AUTOCAD How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these autocad tutorials to learn all about autocad with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Draw and edit in AutoCAD 2008, Work with commands and save in AutoCAD 2008, and Use the QuickProperties functionality in AutoCAD 2009.

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How to draw and edit in AutoCAD 2008

Draw and edit in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers basic drawing & editing, AutoCAD's Cartesian Coordinate System, drawing lines, and erasing lines.

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How to work with commands and save in AutoCAD 2008

Work with commands and save in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers working with commands, opening and saving drawings.

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How to use the QuickProperties functionality in AutoCAD 2009

Use the QuickProperties functionality in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos AutoCAD 2009 and shows you how to use the ...more

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How to record actions in AutoCAD 2009

Record actions in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos the Action Recorder feature in AutoCAD 2009. Recording actions with the Action Recorder can increase your productivity by ...more

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How to use the Quick Access Toolbar in AutoCAD 2009

Use the Quick Access Toolbar in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos AutoCAD 2009 and shows you how to use the Quick Access Toolbar. The Quick Acces Toolbar starts in the top right corner of ...more

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How to use the QuickView Drawings feature in AutoCAD 2009

Use the QuickView Drawings feature in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos the QuickView Drawings feature of AutoCAD 2009. The ...more

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How to use the status bar in AutoCAD 2009

Use the status bar in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos AutoCAD 2009 and shows you how to use the status bar. The status bar in AutoCAD 2009 has new features not available in ...more

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How to use ToolTips in AutoCAD 2009

Use ToolTips in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos the ToolTips feature in AutoCAD 2009. The ToolTips feature gives preview images and other information when you hover over ...more

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How to work with layers in AutoCAD 2009

Work with layers in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos AutoCAD 2009 and shows you how to work with the new layer functions. The layer properties manager has been converted to a ...more

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How to navigate in 3D in AutoCAD 2009

Navigate in 3D in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos the new 3D navigation features in AutoCAD 2009. Learn how to use the new 3D navigation functionality like the View Cube ...more

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How to use ShowMotion in AutoCAD 2009

Use ShowMotion in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos the new ShowMotion feature in AutoCAD 2009. The ShowMotion functionality allows you to create and play camera animations ...more

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How to use the AutoCAD 2008 interface

Use the AutoCAD 2008 interface

AutoCAD 2008 Tutorial covers the Autocad interface, toolbars, pull-down menus, command line, and accessing commands.

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How to use the QuickView layout in AutoCAD 2009

Use the QuickView layout in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos utoCAD 2009 and shows you how to use the QuickView layouts button. The QuickView layout button is located on the status ...more

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How to create wire types in AutoCAD Electrical 2008

Create wire types in AutoCAD Electrical 2008

This tutorial shows you how to create wire types in AutoCAD Electrical 2008.

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How to select objects and use polar tracking in AutoCAD 2008

Select objects and use polar tracking in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial shows you selecting objects using a Window ...more

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How to use the ribbon user interface (UI) in AutoCAD 2009

Use the ribbon user interface (UI) in AutoCAD 2009

Heidi Hewett demos AutoCAD 2009 and shows you how to use the ribbon UI ...more

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How to use the menu browser in AutoCAD 2009

Use the menu browser in AutoCAD 2009

In this CAD software tutorial, Heidi Hewett will show you how to use the menu browser in AutoCAD 2009. A great lesson for anyone new to ...more

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How to use the new features of AutoCAD 2009

Use the new features of AutoCAD 2009

This CAD software tutorial will introduce you to some of the new features available for use in AutoCAD 2009. The two Product Managers at ...more

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How to use basic AutoCAD 3-D functions

Use basic AutoCAD 3-D functions

This AutoCAD 3D tutorial covers some fun with AutoCAD in making 3-D graphics using 3-D functions and rendering solid form.

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How to use grid, snap, ortho and regenerate in AutoCAD 2008

Use grid, snap, ortho and regenerate in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers Using Grid, Snap, Ortho and ...more

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How to set up drawing limits & drawing units in AutoCAD 2008

Set up drawing limits & drawing units in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers setting drawing limits and drawing ...more

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How to view your drawing with zoom commands in AutoCAD 2008

View your drawing with zoom commands in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers viewing your drawing: Pan, Zoom All ...more

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How to work with command line options in AutoCAD 2008

Work with command line options in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers working with Command Line Options.

