choices displayed from which you can choose and complete the command for you. I will discuss this more on the next post.

Either of these methods could help you depending on your current environment and resources. Maybe you could use it all at once. It really depends on what is the most effective method for you by how you apply it.
If you think of other methods which is not listed here. Please start sharing it in the comments box below. You could also share interesting topics, ideas, tech information relating to cad by going to this site or to facebook.
Saturday, December 23, 2017
How to Learn AutoCAD 3D
How to Learn AutoCAD 3D
AutoCAD 3D is powerful design software used for architecture, civil engineering, industrial design and more. With AutoCADs 3D tools, you can render 3D models of buildings, design any type of product or create a 3D rendering of an existing structure. There are many ways to learn AutoCAD 3D, from taking an online or instructor-led class to completing cad exercises in a workbook.
Instructions
1. Visit the Autodesk website (see Resources). Download a free 30-day trial of AutoCAD Civil 3D or AutoCAD 2010. You will need a PC computer that runs Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista.
2. Take an AutoCAD 3D online course from Autodesk University Online. Choose from classes that teach the basics of AutoCAD 3D or take classes that will teach you how to use specific tools of AutoCAD.
drawing exercises
3. Purchase the book "AutoCAD 3D Modeling Workbook for Dummies." Follow along as the workbook teaches you how to create renderings in 3D, import and export designs, and make 3D models. Watch the bonus DVD for video demonstrations of AutoCAD 3D techniques mentioned in the book.
4. Read the book "AutoCAD 2008 in 3D." Study the books detailed descriptions on modeling techniques and complete the suggested exercises and tutorials.
autocad drawing exercises
5. Take an AutoCAD 3D class from a local technical college or trade school. Look for classes offered from experienced instructors who work in the design industry. Expect the class to include demonstrations of AutoCAD 3D features, one-on-one or small group instruction in front of the computer and homework assignments.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_4964749_learn-autocad-d.html#ixzz2m1YntPQO
Thursday, December 21, 2017
how to rename multiple layers in autocad
how to rename multiple layers in autocad
how can i rename all layers to start with a common alphabet in autocad or zwcad?
else how can i rename multiple layers in autocad or zwcad?
find the solution from:
how to rename multiple layers in autocad
You may also like:
Rename layers and/or combine entities on those layers onto a new layer lisp
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
HVAC Load Calculation Extension For AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP
HVAC Load Calculation Extension For AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP

