AutoCAD Architecture 33 tips and tricks

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License error [11.1.6020]

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  Tip 3862

ACAD2002ACAD2004ADT33ADT2004...

*CAD

9.6.2004  

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How to export the gbXML format from Architectural Desktop?

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  Tip 3655

ADT33ADT2004ADT2005

*CAD

12.3.2004  

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How to convert 3D models from Architectural Desktop to Autodesk Inventor?

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  Tip 3624

ADT33ADT2004ADT2005Inventor

*CAD

28.2.2004  

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After conversion of my polylines to walls, some of the walls are inside out.

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  Tip 2896

ADT33ADT2004

*CAD

9.3.2003  

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How to start the plain old attribute editor instead of EATTEDIT?

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  Tip 2583

ACAD2002MDT6ADT33

*CAD

5.10.2002  

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How to find the total number of objects in a drawing?

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  Tip 2379

ACAD2002MDT6ADT33

*CAD

15.7.2002  

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How to create a hidden-line view as a block?

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  Tip 2246

ADT33ADT2004

*CAD

11.6.2002  

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Easter Egg in Architectural Desktop R3.

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  Tip 1538

ADT3ADT33

*CAD

7.8.2001  

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AutoCAD Drawing Cleanup Utility - a standalone tool to purge your DWG files.

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  Tip 15017

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win11CAD

13.5.2026  

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Changing the order of rows in a table - sorting tables in AutoCAD.

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  Tip 14991

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

*CAD

18.4.2026  

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A PDF drawing from Revit or AutoCAD does not print exactly at a 1:1 scale.

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  Tip 14958

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

*CAD

1.4.2026  

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Why do I see a lock icon on some tool palettes?

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  Tip 14804

ACADADTMapACADMACLTPlantCi...

*CAD

26.11.2025  

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How to transfer named layer states from another DWG drawing?

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  Tip 14795

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

*CAD

18.11.2025  

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FATAL ERROR: (0x7ffd344f0005) acismobj20.dbx

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  Tip 14736

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

Win11CAD

26.9.2025  

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Activating contextual learning in Eagle Point Pinnacle.

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  Tip 14718

ACADADTACADMPlantMapCivil3D...

*CAD

11.9.2025  

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