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Sketchup Keyboard Shortcut Quick Reference Guides
A quick guide reference card to get you familiar with the icons and keyboard shortcuts of Sketchup. Worth printing out and keeping by you as you get to know your way around Sketchup. The images below show the Reference Cards, either for Mac or Windows. If you want to...
Quick Photoshop Shortcut Keys
Photoshop. Are you a toolbar lover, or a shortcut savvy? As users of software such as autocad, you will know the importance of the keyboard command. It can speed up your work no end. Photoshop is no exception, and when you get to know the shortcuts, your efficiency...
3 Free AutoCad Layouts
Just in case you are struggling making or setting up your own autocad layout for printing, I have set up these three simple layouts, in A3. You can download them, and adjust and alter them to your liking, but the basics are already set up. To use them, just download...
Autocad Lineweight and Plotstyle Tips – Video Tutorial
Autocad Line Weights, Colours and Plotstyles
Lineweights and colours in Autocad can be a bit of a minefield when you first start out. It is difficult to find standard colour/weight assignments and therefore you find yourself wondering if you are doing things correctly and have set things up ok. We had really...
What You Wish You’d Known Before Your Job Interview
Click on the image to go full size. From Classesandcareers.com
Photoshop Lighting Tutorial – The Elephant
This may seem like an odd post, but hang on in there and you'll see what its all about. I stumbled across this image of a giant elephant walking through the streets of... somewhere, and I was struck by how effective the lighting and shadows are, which in turn make the...
Top 7 Websites for Free AutoCad Help
New to AutoCAD? Or, have you been using it for a while and still struggle? Don’t worry, there are loads of places online you can get free help, tips, resources and guidance to make you a better cad monkey! AutoCAD YouTube Channel...
Portfolio Tips for Architecture Students
Check out another of our recent Portfolio Posts Here - Guide to Creating An Awesome Architecture Portfolio Your portfolio is a creative expression of you, your skills, your ability to communicate and a general self-promoting tool! It provides a brief snap shot...
Resources For Writing A Design and Access Statement
You may be asked at some point during your course to write a design and access statement. This post will provide you with some tips and resources to help you write a great Design and Access Statement. What is a Design and Access Statement? A Design and Access...
Top 5 Books for Architectural Drawing and Presentation
If you want to improve your drawing skills, get ideas for styles, and generally be inspired I would recommend you get hold of the...
CV Tool Kit for Architecture Students
Everyone has an opinion about CVs. Often, everyone has a DIFFERENT opinion about CVs. So you need to know from the start, whatever you choose to do when it comes to writing your CV, you can’t please everyone. That’s just the way it is. I’m going to list out some...
