AutoCAD

Wisey’s AutoCAD Tips and Tricks - Index

Page 1:

  • Superscript / Subscript
  • Text under Dimension Line
  • Offset by half the distance
  • Transparent commands

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    Page 2

  • Toggle OSNAPS
  • Moved instead of copy – oh no
  • Stretch with grips
  • Use Shift to Remove
  • Move then rotate with one function

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    Page 3

  • Trimming / Extending without cutting edges
  • Invisible printing
  • Creating Polylines of any closed space
  • ARRAY: angle between items – a hidden option
  • Pick Center of Rectangle

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    Page 4

  • Apparent Midpoint Snap
  • How to – Repeat a command
  • How to find - centroid, centre of gravity or center of mass - of an object
  • Set a dimension style so the content always appears blank
  • Move or copy by displacement

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    Page 5

  • Last point entered variable
  • Hiding part of a block
  • Creating multiple layers
  • Pick two points for distances
  • Entity selection during dimensioning

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    Page 6

  • Bare minimum keyboard entries for commands
  • An ellipse made of approximated arcs
  • Multiple layout tabs
  • A long-right-click moves, copies or blocks
  • Insert a live text list of the Xrefs in a drawing

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    Page 7

  • How to disable particular commands
  • What prefixes are available for commands
  • What are the font control characters in MTEXT?
  • How to point the ADC to a specific directory
  • UCS has a hidden function

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    Page 8

  • Xref attach and overlay – how to switch between the two.
  • Selection Toggle – CTRL
  • Reload all Xrefs fast
  • Fast plotting set-up
  • How to detach and attach leaders to Mtext

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    Page 9

  • How to make a Date File Time Stamp
  • How to solid fill an irregular shape
  • Get the computer name on which AutoCAD is currently running
  • Expand AutoCAD search paths
  • Save, Edit, Restore System Variables

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    Page 10

  • Sharing the spell checker of MS Word with AutoCAD
  • Plotter Wizards on network deployments
  • Keeping the CTB & STB files location neat

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    Page 11 AutoCAD 2006 Tips

  • Quick exit when editing Mtext
  • Dynamic Input (DYN) tab between distance and angle
  • Multiple select but create separate hatches
  • Fixed length extension lines for linear dimensions
  • Re-create Hatch Boundary

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    Page 12 AutoCAD 2006 Tips

  • RECTANG with fillets and chamfers
  • Lock toolbar locations
  • Single Line Text (DTEXT) and the %%U Switch
  • \X and AutoCAD 2006 dimension editing
  • Editing Vertical Place Text is difficult with AutoCAD 2006
  • Slow Zooming in AutoCAD 2006

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