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Must-Know AutoCAD Customizations! Simple Pro Designer Tricks You Need to Learn Now

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Hey All,

I hope your week has been a good one and not as busy as mine so far 🙂

I wanted to share today’s video asap since it’s a great one when it comes to saving time and setting up our AutoCAD or C3D workspaces to be as efficient and easy to use as possible.

In the tutorial I walk through a handful of my favorite Must-Know AutoCAD customizations. These are things that I do to tweak and improve my AutoCAD workspace on every new/fresh install or machine I’m working on.

Everyone has different preferences when it comes to screen setup, colors, toolbars and more. And in the video, I teach you how to get started with setting up yours to save you time!

Must-Know AutoCAD Customizations! Simple Pro Designer Tricks You Need to Learn Now

That’s all for today, I hope you enjoyed this week’s email and I would love to hear what you think, do you have any ACAD Customizations you have to do?
 
Be sure to let me know by hitting reply or on twitter @cadintentions ! 

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited for the rest of the year, growing the content, tutorials, and blog with you all. 

Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. If you’d like to improve your AutoCAD/Design skills to get into working remotely with CAD, be sure to check out my highly rated and recommended AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course! to learn all of my favorite Tips/Tricks!

I created this course to answer all of our most common questions and concerns when learning AuotCAD, I even polled 1000s of readers to get their questions and answered them all in the course!

It’s packed full of 15+ years of experience along with practical and highly requested tutorials on everything from initial drawing setup to pdf plotting, annotative text, xrefs, templates, packaging files for final submissions or archiving and so much more. 

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Brandon is a Civil Designer, Aspiring Blogger/Creator, Husband, Father to two Amazing Kids and Tech Aficionado from a small town in Canada. He has been obsessed with design and technology since he can remember and working as a Civil Designer for nearly as long. Brandon’s blog and Youtube channel, CADIntentions.com has been his outlet and excuse for keeping up with new tech and trends in the CAD design world for the last 10 years growing to more than 60,000 subscribers and over 15,000,000 views, while also being the source of many great friendships and unique opportunities.

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5 Must-Know Tricks to Create Layouts Faster in AutoCAD!

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Hey All,

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for a few days off to recharge.

It’s been a couple of weeks since the last email/video due to a last-minute surgery and then getting sick right after, but all is well and back to normal!!! And I’m excited to share this week’s video with you all.

In today’s video, I wanted to share a handful of answers/tricks to common questions that have come up recently in comments and in the CAD Support Private Discord (Learn more/Join Here), focusing on Layouts and Ways to speed up our drawing Production in AutoCAD.

We touch on the quickest ways to copy/reproduce layouts, tricks to automate text, how to use a block library/notes swipe file and more!

5 Must-Know Tricks to Create Layouts Faster in AutoCAD! – New Layouts, Copy Layouts & Automation

These tips are ones I talk about often and recommend to anyone looking to improve drawing production speed and simply streamline their layout workflows!

That’s all for today, I hope you enjoyed this week’s email and I would love to hear what you think, do you have any Layout Tricks?
 
Be sure to let me know by hitting reply or on twitter @cadintentions ! 

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited for the rest of the year, growing the content, tutorials, and blog with you all. 

Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. If you’d like to improve your AutoCAD/Design skills to get into working remotely with CAD, be sure to check out my highly rated and recommended AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course! to learn all of my favorite Tips/Tricks!

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If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



AutoCAD Hatch Problems & Tips – Boundary Errors + Time Saving Tricks | 2 Minute Tuesday

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Hey Everybody!
I hope you’re ready for this weeks new video and post. In it we are taking a look at the hatch command and in particular, some of the most common issues and errors we encounter when hatching in AutoCAD.

Before we jump into today’s post, I wanted to thank this weeks Sponsor: ThePrepared.org !

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If you’ve used AutoCAD for any amount of time recently, I’m sure you have encountered any number of Hatching issues when trying to fill irregular or complicated shapes.

In today’s video, I wanted to take a look at some of the most common hatching issues & errors that you’ll encounter, and walk you through exactly how to fix them.

Whether you have unclosed areas or boundary issues with hatches, today’s video will help you solve them in just a few clicks!

