Using the split screen in AutoCAD for increased speed
When you find yourself doing lots of panning and zooming, you may be able to save time by splitting your screen into two or more panes. There are two basic ways to use the split screen. The first . . .
Relieving eyestrain with the 20-20-20 Rule
It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of good vision. All CAD users need to take definite steps to preserve and protect their eyesight. One thing you can do to bring relief to your eyes is to follow the 20-20-20 rule…
Snapping to hatch lines
Did you know that you can snap to hatch lines and other hatch objects if you want to, or change a setting and have OSNAP ignore all hatch lines if you prefer? The setting can be found in the Options dialog box…
Don’t let hatch objects obscure your linework
Here’s a CAD tip for anyone who has experienced having a hatch pattern cover up linework in a drawing, when you want the linework to display “in front of” the hatch pattern. This issue often comes up in xreffed drawings, but may also affect “live” drawings.
Getting shifty with Ortho
Did you know that the SHIFT key can be used to temporarily turn Ortho mode on and off? Here’s how…
Keeping Caps ON ALL THE TIME
If you want to make a setting that forces all letters typed in multitext objects to be capital letters, just open a multitext object, and while you are in the multitext editor, right-click to get the shortcut menu, and click on AutoCAPS.