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AutoCAD 2022 is here and it has a new installer.  Very few clicks are required, which is good and easy, but what if you need to customize your installation?  Read on… Installers can be customized by logging ... https://www.solidcad.ca/installing-autocad-2022-and-other-autodesk-2022-applications/ AutoCAD 2022 is Here

It’s springtime and the birds are singing.  Also, Autodesk has released the latest version of their flagship CAD package, AutoCAD 2022.  Click to peruse the Autodesk Documentation. Read on to see some notes ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-2022-is-here/ Revit MEP and CTC– Schedule XL

Having troubles keeping your MEP notes from Excel in Revit up to date? Schedule XL is the right tool for you. Schedule XL allows you to create schedule views (drafting view or schedule view) within Revit from ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-mep-and-ctc-schedule-xl/ Civil 3D Double Click Customization

Is there a Civil 3D object that you would like to double click and run a specific command?  if so, read on.  (This works for AutoCAD commands too.) Try double-clicking an Alignment.  The AutoCAD properties ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-double-click-customization/ Autodesk Inventor: Get A Different Perspective

In this modern age of software, it seems that there is a specific software or tool for just about anything, but our main asset for accomplishing our CAD work is still our eyes. The way we view things has a major ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-inventor-get-a-different-perspective/ CTC & Feature Lines – Establishing the Hierarchy of Power!

Which option do you choose when creating a feature line? In my early days of learning Civil 3D I was given an analogy of buckets. That any of the objects in a site, “Bucket”, could not interact with other ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ctc-feature-lines-establishing-the-hierarchy-of-power/ How a CMMS System Can Increase your Business’s ROI and Uptime

Have you been tasked to minimize your equipment downtime, increase asset condition visibility and spare parts?  If so, this can be a daunting task for an asset–heavy organization to move to a more ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-a-cmms-system-can-increase-your-businesss-roi-and-uptime/ Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.

Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.   How do you tackle quantity takeoffs in your projects? Do you use Civil 3D’s QTO Manager? Do you scale on paper or PDF’s? Between the ... https://www.solidcad.ca/flexible-customized-legends-and-qtos-with-ctcs-data-wizard/ Automated, Flexible, and Iterative Plan Production Tools. CTC’s Sheet Generator Workflow is the Whole Package.

You can’t afford to create plan and profile sheets without these tools! If you have ever tried to create Plan & Profile sheets on mass with the Native View Frame tools it sure beats doing it by hand. But ... https://www.solidcad.ca/automated-flexible-and-iterative-plan-production-tools-ctcs-sheet-generator-workflow-is-the-whole-package/ Create Your Own AutoCAD Tutorial Library

Are you or do you have a staff member in your office who likes to create tutorial content?  Or maybe you simply have some web links to which you’d like to regularly refer.  Maybe you’d like to share these ... https://www.solidcad.ca/create-your-own-autocad-tutorial-library/