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December Articles

• It's Back: AutoSketch - Autodesk's re-introduced AutoSketch includes elementary 2D drafting with basic CAD tools, saving in DWG 2004-8 formats

• How to Convert Spline to Polyline? - saving PLINE drawing as R12DXF file, using FLATTEN, WMFOUT, WMFIN commands in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

• Creating Tool Palette with Multiple Blocks at Once - using ADCENTER command, Marti Broquetas, CAD Addict

• Print Multiple Layouts in AutoCAD LT 2008 - select several layouts to print, right-click to choose 'publish selected layouts,' CAD Forum Tips

• Space Points Equally Along a Path - using MEASURE command in AutoCAD LT to place points, blocks at specified intervals on object, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited

• A Stroll Down the Xref Path - various path type like full, relative, no path, solutions XREFs, issues with layer names, insertion options in AutoCAD, Bill Fane, Cadalyst

• How to Switch Layers in the Inserted DWF File - using DWFLAYERS command in AutoCAD, CAD Forum Tips

• Dimension Tips - using DIMBREAK, DIMSPACE commands in AutoCAD to get correct dimensions, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst

• How to Draw 3D Hexagonal Bolt & Nut - using CHAMFER, PEDIT, EXTRUDE, FILLET, SUBTRACT, REVOLVE commands in AutoCAD, Burak Ozdemir, Daily AutoCAD

• MTEXT 'Background Mask' Feature - AutoCAD feature customizes background for MTEXT objects, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD

• Quick Tip - 'Shift+Spacebar' To Select Stacked Objects - using AutoCAD, Brian Benton, CAD-a-blog

• Access Related Files With the Support File Search Path - working with support file search path to get menus, fonts, line types, hatch patterns, plug-ins using AutoCAD tools, Ellen Finkelstein.com

• Convert Drawings to Raster Format - video on configuring AutoCAD to convert drawings to PDF or other raster file format, Lynn Allen

• How to be More Efficient at AutoCAD - Pt 7 - using tool pallets to hold, manage objects like block, line, circle, hatch pattern, text, commands, Brian Benton, CAD-a-blog

• Understanding UCS Pt 3 - using 3-point function to specify origin, X-Y axis direction to draw on randomly inclined surfaces in AutoCAD 2009, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

• Understanding UCS Pt 4 - various options of the UCS command, practical applications, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

December News

• NVIDIA Releases Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card for MCAD

• Free Electric Symbols Library Available for AutoCAD

• Would You Use It? The First High-Quality 3D Printer On Your Desktop - Alaris30 Desktop 3D printer creates a high-resolution, fully cured, resin model of 3D design, efficient, extremely accurate, portable, Josh Mings, SolidSmack

LD Assistant & AutoCAD - LDI2008 CAD Training News

A very special thank you goes out to Ellen Lampert-Greaux, consulting editor/conference director Live Design/LDI, for making it happen and to G.B. Stephens, Associate Professor of Design, University of South Florida for leading the training.

The Good, The Bad and The Beginners all can see clearly now!

The one-day Beginner LD Assistant 08 & AutoCAD® 2008 workshop attendees: Steve (Boz) Bodzioch, Sean Atkins, Bud Beauchamp, Gary Bleisch, Bill Bunnag, Neil Fleitell, Hilario Gonzalez, Jimi Herr, Harold Holm, Collin Joseph, Noreen Kimura, Scott Payne, Jeffrey Reeks, Mark Testa, David Zarembka

The two-day Advanced LD Assistant 08 & AutoCAD® 2008 workshop attendees: Steve Burket, Kevin Denzel, Neil Fleitell, Tony Giovannetti, Ted Hennings, Rachel C. Hinton, Harold Holm, Vaseem Koya, Justin Mack, Jean Marc Montmejat, Scott Payne, Tim Saxton, Charles Scott, Mark Vilensky