Utilities for Autodesk® AutoCAD® & Civil 3D® applications

RECENT APPS

Section view Elevation range and QTO Table tool (Under review)

- Batch adjust elevation range, 

- Export Section view QTO material table of multi section views to Excel 

- Metric and Imperial drawings supported.

Full function trial version, valid until Dec, 04th 2023: 

https://bit.ly/NTCL_SectionViewToolTrial

2-Group intersection Tool (Under review)

To find intersections between 2 groups of objects is quite simple.  

The real challenge, however, lies in sorting, numbering and  

to manage these intersections for further processing.

ULTIMATE SOLUTION FOR

CONCRETE SLABS 

WITH  IRREGULAR SHAPES (Read More...)

30-day Trial, 1-year Subscription

https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=7445473689296718026&appLang=en&os=Win64

AUTFILL

instead of

FIELDS ###

Enhanced Block info to/ from worksheet - Multi blocks, multi drawings, single worksheet, unique header 

(version 2.0.18 is now live)

Simple solution for complicated Title block automation filling. 

Block references data extraction and insertion.


Download link from AUTODESK App Store - Perpetual license (Paid App), 30-day free Trial since V2.0.18

https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=5849748544647837014&appLang=en&os=Win64


Notes:  

TIPS, TRICKS & TROUBLE SHOOTING

AutoCAD Alternatives comparison

AUTODESK® AutoCAD® is such a great software that there are so many AutoCAD alternatives. The following brand names can be mentioned: Bricsys® BricsCAD®, progesoft® progeCAD®, CIC® enjiCAD®, ZWSOFT® ZWCAD®... (Be aware that, these are not free applications) Among them, Bricsys® BricsCAD® and ZWSOFT® ZWCAD® are good candidates for their competitive price, AutoCAD most-similar and stability.

However, there are some more aspects to consider before choosing an alternative, as described in the following series... 

Read more....

Autodesk App Store: Most Popular Apps for Title block autofill

It was 4 month since my first review. For the past 4 months, 149 new Apps (4% of total number) have been added to the store. The total number of Apps now reaches 3874.

Last night, I did a brief survey on most download PAID Apps.  Some interesting facts can be derived from survey result:

About Automating Title block data

For decades, AutoCAD has introduced the Sheet Sets feature. With a well-prepared template, user can easily batch insert title blocks into sheet drawings.  However, to automatically fill the variable content with Sheet-set fields is quite complicated and not flexible enough.

That's why some Apps have developed another way to automate title block data with the help of Microsoft Excel Autofill.

Read more....

MORE APPS

Block app package  (Version 2.0.10 live, version 2.0.15 under review)

Combine all latest NTCL Soft Block refs. - Excel utilities in one app package, and more... 

Enhanced features that haven't been published in free version:

Download link from AUTODESK App Store: 

https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=5553466964569244773&appLang=en&os=Win64

App is digitally signed.

Enhanced Block info to/ from worksheet - Multi blocks, multi drawings, single worksheet, unique header 

(version 2.0.18 live)

Simple solution for complicated Title block automation filling. 

Block references data extraction and insertion.

Download link from AUTODESK App Store - Perpetual license (Paid App), 30-day Free Trial

https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=5849748544647837014&appLang=en&os=Win64

Batch create Autodesk® AutoCAD® block references of multi types at a single click with attributes, dynamic properties read from Microsoft® Excel® worksheet. Attributes' fields cloning between block references...

 App is digitally signed.

Free version: https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=7523221099334487065&appLang=en&os=Win64 

Perpetual PAID version: https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=5105879388281061869&appLang=en&os=Win64

Enhanced section views creation with compacted layout, new elevation range setting method, plot paper saving, configuration saved to file, and more....  App is digitally signed.

Block info to/ from worksheet  (version 1.0.0.2)

Batch Export/Import Autodesk® AutoCAD® block references'  handles, name, coordinates, rotation angles, attributes, dynamic properties to/from Microsoft® Excel® worksheet.  

App is digitally signed.

Alignment SONE to worksheet (version 1.0.2.0 live)

Batch inquiry & export Civil 3D® alignments station,offset / northing,easting to Microsoft® Excel® worksheet

App is digitally signed.