AutoCAD 2006 Information / Tutorials

* Lynn Allen - http://lynn.blogs.com * Lee Ambrosius - http://hyperpics.blogs.com * Jimmy Bergmark - http://jtbworld.blogspot.com * Richard Binning - http://www.integr-8.com/besidethecursor * Robin Capper - http://rcd.typepad.com * Matt Dillon - http://modocrmadt.blogspot.com * Scott Durkee - http://scottdurkee.blogspot.com * Shaan Hu - http://adds.blog.ocn.ne.jp (Japanese) * Beth Powell - http://bethscadblog.blogspot.com

 

	Official Support
	Some might say the first place to look for Technical Support and they may be correct, however Autodesk seem to alter the format of their web site more often that they release patches these days. It always seems a real effort to navigate their site and find what you want quickly.

 

	Peer to Peer Support
	There is no better way of getting support than by asking someone that has already had and solved your problem. I strongly advise that you find a Newsreader and subscribe to alt.cad.acad.   One of the nicest Newsreaders around (apart from Kirsty Young) is Free Agent or Agent ( Warning AOL users can't use this product ).
	CAD CHAT is a group of Discussion Forums for the CAD Community. It includes Autodesk, Bentley, CADKEY,  Graphsoft, ISMI, IntelliCAD, Robert McNeel & Associates, SolidWorks and a General Community chat area.   Unlike alt.cad.acad which can be dealt with off line, you need to be on line for this group. This is great because due to security restrictions at work I can'.t get to alt.cad.acad.   So this discussion forum will be getting a bashing from me in the future.
	AutoCAD Users Forum; This group has more than one message board. In fact it is split into the following areas of interest.

 

