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To move all Autodesk Inventor layout views together, first hold the Ctrl key and select the views you need to move, then release the Ctrl key and move one view. All the selected views will be moved... Read more
Some AutoCAD users like having the alternate representation of annotative scales; others don’t want to see them. The good news is the representations can be faded or eliminated altogether. If... Read more
Have you ever had an Autodesk Inventor part or assembly with many planes and/or axes turned on, and you wanted to turn them off quickly (not have to pick each one and select visible)? Here is an of... Read more
If you are a Civil3D user who likes things to turn blue when selected (the default for selected objects in AutoCAD 2015 and later), yet also wants to be able to see what corridor region is being se... Read more
Alan has created this LISP routine to help navigate drawings with large number of layouts. When the number of layout tabs is greater than the number that can be shown in the layout tab area, naviga... Read more
AutoCAD 2015 introduced a new system variable called Linesmoothing. While it does eliminate the jagged on-screen lines we have dealt with for years, it unfortunately hides the fact that lines... Read more
If you are using AutoCAD 2015, you have probably noticed that the bottom area of the workspace has become thinner than before since the drawing status bar, the application status bar, and the layou... Read more
Some autoCAD users like the new tabbed drawing feature but do not like the new Tab page and would rather open to a new drawing when the plus button is selected. This can be achieved by simply chang... Read more
I’ve seen a lot of comments about people using — or not using — the Snap function in AutoCAD. I use the Snap function most of the time and cannot work without it. I must admit tha... Read more