Insert logo and image into AutoCAD drawing

Insert logo and image into AutoCAD drawing

During design engineering drawings, at times you need to insert a picture into the drawing such as company logo, picture the current situation, the perspective image, etc.

The simplest way: Insert -> Raster Image Reference then select the image file to insert into the drawing. This method similar to Copy and Paste images directly into AutoCAD, so it is performed quite fast and convenient, but it has a disadvantage after inserting image into CAD drawings, if you open up your computer you, the image remains but when you copy this cad file and use another computer to open, the image is inserted will be lost, instead of showing only the path containing the image file.
Here are some tips that can help you after inserting images into AutoCAD drawings and remain open to normal, the image is still in the drawing when using another computer.

Author: Ruby

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Layout tutorial in AutoCAD

Layout tutorial in AutoCAD

A lot of people don’t know how to make a technical drawing professionally. They usually draw all the things to a frame paper in Model environment, whatever the blueprints which are larger than the frame, because they think the blueprints will be unchanged.  However, when they do that, there are several non-technically disadvantages which are described below:

• First: You have to create some frames names which are suitable with the size of the subject to be printed.
• Second: Choose different size and font size suitable with the subject to be printed. So in the end, each blueprint may have different size and font size, do not follow any design standards.
• Third: Details will be created whose size is different from reality and obviously the size value has to be fitted with the manual way, easy to confuse or be forgot when you change something in the blueprint.

There is a professional way to solve all these issues, just take a bit of time. Then, whenever we are asked to make a blueprint, we just quickly and automatically apply this method. All we have to do is useLayout to create print paper.

AutoCAD has 2 windows: Model and Layout.

Model: use to draw the design object; each file has just only one Model space which is 3D (X, Y and Z) and endless. When we draw in Model environment, we need to comply some rules: draw exactly to the real sizes, and we cannot figure out those sizes correctly and respectfully, do not type the value by hand.

Layout: use to print the object of Model, each file can have a lot of Layout; depend on the number of blueprint you need. Layout’s space is just limited in the print paper and has to dimension (X and Y). Layout allows us to insert many images of object in Model with the optional ratio of display and scope. So, we can insert whole object or just a part of the drawing object and also insert many images of 1 object with many different sizes.

At the beginning, we need to do some manipulations. In order not to do those manipulations again, we save them as a Template. From now, whenever you design, just open that Template to set up all the things. Those manipulations as below:

1. Create necessary Layers (Object Layer): beside Layer 0 as default, at least we need to have 2 more Layers: Dim1 and Dim2 for each size which be presented in different scene.

We can also create other Layers if we want, just remember highlight the brushstrokes of that Layer and paint them with suitable color.

2. Create print paper: Click Layout Label, we will see this window:

Click Modify -> choose Printer, Paper size:

Author: Ruby

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Line command tutorial in AutoCAD

Line command tutorial in AutoCAD

Here are three ways to activiate this command as following:

• Ribbon: Draw -> Line
• Command line: Type L -> Enter
• Tool bar: Line icon

How many method to draw a line?

Method 1:

1. Type Line or L in the command line.

2. Input a starting point coordinate for the line segment at the prompt:

Specify  first point:

3. Input an end point coordinate for the line segment at the prompt:

Specify  next point  or [Undo]: 

4. Press Enter.

5. Press Enter again to get out of the command.

Method 2:

1. Type Line or L in the command line.

2. Select a starting point for the line segment at the prompt:

Specify  first point:

3. Select an end point for the line segment at the prompt:

Specify  next point  or [Undo]: 

4. Press Enter.

5. Press Enter again to get out of the command.

Method 3:

1. Type Line or L in the command line.

2. Select a starting point for the line segment.

3. Move the cursor in the line direction.

4. Enter the length of the line segment, for example: type 3’ or 3”.

5. Press Enter.

6. Press Enter again to get out of the command.

Note:

Specify  next point  or [Undo] or Specify  next point  or [Undo/Close]: If we type U at the prompt,AutoCAD will cancel just draw line. If we type C at the prompt, Software will close the end point with first point in the case a lot of drawing line.

Author: Ruby

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Dynamic block video tutorals in AutoCAD

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Line command and plot drawing

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What is system requirement for AutoCAD 2016?

System requirement for AutoCAD 2016

Operating System:

• Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU Type:
Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
Memory:
For 32-bit AutoCAD 2016:
2 GB (3 GB recommended)

For 64-bit AutoCAD 2016:

4 GB (8 GB recommended)Display Resolution:
1024x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color
Display Card:
Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities. DirectX® 9 or DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.
Disk Space:
Installation 6.0 GB
Pointing Device:
MS-Mouse compliant device
Media (DVD):
Download and installation from DVD
Browser:
Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
.NET Framework:
.NET Framework Version 4.5
Network:
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.
Citrix® XenApp™ 6.5 FP1, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 5.6.