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By default AutoCAD 2016 is configured to switch current tabs or even model space should your cursor momentarily hesitate over one of the tab previews. This situation has happened to me more than on...  Read more

Tip#: 4558
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 09-Nov-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4.5
  Rated by 2 users

Have you ever created a view on a drawing, only to want to change the orientation of the model before — or after — placing the view? Here is a tip that shows how to change your model vi...  Read more

Tip#: 4376
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 06-Oct-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

You can control the fading effects in AutoCAD with the following system variables:

For in-place editing on external references (which also works on edit-in-place blocks), the Xfadectl syste...  Read more

Tip#: 4339
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 21-Jul-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Andria Lynch shares a tip on using the ViewCube in AutoCAD while working on two-dimensional drawings.

"I have found no real need to have the ViewCube on when doing...  Read more

Tip#: 3675
Author: Andria Lynch
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Published on: 26-Jun-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Real-time panning has been around a long time in AutoCAD — so long that many people have forgotten about the old Pan command. Sanjay Kulkarni's code adds some new features to...  Read more

Tip#: 3666
Author: Sanjay Kulkarni
Rename File To: mPan.LSP
Published on: 13-Jun-2011
Downloads: 170
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Dale Miksch's latest tip helps ensure that your mouse's scroll wheel is set to pan in AutoCAD.

"I see so many users select the pan icon from the toolbar when they ...  Read more

Tip#: 3660
Author: Dale Miksch
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Published on: 12-Jun-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Tipster Nicholas Thompson shares a method to pan by direction using the Ctrl key in AutoCAD.

"Reading the '...  Read more

Tip#: 3653
Author: Nicholas Thompson
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Published on: 22-May-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Ian A. White sends us a tip on using the AutoCAD scroll bars more efficiently — even instantly.

"G'day. Here's a tip that will help everyone who works with sc...  Read more

Tip#: 3615
Author: Ian White
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Published on: 04-Apr-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Kent Elrod sent us a tip on using the Shift key to cycle through selections and input types in a reverse order.

"I really like the ability to type the first few le...  Read more

Tip#: 3542
Author: Kent Elrod
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Published on: 06-Dec-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

This tip is from Mitch Thaxter, who has added functionality to an existing LISP routine by William J. Blackmon. The end result is a LISP routine that creates more ...  Read more

Tip#: 3507
Author: Mitch Thaxter
Rename File To: 3dtools.lsp
Published on: 10-Oct-2010
Downloads: 337
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users