AutoCAD

Automatically constrain objects being drawn - AutoCAD
Question Can I automatically constrain objects as they are being drawn?   Answer You can automatically apply geom...
Return back to the last used command - AutoCAD
Question How can I quickly return back to the last used command without moving back to the command icon?   Answer ...
Key combination to open an existing file - AutoCAD
Question What key combination will open an existing file?   Answer CTRL + O, as with most windows applications.
Fillet Command tips - AutoCAD
Question I’m in the middle of a long run of Fillets, how do I keep the command going and also is there a way to quic...
Select Objects - AutoCAD
Question When I pick objects they usually highlight and grips appear; at that point I usually right-mouse-click and ...
Initiate the “Hyperlink” dialogue box - AutoCAD
Question How can I initiate the “Hyperlink” dialogue box?   Answer Press CRTL + K you can now select an object or...
Display a Continuous Co-ordinate Update - AutoCAD
Question Sometimes the co-ordinate display appears to be locked and only changes when a new point is picked on scree...
“Cut” objects and place in another drawing file - AutoCAD
Question Can I “Cut” objects from one drawing file and place it into another?   Answer CTRL +X will cut the sel...
Select all objects with a drawing - AutoCAD
Question How can I select all objects within a drawing? Answer CTRL + A will select all items in the drawing even ...
AutoCAD - Changing the grid style from Standard to Isometric
Question How can I change the standard grid display to an isometric grid? Answer From within the “DRAFTING SETTING...
Toggle the Snap Feature On/Off - AutoCAD
Question How can I quickly toggle the snap feature on and off?   Answer The snap feature can quickly be toggled o...
Toggle the Polar Feature On/Off - AutoCAD
Question How can I quickly toggle the polar feature on and off?   Answer Polar can quickly be toggled on and off ...
Key combination to start a new file - AutoCAD
Question What key combination will start a new file?   Answer CTRL + N, as with most windows applications.
Viewport Scales - AutoCAD
Question The site drawings I receive for my project are in Meters, previously I simply scaled up the drawing objects...
“Snap” function toggled on and off - AutoCAD
Question How can the “Snap” function be toggled on and off? Answer The “Snap” function can be toggled on and off b...
“Dynamic UCS” function be toggled on and off - AutoCAD
Question How can the “Dynamic UCS” function be toggled on and off? Answer Either by selecting the “DUCS” button in...
Cycle between top, left and right isometric planes - AutoCAD
Question When drawing using the “Isometric” mode, how can I cycle between the top, left and right isometric planes? ...
Toggle the “Running Object Snaps” on and off - AutoCAD
Question How can I toggle the “Running Object Snaps” on and off? Answer “Running Object Snaps” can be toggled on a...
AutoCAD – Axis When Drawing in 2D
Question When drawing in 2D, what axis do you NOT work with? Answer Z  (3-D work has an added axis, the Z-axis.) ...
Close AutoCAD using key combinations
Question How can I close AutoCAD using key combinations?   Answer CTRL + Q will exit the programme as with most w...
Cycle between “Viewports” - AutoCAD
Question How can I cycle between “Viewports”?   Answer To cycle between “Viewports” use the key combination of CR...
Existing dimensions in drawing have not updated - AutoCAD
Question I have modified my existing dimension styles so that they are now “Annotative”, whilst new dimensions using...
Nudge Objects - AutoCAD
Question How do I "Nudge" objects in AutoCAD   Answer Unlike Revit; you will need to also hold down the CTRL key ...
Scroll bars in AutoCAD 2014
Question How can I turn off the scroll bars in the drawing area? Answer The display of the scroll bars can be chan...
“Paste” copied items in to an AutoCAD drawing file - AutoCAD
Question Once items have been selected either in AutoCAD or another windows application and copied to the clip board...
Reverse the “Undo” action - AutoCAD
Question How can I reverse the “Undo” action?   Answer The Undo command may be reversed  either by using the “Red...
How to fine-tune the selection settings - AutoCAD
Question Using the Select Similar command, how do I fine-tune the selection settings?   Answer Cancel any active ...
Copy items between AutoCAD drawing files
Question How can I “Copy” items from one AutoCAD drawing file to another or to a different windows application? Ans...
AutoCAD – Angular Measurement (part two)
Question Is 300 degrees the same as -60 degrees in a drawing? Answer Yes By default, the AutoCAD software measure...
Controlling The Direction Of An Arc - AutoCAD 2014
Question Is there a way that I can change the direction of an arc in AutoCAD 2014 from the default anti-clockwise se...