AutoCAD Tips

I use P to get what I want, when I want it, and you can too!

use P option to select all objects that were previously selected, SELECT command can also be used to select objects in AutoCAD

AUTOCAD RANDOMLY CRASHES AS YOU WORK

update to latest video driver, set AutoCAD to run as administrator, turn off user account control, delete Windows temporary files, reset to AutoCAD defaults, or turn off hardware acceleration, Autodesk Knowledge Network

OSNAP: A closer look

invoke OSNAP command to determine geometric locations of objects, set APBOX variable to 1 to make aperture box visible, type first 3 letters of OSNAP name to activate particular snap in AutoCAD

UNDERSTANDING AUTOCAD BACKUP AND AUTOSAVE FILES

recover data by renaming .bak extension to dwg, invoke MOVEBAK command to specify alternative folder for bak files, visit drawing recovery manager to locate/open documents that were last open when AutoCAD crashed

3D modelling Tire in AutoCAD

implement Boolean tools, 3D array, revolve, extrude commands to model type in AutoCAD

Are You an AutoCAD Offset Wizard? (Lynn Allen/Cadalyst Magazine)

understanding various features of offset command in AutoCAD

DOUBLE CLICKING TEXT GIVES UNKNOWN COMMAND MESSAGE

edit customize UI dialog box, locate PGP file before updating it in AutoCAD

AutoCAD Save (Three Different Ones)

employ QSAVE, SAVEAS, SAVE commands in AutoCAD to save drawing with current file name, continue using saved drawing with new name, save drawing with new name while continuing with old name,

Where did the Coordinate readout in the AutoCAD status bar go?

click customize button, select coordinates from customize menu to add coordinate readout to far right side of status bar