The HVAC Load Calculation Extension by Autodesk, Inc. is a commercial and industrial HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) load calculation software package whose calculations are based upon the ASHRAE 2005 Fundamentals radiant time series (RTS) method. The purpose of this software is to provide you with total cooling and heating loads for a building so that you may properly specify the correct size HVAC equipment (whether it is a packaged rooftop unit or a boiler). This program is geared specifically toward the HVAC engineer, architect, design/build mechanical contractor, and building maintenance supervisor.
The HVAC Load Calculation Extension is available to customers of AutoCAD MEP 2009 and AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2009 on Autodesk Subscription and is subject to Autodesk Subscription terms and conditions.
The Extension supports sustainable design by allowing engineers to properly size HVAC equipment without oversizing. Conventional wisdom dictates that it is better to have too much cooling than not enough. Without the ability or tools to accurately calculate heating and cooling loads, oversizing equipment is a common practice. However, oversized equipment wastes a tremendous amount of energy throughout its lifetime. In a BIM-supported workflow, analysis capabilities and calculation tools (such as this Extension) enables designers and engineers to more thoroughly investigate design alternatives and optimize their emerging design for energy efficiency and sustainability.
The HVAC Load Calculation Extension uses formulas from the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Handbook of Fundamentals. This publication compiles the fundamentals of the HVAC, such as methods for calculating peak cooling and heating loads for buildings.
The Extension produces a number of reports including: a summary load breakdown by individual room; a detailed load breakdown by individual load components such as roofs, walls, people, and lighting; and a psychrometric report that includes the properties of the entering and exiting air. Some of these reports include graphs for better visualization of the load breakdowns. Users also have the ability to export custom reports to Microsoft Word or Excel applications.
The Extension is able to import building information from AutoCAD MEP or Revit MEP using the gbXML file format. This means that all pertinent information about the building can be transferred to the Extension so that very little manual data entry is needed. Once the cooling and heating load calculations are performed, the results can be exported back to AutoCAD MEP or Revit MEP for proper duct and pipe sizing.
- Inputs for HVAC system characteristics such as supply cooling and heating temperatures, ventilation rates, fan characteristics, cooling and heating setpoints, duct sizing, and safety factors
- Inputs for HVAC area (room) characteristics such as wall, window, roof, door, skylight, and partition areas. In addition, there are inputs for # of people, electrical appliances, infiltration, lighting, miscellaneous, exhaust, and plenum loads
- Weather data from over 800 cities throughout the world
- A complete u-value database for common wall, roof, window, floor, and door types
- A complete appliance list for determining internal electrical equipment load contributions
- Many reports including summary, detailed, psychrometric, wall/window breakdown, 24-hour load breakdown, and graphical reports
- A feature that allows the user to export all inputs and outputs to custom Microsoft Word and Excel documents
- Equipment selection
- Support for both English (IP) and Metric (SI) units
Monday, December 18, 2017
I cannot use i Drop to drag blocks from web to my AutoCAD
I cannot use i Drop to drag blocks from web to my AutoCAD
This "iDrop indicator" (eyedropper) can be instaled or updated also manually from the i-Drop page.
If you are using the 64-bit Windows version, you need to install the 64-bit version of the i-Drop component (ActiveX control).
Windows Vista users have to add the web site with i-Drop content (e.g. www.cadforum.cz with the CAD blocks Catalog) to the list of "Trusted sites" (see Tools > Internet options > Security: Servers) in their Internet Explorer.
Then you can catch the requested block with the eye-dropper and drag and drop it to your CAD application.
How to Insert Title Block on Paper Space in AutoCAD
How to Insert Title Block on Paper Space in AutoCAD
If you are drawing or designing a 3-D object in AutoCAD, you may wish to view or edit it in �Paper Space� mode. This mode compresses it into a 2-D image, approximating what your design would look like as a drawing on paper. You can still edit the design in Paper Space, including the insertion of title blocks. Because AutoCAD title block appear separately from the main drawing, you will not need to modify them when you return to 3-D or �Model Space� mode.
You can also see more autocad title block tutorial, check more about how to make a title block in autocad.
Instructions
Step 1.
Open your design in AutoCAD. Click the text input window.
Step 2.
Type �tilemode� (leave out quotes in all commands) and hit Enter. Then type �0� and hit Enter. This takes you into Paper Space mode.
Step 3.
Type �mvsetup� and hit Enter. Type �titleblock� and hit Enter. Then type �insert� and hit Enter. A window will appear, allowing you to choose the title block.
Step 4.
Click the title block to insert it. You can also choose from an autocad title block template.
Step 5.
Select your plot scale in the next window that appears.
Step 6.
Hit Enter to insert the title block.
Friday, December 15, 2017
How to make Crankshaft in Autocad Advanced Tutorial
How to make Crankshaft in Autocad Advanced Tutorial
In this tutorial you will learn Tutorial how to make Crankshaft. This is on categories advanced tutorial. You can learn tutorial step by step and more easly. so let us start.
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Step 1
open a sketch on the right plane and draw a sketch like shown
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Step 2
open a sketch on the body. draw a 30mm radiused circle and extrude it 20mm
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Step 3
use revolve command
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Step 4
go to other side draw shown sketch and extrude it 20 mm
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Step 5
open a sketch on same surface and draw shown skecth
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Step 6
use cut extrude command and tick filp side to cut
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Step 7
now use mirror command. your crank began to take shape
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Step 8
use move copy body command. enter volues
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Step 9
rotate this (4th from right side) body 60degree
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Step 10
rotate 3th body 120 degree
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Step 11
rotate sixth body 180 degree
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Step 12
rotate second body 240 degree
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Step 13
rotate 5th body 300 degree
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Step 14
use combine command. your crank is ready for now. we will add oil canal and other parts after
Now the tutorial How to make Crankshaft in Autocad has been finished. If you need any tutorial to improve your skill in autocad please visit other tutorial on this blog. Ok thanks for coming.
By Aykut Dana
Monday, December 11, 2017
How to modify the AutoCAD DWG Launcher…
How to modify the AutoCAD DWG Launcher…
Hi everybody� I had a couple of people asking this question the last couple of days�
�Even though I installed AutoCAD 2015, when I double click on a drawing it always opens in AutoCAD 2014 � How do I fix this?�
The problem is that for one reason or another the AutoCAD DWG Launcher is set up to work in this case with AutoCAD 2014.
Here is what you need to do the make it work:
First please check that the DWG files are associated with the AutoCAD DWG Launcher.
Select a drawing -> Right click -> Go to Properties

