Seann Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 So how big is your monitor SEANT? Looks like your drafting on a postage stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Actually, the primary CAD monitor is a 19" wide format at 1440x900. I truncated the width to create the screenshot while still allowing the "Screen Menu" to be legible at 600 px wide. Plus, I usually run without the properties pallet open so drawing real estate is not a problem. A secondary monitor, at 1024 x 768, allows me to spread out even further. I question I would like to pose to all users of 2004 or later; is there a context sensitive menu structure that performs better than the screen menu? I have no experience with 06 - 07 CUI implementation. Is there an ability to set up a list of usual values for - say the offset command - that is presented in as timely a fashion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 sure, use a Tool Palette, or create a Button with a macro. the default is ^C^C_offset so just add to it. for instance, for a "preset" offset of 6, the macro will be ^C^C_offset;6; so when you click it, your offset is preset to 6. create multiple ones on a Tool Palette for quick, easy access to certain offsets used regularly. that's the best way i know how other than the command itself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 That is essentially what I do via Screen Menues. The aspect of screen menus that I find indespencible is that as soon as I enter the offset command - either by toolbar, pulldown, or alias - the screen menu automatically displays a screen with my offset options. Can the tool Pallets be set up to respond in that fashion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyunited Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 is there anywhere i can get a link of all the default keyboard short cuts? and how would i go about changing copy from co to c? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 is there anywhere i can get a link of all the default keyboard short cuts? and how would i go about changing copy from co to c? If you have Express tools installed you can use Tools|Command Alias editor. If you don't have that find acad.pgp (it may be in a hidden folder), open it with Notepad or similar and just copy the format already there. (make a copy first!) be careful that you use each alias only once though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 If you don't have that find acad.pgp (it may be in a hidden folder), open it with Notepad or similar and just copy the format already there. (make a copy first!) Just use this lisp function to find (and open for editing) the pgp file. (startapp "notepad" (findfile "acad.pgp")) You may have more than one PGP file, but this will open the one currently in use. be careful that you use each alias only once though. Not critical though, the last definition will be used. Also note that any lisp definitions will override PGP definitions. So if you put this in your "acaddoc.lsp" file, "C" will be "copy", regardless of what is in your PGP file. (defun C:C () (command "._copy") ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyunited Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Just use this lisp function to find (and open for editing) the pgp file. (startapp "notepad" (findfile "acad.pgp")) You may have more than one PGP file, but this will open the one currently in use. Not critical though, the last definition will be used. Also note that any lisp definitions will override PGP definitions. So if you put this in your "acaddoc.lsp" file, "C" will be "copy", regardless of what is in your PGP file. (defun C:C () (command "._copy") ) thansk you both. do you have that lisp as a file i can drap into cad or so i have to manually type that in? (i dont know how to) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seann Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 thansk you both. do you have that lisp as a file i can drap into cad or so i have to manually type that in? (i dont know how to) Just copy the (startapp... and paste it in and hit enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyunited Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 right ; -- User Defined Command Aliases -- ; Make any changes or additions to the default AutoCAD command aliases in ; this section to ensure successful migration of these settings when you ; upgrade to the next version of AutoCAD. If a command alias appears more ; than once in this file, items in the User Defined Command Alias take ; precedence over duplicates that appear earlier in the file. ; **********----------********** ; No xlate ; DO NOT REMOVE should i make the changes in here? or in the lisp you gave me? also i have this CO, *COPY CP, *COPY what do i do to change it to just