	Power Users Support Sites & Blog Pages
	Lynn Allen, Cadalyst columnist and worldwide Autodesk Technical Evangelist, speaks to more than 20,000 users each year. For the past ten years she has written a monthly column in Cadalyst magazine called "Circles and Lines." Lynn started using AutoCAD® software with Release 1.4, over 19 years ago, and has taught at the corporate and collegiate level for 13 years. A sought-after public speaker with a unique comedic style, Lynn is always one of the highest rated speakers at Autodesk University®. Her latest book is entitled AutoCAD 2002 Inside and Out.
	Ellen Finkelstein has been using AutoCAD since 1986 and PowerPoint since 1997.  She has been consulting and teaching AutoCAD as well as other computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, since 1993. Now she writes computer books and teaches Management courses. She has taught classes in Human Resource Management, Creating Usable Web Sites, and Web Writing. Her most current books are: AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005 Bible How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2003 Jakarta Struts For Dummies (with Mike Robinson) OpenOffice.org For Dummies (with Gurdy Leete and Mary Leete) Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Dummies (with Gurdy Leete) 50 Fast Flash MX Techniques (with Gurdy Leete)
	Lee is the Owner/Consultant for his company HyperPics, http://hyperpics.com. He has have been programming AutoCAD for 8+ years now and am a user of both AutoCAD and 3D Studio for 10 years. he have been using AutoCAD since R12 and 3D Studio since DOS version R3 and all the way up through the current release of Max. he has used a variety of programming languages when customizing AutoCAD from ObjectARX, VB to AutoLISP and scripts. Over the past couple years he has contributed to many resources of AutoCAD information from AUGI to Autodesk and many different newsletters on the internet.
	Shaan is a Technical Marketing Manager for the AutoCAD group which also includes Autodesk Viz and also manage most of the beta programs for Autodesk at http://myfeedback.autodesk.com. He is a current user of AutoCAD, Autodesk Viz, Autodesk Inventor, and 3D Studio Max. He used some of these products as a former customer. He was previously a mechanical designer involved in various large projects before joining Autodesk in January of 1998. Some of the projects in his past are AISC major steel bridges, hydroelectric, large heat exchangers and ASME pressure vessels. He was also certified for NDT UT/PT/MT and a AWS CWI. Shaan was a featured "bleeding edge" user during the R14 Design Your World Live broadcast in May 1997, and the R14 demo CD-ROM. He is also to be found at all hours in the Autodesk discussion groups http://discussion.autodesk.com assisting fellow users with technical issues as well as participating in some of the humorous threads.
ADT Blogger	Chris is the Desktop Product Planning Manager at Autodesk where he lead the Product Design teams for Autodesk Architectural Desktop and Autodesk Building Systems. Before coming to Autodesk he was practicing in the real world of architecture, working for a firm that specialized in facilities for the recording and video industry. Chris has a Bachelors of Architecture from Woodbury University (http://www.woodbury.edu/) in Los Angeles.
	Alireza Parsai is the founder of www.cadpanel.com. He is a mechanical engineer with more than 13 years experience with AutoCAD. Alireza is an Autodesk Authorized Author, the CAD Director for HiTech Institute Canada, a contributing editor for Augiworld magazine, a columnist writer for CAD Digest, and an instructor for AUGI Training Program. He has written 8 books in Farsi, 4 booklets in English, and more than 130 articles for different magazines and newsletters.
Scott Durkee	Scott's CAD Management Topics Blog Page   Durkee Consulting can be found at http://www.durkeeconsulting.com/
	Mark Middlebrook is president of Daedalus Consulting in Oakland, California, and contributing editor of CADALYST. He is co-author of AutoCAD 2000 for Dummies and AutoCAD LT 2000 for Dummies, both from IDG Books. Marks site has a number of tutorials and articles that are not available on the Cadalyst site. His Homepage is well worth a visit.
The Cad Guy	The Cad Guy is currently a CAD instructor at the Design Institute located in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has some great Tutorials on his site, well worth checking out.  Tutorials include:   The Basics of AutoCAD, AutoCAD's Co-ordinate system, Common Commands, Specific AutoCAD Subjects. There are also complete lessons divided into four levels of learning including 3D.
	Internet home of Michael E. Beall The "AutoCAD Trainer Guy"
Tee Square Graphics	Paul Turvill is another very active member of the active alt.cad.acad newsgroup, His web site TEE SQUARE GRAPHICS has Autolisp Shareware Utilities for Sale and FREE STUFF plus Tutorials.
	Despite being both an Architect and Canadian, Michael is a really nice guy with a wicked sense of humor. He is extremely active on the alt.cad.acad newsgroup, always willing to assist a fellow Cadaholic when he can (you can't see the glasses in this picture). His web site is a personal hobby, follow the Personal Link for CAD Stuff i.e. resources for those that may have to deal with his drawing files. Blocks, Custom Toolbars, Pem Assignments, New and Old Templates, Standard Blocks, Line Type Files, Wood Hatch Pattens and Lisps he has developed etc.
	Joe Biddy's AutoCAD Answers   Joe will also accept specific AutoCAD questions via e-mail. He has also assembled a vast number of links to AutoCAD Resources. Joes is a Must Visit site if you want to find lots of good AutoCAD support.

 

	AutoCAD Tutorials
	CADALYST   Circles and Lines by Lynn Allen All about AutoCAD, straight from Autodesk's technical evangelist. Learning Curve  by Bill Fane Get acquainted with the hidden powers of AutoCAD's commands. AutoLISP Solutions  by Tony Hotchkiss Elegant, custom solutions prepared in response to reader problems. From The Trenches  by various contributors Readers share their hard-earned solutions to design challenges. AutoCAD Clinic  by Mike Tuersley Experts answer your AutoCAD questions. Lessons in Programming by Barry Bowen How to customize AutoCAD. Online Exclusives Bug Watch by Steve Johnson Listing of the latest AutoCAD bugs, complete with any workarounds. by Mark Middlebrook From drawing to plotting--AutoCAD LT tutorials. Programmer's Toolbox by Bill Kramer Code wizard Bill Kramer explains AutoCAD's many customization options.
	3D (see also: Solid Modeling below) AutoCAD and the Web AutoLISP Basics Blocks CAD Corner Customizing Dimensioning Drawing Commands Drawing Aids File Formats Images Modify Commands Options Paper Space and Model Space Plotting Programming Rendering Sheet sets Snap Solid Modeling Standards Text UCS Undocumented Commands Units, Scales Viewports

