You may want a Keyboard Shortcut list that is better formatted…
Here is a PDF of the list… autocad-keyboard-shortcuts
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Here is a list of the shortcuts that can be used in AutoCAD (or ACA)…
ALT+F8 VBA Run
ALT+F11 VBA Editor
CTRL+1 Properties Palette
CTRL+2 DesignCenter Palette
CTRL+3 Tool Palette
CTRL+4 Sheet Set Manager Palette
CTRL+5 Info Palette
CTRL+6 DBConnect Manager
CTRL+7 Markup Set Manager Palette
CTRL+A Selects objects in drawing
CTRL+B Toggles Snap
CTRL+C [...]
When developing your CAD Standards keep in mind that you are painting a target for your team to hit. You are not creating a “how to” book. Leave the “how to” part for training. By giving them a target to hit you are allowing for some flexibility in what they do to [...]
I run a meeting that brings together technology managers from several different firms. The Digital Task Force is a group that gathers monthly to discuss topics related to technology use in Architectural firms.
The topic this time around was plotting. We discussed hardware, software and output. We had hardware equipment [...]
That is a mouth full…
This variable controls the fade percentage when you lock a layer. You can type this in on the command line and enter anything between zero and 90. If you went above 90 you would not be able to see the layer and you might think it was Off or [...]
Layer Walk allows you to use Filters. By using wildcards and letters you can select groups of layers for viewing. The check box tothe right allows you to turn on and off the filter.
You can also Purge layers…
You may have noticed a Purge button at the bottom of the dialog box. It [...]
Let’s take a stroll down Layer Lane with Layer Walk
Issue the command and you will see a list of all the layers in your DWG.
By highlighting one of them, you will see only the layers on that highlighted layer.
Select another layer and you see only that layer.
Now the fun begins…
In the layer list, you [...]
Next on our tour of the Layer II toolbar is the CopytoLayer command.
Click the command and then select a layer that you want to copy onto another layer. This does not move the entity, it makes a copy of it on the target layer. Once you have selected the entities, hit enter and [...]
On the Layer II Toolbar are some companion icons. LAYISO and LAYUNISO. Selecting LAYISO (the one on the left) will isolate all objects on one layer.
After selecting one or more objects, all layers except the layers of the selected objects are either turned off, frozen in the current layout viewport, or [...]
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