kpolivier101 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I've been using autocad 2009 for a good while, up until my computer crashed last week. I'm trying 2017LT and have seen some changes. I don't like the command bar on the drawing surface, so my question is can i move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 dynmode off. You can type that or use the appropriate icon at the bottom of the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Are you by chance referring to the floating "Command Line"? It is like that by default. All you have to do is click,drag it by the left end and dock it at the bottom of the window. You have to drag it pretty low before it docks. Then, lock it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Another is you may want the ribbon on or off its a user preference do just that Ribbonclose or Ribbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpolivier101 Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 When using AC2009 my cursor on the when right clicked and drag left and down it would make a square or rectangle, on 2017 LT it does this crazy curvy line thingy that just bugs the poop out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 When using AC2009 my cursor on the when right clicked and drag left and down it would make a square or rectangle, on 2017 LT it does this crazy curvy line thingy that just bugs the poop out of me.That is called the Lasso. You can make a selection rectangle by clicking one corner then clicking the other corner. The original click-n-drag window setting is still there, it just defaults to the lasso in the last three releases. You have to change the settings. The lasso is a very handy tool when selecting bunches of stuff inside of other bunches of stuff. It works just like the selection window but you can avoid accidentally selecting things JUST inside the rectangle by bending away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Welcome to CADTutor! I think in OPTIONS, if LT has them, you can probably turn off the lasso on the SELECTION tab? Dana would know, he is on LT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Have you found anything new that you liked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpolivier101 Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 There are a lot of things that are new that i kinda like, and the reason I say "kinda" is because I learned autocad the hard way (self taught) and there were a lot of things that was difficult when learning AC2009, but i still designed and built 7 houses. I think I am just using this LT (free trial) as a stepping stone to AutoCad 2017 Arch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Welcome to CADTutor! I think in OPTIONS, if LT has them, you can probably turn off the lasso on the SELECTION tab? Dana would know, he is on LT. Yup. It is on the options dialog somewhere. I'd say where but I can't remember exactly, and I turned off my subscription because I haven't used it in four months. I wanted to upgrade to 17 anyway, so now when I need it again I'll just download the new version. Set the way it is out of the can, one click starts a selection window, release, and drag the resulting window to the other corner and click again. It's a can'o'corn. If you don't release the first click, you get the lasso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 There are a lot of things that are new that i kinda like, and the reason I say "kinda" is because I learned autocad the hard way (self taught) and there were a lot of things that was difficult when learning AC2009, but i still designed and built 7 houses. I think I am just using this LT (free trial) as a stepping stone to AutoCad 2017 Arch.I find the geometric center snap incredibly useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 It's a can'o'corn. Simple and sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I find the geometric center snap incredibly useful. I like the sound of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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