Some of these types of charts might be good to include in your standard.
Text comes in many flavors. It is not all the same. You use the same tools to create text, but there are different reasons you use text. Some of it is static, some dynamic, some auto updates and others that are filled in as you place them. There is static text – using the DTEXT […]
Continue reading about CAD Standards – Not All Text is the Same
Here is some possible info you may want to add to your CAD Standard on text issues: The Standard Text size shall be 3/32”. All text shall be UPPERCASE. G-ANNO is the general layer for all text. The color shall be 7. All text shall use the font “ROMANS” or “ROMAND” where a bold font […]
Every project has text information – a lot of it. So there are a lot of questions that need to be answered in your Standard. Here are a few… Will you allow the use of True Type Fonts? Do you use only AutoCAD provided Fonts? What is the width ratio and height? Are TTF’s used […]
Layers are the workhorse of CAD. They have been around forever and they can still be one of the main sources of your headaches. Combine that with the pen table you use and you have the one-two punch of CAD. All of us live here – every day. The one-two punch can help you knock […]
Do you use STB or CTB? CTB has been around since day one of AutoCAD. Most users may not even know that they use it – but they do. STB is newer but has been around for a while. But it has not taken over the AutoCAD world by storm. If you are trying to […]
Here are some examples of both CTB and STB file setups. CTB STB
Need a quick cheat sheet? Autodesk provides a lot of documentation that is sometimes hidden. Buried in the install folders under the Help area I stumbled on the 2010 Que Cards. Here is the one for 2010. Direct from Autodesk. Click here to download the PDF. Warning – it is a 4 meg download.
Have you ever hovered longer than normal? and found something special. Hover over a command interface in 2010 and you will soon see the “help” topics pop up. Try it.
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