Well, I've been a little slim on tips and tricks here lately, but, I've been understandably busy. I'm going to be offline for about a week, so expect silence here. I did want to highlight a couple of things so you aren't totally without technical content... Read any good books lately? Ever notice the 'chapter' setup on the Autocad Community Forums?Pick a topic and skim through to brush up on certain features such as:Frequently Asked Questions, General, 3d, Fields, Plotting, Sheet Set Manager, General 2006, Dynamic Blocks, Tables and CUI Menus.Salary...
Monday, 26 December 2005
Wednesday, 21 December 2005
Don't dock that palette...
Posted on 13:43 by Unknown
I don't remember where I first heard this, but, it stuck in the back of my mind til I needed it...I am working with my properties palette open, and I have my SSM up as well... I like to keep them both on the left side of the screen... I don't need to see all of my properties, just a couple, but, I'd like my SSM up without squishing both of them by docking them on the same side. So, with my properties docked and my SSM floating, I grab the bar on the SSM and drag to the left... with the CTRL key held down, which prevents the palette from docking......
Tuesday, 20 December 2005
AU mainstage rundown, Blog Survey, PDF of 2006 System Variables
Posted on 13:32 by Unknown
Take a blog survey from AutodeskSee a rundown of AU's mainstage presentation and download a videoI posted a pdf of all of the 2006 system variables and their switches in the Autodesk Newsgroups.Merry Christmas and happy holidays. All the blessings you and your family deserve in the coming ye...
Friday, 9 December 2005
Quick Navigation Tip and Response Request to GAUG Members at AU
Posted on 13:28 by Unknown
I took Donnia Tabor-Hanson's AUGI Tips and Tricks class at AU and it was fabulous!Jen Leamy (aka augi CADKitty and ATP Recruiter) suggested a tip about qselect, and I asked if I could say something about it, hopped up on stage and mentioned one of my favorite uses for qselect...I have some pretty big floor plans, and sometimes I am asked for measurements or other information of a specific room, and rather than zoom in close enough to read the numbers and pan around until I find it... I use a combination of qselect and zoom to object...Let's assume...
2006 System Variables O-W
Posted on 11:06 by Unknown
Continuing from previous posts, (part 3 of 3)From the help files... 2006 system variables beginning with the letters 'O' through 'W':OSNAPZControls whether object snaps are automatically projected onto a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS at the current elevation.0Osnap uses the Z-value of the specified point1Osnap substitutes the Z-value of the specified point with the elevation (ELEV) set for the current UCSPREVIEWEFFECTSpecifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of objects.0Dashed lines (the default display for selected...
Thursday, 8 December 2005
2006 System Variables D-L
Posted on 10:12 by Unknown
Continuing from yesterday's posts,From the help files... 2006 system variables beginning with the letters 'D' through 'L':DRSTATEDetermines whether the Drawing Recovery window is active or not.0The Drawing Recovery window is not active1The Drawing Recovery window is activeDTEXTEDSpecifies the user interface for editing single-line text.0Displays the In-Place Text Editor1Displays the Edit Text dialog boxDYNDIGRIPControls which dynamic dimensions are displayed during grip stretch editing. The DYNDIVIS system variable must be set to 2, which displays...
Wednesday, 7 December 2005
2006 System Variables B-C
Posted on 10:04 by Unknown
From the help files... 2006 system variables beginning with the letters 'B' and 'C':BACTIONCOLORSets the text color of actions in the Block Editor. Valid values include BYLAYER, BYBLOCK, and an integer from 1 to 255.Valid values for True Colors are a string of integers each from 1 to 255 separated by commas and preceded by RGB. The True Color setting is entered as follows:RGB:000,000,000BDEPENDENCYHIGHLIGHTControls whether or not dependent objects are dependency highlighted when a parameter, action, or grip is selected in the Block Editor.0Specifies...
System Variables New in 2006
Posted on 10:00 by Unknown
~sings~ These are a few of my favorite things!Well, not really, but, when you're in a jamb, that odd little system variable can mean the difference between bald patches and a full head of hair. I always appreciate the detailed list on Hyperpics, and that's where I pulled out all of these variables that are new in AutoCAD 2006. Stay tuned as I add the explanations from the Help files for them.BACTIONCOLORBDEPENDENCYHIGHLIGHTBGRIPOBJCOLORBGRIPOBJSIZEBLOCKEDITLOCKBLOCKEDITORBPARAMETERCOLORBPARAMETERFONTBPARAMETERSIZEBTMARKDISPLAYBVMODECALCINPUTCE...
Tuesday, 6 December 2005
You Might be a CAD Diva
Posted on 11:32 by Unknown
I put together goodie-bags for the ladies from CWC and a couple others, and my favorite part was the magnets (all original, I might point out), that I created for them, ala' Jeff Foxworthy, hope you enjoy:You Might be a CAD Diva…A Woman’s Touch:If you love redecorating your house… and always do three alternate layouts before moving anything.If you have the cutest little purse for going out, but, you’re torn between taking your compact or your ipaq.If your jewelry box is chock-full of necklaces, earrings and drill bits.If you debate with your girlfriends...
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