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PermaLink Posted 4/21/2005 07:10:00 AM Comments (7)
13 April 2005
Two quick tips
Sometimes, it's the little things that make all the difference. One of the best features of the R2005 Mtext editor is the ability to quickly exit (while saving changes) by clicking anywhere in the drawing editor. This beats trying to pick the tiny OK button every time.
To quickly hide all toolbars, and windows in the AutoCAD screen (such as tool palettes), use the shortcut Ctrl+0. This devotes all your screen real estate to the drawing editor, with the exception of the pull-down menu and the command line. Use the same shortcut to toggle your screen back to normal.
PermaLink Posted 4/13/2005 12:31:00 PM Comments (2)
To quickly hide all toolbars, and windows in the AutoCAD screen (such as tool palettes), use the shortcut Ctrl+0. This devotes all your screen real estate to the drawing editor, with the exception of the pull-down menu and the command line. Use the same shortcut to toggle your screen back to normal.
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PermaLink Posted 4/13/2005 12:31:00 PM Comments (2)
06 April 2005
Mtext CAPS
Quick Tip
Many users must put notes in ALL CAPITALS, If you get tired of toggling the Caps Lock on and off between entering notes and working in other applications, read on.
While in the MTEXT editor, right click to view the context menu. Select AutoCAPS and whatever you type in the editor will be capitalized regardless of the status of Caps Lock.
Note: When AutoCAPS is on, use of the Shift key will cause characters to be lowercase.
PermaLink Posted 4/06/2005 01:08:00 PM Comments (0)
Many users must put notes in ALL CAPITALS, If you get tired of toggling the Caps Lock on and off between entering notes and working in other applications, read on.
While in the MTEXT editor, right click to view the context menu. Select AutoCAPS and whatever you type in the editor will be capitalized regardless of the status of Caps Lock.
Note: When AutoCAPS is on, use of the Shift key will cause characters to be lowercase.
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PermaLink Posted 4/06/2005 01:08:00 PM Comments (0)
05 April 2005
Inch mark in linetypes
If you have ever tried making a custom linetype with inch symbol (") in the linetype definition, you know AutoCAD will complain, because it interprets this as an extra quote mark in the linetype string.
Instead, use %%34 to represent the inch mark ("). See the following example:
*15 Inch,-----15"-----15"-----15"-----15"-----15"-----
A,.5,-.2,["15%%34",standard,S=.10,R=0.0,X=-0.12,Y=-.06],-.2,.2
Note: The 34 is the ASCII code for (")
PermaLink Posted 4/05/2005 07:00:00 AM Comments (1)
Instead, use %%34 to represent the inch mark ("). See the following example:
*15 Inch,-----15"-----15"-----15"-----15"-----15"-----
A,.5,-.2,["15%%34",standard,S=.10,R=0.0,X=-0.12,Y=-.06],-.2,.2
Note: The 34 is the ASCII code for (")
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PermaLink Posted 4/05/2005 07:00:00 AM Comments (1)