Check it out below and start hatching like a pro:
https://youtu.be/piE0fmxtNYw

 

That’s all for today’s quick Autocad Tip, I hope you all were able to take something away from it and able to add a new tool to your CAD toolbox!

Thank you again to this weeks Sponsor: ThePrepared.org 
Be sure to check them out and subscribe to their awesome weekly newsletter, it’s honestly one of my few must-read emails when it hits my inbox. 

Be sure to subscribe and follow on Twitter @cadintentions to keep up to date and be the first to get updates on the newest videos, posts, and downloads.

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.
Cheers and happy Drafting!

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If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



Best Mouse For CAD (2022 Edition) – AutoCAD & Design Gear Guide

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I’m excited to kick off this year’s AutoCAD/Design Gear Guide with my picks for the Best Mouse for CAD!

Every year or two I like to do a series of roundup posts highlighting and sharing some of my favorite tools and hardware for AutoCAD and Design in general.
Today we are taking a look at some of the Best Mice on the Market for CAD, many of these I’ve used over the last few years and some are highly recommended by fellow designers and users alike.

I’ve written previously about specific specs and features to look for when choosing the right mouse for AutoCAD and design here (CAD Gear Guide), in that article we go over some of the key things to look for when choosing your next ‘daily driver’ mouse.

The one issue with calling or choosing the Best CAD mouse is that mice, along with many other peripherals (keyboards, headphones in particular) are that there is no one size fits all options. Sure there are always a few top-of-the-class and generally recommended options but it’s rare, if not unheard of that a single Mouse or piece of hardware is “the BEST”.

We don’t all fit the same mold and neither do our mice preferences, especially when it comes to ergonomics, wired/wireless preference, accuracy/dpi, Left Handedness (Like myself), or even just overall aesthetics.

With all that in mind, I like to share some of my favorite Mice for AutoCAD and Daily Use each year, including a few options from a variety of types.

 

So, in no particular order here are my “Best CAD Mouse” picks for 2022:

3D Connexion – CAD Mouse Compact Wireless:

The CAD Mouse Compact Wireless, had been my daily use mouse for the past 2-3 months now and I am a big fan of it and many of its features.
I like the ergonomic feel and comfort when holding/using this mouse for long periods, I’ve found the smaller/compact size to be more comfortable than the standard size CAD Mouse by 3D Connexion, fitting my use better not only at the office or desk but also especially when travelling with it.

Battery Life has been great so far and I really like the additional buttons and dedicated radial menu center button. I would also highly recommend their accompanying mouse pad, using the two together feels buttery smooth when drafting in particular.
Buy the CAD Mouse Compact Wireless here (Amazon)

Logitech – MX Master 3:

The MX Master 3 is the newest version in Logitech’s line of professional mice and from what I can tell, the most popular mouse line for the past handful of years. You would be hard-pressed to go into any design, engineering or professional office and not find the majority of the workers using one of the MX Master mice.
There really isn’t much criticism for these mice and I can say that my MX Master 2 is the mouse I’ve used the most over the last 4 or so years and the longest I’ve used any single mouse in my life.

One thing I miss most for whatever reason having switched to the 3D Connexion mouse is the top button to release/freewheel the scroll wheel. I still find myself going to use that feature on any mouse I’ve used since and I wish it was a standard option on every mouse now haha.

Another great feature of the MX Master 3 is the move to USB-C for their charging cable, many newer laptops and even PCs have fewer and fewer standard USB ports, and having to deal with dongles is always a pain.
Buy the MX Master 3 Now (Amazon)

 

3D Connexion – CAD Mouse Pro Wireless:

The CADMousePro Wireless is the bigger brother version of the Compact mouse from above. I really enjoy using this mouse as well, but a few things have pushed me to choose the smaller compact version the majority of the time instead.
Again this is personal preference-based, since I find the Pro version to be just slightly too wide for my comfort.

In many cases, I find myself accidentally clicking the middle mouse button when trying to right-click, but if you have larger hands or prefer the additional size and feel then everything I enjoy and love about the CAD Mouse applies to this version as well!

