• I was looking for a mouse to use for CAD drawing and general use on my computer. I didn’t want to spend much money on a Blue-tooth so I decided to go corded. The M500 caught my eye and I decided to buy one.

  • Some years now, Autodesk combines the classic AutoCAD edition with the release of one cut edition, the AutoCAD LT. Someone would expect that the difference would only be one dimension and LT would only be an AutoCAD with 2D features. But, this would be a great story if it was true…

  • As I spend many hours in front of my pc drawing, surfing and writing, I wanted to listen to music from a sound device that performs much better than my laptop speakers. I also was wondering how many people out there practically do not listen to music. I don’t mean that they do not listen…

  • AutoCAD 2018 may not came with many updates from the previous edition, but this does not mean that there are no surprises!! Like other programs out there, the 2018 AutoCAD edition has its Easter Egg!  and it’s superb!!!

  • There is often the need to import and export points in AutoCAD. Despite the fact that Civil 3D has an integrated tool for this kind of work, AutoCAD doesn’t. But, don’t be disappointed or try doing this thing manually. There are some ways to import and export points from AutoCAD too, even if we have…

  • Recently, I updated my AutoCAD from 2014 edition to 2017. Although there were other great versions in between 2014 and 2017 I decided to skip them for many reasons. But, with 2017 I was amazed. It’s not that I use the most of AutoCAD. I don’t know yet how it performs in rendering (I think…

  • Using AutoCAD with only the mouse is a NO NO. No professional does this for many obvious reasons. First of all, using only the mouse and not the keyboard makes you spend more time on a command that could be done with the press of one or two buttons.

  • Let’s say that you are in a polyline command and you just pressed on a wrong point. Don’t panic. There’s an easy solution that it doesn’t require to stop the polyline command and lets you undo.

  • This apply to objects that we want to split (and break on the split points) so at the end we get different objects. (NOTE: This does NOT apply to circle breaking due to the fact that you’ll get an error that says: Cannot create 360 degree arc) By  typing the command BR (Break) and first…

  • Some times there is a need to rotate things in our drawing so they would be aligned with something else (for example an arrow aligned with some lines so it will indicate some kind of direction).

  • My role at my new job is to create the “as built” designs of the new optical fiber cables that are being placed all over the northern Greece. This includes the collection of information that I have to put on the drawings, the land surveying work on the field and finally the design itself. All…

  • Being a site engineer always gets you involved with earthwork calculations. If you have a pc and a total station, things can be done easily and with high precision. The programs I use are AutoCAD Civil 3D (or Anadelta Tessera, I prefer Anadelta because of its better looking outcome), AutoCAD (if not using Civil 3D,…