AutoCAD question?

Question

Tell me every useful trick you know of in AutoCAD. I'm just starting to learn it. I can do basic things such as draw lines and circles. I know how to use trim, fillet, offset, etc. So tell me something useful that is not the basics.

Answer 1

Use the spacebar to enter yoyr commands it is easier to use than the enter key

Answer 2

I've been using AutoCAD for 15 years. I wouldn't even begin to tell you "every useful trick" I know.



Here is one, though:



When you pick a "cutting edge" or an "extension edge" for trim or extend (respectively) you can hold down shift and toggle between the two commands at will. Thus you can trim to a line and extend to the same line without using another command.

Answer 3

You can create a named group of objects that will be accessable as long as you are in a drawing by typing:



(setq name (ssget))



After that, in any command that requires selecting objects, type:

!name and press enter. Where "name" can be any name you want to use.



I have a lot of commands that I have written in LISP. The program language for use within AutoCad. I have a lot of tricky things.

Answer 4

instead of trimming or extending, you can use chamfer command.set your distance to 0.then you use it in making corners..

Answer 5

go here http://www.ncsu.edu/project/graphicscourse/gc/acadtut/acadtut2000/acadtut-home.html it helped a coworker of mine one time for something