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Quick way to restore AutoCAD Profile Settings 22 Aug 2013 | 01:03 am
It's not easy to remember where some of the default AutoCAD support content is located. For example, if you want to test a ctb file real quick you might change the Plot Style Table Search Path in your...
Use Acad.rx to load CADWorx Plant and Equipment at the same time 9 Jul 2013 | 04:16 am
If you use CADWorx Plant Professional and find yourself going back and forth between CADWorx Plant (piping/structural) and CADWorx Equipment, you might like to have these both load through the same se...
Create a custom ribbon tab using the custom CUI 10 May 2013 | 12:32 am
In a post last week we looked at reasons the custom.cui can be a great spot for users to create their own custom AutoCAD content. After some feedback I am realizing it would be helpful to walk through...
Use Dropbox to deploy a network based AutoCAD environment 3 May 2013 | 10:05 am
Managing an AutoCAD environment from a single source on a shared network server has several benefits. Delivering consistent standards, customizations, and more, to multiple users is the goal of a stre...
Automatically create PDF or DWF files from AutoCAD 2 May 2013 | 05:36 am
As electronic drawing formats (PDF and DWF) are becoming more popular both for internal checks during the design process and even final deliverables, it is important to have good workflows for this. A...
Migrating .Net Apps to AutoCAD 2013 30 Apr 2013 | 04:09 am
As I began migrating my .Net apps developed in Visual Studio 2010/AutoCAD 2011 to AutoCAD 2013, I quickly realized a new .dll reference is required. After updating the project references with the 2013...
The AutoCAD custom.cui is a perfect place for custom content 27 Apr 2013 | 07:42 am
Even in a managed network environment where custom CAD content is maintained and deployed, it is still nice for individual users to have the ability to add their own customizations. An administrator c...
Use Startup Switch /b to Add AutoCAD Support Path When Launching AutoCAD 20 Jan 2013 | 07:03 pm
We have talked about loading a specific network based AutoCAD profile when AutoCAD is launched. To do this we use the Profile startup switch /p at the AutoCAD startup command line. For example, "C:\Pr...
Restore or Reset an AutoCAD CUI File 13 Dec 2012 | 10:00 pm
It is no wonder the most popular AutoCAD command is UNDO. UNDO might be the most popular action in all other areas of our lives if we had the option. I would much rather click UNDO after my toddler ti...
Custom acad.lsp and acaddoc.lsp 27 Aug 2012 | 08:45 am
We have talked about several methods to load custom content in previous posts. One of my favorites is loading an enterprise cui which in turn will load an mnl file with the same file name. This is a c...