 

	AutoCAD University Tutorials
	University of New South Wales   Four tutorials by Stephen Peter include: T1 Starting Introduction to AutoCAD, T2 Editing Graphics Editing and model-space limits. T3 Renaissance Manipulations Offset Array & Minor T4 Venturing into Plotting Paper Space, view ports and plotting.   Tutorial by Jim Plume: Alto's Church - Drawing with R14 Introduction to AutoCAD R14
	The tutorials on this site are primarily for students at the department of architecture and civil engineering at the university of bath. The web site and the tutorials are maintained and written by Henry who is a part time lecturer at the university of bath, teaching computer aided design and web authoring to undergraduates A great site with some great tutorials that can be downloaded in a zip file of Adobe or Word files.

 

	AutoCAD 2004 & ADT 2004
	AutoCAD: The New and Improved User Interface in AutoCAD 2004 AutoCAD® 2004 makes it easier then ever to free up valuable drawing space and to personalize your environment for maximum productivity.
	Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Using VIZ Render to Render Architectural Desktop Drawings In this tutorial you master the skills required to start rendering interiors using Autodesk Architectural Desktop and VIZ Render. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Project and Document Management in Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 One of the most important new features in Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004 is the Project Browser, and its subordinate drawing manager, the Project Navigator. The Project Browser coordinates all your projects while the Project Navigator serves as an Xref manager that, combined with XML coding, automatically integrates all the drawings and Xrefs in your individual project and notifies you when any Xref requires an update. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Walls and Foundations Every good wall needs a good foundation, and you can create both, and increase your drawing productivity if you use the Wall Styles that ship with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004 software. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: VIZ Render VIZ Render is the newly designed rendering application coupled with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Mass Modeling Learn how to use Mass Elements to create a simple mass model.

 

