Export a list of layer in AutoCAD 2015

Export a list of layer in AutoCAD 2015

With a drawing belongs to one or many big projects will use a lot of layers. Perhaps, it is because the contractors or the investors require to create the layer catalog which is used in that drawing to support to next design… With simple drawing, we can summarize layers which is used manually because there are only a few layers. But for big projects that have a dozens or hundreds of layers, the manual statistic seems to be impossible.

In this tutorial, I will guide you how to export a list of layer in AutoCAD 2015 drawing automatically without any lisps. Because I will use an available special option in AutoCAD version 2015 to do statistic in just one minute.

Step 1: open drawing needed to do layer statistic.

Step 2: at Ribbon bar, choose Insert tab, choose data extraction.

Author: Ruby

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Insert a block in AutoCAD 2015

Insert a block in AutoCAD 2015

Definition of block is not strange to us. I have already teach you how to creating static block, dynamic block and attribute block. Our next work is inserting created block into drawing.

In this tutorial, I will guide you how to insert block into AutoCAD drawing correctly.

To insert block into AutoCAD drawing, we use insert command

There are 2 method to using insert command

1. Using insert tag on ribbon area.
2. Input: insert command on working screen of AutoCAD.

Method 1:

• Using insert tag on ribbon frame.
• At insert tab on ribbon area, click Insert symbol like the picture below.
• When clicking into the arrow which points down of insert symbol, we will open a window storing all blocks we have created along with blocks we have imported to that drawing.
• See more: how to insert block (advanced)

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Create a block in AutoCAD 2015

Create a block in AutoCAD 2015

Create block to change group of objects into one unique object.

Advantage of block:

1. Easy to manage and statistic;
2. Avoid mistake in doing action;
3. Insert block object into drawing easily;
4. Simultaneously edit many objects which belongs to 1 group;
5. Decrease drawing file’s size if you use block to insert.

To create block, we use block command

1. Shortcut: B
2. Input: B => enter

Block definition window displayed

• Name tag: input the name of block which you want to create;
• Base point tag: root insertion point;
• Choose pick point to pick directly the object to choose root insertion point;
• Objects tag: object;
• Choose select object: to choose object by scanning object;
• Behavior tag;
• Choose Annotative: choose block to support to Layout;
• Choose allow exploding: allow deconstructing block on demand;
• Setting tag;
• Block unit category: choose unit for block;
• Open in block editor category: allow opening block object window.

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Error don’t open DWG file with AuotCAD

Error don’t open DWG file with AuotCAD

Your computer has already installed AutoCAD software but you cannot open *.dwg file. When you right-click on drawing file to open, a notification displayed to open *.dwg with AutoCAD DWG Launcher “open with AutoCAD DWG Launcher”.

In fact, it is neither AutoCAD’s error nor system’s error. The reason is autocad is not automatically updated all .dwg file on your computer.

To set .dwg files automatically open with autocad when you click on them, you need to establish the connection between them.

You should do as instruction follow to eliminate errors which cannot open .dwg file with AutoCAD. This method applies to all autocad version and window system version.

Step 1: Right-click on drawing file, choose “open with”.

Sub window displayed, choose “Choose default”.

Step 2: Click browse to access the folder which save the application.

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How to insert a table from Excel to AutoCAD 2015

How to insert a table from Excel to AutoCAD 2015

For previous AutoCAD versions, the conversion of statistic table from excel will cause wasting time and the format after inserting is not like your expectation; but with the AutoCAD version 2015, the conversion of statistic table from excel to AutoCAD 2015 seem to be very simple but professional. After inserting, you definitely can modify the figures of Spreadsheet with the software of table in AutoCAD 2015. Because the Spreadsheet of excel after inserting into cad will be formatted on Tabletype of cad.

Knowing tips to convert Spreadsheet from Excel to AutoCAD 2015 will help you save your time because the process of conversion only takes 35 seconds. For those who don’t know these tips, they have to use Line command, Rectag to draw table and use Text command to input the data into table, so it will take a lot of time.

To convert the statistic table from Excel into AutoCAD 2015, do as following:

Input shortcut: TB => Enter.

(Or Click the Table symbol at Ribbon frame of Home panel).

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Introduce Xref in AutoCAD

Introduce Xref in AutoCAD

The action of Xref command:

Xref command is the link between an arbitrary drawing and main drawing.

If you insert a drawing like block, all features of block will be saved on main drawing. Block will not updated if original drawing has changed.

If you insert drawing as xref type, xref will be updated when main drawing has any changes, main drawing always catches up to newest update of xref

Xref command is usually used when working in group online or in design department on doing with a huge design drawing. At that time, each member of group just handle one part of that project. The staff of design department will use xref command and paste component drawings of project to main drawing to finish and export that one into hard file. Every time you open main drawing, changes in xref will be updated.

In conclusion, Xref command has some main actions:

Create completed drawing from component drawings.

1. Connect your work with your teammate’s work by layering teammate’s drawing on yours when doing them in a same design drawing. The purpose is maintaining the update of changes doing by your coworker.

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Repair error Xref when open drawing

Repair error Xref when open drawing

When opening main drawing, we see xref file error, the error status is the display of yellow exclamation mark (!) at the right edge of xref file. At Status panel, there is a yellow exclamation mark  warning (!) and Not Found error notification.

Reason leads to xref file error:

This error is caused because xref file has moved to another place on saved disk so main drawing could not find xref find follow the original link that you has attached.

See more: how to Attach xref file into main drawing on tutorial: use Xref command in AutoCAD.

Solution:

At File Reference place, click choose corrupted xref file.

At Detail place, click choose Saved Path which has the symbol … as the picture follow:

Find the changed link by choosing My computer/ choose disk/choose location (new location) that stores xref file/choose xref file.

Then, click Open to update xref file for main drawing.

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Editing Xref drawing file

Editing Xref drawing file

Besides editing Xref drawing in one new tab as usual, we are able to edit xref drawing in main drawing. It helps us to save time when opening and editing Xref drawing.

Method 1:

Step 1: In External References window, choose xref drawing which is needed to edited in main drawing.

Step 2: Right-click on that drawing, click choose Open to open the drawing.

Step 3: After editing, save that drawing. Then, go to main drawing and Reload xref drawing which is just edited.

Method 2:

Besides opening the whole xref drawing, we also have another way to open just a part of xref drawing for editing in main drawing.

Doing as follow:

Step 1: Double-click on xref needed to edit in main drawing.

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Xref command in AutoCAD

Xref command in AutoCAD

In tutorial “Introduction about Xref command in CAD”, we have already learnt the usage of Xrefcommand. In this tutorial, I will guide you how to use Xref command.

Xref management panel:

To call Xref management window, we use XR command.

Type: XR => Enter

Xref window appeared.

Some feature of Xref panel:

Reference Name: name of xref file

Status: state of xref drawing

Size: size of xref file

Type: type of file (displayed or non-displayed)

Date: created day of xref file

Save Path: restore place of xref file

How to insert xref file into drawing using xref panel:

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Insert block with Tool Palette

Insert block with Tool Palette

Palette tool has a lot of default blocks which automatically created by AutoCAD, you can insert those blocks into you drawing. There are many appropriate options for most of architectures, statics, electricity, watering, interior design…

In this tutorial, I will guide you how to insert block with palette tool as two different ways:

Method 1: Insert block from palette tool window

Step 1: Click view panel in ribbon area.

Step 2: Find Tool Palette like the image below.

Step 3: Tool Palette optional panel will be displayed on the right screen.

Step 4: If you want Tool Palette optional panel is always displayed at the top right corner, click Gear symbol and tick “Anchor Right”

Step 5: On the left edge of Tool Palette optional panel, there are trades list of block, you click to choose which trades you want.

Step 6: In order to insert block at first, click suitable trade then left-click to choose needed block. After that, drag mouse into working screen and left-click to allocate block.

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Lisp to measure the total length of different lines

Lisp to measure the total length of different lines

The statistics of measurements drawing would be easy and save a lot of time when we are supported by Lisp to measure the total length of different lines. As a default, the commands in AutoCAD only have command to measure single line that is List command. When we want to measure many segments or lines, working with List (shortcut is LI) command is wasting a lot of time and able to cause misunderstand.

To solve this issue, we use Lisp to do statistics. With Lisp, we can do statistics for many different objects at the same time just by simple operation.

Downloading Lisp to measure the total length of different lines.

After downloading, you copy Lisp TL and paste into Autodesk file folder in C disk as the recommended link:

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Manage Layer in AutoCAD

Manage Layer in AutoCAD

What is Layer?

Layer is classes, lines in AutoCAD drawing file.

Layer in AutoCAD is used for managing drawing class, drawing line effectively and professionally.

In the progress of working with drawing, we use layer in Autocad to display or hide class and line in order to avoid confusing between current category and others. In progress of converting file into drawing, we use layer to display or hide some categories as needed.

In progress of printing, we use layer to display categories, or lines that we need to print; with the others that is not needed to print, we can turn them off.

The progress of turning off layer to edit, print and export current drawing file will not affect to hidden layer.

To display layer management panel, we use shortcut: LA => Enter.

Layer management window.

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Manage drawing with AutoCAD designer center

AutoCAD designer center support manage drawing professionally, some main features of AutoCAD designer center:

1. Find content sources, different drawings.
2. Quickly observe many objects as Block, layer then copy and paste into current drawing.
3. Create shortcut for drawing file, folder, internet address that you usually use.
4. Find drawing contents on your computer or on the internet.
5. Quickly open the drawings by dragging and pasting file from Palette into graphic area.
6. Observe and paste raster image files by dragging image files from Palette into graphic area.
7. Control the display of palette content.
8. Display pre-observed images and link descriptions with drawing content in Palette.

How to open AutoCAD designer center?

Method 1: Go to “View” menu at “Palette” window on ribbon area, click “Designer Center”.

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