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Shortcut Keys for TEXT in Auto-CAD Drawing
To Perform Command Shortcut Single line dynamic text – Justify/Align to fit within text line DTEXT DT Edit text…
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Shortcut Keys for Dimensioning in Auto-CAD
To Perform Command Shortcut Displays the calculator QUICKCALC CTRL+8 Opens dimension style manager dialogue box DIMSTYLE D Aligned linear dimension…
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Shortcut Keys – Object Selection – use with editing commands
To Perform Command Shortcut Adds each successive object, switches from remove ADD A All objects on thawed layers ALL ALL…
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Shortcut Keys for some common commands in Auto-CAD Drawing
To Perform Command Shortcut Draw an arc with 3 points ARC A Calculate the area AREA AA Align an object…
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How to Entry Coordinates in Auto-CAD software
Location measured by distance from 0,0 in current UCS #X,Y Location measured by distance from last point @X,Y Location measured…
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How to Use the Control Keys in Auto-CAD software
CTRL+0 Turns user interface elements on/off CTRL+1 Turns properties on/off CTRL+2 Turns design centre on/off CTRL+3 Turns tool palettes window…
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How to Use the Wheel Mouse in Auto-CAD software
To Do You have to do Zoom In Roll the wheel forward. Zoom Out Roll the wheel backward. Zoom Extents…
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How to use Keyboard Function Keys in Auto-CAD software
Function Description F1 Displays Auto-CAD Help F2 Toggles Text Window F3 Toggles OSNAP F4 Toggles TABMODE F5 or CTRL+E Toggles…
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Keyboard input for Auto-CAD software
How to use Keyboard Special Keys in Auto-CAD software: Keys Action ESC Use the ESC key to cancel all current…
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Difference between CAD and CAM
CAD: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) can be defined as the creation, modification, analysis and optimization of a new component using a computer. CAD involves 3 major…