	AutoCAD 2000 - 2002
UpFront.eZine	Tailoring AutoCAD Updated for AutoCAD 2000 & 2000i Part 1:            Introduction to AutoCAD Customization. Part 2:            Toolbar Customization. Part 3:            Advanced Toolbar Customization. Parts 4-6:       Introduction to AutoLISP Programming. Parts 7-11:     Writing a Simple AutoLISP Program. Parts 12-14:   Custom Hatch Patterns. Parts 15-16:   Custom Linetypes. Parts 17-18:   DIESEL Macro Language. Part 19:           Scripts. Part 20:           Miscellaneous Tips
CADTutor	The AutoCAD section of CADTutor provides over 40 original tutorials covering various AutoCAD versions. Topics cater for beginners and advanced users.   The Drawing Objects tutorial has now been revised and updated for 2000i. There is also a new Site Layout Exercise.
	AutoCAD: Working with the External Reference Manager Now with the Reference Manager Extension (available only to Subscription members with AutoCAD-based products), you can automatically manage all file relationships and dependencies generated by AutoCAD software and industry-specific products built on AutoCAD (see Figure 1). AutoCAD: You Can Be a Property Painter! Do you need to change a bunch of text from one text style to another? Would you like to match up the linetype scale factor or linetype of one group of objects to another? Then the MATCHPROP command (affectionately known as the Property Painter) is for you. AutoCAD: Using the New Associative Dimensions The new AutoCAD 2002 associative dimensions are more reliable than before and most of the time they should work just fine on their own. However, if you run into any problems, these new commands and updated system variable are great for fine-tuning your dimensions. AutoCAD: Using Hyperlinks Everyone is familiar with hyperlinks on websites. Hyperlinks make connections between documents on the Internet. But you can also insert hyperlinks between objects in your AutoCAD® drawings and files or websites that may be located anywhere on the Internet, a network (intranet and extranet), or your own hard drive. AutoCAD: Text Scaling It's a rare occasion when you don't need to place text in a drawing. Consequently, any improvements to the world of text are welcome improvements indeed! AutoCAD® 2002 has a couple of great new text-editing functions that can make your drawing life just a little bit better than before. AutoCAD: Publishing Your Drawings on the Web Learn how to share your drawings with the Publish to Web wizard. AutoCAD: New Text Management Tools In AutoCAD 2002, you'll find two new commands, SCALETEXT and JUSTIFYTEXT, that make working with text easier and less frustrating. AutoCAD: Inserting a Drawing into a PowerPoint Presentation Do you sometimes deliver PowerPoint presentations to clients or colleagues? Have you ever wanted to put an AutoCAD® drawing in the presentation? There are many situations where you might want to formally present your work rather than just bring a printout and have the audience gather around. AutoCAD: Managing Block Attributes This article is the first of a two-part series on using block attributes, including the new attribute features in AutoCAD® 2002. This month I will focus on managing block attributes—creating and editing them. AutoCAD: Improved Layer Control Make sure you're taking full advantage of all the improvements to the LAYER command. AutoCAD: Hiding Objects Learn how the new system variables in AutoCAD 2002 offer many more options for displaying hidden objects in the 3D environment. AutoCAD: Get Presentation-Quality Displays from 3D Drawings If you've been wondering how to display and plot presentation-quality graphics of your 3D AutoCAD® 2000i drawings, this short tutorial is for you. AutoCAD: Four Ways to End the Line Command One of the menu options is Enter, which you can use to end the LINE command—but who wants to take that extra step? AutoCAD: Extracting Block Attributes This article is the second of a two-part series on using block attributes, including the new Attribute Extraction Wizard in AutoCAD® 2002. This month I focus on the new, easy way to extract attributes. AutoCAD: Eleven Little Tips to Make Your Life a Little Bit Easier My readers consistently share some great tips with me, so this month I'm going to throw a few of them your way. AutoCAD: Editing Multiple Polylines with PEDIT AutoCAD® 2000i contains many new and enhanced features that streamline everyday editing chores, increasing efficiency and relieving some of the tedium involved in carrying out highly repetitive drawing tasks. AutoCAD: Dimensioning at Lightning Speed If you have AutoCAD® 2000 or higher, you have access to one of my all time favorite commands: QDIM, for Quick Dimensioning. If you're still churning out your dimensions one at a time you simply must try this great timesaver. AutoCAD: Customizing Your CAD Environment We all have certain idiosyncratic methods of working, why not set AutoCAD to optimize these methods? AutoCAD: Breaking Objects With Ease Learn how to create an improved BREAK command toolbar. AutoCAD: A Top Secret Command for Editing Your Blocks It's not uncommon for us to need to update our block definitions from time to time. Enter the REFEDIT command to save the day. AutoCAD: Using 2D Editing Commands on 3D Models What happens when you use 2D commands on 3D objects? Ellen Finkelstein says you may be surprised. Simple commands such as COPY and MOVE are intuitive enough, but have you ever used EXPLODE on a curved body? AutoCAD: Know Your Options! The Options dialog box is certainly a handful. Nine different tabs filled with countless settings can intimidate even the experienced AutoCAD® user. It's not so complicated when you break it down into bite-sized pieces—but where do you begin? AutoCAD: In-Place Editing of Blocks and Xrefs Ellen Finkelstein shows you how to use the REFEDIT command to edit blocks and xrefs without leaving the host drawing in this timesaving AutoCAD® tutorial.

