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AutoCAD tips, PostalCAD, November 8, 2004

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AutoCAD Tip

In 2000-2004 -

Hit Ctrl+1 to pop up the properties docker.

Loadsa things to change in there. Particularly useful
is the LINETYPE generation and scale.

Nick

 

Nick,

That is now known as the Properties Pallete (was formerly called the
Properties Dialog Box) and yes that is a very powerful pallete to display or
edit properties of selected objects. That coupled with the QSELECT makes
selection/filtering a very useful pair of features to get to know.

Also some other quick-keys are (when using Windows Shortcuts & AutoCAD 2005)
:
CTRL+1 = Properties
CTRL+2 = DesignCenter
CTRL+3 = Tool Palletes
CTRL+4 = Sheet Set Manager
CTRL+5 = Info Pallette
CTRL+6 = dbConnect
CTRL+7 = Markup Set Manager

CTRL+A = Select All
CTRL+B = SNAP ON/OFF (typically F9)
CTRL+C = CopyClip
CTRL+D = Coords ON/OFF (typically F6)
CTRL+E = Isoplane Toggle (typically F5)
CTRL+F = OSNAP ON/OFF (typically F3)
CTRL+G = GRID ON/OFF (typically F7)
CTRL+H = Pickstyle 0/1 or 2/3 toggle (Groups & Associateve Hatch)
CTRL+I = ?
CTRL+J = Executes last command (typically a spacebar, enter or quick
right-click)
CTRL+K = Hyperlink
CTRL+L = ORTHO ON/OFF (typically F8)
CTRL+M = ?
CTRL+N = NEW Drawing
CTRL+O = OPEN existing drawing
CTRL+P = Print current drawing
CTRL+Q = Quit
CTRL+R = Switch between viewports
CTRL+S = Save
CTRL+T = Tablet mode ON/OFF
CTRL+U =?
CTRL+V = Paste from the Clipboard
CTRL+W = ?
CTRL + X =Cuts object to the Clipboard
CTRL+Y = Repeats Last Action (REDO)
CTRL+Z = Reverses Last Action (UNDO)

CTRL+click = Cycle between overlapping ojects

CTRL+drag = copy & paste

CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB switch between open drawings

F1 = Displays Help
F2 = Toggles text window on/off
F3 = Toggles OSNAP
F4 = Toggles TABMODE
F5 = Toggles ISOPLANE
F6 = Toggles COORDS
F7 = Toggles GRIDMODE
F8 = Toggles ORTHOMODE
F9 = Toggles SNAPMODE
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And while we're on a Ctrl+ key frenzy, we shouldn't forget

CTRL+0 = Clean Screen

 

Kewl... I knew I forgot some... thanks for adding.

 

F10 - toggles Polar Tracking
F11 - toggles Object Snap Tracking

Jerry

 

one i use alot
control+(hold down mouse wheel)
to pan rapidly around a drawing

 

I had forgotten that.
You can also do an "ortho" pan using shift+mouse wheel.

 

Kewl... I knew I forgot some... thanks for adding.

Can't leave out my all time fave, ALT+F4 ...

 

And ye olde Alt+TAB !

Nick

 

And in ISOMETRIC drawing F5 changes current drawing plane !

Nick

 

F1: Help
F2: Command Window
F3: Osnap
F4: Tablet
F5: Isometric Planes
F6: Coordinates
F7: Grid
F8: Ortho
F9: Snap
F10: Polar
F11: Otrack
F12: Fixed/Floating Screen-pointing (for tablets)

 

Command Quick Guide

http://www.hyperpics.com/downloads/resources/General/AutoCAD Command Quick Guide.pdf