At only $20~ difference from the Compact, both are great and CAD specific Mouse options that I will continue to use and recommend to my friends/colleagues for years to come.

One other point to note is the lack of USB-C for charging, both for the PRO and Compact versions of the wireless CAD Mouse. Not a deal breaker by any means but certainly something to consider.

Buy the CAD Mouse Pro Wireless Now (Amazon)

Logitech – MX Ergo Trackball Mouse

 

I couldn’t have a CAD Mouse list without including one of the most popular Trackball style mice. The MX Ergo Trackball Mouse is highly reviewed and regarded as a great option for those designers that prefer the Trackball feel and style for drafting.

It has a lot of the same great features and ergonomics as the MX Master series while also including the ability to use the trackball for less wrist/arm movement throughout the day. In turn, helping with fatigue and repetitive stress that is oh so common in the industry.

Check out the MX Ergo Mouse here if you’re a Trackball fan (Amazon)

 

 

Logitech – MX Vertical Wireless:

I wanted to include a vertical style ergonomic mouse on this year’s list since I’ve heard great things and have been wanting to try one since a friend and coworker started using one around the office last year. Just seeing one of these is certainly intriguing, and you can’t argue that it does seem more ergonomic to have your hand/wrist in a more natural upright position for extended periods of time.

This mouse is on my list to try in the next year, I will certainly update this post if I do get a chance to use one for an extended period of time.

Check out the MX Vertical Wireless Mouse here: (Amazon)

 

 

 

That’s all for this year’s list of my favorite/best CAD Mouse for 2022. I hope you enjoyed the list and I would love to see in the comments what mouse you’re currently using daily and why?! Let’s build out a list of all the CAD Intention readers/subscribers’ favorite CAD Mouse too!

These are just a few of the Mice I recommend and have been recommended for AutoCAD and I’d love to continue adding to the list this year as well as hear your suggestions!

 

That’s all for today, I hope you all will continue to check out and enjoy my posts lately, they have been a ton of fun to work on and I’m excited about more. Be sure to subscribe and follow on Twitter @cadintentions to keep up to date and be the first to get updates as well as sign up for the newsletter here: Signup Here (CAD Intentions Newsletter).

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.

Cheers and happy drafting!

 

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5 Simple AutoCAD Tricks To Save You Time! – Must Know Productivity Hacks!

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Hey Everybody,

Brandon here back with a new post and I’m excited to get back to writing here and in general after a few months of focusing on the Youtube Channel and video tutorials.

Depending on when you’re reading this, you may have just finished enjoying the Long weekend (May Long) like myself. My family and I just took a relaxing camping trip with some friends where we were able to disconnect and really recharge while being away from the office and work.

Whether you happen to be coming back from a long weekend, vacation or just a day off, we’ve all had to deal with those short weeks.

Short weeks like those that we encounter with long weekends can be a blessing and a curse. In our industry, deadlines, and projects keep coming, and sometimes crunching a whole week of work into a shorter 4-day week can be the norm.

These crunch/rush periods of work are one of my main motivators to continually learn newer, faster, and more productive workflows when it comes to AutoCAD and design in general.

Being able to get more quality work done in a short period of time is a skill that can be improved with practice and learning. So with that in mind, let’s jump right into this week’s video, in it we take a look at 5 easy to remember, simple AutoCAD Tricks that will instantly help save you time in your short weeks!

 

5 Simple AutoCAD Tricks To Save You Time! – Must Know Productivity Hacks!

 

That’s all for today’s quick Autocad Tip, I hope you all were able to take something away from it and able to add a new tool to your CAD toolbox!

Be sure to subscribe and follow on Twitter @cadintentions to keep up to date and be the first to get updates on the newest videos, posts, and downloads.

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.
Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. In case you missed out or are interested in the brand new AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course, check it out here (Available for Instant Download NOW): https://gum.co/learnautocad

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If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



3 AutoCAD Tricks to Search Layers, Styles, Blocks & More in Drawings! | 2 Minute Tuesday

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Hey Everybody,

Brandon here back with a new post for you all, this week we are taking a look at 3 easy ways to help speed up working with Layers in AutoCAD. Specifically, how to search for layers in AutoCAD, whether you need to find out which layer an object is on in an xref, searching for a specific layer in a busy/large drawing, and more!

