I hope this AutoCAD tutorial was helpful. The two points “defpoints” at the origins of all AutoCAD dimensions, and the Defpoints layer have always been kind of a mystery. I hope this post on AutoCAD Defpoints was helpful. In the later versions of AutoCAD you can now create any layer and set it to “No Plot” to place anything in a drawing that you don’t want printed. You can still use the defpoints layer for this in all the versions of AutoCAD from AutoCAD 2018 on back. TIP: Back in the day, we used to set the Defpoints layer current when we wanted to place design notes on the drawing that we didn’t want to show up on the prints. AutoCAD helps both professionals and novice users to create and edit flawless designs for their projects using computer based tools. AutoCAD is a basic designing tool for people related to the field of Designing.
You can set the Defpoints layer current and draw, but none of the objects on the defpoints will plot/print. Here, are 5 Websites that provides free Online AutoCAD tutorial. Once the defpoints layer is created by placing your first dimension, it cannot be deleted from your drawing file. The color of the defpoints layer is determined by the current layer that you placed the dimension on. The “Defpoints” layer has special properties, it is a “no plot” layer, so you can see the defpoints on your CAD drawing screen, but they will never plot. But the defpoints points themselves will go on the newly created layer called Defpoints. The dimension objects, dimension line, extension lines, ticks/arrows, and dimension text will all go on the current layer. AutoCAD creates the Defpoints layer automatically when the first dimension is placed. The Defpoints layer is not created until you place your first dimension in the drawing. You may have noticed when you start a drawing from scratch that there is only 1 layer created, layer “0”. It is also a “best practice” to create a separate layer for all your dimensions, I have always used a short name version and called my dimension layer “Dims”. It is a “best practice” to always leave your associative dimensions setting turned on. So your dimensions are “associated” to the objects they are placed on. An example is if I stretch a wall length from 10′-0″ to 15′-0″, the dimension text will now read 15′-0″ showing the new true length. Associative dimensions are a setting in AutoCAD that when turned on, will let you stretch, or scale an object, and the dimension text will be updated to the new size. These points are used by AutoCAD when you are placing “Associative” dimensions in your drawing. The two yellow points you see are the first and second points you picked to locate the dimension in your drawing. See the AutoCAD 2018 screen capture below: What are Defpoints in AutoCAD, and why is there a Defpoints layer in my AutoCAD drawing file?ĭefpoints, or Definition Points are point objects that are created when you select two origin points as you place a dimension in your drawing. If you have any questions, Please send Kevin an email by clicking on the Contact link below: Please click on the link below to see the hatch pattern installation detailed instructions: All you do is enter the Hatch command, select a pattern from the drop down menu, then pick an internal point (boundary area) that you want to place the pattern, then hit the enter key and you’re done!īelow is the Versailles hatch pattern placed in a master bath floor plan: Inserting the 100+ hatch patterns into your AutoCAD drawing is very easy. Below is a screen shot of the AutoCAD 2018 Hatch command pop down menu previewing the 100+ hatch pattern called Versailles: The hatch patterns and the previews integrate seamlessly into AutoCAD’s pop down Hatch menu.
Installing the 100+ Hatch Patterns product in AutoCAD has never been easier!
Image frames in your drawing and printouts should now be either visible or invisible, according to the value you entered.How to Install the 100+ Hatch Patterns in AutoCAD 2018 Type 2 to make image frames visible in your drawings but invisible when you plot. Type 1 to make image frames visible, both in your drawings and when you plot. Type 0 to make image frames invisible, both in your drawing and when you plot. (The values shown below apply to both the IMAGEFRAME and PDFFRAME variables.)
When prompted, enter one of the following values, depending on your preference. For PDFs, type PDFFRAME in the Command line.
If you need to use the PDFFRAME variable for a PDF, make sure the layer where you placed the PDF is set to plot.įor JPGs, type IMAGEFRAME in the Command line. You can use the following system variables to control the visibilty of image frames or boundaries: Have boundaries (frames) in your drawing but not when you plot, or Have boundaries (frames) in both your drawing and when you plot, You've Xrefed JPEGs, PDFs, or other images into your drawing, and you need those images to: