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AutoCAD 2009: New System Variables

A full list of the new system variables available for AutoCAD 2009. As mentioned on the previous post the guys of www.hyperpics.com have ...

AutoCAD: List of system variables

We´v been commenting on many system variables. Discover them and get a link for the full list. Català - Castellano The list of system variab...

Photoshop: Fade Layers

A quick trick to create a fading effect on photoshop layers. Català - Castellano This is a bit off topic, but since Photoshop is one of the...

AutoCAD: Fading Of Locked Layers

It is easy to control the fading of the locked layers if you know the right system variables. There are two system variables that will let ...

AutoCAD: Taking advantatge of the Grips.

Do you take full advantage of the grips? They are more useful than you think. So what are the grips? For those newbies, the grips are those ...

SketchUp: Teach it to your kids

A set of books to introduce SketchUp to the little ones. If you want your kids to become architects in the future or simply want them to do ...

AutoCAD: Excessive Xref Scales

How to get rid of the long and annoying list of Xref scales. Català - Castellano One thing we noticed at work after installing AutoCAD Arch...

AutoCAD: Customizing the Break Command

The break command has an annoying behaivour. But there is a way to fix that. I find the break command default behavior a bit annoying. The c...

Maxwell Render: Grouping Emitters

Solving some issues with SketchUp exporting and emitters for Maxwell. In old versions of Maxwell Render, all Objects with the same material ...

AutoCAD Architecure: Forget about Associative Hatch Patterns

For a long time I struggled to remember to check the box "Associative" when creating Hatch Patterns. Now I know I don't need t...

Learn SketchUp: SketchUp for Dummies and SketchUp Bible

A couple of books to learn or improve your SketchUp skills. I will start today my section of Book reviews and recommendations. Part of it is...

AutoCAD Architecture: Tutorial on Wall Cleanup Priority

Which wall style do you want to prevail over the others? Català - Castellano An important parameter to be able to control when working with...