AutoCAD Electrical 2013 tips and tricks

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72 newest tips for the application AutoCAD Electrical 2013

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

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  Tip 8982

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19.12.2012  

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Setting scale for documentation views in AutoCAD.

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  Tip 8642

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21.5.2012  

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Marking menu on electrical objects in AutoCAD Electrical 2013.

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  Tip 8557

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31.3.2012  

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How to create negative dimensions in AutoCAD?

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  Tip 14615

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29.6.2025  

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How can the same DWG show dimensions for the Germans and French with a decimal comma, and for the British and Americans with a point?

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  Tip 14608

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28.6.2025  

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How to display imperial dimensions including zero inches?

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  Tip 14606

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28.6.2025  

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How to easily add a transparency toggle in AutoCAD?

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  Tip 14542

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18.5.2025  

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How to export geometry from AutoCAD DWGs to JSON files and import it back?

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  Tip 14526

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3.5.2025  

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AutoCAD linetypes - the A/R/U orientation options in complex text-linetypes.

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  Tip 14509

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24.4.2025   FAQ  

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How to set the "Display Plot Styles" option for all layouts at once?

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  Tip 14505

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21.4.2025  

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Autodesk starts using OTP (One-Time Passcode) verification on user accounts.

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  Tip 14500

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16.4.2025  

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How to bulk publish a folder of DWG/DXF files to PDF?

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  Tip 14481

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9.4.2025  

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PurgeAll - automation of DWG file cleaning

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  Tip 14477

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6.4.2025  

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Undocumented options in AutoCAD FIELDs - hyperlinks, hexadecimal or binary format

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  Tip 14446

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8.3.2025  

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Conversion of arc polylines to straight-segment polylines (e.g. for GIS).

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  Tip 14436

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26.2.2025  

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