C for copy? and i change CI for circle? thanks you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I typed the command as given by RKM and my file is like this... C, *Copy Cf, *Chamfer Ch, *Ddchprop -Ch, *Change Ci, *Circle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyunited Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 did you make the changes in that file even tho it said you shouldnt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 mines too old to have that text! do you mean ; -- User Defined Command Aliases --; Make any changes or additions to the default AutoCAD command aliases in ; this section to ensure successful migration of these settings when you ; upgrade to the next version of AutoCAD. If a command alias appears more ; than once in this file, items in the User Defined Command Alias take ; precedence over duplicates that appear earlier in the file. ; **********----------********** ; No xlate ; DO NOT REMOVE this bit? It only says DO NOT REMOVE - not the same as do not alter. I make all my changes in the acad.pgp file and keep it somewhere safe so that I can use the same one when we upgrade. I haven't actually changed mine since 1998, although I should add a few new commands in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erratic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 WOW!!! I could really go on and on with this one... so here it goes: acad.pgp AA, *APPLOAD BH, *BHATCH DDI, *DDINSERT OP, *OPEN DDST, *DDSTYLE DDU, *DDUNITS SAA, *SAVEAS W, *PLOT WB, *WBLOCK I keep it simple in the *.pgp file - *.lsp is where practically all my customizations are found... As for the toolbar, palette, button, menu topic goes... I avoid them at all costs - of course there are a few that I keep docked at all times (i.e. properties, xrefs, layer manager, project navigator & the beloved MEP tool palette) but I do have (2) 22" monitors and mostly keep the ribbon hidden so I have A LOT of drafting space... and I am strongly of the opinion that the keyboard IS THE MOST EFFICIENT/ PRODUCTIVE way to use AutoCAD. so here is a rundown of SOME of my keyboard shortcuts: 1 - change selected to color "red" 2 - "" "" "" "" "" "" "yellow" 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 22 - 30 - a - arc ar - array e - erase el - ellipse i - insert m - move mr - move & then rotate moved item(s) mi - mirror z - zoom previous (I can explain that one if you want - just ask) ze - zoom extents zw - zoom window zp - zoom previous zc - zoom center (click) c - copy cw - copy "w" cp - copy "p" cm - copy "m"ultiple cr - copy & then rotate copied item(s) ci - circle 2p - circle "2p" 3p - circle "3p" r - rotate re - redraw rg - regen rgg - regenall f - fillet f0 - fillet radius zero (saves current radius and restores after) qf - fillet first line and keep second at original length cf - chamfer qc - chamfer first line and keep second at original length ch - change b - break bfi - break "f" pause "int" pause "int" d - distance (near - perp) di - divide sc - scale s - stretch scp - stretch "cp" (crossing polygon) <--- very handy!!! t - trim (FYI - trim/extend can be used in same command) ex - extend (FYI - trim/extend can be used in same command) x - explode pl - pline ple - pline "end" l - line l45 - line @ 45degrees (also have l135, l225, l315, l30, l15) le - line "end" lq - line "qua" l00 - line from "0,0" lee - line "end" "end" lii - line "int "int" lmp - line "mid" per" lmm - line "mid "mid" lmid - line from mid 2 points - nea, per (I've had this since R12) [indent]---> my line commands go on and on - pretty much every combination... I always know what I want to snap to and I HATE running osnaps so I keep them clear and set them as necessary when needed and of course I program them into my commands whenever applicable. [/indent] with that being said... osnap commands are as follows: ee - end cc - cen ii - int nn - nea mm - mid pp - per qq - qua ss - ins oo - clears osmode to zero note: all of the above commands take the current osmode variable and add the necessary integer to create the next set of running snaps (i.e. osmode 33 = end + int) dimensioning commands: upd - dim:upd dv - dim:ver dg - dim:ang da - dim:al dh - dim:hor dc - dim:con dcen - dim:cen drd - dim:rad te - dim:te dms - dimscale in addition I have underlying sequences that assure that the proper dim variables are set prior to placing dims lmk - make new layer fa - freeze all layers l0 - sets current layer to zero on - turn all layers on lu - unlock all layers def - set current layer to "defpoints" ta - thaw all layers cdf - changes selected entities to layer defpoints cll - changes "l"ast to current layer 0 - selected to layer zero lo - selected layer off ll - lock selected layer c2 - changes layer of item 1 to layer of item 2 (single item) w2 - same as