Top Ten Tips for AutoCAD2005

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or choose Select Layers>Add. from the shortcut menu to. select objects from the drawing. AutoCAD adds the object layers. to the group. Productivity Tips …

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Lynn Allen’s
Top 10
Tips for
AutoCAD?2005User Interface
Toolbar Enhancements
New Style toolbar
This toolbar displays a drop-down list
of existing Dimension, Text, and Table
styles for quick changes. (Tip: Keep this
toolbar on your screen for easy access!)
1. Right-click on any tool.
2. Select Styles from the shortcut
menu of toolbars.
New Layers and Properties toolbars
The Object Properties toolbar is now
split into two toolbars-one for layer
tools, one for properties tools.
The Layers drop-down list is much
wider, accommodating longer layer
names (great for xrefs).
No more undoing too far
The new Multiple Redo can be found
next to Undo on the Standard toolbar.
Hit the attached arrows to drop down a
list of previously undone items to redo
for extra clarity.
Start new drawings faster
Selecting the New tool from the
Standard toolbar now executes a
speedy command called QNEW that
starts a new drawing, no questions
asked!
1. Set your default template file in
the Options dialog box, Files tab.
2. Select the New tool. This will automatically
use the default template
file to start a new drawing.
If you want to use a different template
file, key in the NEW command or
change…