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CAD Report: What’s New in Autodesk’s 2017 Release

July 27, 2016 by Ralph Grabowski AutoCAD, Inventor 2017 and Fusion 360’s latest update add CAD functions as Autodesk evolves business plan.

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The AutoCAD Workalike Universe

April 11, 2016 by Ralph Grabowski It is estimated that, today, there are about thirty AutoCAD workalikes on the market.

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Establishing and editing the origin of ordinate dimensions in AutoCAD

December 3, 2015 by By John Hackney, IMAGINiT Technologies Re-defining the User Coordinate System (UCS) of a drawing removes the guesswork from ordinate dimensions.

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How to place a linear dimension quickly in AutoCAD 2016

August 7, 2015 by John Hackney, IMAGINiT Technologies AutoCAD 2016’s new DIM command includes some handy options if you know how to use them.

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How to re-set AutoCAD, Inventor to “fresh” install configuration

May 28, 2015 by John Hackney, IMAGINiT Technologies If users make a mess of their Autodesk CAD install, this quick tip sets config back to zero.

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3D Freebie: Project Chronicle turns AutoCAD expertise into video tutorial

June 21, 2013 by Mike McLeod Autodesk Research tech preview records video, audio and workflow for replay on online CAD tutorial website.

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Mobile CAD

September 19, 2012 by Ralph Grabowski As hand held devices gain in performance, running CAD on tiny screens has its appeal but still faces challenges.

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