Look for the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAutodeskDwgCommonshellexapps{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}:AutoCAD
Select the OpenLaunch key (right click -> Modify�) and change the software version to the correct one as this image shows...

Sunday, December 10, 2017
How to switch AutoCAD 2009 back to the original UI with pull down menus
How to switch AutoCAD 2009 back to the original UI with pull down menus
You can achieve similar results also by switching your workspace to the predefined status "AutoCAD Classic" (with the WSCURRENT variable or by clicking on the gear icon on the right side of the bottom status line).
Saturday, December 9, 2017
How To Get Your AutoCAD Drawings Right Away
How To Get Your AutoCAD Drawings Right Away
You are working with AutoCAD. Or any CAD program. You know how it is. It takes a lot of time before your drawing has been created.Something Completely Different
And then. After your drawing has been created. You cannot use it right away. The drawing must be checked. And that takes time too.
Big Disadvantage
Waiting for your CAD drawing before it is finished. And then the time that checking takes. That is a big disadvantage.
Is that how it always is? Is there no way that the waiting can be avoided? Is there a quicker way of getting your CAD drawing?
A Quicker Way
There is a quicker way. There is no need for waiting for hours before your CAD drawing is finished and checked.
Get an AutoLISP program. An AutoLISP program can create parts of your CAD drawing. It can even create complete CAD drawings.
If the AutoLISP program is creating parts of your CAD drawing, you are saving a lot of time. The CAD operator is quicker.
The AutoLISP program creating a complete CAD drawing. That is even better. You get your CAD drawing in less than five seconds.
And working with the CAD program is very easy. Anybody can work with the CAD program. Even non CAD operators.
CAD Operators
Im not saying that you must do that. Im not saying to get rid of all your CAD operators. But maybe you can do with less of them.
I think. Even if you are working with a lot of CAD programs. You still need CAD operators. Not everything is done automatically.
The Point
That is the point of this post. There is no need for waiting for hours before your CAD drawing is finished. You can save a lot of time.
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Free AutoLISP Course
Sorry. This offer is only for my readers from Malaysia. I want to give an AutoLISP course to them. Free of charge.
I have more than 900 readers. The majority of them is from the USA. More than 500. But I also have readers from Malaysia. About 120.
I dont know what my readers from Malaysia are doing. Are they with an engineering firm or architecture? Or just interested in AutoLISP?
I offer them a free AutoLISP course. It works like this. You let me know if interested and Ill come to your place.
I will give the AutoLISP course at your office. Your people can attend the AutoLISP course. The course consist of 15 lessons.
The first ten lessons are about AutoLISP. All the functions of AutoLISP are explained and there is talked about the system variables.
During the last five lessons we are going to write an AutoLISP program. The people attending the course come with a wish.
That is why this offer is only for my readers from Malaysia. I live in Malaysia. And I do not see how I could travel abroad.
The AutoLISP course is completely free. I will not charge you for the course. But I will ask you to refund my travel expenses.
The people attending the course will get an e-book about AutoLISP. The e-book is a PDF file. What is said in the course, can be found in the book.
Friday, December 8, 2017
How to use AutoCad Complete Notes
How to use AutoCad Complete Notes
How to use AutoCad

How to render in AutoCad Advanced Tutorial
How to render in AutoCad Advanced Tutorial

