- How to change the way AutoCAD zooms and pans
- Poll on Revit Training
- New command called XBASE
Frequently asked questions:
"How do I change the zoom behavior in AutoCAD so that it immediately displays the new zoom area instead of “flying” into it?"
The “flying” zoom was added to AutoCAD in AutoCAD 2006. It helps you visually maintain your orientation within a drawing as you zoom. However, it can sometimes slow you down because it takes time as it transitions from the original view to the new view. You can control the behavior of these flying zooms, officially called View Transitions, using the VTOPTIONS command, which displays the View Transitions dialog box. Specify the transition speed and performance or disable view transitions completely.
Play around with this and find the one that works the best for you.
Training:
This week's training section is a question. I want to know how interested you are in learning REVIT Architecture. I am currently learning the software and am very impressed so far. For a quick overview of the software and how it works click here. I and many others feel this is the future of CAD for architecture and engineering.
I have included a quick poll on the top-left of manual. Please take a second and give me your input. We will plan our training accordingly.
Tips & Tricks:
In this weeks training section I want to introduce a new command.The new command is called XBASE.
Now with the Engineering in another location the need for separate baseplans becomes a high priority, I have written a routine the will create the separate baseplans from a single file. So starting with say XNBP and ending up with the new XA-BASE, XE-BASE, XM-BASE, etc.
It does this by selecting all objects on layers starting with “A” and saving them to a new file called XA-BASE, then selecting all objects on layers starting with “E” and saving them to new file named XE-BASE, and so on. Simple programming but, in my tests so far it seems to work well. It should get us 90% of the way. It saves the new baseplans in the same folder as the single baseplan.
Thanks
Mike Cipolla