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Savetime is the AutoCAD variable setting that sets the time delay before creating SV$ file (the automatic backup save files).

Sometimes, for some reason, th...  Read more

Tip#: 4544
Author: Andrea Andreetti
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Published on: 28-Sep-2015
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James uses his contribution here to ensure his drawings are saved with all layout tabs and model space zoomed to extents.  It can be easily modified to do anything that needs to be repeated on...  Read more

Tip#: 4521
Author: James Sturgess
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Published on: 17-Aug-2015
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Here is a workflow I use to create KMZ files from Civil 3D or Map 3D.  My most common need is to create a KMZ of a roadway or railway alignment.

  1. I start with an AutoCAD pol...  Read more
Tip#: 4494
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 29-Jun-2015
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If you get the following dialog box when you open a drawing in AutoCAD 2013:

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Tip#: 4476
Author: Tina Stimpson
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Published on: 01-Jun-2015
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Many times I have been asked what type of files Autodesk Inventor can export. Here is a quick tip that shows you an easy way to find available formats Inventor has for exporting models and drawings...  Read more

Tip#: 4354
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 11-Aug-2014
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I’m always hitting my Save button — sometimes twice to make sure it took. Within the new File tab feature in AutoCAD, visual verification of drawing save status is displayed on the File...  Read more

Tip#: 4350
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 04-Aug-2014
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Theresa Lowe has created a "safety net" routine that will create an extra, separate copy of your drawing each time you save. Normally when you save a drawing in AutoCAD, ...  Read more

Tip#: 4308
Author: Theresa Lowe
Rename File To: BAKsave.lsp
Published on: 17-May-2014
Downloads: 304
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Jim Light sent this useful tip for GIS users who develop their shape files in AutoCAD. The tip allows the user to export the files in 3D.

First select the mapexport command...  Read more

Tip#: 4274
Author: Jim Light
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Published on: 24-Mar-2014
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Here is a helpful AutoCAD tip from Spence Watson.

“Do you have a drawing that is taking forever to save? Check the savefidelity variable. This variable should be turn...  Read more

Tip#: 4253
Author: Spence Watson
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Published on: 10-Feb-2014
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CAD designer David Edward Gaskill shares a trick for converting Inventor files to AutoCAD files.

"I have had issues with the conversion from Inventor to AutoC...  Read more

Tip#: 4235
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 06-Jan-2014
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