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Michael’s Corner - January 2012

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So a new year is upon us and it's a good time to begin as we mean to go on. Let's all resolve to learn more in 2012 and make our working lives easier. And for those who are unfortunate enough to be out of work, learning more is the best way to improve your chances of new employment in the future.

The Winter (here in the northern hemisphere) isn't over yet but it's hard not to look forward to Spring. As we know, Spring usually means a new version of AutoCAD and this year, the big question is nothing to do with what the new AutoCAD will bring in terms of features but what exactly Autodesk are going to call it. Will it really be called "AutoCAD 2013"? Somehow I doubt it and those of you old enough to remember AutoCAD Release 13 will know why. If you have some good ideas what you think the next version of AutoCAD will be called, let me know.

Let's get back to this month and talk about the January edition of Michael's Corner. Michael once again delivers a series of articles cast from the wisdom gained on his travels; this time to Guam and his presentation at Autodesk University (did you see him there?). Topics this month include Autodesk Apps for AutoCAD, block rotation parameters, a look at the AutoCAD 2012 view controls and a number of must-know tips for beginners. Happy New Year from CAD Tutor.

Video Tutorials - 14th August 2009

We've added a new Video Tutorials section to CADTutor! Some of our users have asked for video tutorials in addition to the text-based tutorials already on the site. Check them out and let us know what you think. Also, for those of you who prefer to watch your online video at YouTube, why not visit the CADTutor YouTube channel?

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Bring recent commands to the command line with the "Up" cursor key

Use the "Up" cursor (arrow) key on the keyboard to scroll through recently used commands on the command line. When you find the one you want, hit the Enter key to start that command.

You can also use the "Down" cursor key to scroll in the oposite direction.

Today's tip is by GE13579

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