Did you know you can know store cell level
formatting for quick use later. Simply format a cell in a Table the way you
want it, right-click the cell and select “Cell Style --> Save As New Cell
Style …”
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Change Grip Mode With Spacebar
When simply clicking on a grip when an object
is highlighted you automatically go into the stretch command. Press the space
bar and you go into the move command. Press it again and you go into rotate,
again for scale, and again for mirror.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Changing the visual effects of selection and rollover highlighting
Want to change the visual effects of selection
and rollover highlighting? Advanced settings can be found in
"Options->Selection->Selection Preview group->Visual Effect
Settings…"
Monday, September 10, 2012
Copy with a base point
Copy with a base point the simple way;
'Ctrl+Alt+C' then select your base point, 'Ctrl+V' to paste.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Restricting rollover highlighting to improve performance
Try setting the SELECTIONPREVIEW system
variable to 2 if the rollover highlighting functionality degrades performance
in large drawings. This will restrict rollover highlighting to only be active
when prompted for object selection from within a command. This can also be set
from "Options->Selection->Selection Preview group".
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Use Profiles to Transfer Settings Between Computers
Once your AutoCAD environment (file paths,
drafting settings, colors, etc.) is just the way you want it use
Tools/Options/Profiles/Add to List and then Export it as .ARG file anywhere on
your network. Later when moved to a different computer simply go to
Tools/Options/Profiles/Import to Apply your settings. Read more on Workspaces
and Profiles from AutoCAD Help/User's guide/The user interface/Customize the
Drawing Environment
Friday, September 7, 2012
Split Tables Into Columns
Did you know that Tables can now be broken
into multiple parts but still be part of the same table. At the bottom of every
table object is a triangular grip. Click and drag this grip to set the breaking
height for the table.
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