above - except multiple items ul - unlock selected layer il - isolate selected layer fl - freeze selected layer sl - clayer set to selected cl - changes selected to current layer misc commands: oopa - clears all osnaps and purge all (3x) leg - lengthen li - list (I use this ALL the time) gr - group bl - block se - select ue - ucs entity (very handy - I NEVER USE SNAPANG its a waste of time) uw - ucs world lt - linetype au - audit xl - explode last pref - preferences o - offset oh - offset 1/2 of distance between picked points pe - pedit ha - quick hatch - pick, pick ansi131 sa - qsave saa - saveas saq - qsave, quit (great for the end of the day!) po - pasteorig (extremely handy - use it if not already) im - imageattach dw - dwgprops ic - imageclip more misc.... hx - forces selected to "hidden" linetype h2 - forces selected to "hidden2" linetype cen - forces selected to "center" linetype cc2 - forces selected to "center2" linetype dsh - dashdot dsh2 - dashdot2 dsd - dashed dsd2 - dashed2 cn - continuous ph - phantom ph2 - phantom2 lbl - selected to linetype bylayer cbl - selected to color bylayer by - color and linetype bylayer and more... vc - vpclip mv - mview pss - pspace, stretch t1 - tilemode 1 (adjusts textsize based on dimscale * 0.09375) t0 - tilemode 0 (adjusts textsize to 3/32 for pspace text) zxp - zoom 1/__xp (old school way of scaling your viewports) and more... [indent]these are "setup" commands & the following are set: aunits, auprec, unitmode, lunits, luprec, insunits, insunitsdefsource, insunitsdeftarget, blipmode, regenauto, visretain, orthomode, dimstyle, dimscale, textsize, ltscale, plinegen, psltscale, viewres, mirrtext, imageframe, layereval, dimscale, gridmode, laylockfadectl, snapmode, qtextmode [/indent] `1 - set up for 1:1 48 - set up for 1:48 96 192 240 300 and more... 2mt - text2mtext tst - textstyle ts - textsize ry - rotate by insertion - angle 90 rt - rotate by insertion - angle 0 r3 - angle 315 r5 - angle 45 df - places %%c (diameter symbol) at end of selected text et - places (E) text at beginning of selected text - existing nt - places (N) text at beginning of selected text - new td - places (D) text at beginning of selected text - demo ut - underline selected text - %%u "0-" - add parens to selected text tl - text inline (only works on lines - I need one for polylines - ??) es - edit string (text only - not mtext (prob since this originated in my R12 days)) jt - joint text (adds one text string to another creating one) xa - xref attach (I need one of these that will attach with NO PATH - any thoughts?) xd - xref detach xc - xclip xr - xref reload xb - xref bind (I'd like a Xref bind/insert options - again... thoughts???) I know that was a lot, but I actually left a lot out as well... and since its almost 5pm here and I've been looking at this over an hour I'll call it good. Any questions, thoughts or suggestions are welcome... p e a c e ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 LoL How do you guys find these old threads? (Not that there's anything wrong with it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy J Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 LoLHow do you guys find these old threads? (Not that there's anything wrong with it). Hey, I just came across this one the other day and was going to post. I've been learning how to do my pgp, lsp, mns, etc. files and have been customizing something new just about everyday as I learn new commands and such (or read good tips here in the forum :wink:). I just hadn't gotten around to my final state yet. As far as finding the old threads, I had initially googled and found the forum via some old threads. Now, when reading a thread, there's a list of similar threads at the bottom of the thread, probably listed by a keyword match. I find some down there that are totally unrelated and some that are a great complement to the thread I was just reading. Kind of like a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead411 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 LoLHow do you guys find these old threads? (Not that there's anything wrong with it). The dusty old books at the back of the library are often the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The dusty old books at the back of the library are often the best. OH, I meant no harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead411 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 No, don't get me wrong Alan, I meant it sincerely. Many a golden nugget can be found in old books/threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 No, don't get me wrong Alan, I meant it sincerely. Many a golden nugget can be found in old books/threads. I completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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