AutoCAD 2007 Tips and Tricks

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Tips &
Tricks
for Using AutoCAD?2007 Software
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Dynamic Input
Now you can have your command line conveniently
follow your cursor. From the status
bar, simply turn Dynamic Input on. Select
the Down Arrow key to display any command
options (or use the familiar right-click
shortcut menus).
1. Right-click DYN to view the Dynamic
Input tab of the Drafting Settings dialog
box. Here you can indicate how much
(or how little) information you want to
display.
2. To display the command line input and
prompts from the cursor, make sure Show
Command Prompting and Enable Pointer
Input are selected.
Tip: To turn on Dynamic Input you can also
press the F12 key.
Tip: Press Ctrl+9 to turn the traditional
command line on or off.
Creating existing geometry and grip editing
enable you to change the length or
angle of existing objects by directly entering
the new value on the screen. To do so,
be sure Enable Dimension Input Where
Possible is selected. Note: Use the Tab key
to toggle between the two values.
Tip: Set the system variable TOOLTIPMERGE
to 1 to display both the indicated
object snap and the command prompts.
If you enter an unacceptable value, the
software automatically…