Tips from Experts Video Training
Useful Video Training Tips from Experts
The Civil Experts produce a wide range of Tips video content.
Content that is of significant benefit is listed here.
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The DWGPrefix Command
The DWGPrefix Command
7/4/2017
When you need to know where your current drawing is stored.
The DWGPREFIX Command
Autodesk's Jerry Bartels reminds us of the DWGPREFIX command.
The command displays the storage location of the current drawing in both
the Command line and a tooltip.
From the Jerry's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Imersion blog.
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If the drawing tabs are turned on in your workspace(the default),
then a simple mouseover of the drawing tab will get you the same visible information with less effort.
The Recent file list also display's the full path.
But DWGPREFIX gets you the result in Command Line text form that you can copy. That alone can be very useful.
Radius Offset Buffers
Radius Offset Buffers
6/15/2017
Create an Offset Buffer with Corrected Radius Values
Jeff Bartels of Autodesk demos how to employ the OFFSETGAPTYPE system variable set to 1 to generate corrected offset radius buffers from any line segments in any AutoCAD 2015+ based product.
From the Jeff Bartels YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Immersion blog.
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Set OFFSETGAPTYPE to 2 to champher segments at their projected intersections.
The perpendicular distance from each chamfer to its corresponding vertex on the original object is equal to the offset distance.
As Jeff shows - Remember to reset the OFFSETGAPTYPE system variable to 0 or you may drive yourself and others to distraction later.
The Faster AutoCAD PREVIEW Command
The Faster AutoCAD PREVIEW Command
4/25/2017
The Faster way to Preview and Plot
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Autodesk's Jerry Bartels covers the useful AutoCAD PREVIEW command as a QAQC and plot shortcut
From the Jerry's YouTube Channel.
and the Civil Imersion blog.