Autodesk AUTOCAD LT 2010 Tips And Tricks Manual
Kate morrical’s tips and tricks for using autocad lt 2010
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- Page 1 AutoCAD LT ® Kate Morrical’s Tips and Tricks for Using AutoCAD LT 2010...
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Page 2: The User Interface
The User Interface The user interface is possibly one of the most important features in AutoCAD 2010. It’s where you do all your ® work, access all your commands, and even make changes to settings. Several improvements to user interface features mean it’s easier than ever to find your favorite commands while leaving plenty of room on the screen for your drawing. - Page 3 to display icons or preview images, and sort the lists by name, type, size, or access date. Look for separating lines on the With sticky panels, you can make the icons on the left-hand side of the Applica- tools on a panel available no matter tion Menu, indicating commands that what tab is active.
- Page 4 The ribbon also responds to object Pressing ALT brings up visual selection, displaying the tools that are indicators of key combinations you can most appropriate for working with that use to activate ribbon tabs or individual object. For example, when you select an commands.
- Page 5 Use the CUI editor to create a unique Quick Access toolbar for every workspace. Quick View Tools The preview images for Quick View In addition to the improved right-click Layouts and Quick View Drawings have menu, a flyout menu has been added been enhanced to include a preview at the end of the toolbar.
- Page 6 Block References Action Bars Blocks have been an important tool in AutoCAD LT for many versions, and Actions in dynamic blocks are now they just keep getting better. New automatically grouped into bars, making commands in AutoCAD LT 2010 make it easy to see which parameter they’re working with dynamic blocks and block associated with.
- Page 7 Block Attribute Tools AutoCAD LT 2010 has taken a giant Parametric Drawing leap forward in working with attributes AutoCAD 2010 software now ® in block references by including two includes the ability to create and features previously available only in modify geometric and dimension- AutoCAD.
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Page 8: External References
The ability to clip an external reference is now fully functional in AutoCAD LT. Use this tool to show only the portion of the file that you need. PDF Underlays AutoCAD LT 2010 addresses one of the top Autodesk User Group International... - Page 9 Open Use the arrow-shaped grip on a clipped external reference to invert the Open Reference is another AutoCAD clipping boundary. LT 2010 command that was previously available only in AutoCAD. This tool enables you to select a referenced file and instantly open it in the appropriate program for that reference type.
- Page 10 Geographic Data so you can re-path the missing files. If you choose Ignore, the warning closes If both the host drawing and the external and takes no action. If you always want reference drawing have a geographic to ignore unresolved references, use the location defined, a new option on the checkbox at the bottom to stop the warn- External References dialog box enables...
- Page 11 Annotation Annotations are an important part of any drawing, helping to communi- cate your ideas when lines, arcs, and circles aren’t quite enough. A variety of improvements to annotation tools in AutoCAD LT 2010 make adding text, dimension, leaders, and hatches to your drawings a snap.
- Page 12 You can also select individual segments of a multileader by holding down the Ctrl key and left-clicking on the seg- ment. Once selected, you can use the Properties or Quick Properties palette When inside the Multiline Text Edi- to modify the properties of that seg- tor, misspelled words are automatically ment.
- Page 13 Dimensions The Dimension Style Manager has been tweaked to provide you with new con- trols over the display of your dimension text. On the Text tab, the Vertical option un- der Text Placement now includes Below in addition to Centered, Above, Outside, and JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard).
- Page 14 Drafting In AutoCAD LT 2010, your wishes are Set the Hatch Gap Tolerance to a our new commands. Many features in non-zero value to create hatches despite this release were inspired directly by the presence of openings in the hatch user suggestions and feedback.
- Page 15 Measure Geometry cumulative distances, you can select the Multiple option after you pick the first The Distance and Area commands, along point. with other inquiry tools, have been combined into the Measure tool on the The Arc option within the Multiple Utilities panel of the Home tab.
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Page 16: Reverse Direction
Convert Spline Objects Another new feature makes it easy to convert spline objects into polylines. Inside the Edit Spline command, the “Convert to Polyline” option asks for a precision value between 0 and 99. The higher the value, the more accurate the Like the Distance tool, the Area and fit will be. -
Page 17: Align Objects
When aligning objects, you can pick one, two, or three pairs of points as refer- ences. Using one pair simply moves the selected objects. Using two pairs of points will move and rotate the objects, with the option to scale the objects based on the relative distances between the source and destination pairs. -
Page 18: Color Selection
Color Selection Behavior within the Select Color dialog box has also been improved. As you In AutoCAD LT 2010, you can access the move the cursor over the color swatches, Select Color dialog box directly from the the arrow cursor and a black border are Layer drop-down list simply by clicking displayed in addition to the traditional on the layer color swatch. - Page 19 Collaboration With AutoCAD LT, collaboration is a In addition to the Plot command, seamless operation. Share critical design you can also use the Export and Publish data securely, efficiently, and accu- functions to create PDFs from AutoCAD rately with AutoCAD LT. Experience the LT drawings.
- Page 20 You can also upload eTransmit package. The Archive function- your own designs using the “Share with ality includes the same option to include Autodesk Seek” tool. unloaded file references and is enabled by default. Currently Seek is focused on...
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Page 21: Drawing Management
Drawing Management Object Size Limits AutoCAD LT 2010 contains several tools aimed at increasing your productivity In previous versions of AutoCAD LT, no when it comes to working with the whole single item (such as an mtext object) in drawing file, including a new file format, an AutoCAD LT drawing could be larger an updated Purge command, and more. - Page 22 Purge Tools Have you ever had a drawing full of zero- length lines and empty text objects? No- body creates these on purpose, but these empty objects still increase the file size and can wreak havoc when you’re trying to select other objects. Fortunately, the Purge dialog box has been updated to in- clude an option for ridding your drawings of these objects.
- Page 23 AutoCAD LT 2010 includes a separate to the other. An Autodesk log-in and Transfer License program that enables an internet connection are required to you to move standalone licenses between transfer licenses.
- Page 24 LT Unlimited, and at events such as Autodesk University and AUGI CAD Camps. She has over 10 years of experience with Autodesk products, starting with Release 14, and has been blog- ging about AutoCAD LT since April 2007. Prior to joining Autodesk, Kate was employed as an engineer and CAD Manager at a structural engineering firm.
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