 

AutoCAD 2000LT - 2005LT

Cadalyst   LT On-line These tutorials are great for new users to AutoCAD LT although many of the areas covered also apply to full blown AutoCAD. Written by Mark Middlebrook.    Lesson 1: Drawing Setup, part 1 Lesson 2: Drawing Setup, part 2 Lesson 3: From LT to Word Lesson 4: Sending Drawing Files Lesson 5: Drawing Setup:paper space Lesson 6: Make and use blocks Lesson 7: Another trip around the block Lesson 8: Fill-in-the-Blank Blocks: Attributes Lesson 9: Xrefs: blocks writ large Lesson 10: Managing your xrefs Lesson 11: Xrefs: layers, loading, and logs Lesson 12: Why Line when you can Pline? Lesson 13: Select and edit objects Lesson 14: More command-first editing Lesson 15: Stretch out with the Stretch command Lesson 16: A Plotting Primer Lesson 17: Plotting Layouts, Plotting to Scale, and Plot Preview Lesson 18: Plot Styles, Plotting Lineweights, and Plotting in Color Lesson 19: Plotting: details and dénoument Lesson 20: Sending drawing files revisited

 

	Architectural Desktop Tutorials
	Inside Architectural Desktop; Tutorials that focus on the fine points of Autodesk's Architectural Desktop. Found on the AutoCAD Solutions area of the Cadalyst Site, includes the following titles:-   Up Against The Walls: How To Control Cleanup. Make You Objects Look Good With ADT's Display System. ADT's Stairway To Heaven. Customising Annotations, And Predictions For The Future. Massing Elements Can Benefit From Some Outside Help. Customise Your Templates. Add A New Dimension To The Design Process
a.cad.blog	ADT Resources on the interweb
	Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Using VIZ Render to Render Architectural Desktop Drawings In this tutorial you master the skills required to start rendering interiors using Autodesk Architectural Desktop and VIZ Render. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Project and Document Management in Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 One of the most important new features in Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004 is the Project Browser, and its subordinate drawing manager, the Project Navigator. The Project Browser coordinates all your projects while the Project Navigator serves as an Xref manager that, combined with XML coding, automatically integrates all the drawings and Xrefs in your individual project and notifies you when any Xref requires an update. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Walls and Foundations Every good wall needs a good foundation, and you can create both, and increase your drawing productivity if you use the Wall Styles that ship with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004 software. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: VIZ Render VIZ Render is the newly designed rendering application coupled with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Mass Modeling Learn how to use Mass Elements to create a simple mass model. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Walls 101 Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3 offers a complete set of intelligent design objects—intelligent objects know their form and function and how they relate to other drawing objects—and tools that make modifying them a quick and easy task. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Wall Modifiers and Sweep Profile Construction documents would be easy to create if walls were simple, straight forms—but they usually are not. Both Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3 and 3.3 have the tools you need to create unusual walls quickly and easily. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: The Productivity Enhancement Extension Autodesk® Architectural Desktop customers can check off a number of their software wish-list items thanks to the new Productivity Enhancement Extension. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: The Detailer - Part 2 Last month we looked at the Detail Manager in the Detailer tool included with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3. This month I want to discuss the Detailer's Compose Details menu. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: The Detailer - Part 1 Last month I shared some interesting Autodesk® Architectural Desktop Release 3.0/3.3 productivity hints with everyone. This month and next month I want to talk about Architectural Desktop's Detailer tool. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Stairs and Stair Enclosures In this tutorial, we'll use intelligent AEC objects to design a stair enclosure, with stair, slab, and landing, and create its section automatically. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Modifying Interior Space Plans This month we take that exercise several steps forward, adding a hallway and doors to the plan. This tutorial will show you how to use the interactive Section Object while adding a hallway and doors to a plan. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Making the Most of the MASSELEMENT > CONVERT Command This month we'll explore the undocumented MASSELEMENT > CONVERT command Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Introduction to Column Grids Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3 and 3.3 offers parametric tools that enable you to easily modify column grids allowing quick changes in the structural part of your design. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Interior Space Planning Using Space Objects and Boundaries Now that we've explored Autodesk® Architectural Desktop software's mass-modeling capabilities we're ready to look at another design method, Space Objects and Space Boundaries. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: If These Walls Could Talk In this tutorial we'll look at some more tools for creating, modifying, and automatically cleaning up walls that you'll find in Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3 and 3.3. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Door, Windows, and Openings Try this tutorial to experience using intelligent AEC objects. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Creating and Modifying Sloped Roofs In this tutorial you'll master the skills required to create and modify a wide variety of sloped roofs using Autodesk® Architectural Desktop software. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Creating a Multi-View Block In this project you'll learn how to create Multi-View blocks that are compatible with standard layouts and display representation sets for use in Autodesk® Architectural Desktop software. AutoCAD: Working with the External Reference Manager Now with the Reference Manager Extension (available only to Subscription members with AutoCAD-based products), you can automatically manage all file relationships and dependencies generated by AutoCAD software and industry-specific products built on AutoCAD (see Figure 1). Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Easy-to-Implement Productivity Gains This month I'm not presenting a tutorial so that I can share some interesting Autodesk® Architectural Desktop Release 3.0/3.3 productivity hints with everyone. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Walls and Windows Learn how to use some of the new Wall and Window features in this first of a series of tutorials that will help you more effectively implement Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 4 in your designs. Autodesk Architectural Desktop: Adding a Door Threshold Kelcey Lemon, Senior Technical Marketing Manager for Autodesk Architectural Desktop, shows you how to quickly and easily add a threshold to a door in this Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3.3 tip

