AutoCAD Tips & Tricks 2020.1

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Take advantage of AutoCAD-specific keyboard shortcuts to save you valuable time. You can even create or modify the existing shortcuts.

1.  Click Manage tab > Customization panel > User Interface, or type 
CUI into the command line.
2.  In the Customize tab, Customizations In <file name> pane, click  
the plus sign (+) next to the Keyboard Shortcuts node to expand it. 
3.  Click the plus sign (+) next to the Shortcut Keys.
•  To create a shortcut key, in the Command List pane, drag a 
command to the Shortcut Keys node in the Customizations  
In <file name> pane.
•  To modify a shortcut key, select a shortcut key from under  
the Shortcut Keys node.

BONUS: Not to be confused with command aliases, which are 
abbreviations of commands used in the command line. Edit or create 
aliases by going to the Express Tools tab of the Ribbon and clicking on 
the Command Aliases tool.

Autosave:

Set your Autosave setting to 5 minutes (or 2 or 3 minutes!), and manually save often with the QSAVE command or Ctrl+S shortcut.

Automatic save files are backup files created automatically by the 
Autosave feature. Set the number of minutes between automatic 
saves in the Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box or by using 
the SAVETIME command. Automatic saves are only done if a drawing 
has been modified after the last save. QSAVE, SAVE, and SAVEAS will 
delete the current .sv$ file – the Autosave file only remains if the 
application closes unexpectedly.
Find the location of your autosave files by going to the Files tab in the 
Options dialog box and inspecting the Automatic Save File Location 
folder in the hierarchy, or by using the SAVEFILEPATH command. Once 
you find the file, change the file extension from .sv$ to .dwg to open.

BONUS: If you don’t see any file extensions when looking for your 
Autosave file, you’ll need to turn them on. Do so by checking the File 
Name Extensions box in the Show/Hide panel of the View tab.

Quick Access Toolbar:

Keep your most frequently used tools in the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) right at the top of your screen. Customize the QAT by clicking the small, pull-down control button on the right.  You can check and  un-check the commands you want quick access to.

Here, you can also change where the Quick Access Toolbar docks, or 
even turn on the old-style Menu Bar. You can also drag the elements 
within the Quick Access Toolbar to change the order in which  
they appear.

BONUS: For a fast way to add a Ribbon command to the Quick Access 
toolbar, right-click any command icon on the Ribbon, and then select 
Add to Quick Access Toolbar from the popup menu. Similarly,  
right-click on any Quick Access Toolbar item to remove it.

Shared Views:

Share designs easily within or outside your company using the Shared Views feature – without releasing your original DWG files. Instead of a PDF, share a link that can be viewed and commented on in any browser.

Avoid the cumbersome commonly-used workflow of publishing and 
emailing designs via DWF or PDF files. Instead, a viewable file is 
created in AutoCAD and circulated via a shareable link that can be 
viewed and commented on in the browser of any device with internet 
access. Comments that collaborators make on the shared link appear 
right back in your AutoCAD desktop product.
The Shared Views feature can be accessed from AutoCAD’s Application 
menu, under Publish. 

NOTE:Shared Views automatically expire after 30 days, but you can 
extend or terminate the link at any time.

Object Snaps:

Use Object Snaps (OSNAP) to draw objects precisely in relation to other objects in your drawing. For example, you can use object snaps to create a line from the center of a circle to the midpoint of another line.

You can specify an object snap whenever you are prompted for a 
point. By default, a marker and a tooltip are displayed when you 
move the cursor over an object snap location.
To specify an object snap at a prompt for a point, you can: 
•  Press Shift and Right-click to display the Object Snap  
shortcut menu
•  Right-click and choose an object snap from the Snap  
Overrides submenu
•  Enter the name of an object snap
•  Click an object snap button on the Object Snap toolbar. This 
will turn on running object snaps that will persist through all 
subsequent commands.

Isolate Objects:

Isolate a selected group of objects for easier editing in complicated or busy drawings. The Isolate Objects tool (ISOLATEOBJECTS) makes non-selected objects in the drawing temporarily invisible.

Start this command from the Right-click menu or by typing 
ISOLATEOBJECTS into the command line.  When you are finished 
editing or working in the cleaned area of your drawing, you can end 
your object isolation and bring back any hidden objects simply by 
using the UNISOLATEOBJECTS command or End Object Isolation right-
click option.

BONUS:  Hide objects instead to clear up an area of a busy drawing 
by using the HIDEOBJECTS command or in the right-click menu to 
temporarily suppress selected objects.

 By default, hidden or isolated objects are temporary 
during your current drawing session. However, if you set 
OBJECTISOLATIONMODE to 1, the hidden or isolated objects will 
persist between sessions.

DWG Compare:

Identify graphical differences between two revisions of any drawing with DWG Compare. Quickly view changes, see clashes, review constructability, and more.

There’s no need to worry about missing something – turning revision 
clouds on will further highlight the changes, and you can systematically 
cycle through each one to make sure every detail is accounted for.
Start a DWG Comparison in the Collaborate Tab on the Ribbon or just 
type COMPARE into the command line.

Spell Checker:

Avoid embarrassing spelling errors with the spell checker (SPELL) command. There are additional options to check everything, just the current  space/layout, or only selected objects.

You can find the SPELL command from the Text panel of the Annotate 
tab of the Ribbon (or type it in the Command Line). You’ll get the Check 
Spelling dialog box. Click on the Settings button and you’ll get further 
control over what’s included in the check.

BONUS:   One of the most powerful features here is the ability to create 
and update a custom dictionary. This is extremely valuable for industry-
specific terms that may not be found in the standard dictionary.

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