September 2, 2017

Convert units between Metric and Imperial in AutoCAD

In AutoCAD, the unit is a generic unit with no direct connection to metric or imperial units.  The simple way is to use Scale command in Model space to resize either scale up by 2.54 or vice versa.

Note, any measure text would need to be manually recalculated.

Change AutoCAD Paper Space to Black and White

To remove colours from paper space and set to Black & White:
  1. Go to File > Page Setup Manager.
  2. Select the desired page setup.
  3. Click Modify.
  4. Under Plot style table (pen assignments), check Display plot styles.

Import CTB File to AutoCAD

To import CTB file to AutoCAD:
  1. Go to Tools > Options.
  2. Switch to Files tab.
  3. Expand Printer Support File Path > Plot Style Table Search Path option.
  4. Drop CTB file into the the specific file path from above.
  5. Restart AutoCAD.