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Step 1
Open your part in AutoCAD.
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Step 2
Choose line tool.
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Step 3
Make a line below your part.
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Step 4
Change the UCS so the line can be extruded in horizontal plane.
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Step 5
Under surfaces tab choose extrude and extrude it making the floor. Adjust it using Move gizmo.
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Step 6
Now go to render tab. We have to adjust some of the setting before rendering. First of all full shadows.
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Step 7
Now turn on the Sun for realistic shadows. Under material texture turn material texture on.
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Step 8
Adjust the time of the Sun.
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Step 9
Open material browser from render tab and apply floor tile material to the surface.
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Step 10
Apply plastic material to the body or whatever.
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Step 11
Adjust the model.
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Step 12
Now click on the arrow below the render button. Choose the setting of the rendering and then click render button.
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Step 13
The render window will open up and the rendering will start.
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Step 14
Here is my final result. Looks Good!. If you need any tutorial to improve your skill in autocad please visit other tutorial on this blog. Ok thanks for coming.
By Sudhir Gill
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Important Notice End of Sale of New Perpetual Licenses Autodesk AutoCAD LT Family products
Important Notice End of Sale of New Perpetual Licenses Autodesk AutoCAD LT Family products

Autodesk is gradually transitioning new software purchases of our products to subscription options only.
After 31 October 2015, perpetual licenses of the following Autodesk� AutoCAD LT� Family products will no longer be available for sale in selected Asia Pacific countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam):
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT for Mac�
- Autodesk Inventor LT�
- Autodesk Revit LT�
- Autodesk AutoCAD� Inventor LT� Suite
- Autodesk Revit LT� Suite
Desktop Subscription is available as monthly, quarterly, one, two and three-year plans. We will continue to innovate and improve Desktop Subscription products so they more tightly integrate with Autodesk cloud services, and reduce file compatibility issues.
Their commitment to you
Throughout this period, Autodesk and our partners will work with customers to make this transition from perpetual licenses to Desktop Subscription as smooth as possible, and to deal with exceptional situations accordingly. We will provide as much advance notice as we can so that people can anticipate and plan for these changes. Please refer to the Questions & Answers section below for more detailed information. We will update this site as we progress through the transition. If after reading the details below you still have questions, please visit our Perpetual License Changes Forum (US site) to ask questions or review answers we have given to other visitors.
Why they�re making these changes
How we design and build the world is changing rapidly, which in turn is changing the tools we use and the ways companies and individuals buy and access software. Our customers have long asked for greater flexibility and more value from their software, and the shift to
Desktop Subscription allows Autodesk to deliver both. With Desktop Subscription you get a simplified product management and deployment experience. Plus, its easier to introduce new tools and more seats into a project with lower upfront cost and the ability to pay as you go.
We think that the smoothest transition for our customers in selected countries is to take a phased approach as we move to subscription-only software access. This approach is being implemented in Asia Pacific (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam).
Perpetual licenses of Autodesk AutoCAD LT Family products will no longer be available after 31 October 2015. New seats of most individual software products, excluding Design and Creation Suites, will generally be available only as pay-as-you-go Desktop Subscription options globally after 31 January 2016.
To learn more about this policy change, please click here, contact your local Autodesk Authorized Reseller, or contact dts.asean@autodesk.com
Source: autodesk.com
Monday, December 4, 2017
How to write text on arc in AutoCAD Basic Tutorial
How to write text on arc in AutoCAD Basic Tutorial
Step 1
Draw your ARC, using a circle and trimming it or using the ARC command.
Step 2
Go on the EXPRESS TOOLS tab, click on ARC ALIGNED TEXT and select the ARC you created in step 1
Step 3
The following window pops up and allow you to write your text
The command line corresponding to this is ARCTEXT. You can go ahead and write ARCTEXT in your command window to notice it activates the same behavior as seen above
Now the tutorial How to write text on arc in AutoCAD has been finished. If you need any tutorial to improve your skill in corel please visit other tutorial on this blog. Ok thanks for coming.
By computeraideddesignguide
Sunday, December 3, 2017
How to switch off the InfoCenter function in AutoCAD or Map
How to switch off the InfoCenter function in AutoCAD or Map
In the Registry tree go to:
HKLMSoftwareAutodeskAutoCADR17.XACAD-XXXX:XXXApplicationsInfoCenterAcConn
and set the LoadCtrls key to 0. Restart AutoCAD.