Tutorials
Align (move and rotate) several objects.
Command:
ac + enter
Pick
two points as shown.
Now,
select the entities to move
and align with the destination line.
Aligning text horizontally, left justified.
Command:
y6 + enter
First,
select the text to align to.
Next,
select text entities to align.
Aligning text on top of a line.
Command:
t6 + enter
First,
select text to align.
Pick
point on line as shown.
Note:
Picking the point near the
other end of the line will align
selected text below the line.
Aligning text vertically, left justified.
Command:
6y + enter
First,
select the text to align to.
Next,
select text entities to align.
Aligning text with the end point of a line, left
side.
Command:
r5 + enter
Make
sure the line to align with is
the last line in the drawing.
Select
the text to align.
Aligning text with the end point of a line, right
side.
Command:
r6 + enter
Make
sure the line to align with is
the last line in the drawing.
Select
the text to align.
Command:
bw + enter
Select
the text to break at its word number.
At the
prompt enter 2, to break selected
text after the second word.
Centerline between two parallel
lines.
Command:
ccn + enter
Select
two parallel lines.
Checking the distance (length) and angle of a line.
Command:
da + enter
Pick
a line to find its length and angle.
The
following two lines are displayed at the command prompt:
Distance:
1.4139", 1 1/2", 35.9128mm
Angle:
185.6653 Angle with xy plane: 0
This
sets distance variable d to the length of the line
and angle variable a to the angle of the line.
The
angle of the line is the angle from the point picked to the nearest end of the
line.
Copying an attribute or text value to another
attribute or text.
Command:
fa + enter
Select
an attribute to copy its value.
Select
another attribute to copy to.
Dimensioning a line with one pick.
Command
y7 + enter
Pick
the line as shown.
Picking
a point near the other
end of the line creates the
dimension on the other side.
Dimensioning the last line in the drawing.
Command:
y77 + enter
The
side on which the dimension is added
depends on the direction of the line.
The
line in the figure was drawn from
left to right.
Reversing
the line with r4 and then using
y77
will dimension the line on the other side.
Drawing a circle using an existing line
as
its diameter.
Command:
cdd + enter
Select
a line to draw a circle.
Drawing a half circle using an existing line.
Command:
hc + enter
Select
a line to draw a half circle.
Picking
a point closer to the other
end draws the half circle on other side.
Drawing a leader starting with a near point.
Command:
qw + enter
Pick
two points as shown to draw
the leader.
Drawing a horizontal line at view center of length
d.
Command:
sd + enter + 1 + enter
This
sets the distance variable d to 1".
Command:
hv + enter
Draws a horizontal line at viewcenter, 1" long.
Drawing a line of a specified length and angle.
Command:
sd + enter + 1 + enter
Sets the distance variable d to 1".
Command:
de + enter + 30 + enter
Sets
angle variable a to 30˚.
Command:
dg + enter
Draws a line 1" long and at angle 30˚.
Drawing a
rectangle using the last line
in
the drawing, left side.
Uses distance
d as the other length of
the rectangle.
Command:
sd + enter + 0.5 + enter
Sets
distance variable d to 0.5".
Command:
kh + enter
Draws the desired rectangle.
Drawing a
rectangle using the last line
in
the drawing, right side.
Uses
distance d as the other length of
the rectangle.
Command:
sd + enter + 0.5 + enter
Sets
distance variable d to 0.5".
Command:
hk + enter
Draws the desired rectangle.
Drawing lines equal to the line picked.
Command:
eq + enter
Select
a line to draw other lines equal to.
Select
other lines as shown.
Edit an attribute without a dialog box.
Command:
ea + enter
Select
the attribute to edit.
At
the prompt enter the new value:
"1-B" for the attribute.
First word in a text entity to last word
in
another text entity, (Word Up).
Command:
upp + enter
Select
text to delete the last word from.
Select
another line of text to add deleted
word to.
Command:
dh + enter
Pick
three points as shown.
The
first two points you pick snap to the
nearest quadrant, end point, or
intersection.
Joining two text entities, left justified.
Command:
jt + enter
Select
the two text entities to join.
Last word in text to another line of text,
(Word
Down).
Command:
dnn + enter
Select
text to delete the last word from.
Select
another line of text to add deleted
word to.
Command:
mii + enter
First,
pick the line to use to mirror across.
Select
objects to mirror.
Offsetting the last line in the drawing
to
a distance d, left side.
Command:
sd + enter + 0.5 + enter
Sets
distance variable d to 1/2".
Command:
jh + enter
Offsets
last line by 1/2", left side.
Offsetting the last line in the drawing
to
a distance d, right side.
Command:
sd + enter + 0.5 + enter
Sets
distance variable d to 1/2".
Command:
hj + enter
Offsets
last line by 1/2", right side.
Select and align one entity with another.
Command:
e5 + enter
Select
two points as shown.
This
moves the rectangle and aligns
it with the destination line.
Select and move from end point.
Command:
ge + enter
The
first pick selects the entity
and starts moving it from its end point.
The
second pick selects the nearest
end point to move selected line to.
Select and move from mid point.
Command:
gm + enter
The
first pick selects the entity
and starts moving it from its mid point.
The
second pick selects the nearest
mid point to move selected rectangle to.
Command:
xh + enter
Pick
a point on the line as shown
to align crosshairs to the angle of
the line.
Command:
tb + enter
First,
select the text to move
to the center of bubble.
Next,
pick any point on bubble.
Command:
dvv + enter
Pick
three points as shown.
The first
two points you pick snap to the
nearest quadrant, end point, or intersection.
Stretching (distance d) in opposite directions
to snapangle.
Command:
sd + enter + 0.25 + enter.
Sets
distance variable d to 0.25".
Command:
xh + enter
First
pick sets snapangle.
(same as crosshairs).
Command:
hy + enter
Make
two crossing window selections as shown.