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2mo ago
inFound a cheap trick for fixing misaligned title blocks in AutoCAD
Copying coordinates like that is just asking for trouble. Yeah it works if everything is perfectly aligned, but when do you ever get that in a real drawing? Those numbers shift the second you move a viewport even a little. You end up chasing your own tail trying to match things that are basically already fine. Honestly, the "trick" just adds extra steps. You still gotta check every tab anyway. Redrawing from scratch forces you to look at what you're actually doing. You catch mistakes before they become a bigger mess. It takes the same time in the long run. And pasting coordinates from one tab to another? That assumes your base point is even the same. Half the time the UCS is different or someone rotated the view. Then you're stuck with weird offsets and no idea why. Not worth the headache. I'd rather just set up my template right once. Then every new sheet starts clean. No clipboard roulette. No wondering if that number was from the right spot. It's more boring but way less frustrating.
2mo ago
inA customer's snide remark about my spice rack made me rethink everything
The real fix is admitting you bought half that stuff for one recipe and never touched it again. A riser just makes the shame more visible.
2mo ago
My basement sump pump gave out during that big melt, here's what I learned
Oh man, that gurgling sound is the stuff of nightmares. You nailed it on the float switch, I never thought to check mine either until I had a mini flood from a clogged pit. Adding that battery backup is smart, but I'd also suggest testing it every few months, they can fail silently if you don't. And yeah, the carpet smell is brutal, I ended up having to rip mine out entirely because the padding just soaked it all in.