For a PDF of the Shortcut Keys go to this post
To print a list of shortcut keys or temporary override keys
- Click Tools menu > Customize > Interface.
- In the Customizations In pane, click the plus sign (+) next to Keyboard Shortcuts to expand it.
- In the Shortcuts pane, filter the type and status of keyboard shortcuts to print.
- In the Type list, select the type of keyboard shortcuts displayed in the list. Choices include All Keys, Accelerator Keys, or Temporary Override Keys.
- In the Status list, select the status of keyboard shortcuts displayed in the list. Choices include All, Active, Inactive, and Unassigned.
- In the Shortcuts pane, click Print.
Straight from the AutoCAD Help file – it’s in there – you should be reading the HELP files.
Here is a link to the product summary from Autodesk
OK – I want a new Tool!
Does anyone else agree that there seems to be very little content or focused tools for residential landscape architects?
What is there out there for them to use. Do they have to create blocks for themselves?
I did a search in the Content Browser inside ADT for “landscape” and found nothing.
I did find some trees and some street furniture (benches and such), but limited plants and nothing for sprinklers.
What do you folks do for retaining walls and concrete patterns and such?
Do you use Civil 3d or Land Desktop?
Let me know…
I wrote an Article for AUGIWorld magazine. It took a look at career stages and making progress in your CAD Career.
We go through many career stages as we advance in our chosen field. They can be categorized in many ways. Gene W. Dalton and Paul H. Thompson wrote a book way back in 1986 which outlined the basics phases of a career. The book “Novations: Strategies for Career Management” was instructional to me and I have adapted it to fit a CAD related career.
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I just stumbled on this (you may already know it).
If you hold down the shift key and right click on a file from your desktop or windows explorer you can open it read only.
Hmmm – learned something new…
Here is another one… For Windows XP Pro
To display a program at the top of the Start menu
Right-click the program you want to display at the top of the Start menu.
You can right-click a program on the Start menu, in Windows Explorer, in My Computer, or on the desktop.
Click Pin to Start menu.
The program is displayed in the pinned items list in the area above the separator line on the Start menu.
Now you see AutoCAD pinned to your Start Menu…
Notes
You can remove the program from the pinned items list by right-clicking the program and then clicking Unpin from Start menu.
You can change the order of the programs on the pinned items list by dragging a program to a new position.
You cannot pin or unpin items using the Classic Start menu.
Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) is coming to southern Californai for AUGI CAD Camp. This single-day event offers a tremendous opportunity for training to hone your skills and learn new techniques. AUGI CAD Camp provides ample opportunity to network with peers, colleagues, and some of the nation’s top CAD experts.
Here are just a few of the benefits of attending AUGI CAD Camp:
A unique 1/2-day session composed of three intense classes designed to equip today’s CAD Manager. The classes are taught by experienced instructors who have excelled as CAD managers and leaders effective in implementing best-practice techniques.
Regional Top DAUG contest (see if you’re the best AutoCAD user at the event!)
Great meals, fun giveaways, prizes and lots more
I will be teaching two CAD Management classes at the event…
Migration Madness
Are you responsible for migrating to the newest release of your software? Migrating software can be painful – like moving into a new house. The excitement is often overtaken by the efforts to make the move. At the end of the day, you are exhausted. We will cover all aspects of moving from one release to another. We’ll cover how to think through and plan the move as well as avoiding common errors addressing and dealing with old data. You will leave this session with a plan of action to assist you and your company when you commit to Moving Day.
Dynamic Blocks are the new tool inside AutoCAD 2006. Do they make a difference to your standards? Have you started embracing them yet? Do you have a plan of attack to get your users up to speed?
These and other issues we will tackle this month in the Journal
Dynamic Blocks Standards – Part 1 & 2
Dynamic Block Resources
Mid-Year Check Up
June Survey Says!
Here is a link to the latest Service Pack for ABS 2006
And a link to a page that explains what is in it…
If you have started delving into dynamic Blocks you know that it is a very robust tool. You also know that it may be something you don’t want every user playing with, or messing up your DBlocks.
To Disallows opening of the Block Editor and editing of dynamic block definitions, Set BLOCKEDITLOCK to 1. When this variable is set to 1, double-clicking a dynamic block in a drawing opens the Reference Edit dialog box. If the block contains attributes, double-clicking the block reference opens the Enhanced Attribute Editor
“0” – Specifies that the Block Editor can be opened
“1” – Specifies that the Block Editor cannot be opened
The Autodesk Help file has a typo in it…
To prevent access to the Block Editor
- On the command line, enter blockedtlock. <=== misspelled
- Enter 1, and then press ENTER.
When you turn off the Editor you may be doing more damage than leaving it on… When someone tries to edit a DBlock they may loose all of the intellegence that is built in. The following warning is displayed when trying to edit a DBlock in REFEDIT.
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