In the video, I walk through how to use each method of finding layers, step by step. My favorite is probably using the wildcard trick to search for a specific layer in any drawing on your computer or server! The xlist command can also be a real life-saver, especially on a large drawing with many xrefs.

watch the video below to learn all about each method and see how to use them:

3 AutoCAD Tricks to Search Layers, Styles, Blocks & More in Drawings!

 

That’s all for today’s quick Autocad Tip, I hope you all were able to take something away from it and able to add a new tool to your CAD toolbox!

Be sure to subscribe and follow on Twitter @cadintentions to keep up to date and be the first to get updates on the newest videos, posts, and downloads.

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.
Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. In case you missed out or are interested in the brand new AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course, check it out here (Available for Instant Download NOW): https://gum.co/learnautocad

 

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Brandon is a Civil Designer, Aspiring Blogger/Creator, Husband, Father to two Amazing Kids and Tech Aficionado from a small town in Canada. He has been obsessed with design and technology since he can remember and working as a Civil Designer for nearly as long. Brandon’s blog and Youtube channel, CADIntentions.com has been his outlet and excuse for keeping up with new tech and trends in the CAD design world for the last 10 years growing to more than 60,000 subscribers and over 15,000,000 views, while also being the source of many great friendships and unique opportunities.

If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



AutoCAD Text Arrows/Leaders Tips, Tricks & Styles! Multi Leader Tutorial

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Hey Everybody,

Brandon here and this week we are looking at how to work with and use MultiLeaders or MLeaders in AutoCAD.

Whether you’re new to AutoCAD or just looking for a refresher, this video will help get you up to speed when adding arrows or leaders to our text.

If you’re unfamiliar, an MLeader is a piece of MText (Multi Line Text ie text that spans multiple lines in AutoCAD) that has a Leader (Line with an Arrow or other block at the end of it) and Arrow (or other shape) pointing to something in a drawing. MLeaders are typically used to callout or bring attention to a specific item, object or area of a drawing allowing additional detail to be added in the multiline text portion while accurately pointing to the specific object.

In today’s video, we walk through how to use and add an MLeader to a drawing along with how to choose and modify the various settings that go along with them. Everything from changing up the properties of the leader like the landing distance to adjusting the style, sizes, and much more!

We also get to try out a few cool tricks to keep your drawings looking organized and clean!

Master these great MultiLeader tricks to Save Time in AutoCAD. Draft faster and Smarter!

Check out: AutoCAD Text Arrows/Leaders Tips, Tricks & Styles! Multi Leader Tutorial | 2 Minute Tuesday

That’s all for today’s post, I hope you all were able to take something away from it and able to add a new tool to your CAD toolbox!

Be sure to subscribe and follow on Twitter @cadintentions to keep up to date and be the first to get updates on the newest videos, posts, and downloads.

As always, thank you so much for reading and watching, I am super excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.
Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. In case you missed out or are interested in the brand new AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course, check it out here (Available for Instant Download NOW): https://gum.co/learnautocad

 

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Brandon is a Civil Designer, Aspiring Blogger/Creator, Husband, Father to two Amazing Kids and Tech Aficionado from a small town in Canada. He has been obsessed with design and technology since he can remember and working as a Civil Designer for nearly as long. Brandon’s blog and Youtube channel, CADIntentions.com has been his outlet and excuse for keeping up with new tech and trends in the CAD design world for the last 10 years growing to more than 60,000 subscribers and over 15,000,000 views, while also being the source of many great friendships and unique opportunities.

If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



AutoCAD Scaling Tips & Best Practices!

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Arguably one of the more confusing topics in AutoCAD to newer designers and those that learned prior to paper space/annotative text is scaling within AutoCAD.

I can’t remember how many times I’ve been asked about setting up scales, fixing viewports, annotative text, what size to draw things in model space, and so much more…

Today I wanted to share a few best practice tips when it comes to scale and designing in AutoCAD.

While there are always exceptions to every rule, if you can follow these tips, your drawings are going to be off to a great start!

