Best products from r/AutoCAD
We found 20 comments on r/AutoCAD discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 26 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World, Second Edition
- Focal Press
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4. The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information
- Great product!
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6. Wenger 16999 Swiss Army Knife Giant
- 87 implements
- 141 functions
- Perfect for the collector
- Featured by major media outlets
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8. Logitech G400s 910-003589 Optical Gaming Mouse
Exclusive 4000 DPI Delta Zero Optical Sensor: Built for consistent, high-accuracy targeting in FPS games8 programmable buttons: Perform single game commands or multi-command macros with a simple button clickOn-the-fly adjustable DPI (400-4000): Instantly shift through multiple DPI settings without i...
10. Manual of Engineering Drawing: Technical Product Specification and Documentation to British and International Standards
Used Book in Good Condition
11. Mad Catz The Authentic R.A.T. 8+ Optical Gaming Mouse
- Multi-button functionality for maximum precision and control: Scroll wheel, Left click, Right click, DPI button, Forward, Backward, Precision button, Profile button
- Adjustable DPI up to 16000. Also features precision button to adjust sensitivity - perfect for in-game sniping.
- F. L. U. X. software lets you customize your settings – create unlimited user profiles, program buttons, customize lighting and more. Store your favorite 4 user profile on mouse using on-board memory. Quickly switch profiles using the profile button. You can also create millions of customizable colors for the 3 LED zones. Windows only, available for download.
- OMRON switches feature 50-million click lifetime, and the adjustable palm and pinky rests allow you to customize the mouse for maximum comfort. Tunable weight system allows you to add or remove weights for further customization.
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12. Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession
Pink Bed In A Bag features a bright Pink, Light Pink and Black colors with a safari themed printComforter 76"Wx86"L, Bedskirt 54"Wx76"L, Two Standard Pillow Shams 20"Wx26"L, Two Standard Pillowcases 20"Wx30"L, Flat Sheet 81"Wx96"L and Fitted Sheet 54"Wx76"L
14. General Tools 822 Digital Angle Finder Rule, 5-Inch
- This digital ruler and angle finder tool is equipped with a large, easy-to-read display with an accuracy of 0.3 degrees and a full 360-degree range, allowing the device to measure interior, exterior, and reverse angles quickly.
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- PROTRACTOR WITH SWING ARM: Our stainless steel digital angle finder with measuring ruler has a built-in reverse angle function for usability and convenience. It's an essential tool and a great gift idea for a fellow carpenter, student, or machinist.
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15. Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball Mouse – Ergonomic Design with Sculpted Right-Hand Shape, Compatible with Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows Computers, USB Unifying Receiver, Dark Gray
- Stop chasing a mouse around. Your trackball stays in one place and puts control under your thumb, so you don't have to move your arm to move your cursor. And its sculpted shape supports your hand for comfortable control all day long.
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17. Manual of Engineering Drawing: to British and International Standards
- IR Repeater compatible with all remote control devices with frequency range between 38 to 56khz
- Control Audio Video Components in Entertainment Cabinets or Equipment Closets using Existing IR Remote Controls
- Infrared Repeater comes with adhesive backing sticks directly onto different devices
- Cable Length From USB To Receiver: Approx. 4 Feet
- Cable Length From Receiver To Emitter: Approx. 6.5 Feet
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18. Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons
- 20 MMO tuned buttons: Includes unique 12 button thumb panel designed for quick, no look navigation; The low friction polytetrafluoroethylene feet eliminate friction on nearly any surface for smoother motions, precise cursor movements and improved accuracy
- G shift ring finger button: Instantly double the number of actions you can perform with every button. PTFE Feet: 250-km range. Onboard memory: 1 profile
- Built for comfort: Sculpted shape and tuned buttons reduce click fatigue during marathon multiplayer sessions; G8 cycle modes
- Total personalization: Set it up your way with customizable thumb panel lighting colors, DPI levels or button assignments; Do not use a USB hub
- Made for PC gaming: Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
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Speaking as someone with a MFA in Theatrical Design and Technology and who has worked in film and television the last few years, I never ran across a widely accepted standard.
I setup my layers up in a very straight forward fashion:
0-ghost, 0-very light, 0-light, 0-med...0-very heavy
1-line type (hidden, phantom, etc)
2-Dims, 2-Notes, 2-Notes Red, etc
I'm not sitting at my computer so I can't recall all my layers, but I feel like I approached them as I approached linework as a hand draftsman... And I feel like I change how I do it every year.
For my layouts
Page 1 is Plan and what elevations for (in 1/4" and 3/4" for more complicated objects)
Page 2 to as needed is continuation of elevations
Then I go into details (full or half scale) and renderings as needed
Some excellence books
Drafting for the Theatre https://www.amazon.com/dp/0809330377/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_4CUiDbWGFMX9A
Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World, Second Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0240818911/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_JEUiDbK121Y4D
The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information https://www.amazon.com/dp/0911747397/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_DFUiDbGBHHPHK
Architectural Graphic Standards. Third Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EZI774/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.GUiDbZP96C4H - for theater, don't bother with a brand new edition, I have 3rd (all the drawings are by hand and are shit yourself gorgeous) and seventh? (I would have to check my library). The current edition is needed for current building code, but that typically doesn't pertain to what I do.
Get a book.
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119059593/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_V6d6yb09703SW
Seriously worth the money. It's easy to help answer very specific questions online, but if you need the basic understanding of the software and the work you're doing , the book is your best bet.
