Learning Curve (AutoCAD Tutorials)

AutoCAD tutorials from Bill Fane and Captain LearnCurve.


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Parametrics 101: Don't Be Afraid!   January 28, 2010

Learning Curve tutorial: Parametrics, as used in AutoCAD 2010, constrain drawing objects so they are related to each other and so that changing or moving one object will affect all its siblings.More>>

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Parametrics 102: Sizing Things Up   January 28, 2010

Learning Curve tutorial: Thanks to dimensional constraints in AutoCAD 2010, precision entry is not as necessary as it used to be. Just create a quick sketch, constrain and dimension it, and then input the precise sizes. More>>

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Commands, Macros, Action! in AutoCAD 2009 and 2010   October 8, 2009

Learning Curve tutorial: AutoCAD 2009 introduced the Action Macro recorder to easily automate commonly repeated tasks. AutoCAD 2010 has worked out a few of the initial kinks and added new functionality.More>>

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Going for the Record! (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   August 1, 2009

Do you often find yourself repeating the same sequence of commands over and over again? Wouldn't it be nice to repeat that sequence with just a simple mouse click?More>>

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Round Up Those Wild Xrefs by Using The eTransmit Command (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   February 1, 2009

How to painlessly send someone else a drawing file that contains attached xrefs.More>>

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A Stroll down the Xref Path (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   December 1, 2008

The third and final installment in the saga of the mighty xref.More>>

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Clipping Right Along with Xrefs (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   November 1, 2008

We continue the discussion started last month about the power of the mighty xref.More>>

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X Marks the Ref (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   October 1, 2008

Behold the power and capabilities of externally referenced files in AutoCAD.More>>

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The Best Table In The House (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   September 1, 2008

Part Two on linking AutoCAD tables to Excel spreadsheets.More>>

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Your Table is Waiting (Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial)   August 1, 2008

You can link spreadsheet data to your AutoCAD files - and vice versa.More>>