 

AutoCAD Land Development Desktop

Autodesk Land Desktop: Using the Grading Wizard If you have not yet used the productivity-enhancing Grading Object feature, this tutorial will get you started by taking you on a tour of the Grading Wizard available only in the Civil Design plug-in for Autodesk® Land Desktop. Autodesk Land Desktop: Working with Contours In this tutorial—the last in the series on how to build, edit, and analyze surface models using Autodesk® Land Desktop—you will learn how to create contour styles and import and modify contour lines. Autodesk Land Desktop: Using Description Keys This tutorial will show you how to create and use description keys in Autodesk® Land Desktop to add layer control and block insertion to point objects. Autodesk Land Desktop: Using Breaklines to Model Terrain This tutorial is the second in a series on how to build, edit, and analyze surface models using Autodesk® Land Desktop. This article focuses specifically on how to use breaklines to more accurately model the terrain. Autodesk Land Desktop: Surface Model Editing Tools This tutorial—the third in a series on how to build, edit, and analyze surface models using Autodesk® Land Desktop—focuses on how to edit the surfaces you build. Autodesk Land Desktop: Sharing Data Between Programs This article explores two ways you can get information into, and out of, AutoCAD® Land Development Desktop software. Autodesk Land Desktop: Point XDRefs Revisited In last month's column, we created and attached a point XDRef database to a project. Now we'll look at how to use database information to enhance the current AutoCAD® Land Development Desktop drawing. Autodesk Land Desktop: Labeling Linework One of the fundamental tasks in building a topographic map is to label lines and arcs with relevant information. Autodesk Land Desktop: Introducing LandXML In this tutorial, we will take a look at what LandXML is and how you can use it in Autodesk® Land Desktop Release 3. Autodesk Land Desktop: Creating Line and Curve Tables In many maps, you run out of room to label lines and arcs individually with information such as length, direction, or radius. In these cases, you will often have to create a line or curve table. Using the tools in Autodesk® Land Desktop software, you can easily create tables with different formats and styles to present this information. Autodesk Land Desktop: Creating Elevation Overrides with Point XDRefs In this tutorial you will learn how to attach XDRef data to a point group to create elevation overrides. Autodesk Land Desktop: Converting Scanned Contour Maps The most common conversion job has always been digitizing contour maps. This tutorial will show you how to convert these types of maps into contour objects using tools from Autodesk® Land Desktop 3 and Autodesk® Raster Design 3 (the program formerly known as Autodesk® CAD Overlay®). Autodesk Land Desktop: An Introduction to 3D Site Modeling This tutorial is the first in a series on how to build, edit, and analyze digital terrain models in Autodesk® Land Desktop software. First, some background, principally a discussion of data types. AutoCAD: Working with the External Reference Manager Now with the Reference Manager Extension (available only to Subscription members with AutoCAD-based products), you can automatically manage all file relationships and dependencies generated by AutoCAD software and industry-specific products built on AutoCAD (see Figure 1).

