AutoCAD 2008 Query

Marky · 19 Jun 2012 at 15:12

Hey all,

On a new profile on the computer at work and so the settings are all different on AutoCAD 2008

How can I get rid of this "Select opposite corner" thing when I'm selecting things?

Thanks,

Marky

LOAM · 19 Jun 2012 at 22:17

If you don't want any "on screen" boxes turn off dynamic input on the bottom left tabs.

Simian · 20 Jun 2012 at 07:52

Yep.. I'm using AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 (which is a little different) but this is the command you want! or hit F12

Marky · 20 Jun 2012 at 10:18

LOAM said:
If you don't want any "on screen" boxes turn off dynamic input on the bottom left tabs.

Simian said:
Yep.. I'm using AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 (which is a little different) but this is the command you want! or hit F12

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Excellent thanks a lot :) Just hit F12 and it disappeared :)

LOAM · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:35

I hope your using it old school as well Marky and none of this ribbon nonsense. For extra nostalgia points make sure the command bar is blue with yellow text

Marky · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:41

LOAM said:
I hope your using it old school as well Marky and none of this ribbon nonsense. For extra nostalgia points make sure the command bar is blue with yellow text

Old school is the way to go

But I do have a white/black command line/window

LOAM · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:46

10 points off griffindor

Marky · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:54

LOAM said:
10 points off griffindor

HAH!

Simian · 20 Jun 2012 at 16:07

This must put me squarly in Slytherin then!!

AutoCAD 2013 Command Line does look a little different.

But I mainly use This Superb bit of Software now!!

LOAM · 20 Jun 2012 at 17:34

Mother of god you've got the new grid on /me pukes

You gain some points for left/right docks though

Not used Inventor, is it any good ?

Marky · 20 Jun 2012 at 18:30

Simian said:
This must put me squarly in Slytherin then!!

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4613/autocadm.png[IMG]

AutoCAD 2013 Command Line does look a little different.

But I mainly use This Superb bit of Software now!! :p

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Nice ship! :p I hate that grid though :p

Fortunately, I don't delve into 3D much at all (and if I do it's normally isometric fakery rather than full on 3D sexiness :p)

Simian · 21 Jun 2012 at 07:41

LOAM said:
Mother of god you've got the new grid on /me pukes

You gain some points for left/right docks though

Not used Inventor, is it any good ?

Most of the time I turn the Grid off, it just happened to be on when I took the screenie!!

Yeah, Inventor is a great piece of software!, Not too difficult to use, as long as you can picture things in 3D (it's amazing how many people, including CAD Tech's can't picture 3D, even Isometric confuses them!!).

I'm still fumbling my way around things like assemblies and wiring, but Solid stuff isn't too taxing as long as you work through it methodically!!

It's waaay easier than Pro/E (which I used about 12 years ago).