AutoCAD 2012 - Command Completion

Hi, my name is Melanie... and I'm a Command Line junkie.In my defense, I started using AutoCAD for classes in high school, release 10, so typing commands in was the fast way to draft then.The problem, of course, is that the human brain can sometimes stall a bit.From release 2006 through 2011, your answer to a little brain stall would be to type the first character(s) of a command name and then hit the TAB key to cycle through them all, until you...

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AutoCAD 2012 - What's missing?

AutoCAD 2012 was released this spring. Most of the talk is, understandably about the features that are new to the program. But, sometimes, we have to talk about the things that are now missing.If you visit the Online Help for AutoCAD 2012, try doing a search for "deprecated". This should take you to the Command and System Variable History, which contains new and updated system commands and variables. However, if you scroll to the bottom of this page...

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AutoCAD Bible Winner - Tips and Tricks

The winner of the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2011 Bible is: Nancy Eaton!A photo of the impartial party drawing the winner from the names of the tipsters:Thank you to all who participated! I hope everyone enjoys your tips. Tipster: Nancy EatonProduct: AutoCADFor polylines I change the command string in the tool properties to make the appropriate layer current (command CLAYER) so I don’t have to pick the tool again to draw another polyline. Notice that...

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OT: Lord of the Rings Pickup Lines

Undeniably, the most popular post on my blog is the one entitled Geek Pickup Lines. Strangely enough, one of the top searches that brings people to my little corner of the interwebs is "Lord of the Rings Pick up Lines". Due to my mention of the books in my profile. =>Yes, that is sort of sad, given that this blog is dedicated to the serious and the professional... ~pause~ Okay, maybe not entirely. One reason I take so much pleasure in my work is that my colleagues enjoy a good laugh (see also: "You Might be a CAD Diva if...").So, I think to...

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Recent Random AUGI resources

Alright, you all know I love AUGI and all of it's talented volunteers, right?Well, just in case you're not a big dork, and do not follow me on Twitter, here is a list of resources I recently shared there, just to ensure that everyone gets to see them. Have a scroll through and see if someone has shared some news or tips for the products you use.Hot Forum Topics: Navisworks: setting up object enablers http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=85131CAD Management: CAD vs. Creativity http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=18562 CAD Management:...

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Mastering Civil 3D Winner - Tips and Tricks

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Tips and Tricks contest. I apologize for the delay in selecting the winner. I'm finally on summer break from uni and had some time to revisit this.This post is about the winner of the Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 book!Congratulations to Dave Drahn! As promised, an impartial party was given the names of all of the tipsters, and he selected one at random. Tipster: Dave DrahnProduct: Civil 3D ...

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