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[cadkiwi]

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

[alanjt]

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

That's how forum posts work.

[SLW210]

In settings>general settings, you have the option to show oldest first or newest first. So, the reason you get shunted to end of page is per your settings.

[Dadgad]

An honest mistake at the worst, an excellent learning opportunity at the best.

[cadkiwi]

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 it....thanks (didnt have to growl..SLW210..it was an honest question...altho i detect sarcasm because I was growling..hmmm)

[Firegod94]

When my work laptop got upgraded I got Windows 7 Pro & AutoCAD 2010. From day one I had issues with the cursor jumping across the screen for the slightest movements. After numerous calls to our tech support and calling my favorite CAD Professionals, I finally found an article at:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9240617

Which explains how to Enable Hardware Acceleration through the 3DCONFIG command.

Matthew Perreault

[marmo]

Hi,

If you have a viewport and you want different copies scaled proportionally...

RESIZE VIEWPORT TIP.jpg

[pryzmm]

my turn ...

command:SAVEALL
this works well when you have 2 or more opened drawings as you only need to type once and ALL your opened drawings will be saved.
note; read only files will prompt you for location

command:CLOSEALL
similar to above but this time it will closed "duh" all opened drawings.
note: unsaved/ modified files will prompt you to save them prior

- i usually use this 2 command one after the other to max its usefulness

command:SAVE
unlike "saveas" this one will save a copy of your drawing without exiting the current one you are trying to save

hope that helps

[mondaymonkey9]

Tip: Extend/Trim commands

While in the middle of either of the Trim or Extend command, you don't have to exit out of one to start another. they're virtually the same command. So if you're in Trim, and need to Extend, simply hold the Shift key and it will convert to the Extend command, and vice-versa.

Dude that's very useful, thanks!

[bgingerich]

I just found this out a couple of weeks ago myself!

Want to toggle variables that have "on/off" (or "1/0") settings but can't find a way to do it without an IF statement (or COND in LISP)?

For AutoCAD LT, use Diesel:

^C^Cvarname $M=$(- 1 $(getvar varname))

For those with LISP capability it's only slightly different:

(setvar "varname" (- 1 (getvar "varname")))

These are very useful in ribbon buttons.