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197 newest tips
from year 2012

CAD:    OS:    Categ: 
Text:  FAQ glossary   
   
Question CAD 
 %  platform  category 
Q - question

Control codes "%%" in text entities.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8989
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
22.12.2012  
Q - question

Material density as a custom iProperty in Inventor.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8986
Inventor2013Inven...
0% *  CAD 
20.12.2012  
Q - question

How to get back the Welcome screen? (unchecked Display at Start Up)

A - answer see answer   Tip 8982
ACAD2013LT2013AC...
0% *  CAD 
19.12.2012  
Q - question

PLAN view without zooming.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8980
ACADADTCivilPla...
0% *  CAD 
18.12.2012  
Q - question

How to reserve an Autodesk floating license for a user or group?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8977
ACADInvRevitCiv...
0% *  CAD 
17.12.2012  
Q - question

Minesweeper game for Autodesk Inventor.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8973
Inv2013Inv2012
0% *  CAD 
16.12.2012  
Q - question

Linking together values of two dimensions in AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8971
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
15.12.2012  
Q - question

Batch insert of multiple DWG files into one.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8966
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
12.12.2012  
Q - question

Project 2D curve to a 3D sphere.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8962
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
9.12.2012  
Q - question

Change the value of a name-selected attribute.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8960
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
7.12.2012  
Q - question

How to convert a 2D sketch to a 3D sketch in Inventor?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8959
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
7.12.2012  
Q - question

How to explode a component pattern in an Inventor assembly?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8956
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
6.12.2012  
Q - question

Multicolor dimension texts in AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8951
ACADLTADTCivil...
0% *  CAD 
4.12.2012  
Q - question

FATAL ERROR when launching Civil 2013 by double-click on a DWG.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8947
Civil2013
0% *  CAD 
30.11.2012  
Q - question

Nudge DWG objects in a fixed grid.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8943
ACAD2012ACAD2013...
0% *  CAD 
29.11.2012  
Q - question

New layout view created by copying an existing one is always Off.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8942
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
28.11.2012  
Q - question

Inventor shell - minimal thickness.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8940
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
27.11.2012  
Q - question

Using 3D models from 3ds Max for Direct3D applications in Windows 8.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8937
max
0% Win8  CAD 
25.11.2012  
Q - question

HEC-RAS Import/Export in higher versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8932
Civil2013
0% *  CAD 
22.11.2012  
Q - question

How to exclude parts of the Inventor assembly from total mass?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8927
InventorInventor2...
0% *  CAD 
20.11.2012  
Q - question

Do you know the AutoCAD command AI_DOWNLOAD_LANGUAGE_PACKS?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8925
ACADACAD2013ADT...
0% *  CAD 
20.11.2012  
Q - question

How to terminate Autodesk Sync (AdSync.exe)?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8921
ACAD2013LT2013In...
0% *  CAD 
19.11.2012  
Q - question

How to change multiple face colors in Inventor?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8917
Inv2013
0% *  CAD 
16.11.2012  
Q - question

Drafting settings: Please enter an integer from 1 to 100

A - answer see answer   Tip 8914
DWGACADLT
0% *  CAD 
16.11.2012  
Q - question

iLogic rule to measure loop length in a sketch.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8910
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
15.11.2012  
Q - question

Creating a dormer in Revit Architecture.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8906
Revit
0% *  CAD 
13.11.2012  
Q - question

Draw normals of 3DFaces in AutoCAD DWG.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8903
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
12.11.2012  
Q - question

Generate CNC codes online - easy manufacturing of 3D CAD models.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8901
Inventor123DDWG
0% *  CAD,CAM 
10.11.2012  
Q - question

Choosing units - mm/inches - in Inventor.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8896
Inventor2013Inven...
0% *  CAD 
6.11.2012  
Q - question

Adjusting camera angle for Inventor perspective view.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8894
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
6.11.2012  
Q - question

Parts checked-out from Vault always open in a new Inventor window.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8890
InventorVault
0% *  CAD 
1.11.2012  
Q - question

Strange Revit message "Square feet per foot".

A - answer see answer   Tip 8887
Revit
0% *  CAD 
31.10.2012  
Q - question

Sinusoid, hypotrochoid, guilloche and other parametric curves in AutoCAD.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8884
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
28.10.2012  
Q - question

The Ribbon does not have any tabs or panels currently loaded.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8882
ACADLTADTCivil...
0% *  CAD 
25.10.2012  
Q - question

When opening a DWG file, AutoCAD opens also a second one - Drawing1.dwg

A - answer see answer   Tip 8880
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
25.10.2012   FAQ  
Q - question

Enhanced text fields in AutoCAD Plant 3D.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8878
Plant2013
0% *  CAD 
24.10.2012  
Q - question

Select all does not work: Unknown command "AI_SELALL".

A - answer see answer   Tip 8875
ACADCivilADTMap
0% *  CAD 
23.10.2012  
Q - question

Track who and when has changed each entity in a DWG drawing.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8872
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
23.10.2012  
Q - question

The Tolerance dialog displays j-r-i-f-b instead of symbols.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8869
ACADLT
0% *  CAD 
21.10.2012  
Q - question

Changes of a ladder are not saved in the DWG.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8867
Plant2013
0% *  CAD 
19.10.2012  
Q - question

Slow response of file browser in Vault 2013.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8865
Vault2013Inv2013
0% *  CAD 
17.10.2012  
Q - question

Error on publishing iPart to your library in CC (external dependencies).

A - answer see answer   Tip 8862
Inventor
0% *  CAD 
16.10.2012  
Q - question

Show 3D model in Showcase as 1:1.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8860
Showcase
0% *  CAD 
15.10.2012  
Q - question

Move all blocks containing a specific layer to that layer.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8857
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
15.10.2012  
Q - question

How to create a 3D paraboloid in AutoCAD?

A - answer see answer   Tip 8854
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
14.10.2012  
Q - question

Publish interactive 3D models on the web with Autodesk 360.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8852
DWGACADInventor...
0% *  CAD 
10.10.2012   FAQ  
Q - question

Compatibility of AutoCAD for Mac with OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

A - answer see answer   Tip 8850
ACAD2013ACAD2012...
0% MacOS  CAD 
9.10.2012  
Q - question

Xref objects are displayed in a different color.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8847
ACADADTACADMCiv...
0% *  CAD 
9.10.2012  
Q - question

Parametric triangles - isosceles, right-angled, equilateral

A - answer see answer   Tip 8846
ACAD
0% *  CAD 
9.10.2012  
Q - question

Error 1618 while installing Revit.

A - answer see answer   Tip 8844
RevitACADInv
0% *  CAD 
8.10.2012  
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