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I got it Bill...it seems no one else did

oh yes the old blade trick! Now that was an art too.....as the paper rolled into the print machine a quick slash of the knife to trim the sheet from the roll as the drawing and yellow paper chugged...

Folding was an art...just like manual drafting!

I felt woosy I can tell you...I must say it was a short-lived method...who'd have thought it...lol

I never came across a folding machine? I was the folding machine!!!

i think you are thinking of a more 'modern' method. Was that the yellow paper through the blue light machine and the liquid developer rollers at the top ...where you mixed up an 'ammonia' developer...

oops sorry i didnt read the question properly...i was still thinking 'electric eraser'....those ones were grey...yes i remember the plastic erasers! And the 'plastic' clutch pencil leads.

oh yes thats right....its been awhile..the memory fades.

Grey!

Hey!!!

You missed out on a real treat......obviously batch plotting was not in our vocabulary!

Oh yes indeedy! :)

Wasn't a burnisher an electric eraser????

Do you remember having to develop your prints one or two at a time in an ammonia cabinet...where you poured ammonia into a tray at...

I can relate.........I am female ....I started drafting in 1973...i knew of no other females in the industry at that time..it was great :D

omg does that bring back sweet memories........arrrrhhhhh :star:

oh yes and due to the time difference in NZ - being ahead of you...it would jump a few times...(that is what i was questioning cos you guys would post and i would keep moving down...so that answers...

any reason why my posts keep getting shunted to the end of page/s ??

or.......
you have a mouse with middle wheel...double click on the wheel and zoom to extents instantly

That is the Gap tolerance that is also accessible in the hatch dialogue box...after awhile I found it quicker to draw a rectangle over the entire shape..fill the rectangle with the hatch and then...

Dadgad said righthand click on the COMMANDLINE....this gives you options everytime...a right click and options is there..thats pretty quick...i cant imagine what would be quicker actually....???

Just as a matter of interest....
Cad Management have decided to Restore the F3 function!
Yay! :D
Thanks to all for your help !

Yes.that's true...

No I dont think so...........
modifying menus is not my forte'...but I have loaded my menu from AutoCAD2005. It doesnt make any difference, although it probably wouldnt due to...

No..I've tried that too!
It sucks all right!
I cant understand why anyone would want to remove that function.
It's very frustrating!

Thanks Mike, but that doesnt work either..our company has it so you cant override or re-assign this key. :x