March 2005
Tab for opposite snap
If you are working in a crowded drawing and have difficulty using object snap, try TAB.
For example, you want to snap to an endpoint of a line in a crowded area but the other endpoint is in an open area. Just position your cursor on the clear endpoint until the Autosnap marker appears, then press TAB to highlight the entity. Press TAB again to move the Autosnap marker to the other endpoint. Left click to select this endpoint.
This also works in other logical situations like, QUA snap to a circle and END snap to an arc.
Last point
Remember you can use @ to return the last picked point. Here is an example of using this in the BREAK command. Of course this is useful in macros.
Command: BREAK Select object:
Specify second break point or [First point]: F
Specify first break point: INT of
Specify second break point: @
Command:
Inch mark in linetypes
Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 03/29/2005 - 06:12If 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:
Dimension Text
With very few exceptions, you should never manually enter a dimension value. I see this all the time when I go to edit dimension text, and the text in the editor reads something like FUTURE 20' EASEMENT, when it should read FUTURE <> EASEMENT.
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