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The X Factor – Placing text above and below dimension lines

The X Factor – Placing text above and below dimension lines

By Donnie Gladfelter on February 4, 2010

Many veteran users already know this tip, as it has been around for a while now. Still, for the uninitiated figuring out how to get text both above and below a dimension line (without breaking the line) can quickly resemble one of those puzzles where you have to get a metal ring off an [...]

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Creating Zoom Macros with the Action Recorder

Creating Zoom Macros with the Action Recorder

By Donnie Gladfelter on January 12, 2010

I can’t speak for the other vertical products out there, but both Land Desktop and Civil 3D have a handy assortment of Zoom Macros. These Zoom macros include things like ZE for Zoom Extents, ZP for Zoom Previous, and so on. Although both LDT and Civil 3D are built atop the beloved AutoCAD platform, these [...]

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Autodesk Acquires Dynamite VSP and Dynamite SIM

Autodesk Acquires Dynamite VSP and Dynamite SIM

By Donnie Gladfelter on January 5, 2010

Over the last several years we’ve seen Autodesk feature renderings created using Autodesk 3D Studio Max Design and a third-party product from 3AM Solutions named Dynamite VSP. For the uninitiated, Dynamite VSP is a product designed specifically for the civil engineering industry. No pun intended, but it helps bridge the gap between AutoCAD Civil 3D [...]

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Happy New Year from The CAD Geek

Happy New Year from The CAD Geek

By Donnie Gladfelter on January 1, 2010

To say 2009 was quite a year would be a profound understatement. Many of you, myself included, endured layoffs, reduced salaries, and all sorts of undesirable things. I’m optimistic this year will be much more prosperous than last year.
Even if 2009 wasn’t the best of years, looking back at the last decade is rather [...]

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Creating Custom Contextual Ribbon Tabs in AutoCAD 2010

Creating Custom Contextual Ribbon Tabs in AutoCAD 2010

By Donnie Gladfelter on December 29, 2009

I certainly hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and got to spend some quality time with your family. Thanks to a rather historical snow the Saturday before Christmas, here in Richmond, VA we did still have snow on the ground for Christmas.  Aside from the big piles of snow found in nearly every parking lot [...]

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