nVidia Performance Driver for AutoCAD 2009
I almost hate to say this, but I’ve seen an increase in “undocumented features” relating to graphics with the release of the AutoCAD 2009 based products. If you know Autodesk, you know they’re constantly working to ensure you have the best class of tools on the market and I’m sure we’ll be seeing updates soon. But until then, here are a couple things I’ve stumbled upon: 1. If you typically work with your... [Read More...]
Label Feature Line Elevations
You can’t currently label the elevation of a feature line anywhere along the feature line, but the work-around is relatively simple. 1. Create a bogus surface with a style that displays nothing. 2. Creat a line label style with a reference text component for a surface. 3. Create a curve label style with a reference text component for a surface. 4. Add feature lines to the surface as breaklines and label vertices all day long. If the vertex... [Read More...]
MAP 3D Expressions
There are several ways to attach/import/connect to data using MAP 3D 2009, and a host of methods to choose from in terms of labelling features. In the previous post Tommie has brought up a good question, “So now how do you truncate an elevation property for a contour in a shape file attached via FDO?“ In MAP 3D 2009, as long as the object data is a real number, then the result can be rounded as follows:Round ( Elevation , 0 ) To enter... [Read More...]
The Elusive Suffix
Using a data connection, attach a shapefile to a drawing. Any of the object data can be labeled as shown below, but how can you add a suffix to the label? For example, if the acreages of parcels are included in the object data, it’s more desirable to label “0.576 Acres” than simply “0.576.” Add an expression to the label: Add the “Concat” text function: Select “text property” and replace it... [Read More...]
Color Wheel
You know how it goes – looks great on the screen, plots as a black mass. You could tweak your plot settings for a month – or you could plot the color wheel. AutoCAD has shipped with a color wheel since the beginning of time. If you’re not careful, you’ll lose hours wondering why your fill patterns don’t plot properly only to find the issue is with your device, not AutoCAD. In the example below I’ve plotted a school... [Read More...]
Why use Raster Design?
Raster Design is misunderstood and underestimated, period. In the past, we’d purchase Raster Design for a single reason – it could transform coordinates on the fly. If you download a QUAD from the USGS, it’s likely in a UTM Zone – NAD 27. As most of us work in State Plane (in this day and age I hope you do), it’s always been nice to import QUADs or Aerials and transform them to state plane as they were imported, and... [Read More...]
Ribbondashboardtoolpalette
From Help: “Ribbon Tabs are composed of Ribbon Panels. Select a Ribbon Tab to edit its contents. You can add and arrange Ribbon Panels to manage how they are displayed on a Ribbon Tab. To add a Ribbon Panel to a Ribbon Tab, drag a Ribbon Panel from the Ribbon Panels node in the tree view to a tab in the Ribbon Tabs node of the tree view. Ribbon Tabs can be added to a workspace. Any changes made to a tab are reflected in all workspaces that... [Read More...]
Can’t Add a Vertex to a Polyline?
Have you noticed object snaps don’t work if you try to add a vertice to a polyline in AutoCAD 2009? I’m not good with LISP, but I’m a helluva copy and paster. Try this rountine, I threw it together quickly, so don’t thrash me if it needs tweaking for your particular case. You can copy the following text into the Notepad and saveas AV.LSP. As long as “something” is crossing the polyline where you need to add the... [Read More...]
MTEXTTOOLBAR
You’ve started the MTEXT command, but the toolbar that used to appear above the editor, is now on a ribbon and you think you’ve COMPLETELY lost your mind because it isn’t readily apparent. See the light blue button? I didn’t either… Change your MTEXTTOOLBAR variable to 1. I don’t know, maybe it’s me… doesn’t this seem to make more sense? Civil 3D Tutorials* Register Today to access to our comprehensive... [Read More...]
Activation Error 0.1.001 or 11.1.6011
After you activate and then restart your product, you receive error 0.1.0011 or 11.1.6011 and are required to reactivate. It’s an old problem, you need a Hotfix Civil 3D Tutorials* Register Today to access to our comprehensive library of Civil 3D Tutorials for as low as $20. *Access to the Library is a free service to our clients. Read More →
