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Tips of the Trade (16)

Seth Emery

Using Google Documents Spreadsheets for Inventory Tracking - Part 1

By Seth_Emery posted December 12, 2010 | Views: 4774

For the past several years, my employer, Henry H. Ross & Son, Inc., has been using several Microsoft Access databases for keeping track of inventory. This has worked well, but has only been available to those with Microsoft Access on their computers.

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Oh Snap! - On the Fly Object Snap Settings in AutoCad

By Seth_Emery posted March 25, 2008 | Views: 4944

Osnaps are a great feature of AutoCAD. Having different Osnap Settings at your fingertips can make life a little easier. Here are a couple tips on how to do so...
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AutoCAD - Using Lisp programming to insert commonly used notes

By Seth_Emery posted February 28, 2008 | Views: 5270

Inserting notes using Lisp commands is a basic use of the Lisp programming language, but it is something that I take advantage of countless times throughout the day. It is much faster than...
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Fencing - AutoCAD style

By Seth_Emery posted February 26, 2008 | Views: 3581

When trimming or extending in AutoCAD, fencing speeds things up by allowing you to trim multiple objects at the same time...
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AutoCAD - Using the UCS (User Coordinate System)

By Seth_Emery posted February 15, 2008 | Views: 4231

Learning how to use the UCS (User Coordinate System) will help you with many things. You can move or draw objects perpendicular or parallel to objects that are not aligned with 0° or 90°.
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AutoCAD - Lining up an Edge True to Zero or Ninety Degrees

By Seth_Emery posted February 13, 2008 | Views: 3125

Many times when you import a countertop shape into AutoCAD, none of the profiled edges are lined up with 0°. For countertops with sink cutouts, cooktop cutouts, etc., I like to line up the edge parallel...
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