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Frequent contributor Michael Partenheimer notes that the National CAD Standard (NCS) no longer associates a color to a plot thickness. He has submitted three separate but related L...  Read more

Tip#: 4446
Author: Michael Partenheimer
Rename File To: LayerColorUtilities/,LayerColorUtilities/Color2lineweight.lsp,LayerColorUtilities/Lineweight2Color.lsp,LayerColorUtilities/NCSpstyle2lineweight.lsp,LayerColorUtilities/NCSv5.stb
Published on: 30-Mar-2015
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If you use the 256 AutoCAD colors to create color plots, you should be aware that your personal screen setting can affect your plots.

In color plotting, when your CTB or STB file is configu...  Read more

Tip#: 4428
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 23-Feb-2015
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Sometimes it is nice to plot a drawing with one entity or one group (layer) in color. Rather than using a separate CTB file with color pens, or dedicating pens in your CTB file to color, you can si...  Read more

Tip#: 4408
Author: Jeff Carper
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Published on: 05-Jan-2015
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Frequent tipster Danny Korem explains how to create a new AutoCAD layout tab from an existing one.

"To import a layout from a template, right-click on any layout...  Read more

Tip#: 4030
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 03-Dec-2012
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5
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Tipster C. Frank Kellogg shares a method for making sure your AutoCAD drawings print fully.

"I have way to make sure my whole title block gets ...  Read more

Tip#: 4027
Author: Frank Kellogg
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Published on: 26-Nov-2012
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Architect Tawfik Shehata shares a tip to make printing in AutoCAD a simpler process.

"Sometimes I have to plot drawings with no saved page setup or previous plo...  Read more

Tip#: 4023
Author: Tawfik Shehata
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Published on: 19-Nov-2012
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4
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Frequent contributor Danny Korem discusses plotting an AutoCAD drawing to a PDF file instead of to paper.

"Sometimes you won't be able to plot directly to a pl...  Read more

Tip#: 3853
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 26-Mar-2012
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5
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Tipster Danny Korem shares with us some tips to help organize some of your support files in AutoCAD, particularly those needed to print drawings properly. This tip provides quick a...  Read more

Tip#: 3611
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 27-Mar-2011
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3.5
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Space Management Specialist Mitch Hirschklau discusses the many benefits of plotting AutoCAD drawings to PDF.

"Now that I'm using AutoCAD 2010 full-time, I've been...  Read more

Tip#: 3450
Author: Mitch Hirschklau
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Published on: 27-Jun-2010
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3.5
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Bart Hays uses sheet sets to manage his drawing sets, especially for batch printing.

"We design museum exhibits that include casework, sculptural fabrication, audi...  Read more

Tip#: 3431
Author: Bart Hays
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Published on: 24-May-2010
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