Category results for : Tips & Tricks

AutoCAD has a command contained within the Express Tool named FLATTEN.  It is designed to remove any non-zero elevations from selected objects within a drawing.  It does an excellent job with this, but there ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-flatten/ ArcGIS and AutoCAD – Free Background for everyone using AutoCAD

Imagine a world where you could get high resolution background image maps to display and PRINT in AutoCAD. Esri and Autodesk are working closer than ever and this alliance benefits all CAD and GIS users. Esri ... https://www.solidcad.ca/arcgis-and-autocad-free-background-for-everyone-using-autocad/ Revit Family Creation: Family with Adjustable Built-in Label

Usually Tags are added separate from the Components we place, but in certain situations the “tag” needs to be part of the family. To push this further occasionally a request is made for flexibility in the ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-family-creation-family-with-adjustable-built-in-label/ Revisiting AutoCAD Basics: Shortcut Menu Hotkeys

Many of us use keyboard shorts and aliases to keep our eyes on the drawing area and keep our thoughts on our design. Searching for commands on the ribbon, especially if it’s buried in the pull-down portion, ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revisiting-autocad-basics-shortcut-menu-hotkeys/ Path of Travel tool – Revit 2020

Path of Travel tool is a new feature in Revit 2020 that determines the distance between two points on a floor plan. By selecting a start point and an end point, Revit automatically creates the path and calculates ... https://www.solidcad.ca/path-of-travel-tool-revit-2020/ Civil 3D Viewports

A little tip today.  Have you ever zoomed out within a profile viewport and your surfaces and alignments are not there?  The two viewports shown below are nearly identical except the one on the bottom doesn’t ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-viewports/ Tips & Tricks: Increase your productivity in Revit

Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to do something in Revit, join us for this short video that focuses on how to improve your productivity. This video will review: The best way to use 3D View Cube ... https://www.solidcad.ca/tips-tricks-increase-your-productivity-in-revit-2/ Common Tech Issue of the Week #5 – Inventor Edition

Cannot Hide Components in Assembly View in Inventor IDW File Issue: I cannot hide individual components in my existing assembly view in Inventor IDW file.  When I right-click on the part I would like to hide, ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-tech-issue-5/ Revit Tip of the Day #2

Revit Files are Clogging Up My Server Storage! Some people find that Revit files are using up too much storage on their server or other storage. Although a few companies have ‘limitless’ cloud storage ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-tip-of-the-day-2/ Using the Autodesk Prerequisite Checker

Check Hardware Specifications – Autodesk Prerequisite Checker Want to know if your computer can run AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, etc.. Instead of comparing your computer to a recommended system specifications, ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-prerequisite-checker/