Entries from November 2008 ↓
November 25th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
Regions are 2D enclosed areas you create from closed shapes called loops. A loop is a curve or a sequence of connected curves that defines an area on a plane with a boundary that does not intersect itself. Loops can be combinations of lines, polylines, circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs, splines, 3D faces, traces, and solids. The objects that make up the loops must either be closed or form closed areas by sharing endpoints with other objects. The objects must also be coplanar (on the same plane).
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November 22nd, 2008 — CAD software
Synchro, makers of 4D (3D + time) construction simulation software, has developed a plug-in for Google SketchUp. The tool allows you to create 3D drawings in SketchUp and import them into the Synchro timeline. The result is a 4D simulation of a construction project as it progresses through time.
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November 19th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
You can create triangular and quadrilateral areas filled with a color. For quicker results, create these areas with the FILLMODE system variable off, and then turn on FILLMODE to fill the finished area. You don’t see the area outline until it is complete. Continue reading →
November 16th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
By default, objects are drawn in the order they are created. DRAWORDER changes the display order of objects, moving one in front of another, for example.
Ordering ensures proper display and plotting output when two or more objects overlay one another. An example of when ordering may be necessary is when a raster image is drawn over existing objects, obscuring them from view.
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November 15th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
Point objects can be useful, for example, as node or reference points that you can snap to and offset objects from. You can set the style of the point and its size relative to the screen or in absolute units.
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