Cate Sword

Tips and Hints with CET DesignerCate Sword Consulting + Design

To help you be more productive and simplify your life.

Quick easy tips:

• Lock/unlock text location– Select the text– Click on the lock symbol– All the text in the drawing will be

locked/unlocked

Quick easy tips:

• Categories with AutoCAD drawing, text and dims– Select the item– Pick Tools/Categorize– Link it to the Category you want it to print with

Quick easy tips:

Big Project Tip:

• Component Blocks– Select the components– Right click, Create

Components Block

Big Project Tip:

• Component Blocks– Change the name

Big Project Tip:

• Component Blocks– Edit the block

- Delete panels that are not required- Put the remaining panels as low as possible

– Set the label locations– Add a Data Field set to Block Name

Big Project Tip:

Big Project Tip:

• Use Blocks with Alternatives– One block for the

building shell will update in all alternative

Big Project Tip:

• Use Blocks with Alternatives– Blocks are the same in all

alternatives – so if you want unique ones to each alternative, make a clone with a different name.

Big Project Tip:

• Use Blocks with Alternatives– Rename the Clones– Make changes– Replace Component blocks

Big Project Tip:

Thank you

Contact me:

Cate SwordCate Sword Consulting + Design

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