Monday, November 17, 2008
Speed up your work with command aliases
AutoCAD tips: "I usually provide menu, toolbar, or ribbon access for commands, but the quickest way to work is to type command aliases on the command line. You just need to know them."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
9 comments:
This site is amazing for people just learning to use AutoCad. It also somewhat undermines the need to memorize AutoCad shortcuts since you can now look them up with ease rather then dealing with the help menu, but that's beside the point. I am wiling to bet that if people actually send in new shortcuts that the site will become a really valuable resource for people just learning to use the program. It will be interesting to watch the site evolve as time goes on.
I agree- this site seems open to providing useful tips in a way that actually make sense to the new AutoCad user. I enjoy the chart of command aliases that they provide, because it really isn't an exaggeration to say that so much time is saved by tiny shortcuts like those.
I knew most of these but the amount of time it takes to create something in autoCAD is all about if you know the commands and how fast you can access the tools you need within the program. Now i only wish that there were shortcuts like this available for sketch-up.
There are so many ways of speeding up your work with AutoCad, whether its command aliases or ribbon shortcuts. I'm sure that's why many people from many different backgrounds find it convenient. I agree with Bart in saying it would be nice to see some of these shortcuts with sketch-up
AutoCAD is a program that was developed not only to allow for almost ridiculous precision and flexibility of uses, it is also designed for speed of use. However, the program does have a pretty steep learning curve, especially when speed of use is concerned. This type of easily layed out shortcut list is exactly what I find useful in planning this slope.
I love this site for offering up creative options and adding ease to the design process. It creates shortcuts among other things, and generally makes the process more simple and expedient.
Bart- Command line shortcuts do exist on SketchUp, at least on the version that I learned on. I can't really get them to work now, but that could be that I just don't remember how exactly to use them. For example, you can tell it to make multiple copies of something, you can make an array of copies of an object, and you can turn things into groups with the command line. However, the command line shortcuts in SketchUp aren't nearly as functional as those in AutoCAD
saw ryan and derek editing their alias files in PTM last week - you should see their lists.
i always knew autocad has this function, but never was bothered to look it up. now that i know about the aliasedit command (and the reinit command that's required to actually get it to work) i'm going to start customizing my commands.
Yeah, if you go into your alias file, you can see a huge list of commands, and make up your own. For example, I know someone who has completely redone their commands so that they can draft completely from the left side of the keyboard so that their right hand can be on the mouse. While it sucks to try and CAD on their computer because you can't figure anything out, it actually only takes about 30 minutes to pick up new commands, or change commands in your head. I was amazed last summer that after two full days of drafting, learning tons of commands and techniques, that they all immediately became second nature, and if something wasn't set up properly in my alias, i was lost.
Post a Comment