liam150987 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 At college I use toi use AutoCAD 2000, on this version I could fix my cursor so it would only go on fixed points/the corner of each square, so every time i drew a line it would be perfectly straight, i just had to enter the length value. I currently now use AutoCAD 2012 and the layout etc has vastly changed since me using 2000! If I recall correctly, do I have to turn OSNAP on to fix the cursor to the squares? If your failing to understand what i mean.....The cursor would not be able to go inside a box but could only fix itself on the corners of any box..... Can anyone help? Many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajcraig99 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 F3 toggles Object Snap, F9 for grid snap, Hole shift and then right click to select your other snap options (after choosing the line command) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajcraig99 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 You can select "Autocad classic" to change from the ribbon interface to the classic autocad interface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 You don't need to use GRID and SNAP to draw perfectly straight lines. Toggle ORTHOMODE on. It's the F8 key. Another option is to use AutoCAD's tracking feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam150987 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks for your help guys, problem solved. I'm finding my feet again after not using CAD at all for atleast 4 years. Many thanks once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 After you have found your feet start looking at features such as Object Snap Tracking and Polar Tracking. You might find them useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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