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How to draw circles and rectangles in AutoCAD 2008

Draw circles and rectangles in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers Drawing Rectangles, Drawing Circles using all 6 ways to define a circle.

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How to draw precise lines with coordinates in AutoCAD 2008

Draw precise lines with coordinates in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers additional ways to draw more precise ...more

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How to make changes to a drawing in AutoCAD 2008

Make changes to a drawing in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers making changes in your drawing and moving objects.

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How to make your drawing more precise in AutoCAD 2008

Make your drawing more precise in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers making your drawing more precise ...more

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How to use panel layout annotations in AutoCAD Electrical '08

Use panel layout annotations in AutoCAD Electrical '08

In this video Randy Brunette introduces the panel layout annotation ...more

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How to dimension circles and arcs in AutoCAD

Dimension circles and arcs in AutoCAD

This AutoCAD tutorial shows you two ways to dimension a circle or an arc. One method is to define the radius the other is to use the ...more

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How to use the Create Vault Wizard in AutoCAD

Use the Create Vault Wizard in AutoCAD

This software tutorial shows you how to use the Create Vault Wizard in AutoCAD to secure the contents of a drawing. This is not the only way ...more

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How to create cool infinite designs in AutoCAD

Create cool infinite designs in AutoCAD

Check out this cool art video tutorial to learn how to create cool infinite designs in AutoCAD. You'll see a quick overview of the AutoCAD ...more

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How To Read Architect's Drawings

Read Architect's Drawings

The first requirement in constructing a building project is to understand architectural drawings (blueprints, or in this article, referred ...more

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How to link complex forms to drive massing in Rhino & Revit

Link complex forms to drive massing in Rhino & Revit

This Revit Architecture 2009 video tutorial covers how to import ...more

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How to make a 3D object in AutoCAD

Make a 3D object in AutoCAD

Let's see a 3-D graphic being created using autocad. So the kids can learn to be engineers one day.

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How to use undo, redo and toolbars in AutoCAD 2008

Use undo, redo and toolbars in AutoCAD 2008

This AutoCAD 2008 Tutorial covers working with Toolbars, Using Undo and Redo.

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How to use blocks in AutoCAD LT 2008

Use blocks in AutoCAD LT 2008

This tutorial explains how to use and create blocks in AutoCAD LT 2008. Blocks are groups of AutoCAD entities used for drawing size ...more

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How to start building 3D models in AutoCAD 2007

Start building 3D models in AutoCAD 2007

This AutoCAD 2007 tutorial gives an introduction to 3D modeling. You won't start any actual models but you'll learn how to use the ...more

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How to use multi-leaders in AutoCAD 2008

Use multi-leaders in AutoCAD 2008

Leaders are lines connecting text to parts of the assembly. In AutoCAD 2008 there are now multi-leaders - this tutorial shows you how to use ...more

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How to use the AutoCAD Learning Campus

Use the AutoCAD Learning Campus

Learn AutoCAD with Donny the dinosaur as he shows us the student and faculty website for learning CAD Drafting, AutoCAD, Inventor ...more

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How to use the block command in AutoCAD

Use the block command in AutoCAD

This video is an AutoCAD Tutorial showing you how to utilize the block command.

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How to use the interface of CADVault for AutoCAD

Use the interface of CADVault for AutoCAD

This AutoCAD tutorial will familiarize you with the interface and tools on the CADVault toolbar. The CADVault is an easy way to save, secure ...more

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Freehand Circle Drawing World Champion

Wait for it, wait for it... it happens really fast... at right about 1:05. Okay, maybe he's not a world champion, but a very cool party trick nonetheless. Here's one way to do it (not quite as perfect ...

Launch Cars Off Cliffs For Fun

More redneck fun. Bob Moravitz plus family and friends have created an 8 hour event of propelling vehicles off cliffs. Held yearly, admission is free but donations are encouraged (to cover insurance ...

Pimp Your Bike

That's right, cars aren't the only mode of transportation worth customizing. Dekochari, the Japanese art of pimping your bicycle: "Dekochari is a form of art bike indigenous to Japan dating back ...

Deadly Crossbow (Made With Newspaper)

Mythbusters decided to test whether an inmate could "kill another inmate across the hall using a crossbow made of newspaper": "Jamie and Adam built separate crossbows for the myth and ...

World's Most Badass Swing Set

My stomach is doing somersaults just watching this. Looks fun, albeit incredibly dangerous. Take it down a notch (or fifty) and build an indoor swing this winter. Previously, Deeply Trusting Female ...

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