Windows 7 SP1 x64 (64-bit) and AutoCAD
Service Pack 1 (SP1) for 64-bit versions of was recently released. I doubt that many people…
Assign Elevations to Contours from an ESRI Shape File
Shape files (.shp) are a common file format in the GIS world, the file format is…
Civil 3D Template Development – Part 1
Successful Civil 3D implementation requires several steps. We’ve discussed some of these steps at a very…
AutoCAD Action Recorder For Layouts
Recently I started working on Map Books for one of our customers. That’s really just code…
AutoCAD Map and Topobase – FDO and WYSIWYG
One of the more difficult aspects of using Feature Data Objects (FDO) is the fact that…
Effective Inexpensive Backups – Part 5 of 5
Goal – Make backups that allow us to recreate the complete configuration of a machine to…
A Glimpse of Raster Design
Have you ever wanted to import digital images to AutoCAD? Have you ever wanted to make…
Civil 3D Expressions and Non-Annotative Labels
Civil 3D expressions are a powerful tool you may be familiar with. They allow you to…
Effective Inexpensive Backups – Part 4 of 5
After you make the batch files you will need to schedule them in Windows Task Scheduler…
Stop the Drafting Madness and Implement Topobase
AutoCAD is flexible. There are few restrictions on the number of entities, layers, or text styles…