Texting the grid, and gridding the text
Here is a tip about a truly useful application of the grid feature in AutoCAD–for organizing text objects in a column.
Looking at the keyboard — Part 1
A “key” part of the AutoCAD user’s hardware, and a vital part of the CAD interface, is the keyboard. The computer keyboard is, in many ways, an archaic piece of equipment. Look at it and you can almost imagine little steel levers coming down from the underside of each key, like in the antique Remington typewriters.
Handle with Care
This CAD tip comes from working with some of the best CADDsters around, and will not be found in any AutoCAD textbook. It involves creating a temporary “handle” object for a Move or Copy operation, in order to ensure that the base and destination points are placed exactly where you intend them to be.
Point A and Point B and how to set them accurately
Here is a list of CAD tips about one of the most frequent tasks a CAD drafter encounters: specifying a base point (let’s call it Point A) and a destination point (called Point B in this post).
The Zoom Extents Discipline
The Zoom Extents command provides a great test to judge the orderliness of your drawing. Ideally, there will be very little empty space visible in your work area after executing the Zoom Extents command.