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CAD tips and guides for Autodesk CAD applications - R14

In this knowledgebase (blog) you can find small tips, hints, secrets and tricks which - as we hope - help you learn to use your Autodesk and ARKANCE Be.Smart products more efficiently. ARKANCE (in Czechia - former CAD Studio) is a worldwide Autodesk Platinum Partner, Developer and Training Center since 1990. See also our custom CAD application development.

925 newest tips for the application R14

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Copy/Paste fails in a DWG2000 file saved from AutoCAD 2007.

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  Tip 5077

ACAD2007ACAD2000ACAD2002R14A...

*CAD

16.6.2006  

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Cannot rename view or level. Restore warning message.

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  Tip 14523

Revit

*CAD

2.5.2025  

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QCS - Faster way to launch commands in Inventor (T4I)

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  Tip 14519

Inventor

*CAD

29.4.2025  

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Fixed Workpoints (X,Y,Z) in Autodesk Inventor.

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  Tip 14507

Inventor

*CAD

24.4.2025  

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Compare the performance of creating arrays/patterns in Inventor.

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  Tip 14503

Inventor

*CAD

18.4.2025  

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

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  Tip 14500

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

*CAD

16.4.2025  

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How to place Revit families exactly on a terrain surface (elevation, orientation)?

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  Tip 14499

Revit

*CAD

16.4.2025  

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Convert scanned point clouds or photos to BIM objects - Scan-to-BIM.

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  Tip 14496

ReCap2026Revit2026

*CAD

15.4.2025   FAQ  

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Multiline header of a parts list in an Inventor drawing.

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  Tip 14489

Inventor

*CAD

12.4.2025  

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Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2026 (import/export/AnyCAD).

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  Tip 14472

Inventor2026

*CAD

30.3.2025   FAQ  

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How to replace missing functions min() and max() in Revit expressions?

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  Tip 14459

Revit

*CAD

15.3.2025  

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How to set the number of CPU cores used in Nastran for analysis?

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  Tip 14441

NastranInv

*CAD

4.3.2025  

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AR view of 3D model from AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Fusion

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  Tip 14433

ACADInventorFusionRevitDWGA...

*CAD

24.2.2025  

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The operation is canceled - when checking-in an Inventor assembly into Vault.

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  Tip 14374

InventorVault

*CAD

9.1.2025  

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Automatic macro execution when opening a CAD file (AutoCAD, Inventor, Max, PowerMill)

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  Tip 14359

ACADACLTInventorMaxPowerMill...

*CAD,CAM

1.1.2025  

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