How do you use the drawing compare tool in AutoCAD? The drawing compare tool was introduced to AutoCAD in the 2019 version, developed to aid users to find differences between drawings, whether it is comparing revisions or just comparing similar drawings. Once you start the COMPARE command, which is found on the View tab of …
In the 2020 version of AutoCAD you may have noticed that the PURGE command has had a bit of a spruce up. The new window allows you to view the purgeable and non-purgeable items within the drawings and lets you select the item you want to purge using the check boxes next to the items. …
Using Sketchup natively, you only have the ability to add basic materials with a texture map. This is fantastic for getting a good idea of look and feel, but quite limited when it comes to high end renders that need to show textures with a roughness. As you can see from these images, a standard …
Using Autodesk Vault Professional with third party CAD and Design tools such as Solidworks has been possible for years, but with the 2020 release, Autodesk have improved this functionality to offer users working in a multi CAD environment that best productivity and collaboration abilities between all of their software workflows. You can access this application …
In the 2020 version of AutoCAD you may have noticed a new command ‘BLOCKSPALETTE’. This command opens up a brand new window which gives you a new way of finding and inserting blocks, the Blocks Palette. This new palette is similar to the Tool Palette in some ways but it gives you the ability to …
This blog describes in detail some best practices and tools for working from home effectively and productively. Working from home can be a struggle for most, however, this situation we are facing as a civilization may require us and push us to do it more and more moving forwards. At Man and Machine, we have …
Issue When creating IFC exports from Revit using standard IFC exporters some geometry is not being created in the transfer in to Navisworks but is visible in external IFC viewers such as Solibri or BIMTrack. Detail Revit uses either an out of the box or Autodesk Appstore updated IFC exporter to create an IFC file …
AutoCAD Electrical 2021 is out and ready to download and install now. Let’s take a look at some of the new features. The new features for this release are predominantly enhancements that were requested by and driven from customer feedback, the Autodesk IdeaStation, surveys and analytic data. Other additions are general feature improvements and increased …