 

This one is pretty straightforward but not always followed. It’s best practice to do all of your drawing and design work within model space in AutoCAD. (Learn about the difference between Model/Layout Spaces)

Layout tabs or paper space are there to create our drawings and model space is for our model and design.

Whether you’re doing floor plans, simple details, detailed design drawings, or schematics, there’s no reason or benefit to not use model space when drawing.

 

 

  • Only draw/ design at 1:1 scale aka real size.

Similar to the last tip, there’s no benefit or reason not to draw everything in AutoCAD at one-to-one or full scale.
You’re not going to run out of room and you can always adjust and change up the scale by using your viewports later on.

Doing all of your design work at one to one. Can eliminate issues later on, especially if someone else starts working on your drawings and doesn’t realize you’ve scaled things.
It can also eliminate issues and errors by accidentally scaling incorrectly, as well as make things easier when getting quantities, areas, etc.

 

 

To show different scales and areas of your design, use multiple viewports in your layouts to convey the different details required for your drawing.
Viewports allow you to easily show different areas or scales at any point and can be created quickly without the need to scale or redraw anything in your model space or design.

 

 

  • Use annotative text and dimensions when labeling your design.

These pieces of text and dimensions when set up properly will automatically adjust their size to be consistent across all of your drawings and viewports regardless of the scale of your viewport.
Annotative elements in AutoCAD are dynamic and will save you time and headache if you’re drawing size or scale ever needs to change down the road.

 

 

  • Add your Notes & Tables in Layouts


Depending on the drawing type and situation, tables (Dynamic Excel Table in AutoCAD), drawing lists (Make Dynamic Drawing Lists in AutoCAD) and general notes can be added directly to your layout tabs, this can help keep your model space from getting cluttered with a lot of notes. It can also make copying general note sheets and title sheets from another project easier since the text is already on them and not in model space.

 

 

That’s all for today’s post, I hope you all were able to take something away from it, and if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment or reach out on Twitter @cadintentions.

As always, thank you so much for reading, I am excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.

Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. If you are looking to learn more about AutoCAD and jump start your learning, be sure to check out my AutoCAD Fundamentals & Workflows Course (Available for Instant Download NOW): https://gum.co/learnautocad
I’ve packed over 15 years of tips, tricks, and experience into easy to follow videos that I’m sure you will enjoy!

 


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If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



How To Create a Profile in Civil 3D

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I hope your week is going well and things are productive! It’s been a busy few weeks around here, between working on replacing an old deck at my house I’ve also got a handful of projects on the go at work with fast-approaching deadlines.

This is a great reminder of just how helpful it can be to learn new productivity tips as a designer and slowly implement them into your daily workflow.

If you’ve been following along on the channel or blog you’ll know I love to share helpful tips and trick when it comes to AutoCAD and Civil 3D that are sure to speed up your work.

That’s why, in this week’s video, I wanted to answer a super common question when it comes to Civil 3D.

In fact, when you search “Civil 3D How To…” typically one of the top results is asking about how to create Profile Views in C3D.

This is because Profiles are really the starting point and building block of the majority of Civil Design within C3D.
Before we can start getting complicated with road design, site grading, or even utility layouts, the first step is almost always to cut a profile in the area we’re interested in to see what the existing ground is doing.

As I’m sure you already know (I tend to mention it often haha…) my day job is as a Senior Civil Designer and I’ve used C3D Daily for well over a decade.
Which is why I’m always so excited to share Civil 3D tips and today’s video is no exception.

If you need to create a quick profile in Civil 3d today’s tutorial will get you started in no time!

Whether you use Civil 3d all the time or are just looking to learn something new, check out today’s video here:
Civil 3D How To Create a Profile – Quick Profile Views & Tips For C3D!

Hopefully, you enjoyed the video and are one step closer to designing in civil 3D!

I also want to thank Plex Earth for sponsoring today’s video. I know I’ve mentioned Plex Earth multiple times on the blog and newsletter, but if you’re unfamiliar with it or haven’t checked them out yet. Plex Earth is an AutoCAD and Civil 3d plugin that helps bring additional data and visualization to your project including Imagery, Surface Data, and Integration with Google Earth.

If you’d like to learn more and try out Plex-Earth you can use the link here to start a free trial now: http://cadintentions.com/plex_ci

That’s all for today, I hope you were able to take something away from the tutorial, and if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment or reach out on Twitter @cadintentions.

As always, thank you so much for reading, I am excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.

Cheers and happy Drafting!

PS. If you are looking to learn more about Civil 3D and get a complete Crash course, check out my Civil 3D Crash Course here:
http://cadintentions.com/c3dcc


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Brandon is a Civil Designer, Aspiring Blogger/Creator, Husband, Father to two Amazing Kids and Tech Aficionado from a small town in Canada. He has been obsessed with design and technology since he can remember and working as a Civil Designer for nearly as long. Brandon’s blog and Youtube channel, CADIntentions.com has been his outlet and excuse for keeping up with new tech and trends in the CAD design world for the last 10 years growing to more than 60,000 subscribers and over 15,000,000 views, while also being the source of many great friendships and unique opportunities.

If you would like to Sponsor CAD Intentions or Work together in some way, Please visit my About Page and send me an email: http://cadintentions.com/about-me/



8 Must-know AutoCAD Viewport Tips & Tricks – How to Create, Scale, and Master Viewports! Examples

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Hey Everybody!

I hope your week is going well so far and you’ve been able to enjoy some of the nice weather lately!

Around here it’s been hot and luckily not too smoky from forest fires, and we have some rain in the forecast which is much needed.

A few weeks ago my family and I went out on a bit of an exploring mission to find a lake we had never been to and I happened to bring along my drone to get a few pictures.

 
After getting home and taking a look at them, I’m always amazed at how easy technology can make it to
get more information and data than we’ve ever had available for our designs or hobbies. In my case, I use a DJI Mini but there are so many different options that make getting images easy!

This brings me to the sponsor of today’s video as well as the topic of the video (viewports in AutoCAD) which we will touch on next.

Today’s video is sponsored by Plex Earth. Plex Earth allows you to instantly import recent and historical imagery, terrain data, and contours directly into our AutoCAD drawings. They even have the option to order and schedule a drone flight for your project area within the app if you need even more up-to-date imagery!

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Now let’s jump in, this week I wanted to dive deep into some of my favorite tips and tricks for Creating Viewports and working with them quickly!

As I’m sure you’re probably aware, viewports and layouts tend to be the most confusing and asked-about topics when it comes to AutoCAD or Civil 3d.

I completely understand the frustration and can sympathize with those that tend to just ignore or avoid using them entirely.

But after being a major part of AutoCAD/Civil 3D and the drawing creation process for years, I wanted to help and share today’s video where we walk through the process of creating a Site/Key plan drawing using multiple viewports and using a handful of must-know Viewport tips & tricks in the process!

By following these steps and using the commands and tips in the video, you’ll be able to easily create multiple viewports, understand the locking and unlocking of views, how to cycle between them, what to do if you get stuck in a viewport, and much more!

Don’t miss today’s video: 8 Must-know AutoCAD Viewport Tips & Tricks

That’s all for today, I hope you were able to take something away from the tutorial, and if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment or reach out on Twitter @cadintentions.

As always, thank you so much for reading, I am excited to be back and posting regularly on the blog and hope you all will follow along.

Cheers, and happy Drafting!

PS. If you liked today’s video or any of my videos/tutorials and you want to learn over 15 years of AutoCAD Tips & Tricks in a hurry, you can use this link to get my AutoCAD Fundamentals Course and join 100’s of members of the course, get started right now!


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Brandon is a Civil Designer, Aspiring Blogger/Creator, Husband, Father to two Amazing Kids and Tech Aficionado from a small town in Canada. He has been obsessed with design and technology since he can remember and working as a Civil Designer for nearly as long. Brandon’s blog and Youtube channel, CADIntentions.com has been his outlet and excuse for keeping up with new tech and trends in the CAD design world for the last 10 years growing to more than 60,000 subscribers and over 15,000,000 views, while also being the source of many great friendships and unique opportunities.

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