 

	Shareware / Freeware
	The CAD Depot site states on it's home page, that it's has the Best CAD Shareware/Freeware. The link takes you to the home page.
	The CAD-Novation team have developed  MVPort is an AutoCAD (R) ( See 3rd Party Developers ) but they also give some freebies away. The Logo takes you to the Freebie Page.

 

	Best for Blocks
	Arrows; Miscellaneous North Arrows and Scale Bars, Cars, Domestic and Commercial Vehicles on Plan, Side Front and Rear Doors on Elevation, Landscape;Trees on Elevation & Plan, Trees are drawn at 1m high or diameter, allowing you to scale when you place. Men &; Women; Groups; Family; Couples; Children; Sports on Plan and Elevation for download.   Or buy my blocks plus 1000's of others on the CD Collections below.
New CD Collections for 2005 AutoCAD® Landscape Symbol / Block Library AutoCAD® Pedestrian Symbol / Block Library AutoCAD® Transportation Symbol Block Library  AutoCAD® Furniture Sumbol /Block Library AutoCAD® Utilities CD Rom Collection AutoCAD® Block Collection ( 5x CD-Roms worth )   Click Here for more information and an order form.
	Abscissa 3D models has 3D Symbols / Surface models in AutoCAD® 14 file format. Custom materials pre-assigned for Accurender3. Custom woodgrain. Polyface meshes and 3Dfaces. Full size Imperial (inches). Low level of detail, low file size.
	HIGH QUALITY | Architectural Blocks including People ,Trees ,Cars, Trucks, Boats , Hatch Textures, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Construction Details and More All Free for Download.   If you download something off the site, you should send one (1) cad block in return. thanks  http://www.cben.net/cgi-bin/intellilink/in.cgi?id=1102658573 The Cad Block Exchange Network
US Canada Mexico Central / South America    Thomas Register	Thomas Register and Autodesk have partnered to produce and publish Three  FREE CD-ROM libraries of CAD drawings and technical data, for users in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central or South America.   PartSpec contains millions of parts and is an essential tool for Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Designers.   PlantSpec contains CAD drawings of parts and technical information for use by Plant Designers, Engineers, and Facilities Management.   CADBlocks provides drawings and technical data for thousands of building products from top manufacturers, for Architects of Facilities Engineers
UK & European	The creators of many of the block libraries available from British manufacturers.   In the UK manufactures have been providing free blocks for some years now. Originally via the RIBA service RIBACAD , then the manufacturers provided them themselves.
Spanish	Spanish FREE BLOCKS http://www.bibliocad.com  Courtesy Claude
Italian French English	Italian, French, FREE BLOCKS English http://space.tin.it/edicola/lwcon  Courtesy Claude
French	French, English FREE BLOCKS http://acadplus.free.fr   Courtesy Claude
LINK	3D Model Sharing - This system is meant to provide a means for members to offer their custom built libraries and miscellaneous files to other members either for sale or for free. http://www.3dmodelsharing.com

 

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Architect / Builder / Contractor / Developer   Designed specifically with the busy specifier in mind the ABC&D website offers the latest information on news and features as well as the extensive, content rich directory of building industry manufacturers and product information that aids in the specification process.   Searchable by company or product heading, the site leads you quickly and effectively to products or companies of your choice.

 

	Hatch Patterns
Hatchpatterns.com	Charles Sweeney of Scotland has created 64 freeware hatch patterns for you to enjoy. If you want some serious stone and timber Hatch Patterns Charles currently sell