For civil work you'll need to understand the concepts of: surfaces, alignments, profiles, profile views, sections, and possibly corridors. It's a lot to go from zero to understanding it. Focus on understanding the concepts. Just what everything is and how they all work together. That way the commands and work flows will make more sense.
Good luck.
I use this feature every day. I've been using AutoCAD since release 2 on floppies, and learned to draft by hand, too. I have a deep appreciation for the multitude of tools AutoCAD offers - even if I never use them, I appreciate that they are there before someone needs them, and I might eventually use them too.
AutoCAD is like those massive Swiss Army knives. It all comes down to the task at hand, and knowing what tool is going to help you get it done that much faster and more efficiently.
This particular tool helps to eliminate the need to draw construction lines by inferring coordinates based on when you have already drawn and the direction you move your mouse.
Youtube as much as you can but free tutorials will only go so far (and usually be using much older AutoCAD software).
You should maybe buy a good Architectural Design using AutoCAD book.
I don't have a formal education in Autodesk, but someone who teaches classes gave me a condensed version of what he teaches with This book. it was good to have him around to ask questions, but the book was very easy to read and I bet I could have gotten a decent fundamental understanding by just reading the book.
My go-to mouse for EVERYTHING including CAD is the current Logitech G400 Optical Gaming Mouse. I've used this mouse since it used to be the MX518. I've found it to be the most ergonomically comfortable. So much so that I currently own 3 of them and have convinced 3 other people to buy them as well.
It's a wired mouse but I actually prefer that because wireless mice weigh more (due to batteries) and make my hand movements slower.
It has on-the-fly adjustable DPI and just works great.
Drafting and using AutoCAD are two entirely different things. Best option for most people who want to learn how technical drawing are made: take a Drafting/Technical Drawing class at your local junior college. If you are incredibly self-directed and disciplined, then a comprehensive textbook like this one https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Technical-Drawing-Henry-Spencer/dp/0026856603 will cover the main areas that you'll need to know. If you can make it through a book like this and understand it without assistance, good for you. You'll have the basic foundation knowledge of a well-rounded education in technical drawing. Afterwards, learning the specifics of whatever field you want to work in will be added to your foundation knowledge. For example: electrical drafting is very different from architectural drafting, or civil/process piping/structural drawing, and each have their own standards and conventions. As an aside, I see that there is really nothing online where someone can learn the principles and practices of drafting. I intend on creating a Udemy course this summer that will fix this.
I work in the oil and gas industry in the UK at work we use this:
Manual of Engineering Drawing
I find it has most things like welding symbols, dimensioning principles and surface finishes it is pretty much my bible at work.
As for an actual standard like BS8888 they all cost £100+ and I can never find them online.
Hope it helps.
I have a Mad Catz RAT8 with side scrolling wheel - a sharp, brightly lit, gaming mouse that I bought because it was cheaper at the time than a MX master.
I used the CUI to assign the command Pan-Right/Pan-Left to "CTRL-NUMBERPAD 6/4" respectively, then I used the software that came with my mouse to assign the thumb scroll wheel to "CTRL-NUMBERPAD 6/4" for every wheel 'click'. (you could do the same with the other mouse wheel for "Pan-up/down" if you're happy to ditch zoom.)
However, it's not smooth, and it's not very useful if you draft up and down as well as left to right. What I did instead, is bind my thumb wheel to the recent commands list so I can quickly dig back 5 commands and repeat. It's useful-ish, but i'm not overly sold on that binding, I'd really like to be able to bind it to change layer and cycle through layers on an object but haven't figured that one out yet.
Edit: bind in Autocad like this imgur.com/vJRyvSn
Ah yeah I do. My problem, though, is I do not know the curvature of my solid in certain places. This means I am unable to 'draw' a line, or object, along the surface of the solid.
Unfortunately, I can't send screenshots at the moment but I will as soon as I can. For the moment imagine if one of these was plopped into your cad workspace and you were given no dimensions for it's curvature. How would you go about drawing a line the perfectly follows the curvature along the object's surface? How would you draw a spiral on it? Or an X? Or a map of Western Greenland?
I don't mean to say I need an answer to each of those questions, but hopefully it gives you a better idea of what I'm asking. I could easily sweep a spiral on to the object I linked but a map would be much more difficult to define.
If I'm still not making sense, I'll post screenshots of my specific problem as soon as I'm able.
Are there any particular measuring tools you recommend, aside from a good set of calipers, a solid ruler, and a gap gauge?
I'm thinking about grabbing this to help with figuring out angles on objects.
Well I would recommend the essentials training books. I havent used the one for regular autocad, only the civil3d version, but it was very good. They give a link to exercise files so you can actually practice rather than watching someone do it.
https://www.amazon.ca/AutoCAD-2017-LT-Essentials/dp/1119243335
You can probably find a pdf
This is more of an experience issue than a cad issue mate.
But it’s great that you are considering this.
Get yourself some books on “engineering drawings”
Or have a look on YouTube for some tips.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manual-Engineering-Drawing-International-Standards/dp/0750651202
Line weights, dimensions, notation, projections, these make all of the difference.
Wel you have to have a gaming mouse first.
I have this one: [G600](Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0086UK7IQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ilK4Bb0XK74VD)
It’s a highly recommended one by a lot of people on reddit.
Then you just program each of the buttons to a command.
It's recommended to start with 2D, and move up to 3d.
[This] ( https://www.amazon.com/AutoCAD-2015-Tutorial-First-Fundamentals/dp/1585038644) is the book I used to learn. There is a second book that focus's on 3D.
I checked out a couple of weeks of lynda.com from my local library. Plenty of time to get a solid base. Then I picked up "Autocad for Dummies" and a pocket reference.