CAD Masters Blog & Resources
Practical guides, cheat sheets, and release news for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, and the wider Autodesk ecosystem — written by the CAD Masters team.
Fall is upon us and for those in the CAD world that means Autodesk University is approaching. AU is by far the biggest and most popular even that Autodesk has to offer. It brings…
September 12, 2012 · 2 min read
In AutoCAD Utility Design 2013, you can use AutoCAD custom drawing properties to store information about the project that you are working on. These properties may include the…
August 28, 2012 · 1 min read
Of all the new features added to AutoCAD in the last few release cycles, one of the most underused has been Parametric Constraints. What is a parametric constraint? It’s a…
July 6, 2012 · 2 min read
Civil 3D 2012 Update 2 has just been released. You can download it from the following Autodesk site: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20021271&linkI…
June 30, 2012 · 1 min read
Custom programming for AutoCAD ranges from a simple command in the CUI editor to fully independent complimentary programs. However, the sweet spot seems to lie somewhere in the…
June 19, 2012 · 1 min read
The pressure pipe catalog editor (Autodesk.Aec.Content.CatalogEditor.exe) can be found in the installation directory for Civil 3D: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013…
April 16, 2012 · 1 min read
The writing has been on the wall for quite some time, but with the release of 2013 products, Land Desktop is officially dead. Autodesk has provided information about the transition…
April 13, 2012 · 2 min read
Previously, we compared some of the differences between Dropbox and Autodesk 360, see the original post here . Since posting, we have found that Desktop Integration is available…
April 12, 2012 · 1 min read
Improved Performance This one sounds simple, but is a big deal. Performance with Civil 3D has been dramatically enhanced, specifically when related to Data Shortcuts. Large sets of…
April 5, 2012 · 2 min read
If you’ve been paying attention to the Autodesk 2013 launch webcasts, then you’ve probably been hearing that Autodesk’s cloud service Autodesk Cloud Document has been renamed to…
March 29, 2012 · 2 min read
It's not too late to register for the Autodesk 2013 Virtual Event here . The general session presentation starts at 9AM PDT. There's also a group of breakout sessions to choose…
March 29, 2012 · 1 min read
Display Styles per Viewport with Dynamic Legends, North Arrows & Scales Previously, AutoCAD Map 3D was limited to a single display style at a time in a drawing. If you wanted a…
March 28, 2012 · 3 min read
This year’s Autodesk 2013 product launch is significantly different than previous years. We’re seeing almost all of the products being released on the same day. Typically, AutoCAD…
March 27, 2012 · 1 min read
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