Tired of doing old school stuff in Auto CAD !!
Lets enhance the output by using Auto CAD Plugins.
What? & why?
- A plugin, also called plug-in, add-in, addin, add-on, etc., adds new features to the existing applications.
- Plugins are used to enhance software by improving its features.
- Plugins are added to software through customization.
- These plugins allow AutoCAD to perform various features which are not in built-in the software.
- To use the plugin, we have to install it. It is easy to install plugins in the AutoCAD software.
List of a few Plugin's :
1. AVCAD:
AVCAD is paid software which comes as a bundle of plugins for the CAD
software to create interconnection block schematics with engineering
information. AVCAD
provides different features to the CAD software like Block schematic tools,
Rack layout tools, Report tools, and user databases. Many companies and
professionals are using this plugin for various purposes.
2. Spatial Manager
Spatial Manager is a featured plugin for AutoCAD which helps to import and export spatial information in a very easy, fast and low-cost way. It allows importing data into different platforms like Google Earth, GPS, excel, access, SQLite, etc. Also, it helps to export data to Google Earth, Shape files, Map files, etc. It is a powerful and easy to use plugin for various spatial features.
3. Autodesk FBX Review
It is a free and standalone software plugin used to review 3D drawing
and animations very easily and effectively. This plugin allows users to open
and view 3D data without any authorized 3D tool. It also allows users to toggle
between shading, wireframe, texture and lighting options.
4. Mark
Mark is one
of the plugins for AutoCAD, which allows to quickly placing texts over the
drawing field. It also provides various features like skip annotation objects,
Inserts label into the drawing, inserts arbitrary blocks with attributes,
calculates the geometric center of an object, finds and deletes old marks, etc.
5. Drawing Purge
Drawing
purge is a plugin for AutoCAD, which is available in two commands, DWG purge
and DWG purge batch. DWG purge is used to delete all the DGN unreferenced line
types, annotation scale, and registered apps. The other command is used to
purge different drawings without opening the files. This plugin is compatible
with AutoCAD versions from 2012 to the current version.
6. Mplot
Mplot is a plugin that allows users to take a printout of multiple drawings in a single step. It makes the plotting very easy and effective. Also, it allows for selecting the plotter, plot style, paper size, etc.
7. DB King
DB King is
a plugin that provides more than 300 blocks used in the architectural field for
construction data. It is a collection of blocks that can be used without any
edits for architectural drawings. These blocks are prepared based on the latest
and present design standards. Also, users can edit these blocks by adding other
parameters and make them more useful.
8. FRTX
It is a
tool used to find and replace text in AutoCAD. You can search or find any text
in an open drawing using this add-on tool. This feature is possible not only in
a single drawing but also in 1 folder of drawings. If you want to change the
text in more than 10 drawings, you can easily change it using this tool. It is
a paid tool that is available in the Autodesk app store.
9. Change Color
This is a plugin tool that helps you to change the color of an object in a cad drawing. It is possible to change color from BY LAYER and BYBLOCK. Even with this tool, you can change the color of an object inside a block. It is a commonly used plugin and is available free of cost.
10. IMG Convert
IMG convert
is a plugin which is used to convert external raster images into internal
AutoCAD blocks. And thus, you can add these raster images to your drawing and
which will not be affected by external references anymore. This tool supports
both color and monochrome images and also supports most of the image file
types.
11. Coins Translate
It is a
free plugin for AutoCAD, which is used to translate languages. We can translate
Text, Mtext, attributes, etc., in AutoCAD from one language to another using
this translator tool. This plugin uses the Microsoft Translator to work. Most
of the world languages are available to translate.
That's the end of the concept intro Amigo's. Let's end this blog on a good note.
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