January 2010

  • The return of Cadalyst print and a new Hot Tip Harry

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 22:17

    Cadalyst Magazine

    I last reported on the state of Cadalyst last February, just prior to the move to their new publisher, Longitude Media, LLC.

    Cadalyst.com and most other electronic forms of publication remained unchanged, however the future of the printed magazine was undetermined.

    Fast forward to Autodesk University, December 2009, Cadalyst successfully "re-launches" the print version. Learn more about the new Cadalyst magazine here.

    Return of Hot Tip Harry

    Starting with the return of the print version, I have agreed to work with Cadalyst to perform the duties of "Hot Tip Harry". Currently, I will be working with the editors to compile and publish your tips in the Hot Tip Harry column. I will also be moderating the Hot Tip Harry CAD forum at Cadalyst.com Feel free to drop by the forums and ask a question, answer a question, or just say hello.

    If you want to submit a tip for Hot Tip Harry or for the CadTips site at Cadalyst, please visit this page for the submission guidelines and a link. You can also submit your code to harry@cadalyst.com



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  • 2010 AUGI CAD Camp dates and locations announced

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 17:12

    On the heels of the poll posted earlier this week, the dates and locations for the 2010 Augi Cad Camps have been announced. So far, 29 locations are on the schedule.

    http://www.augicadcamp.com

    Missing from the list are a couple of the largest markets in the United States, Miami and Houston. Also, there is a large populated area with no coverage along the Gulf Coast in an area roughly bounded by South Texas, Shreveport, Little Rock, Memphis, Birmingham, and Tallahassee. (Honolulu not shown on the map below, it is included on the full map)


    View 2010 Augi Cad Camp Locations in a larger map

    If you have not already, add your response to the poll in the upper left corner. Thanks. Read more »

  • If an AUGI CAD Camp is available locally, will you attend in 2010?

    Yes
    73% (48 votes)
    No
    27% (18 votes)
    Total votes: 66

  • Showing and Hiding AutoCAD Toolbars

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 07:33

    It's not uncommon for someone, even these days in the era of the Ribbon, to want to turn on a toolbar. Many people know that you can right click in the toolbar area, and each loaded menugroup will be listed, then you can choose the appropriate toolbar to display.

    But what if you don't have any toolbars showing at all? Then there is not a suitable location in which to right click.

    Here is what you do, run the -TOOLBAR command. Note the leading hyphen, which calls the command line version of this command. The first prompt asks for the toolbar name. Enter a toolbar name such as "MODIFY". Then it will ask you how you want to display the toolbar. Press "F" for float. It will then ask you for coordinates at which to place the toolbar. You can accept the defaults (0,0) and the toolbar will appear in the upper left corner of your primary monitor. If you want to specify a certain location, be aware that the values increase as you move left and down. So if you specify a location of 300,500, the toolbar will be placed 300 pixels to the left and 500 pixels below the upper left corner of your primary monitor. The last prompt it asks you is how many rows for the toolbar.

    Of course you could script this using a menu macro or lisp routine. If you watch the prompts on the -TOOLBAR command, you'll see that you can hide toolbars also, so it's possible to setup some shortcuts to show and hide various toolbars - which should be quicker than switching workspaces. Read more »

 

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