3 Top AutoCAD Tips From A Lifelong AutoCAD User

In my years working as a drafter and designer for a number of architecture businesses as well as an AutoCAD consultant at an AutoCAD reseller I’ve learned a huge number of really useful tips and tricks.To get more news about 2d drafting, you can visit shine news official website.

The list below gives my top productivity tips across the three key areas of AutoCAD. You can teach yourself or attend some AutoCAD training. Either way, it’s worth taking time to master these things.
1. AUTOCAD SHORTCUTS & COMMANDS:
No AutoCAD ‘tips & tricks’ article would be complete without covering shortcuts and commands.

I don’t have much to add on shortcuts other than recommending that you take the time to learn them! They really do make a big difference to your productivity. The best resource is this AutoCAD Shortcuts Guide or this guide AutoCAD for Architects.

You can also create your own shortcuts or modify existing shortcuts and commands. Again AutoCAD offer a great guide: Customize Shortcut Keys.
2. AUTOCAD ACCESS OPTIONS & TOOLSETS:
The software comes in a couple of different forms and can be accessed in different ways. Learning to use the specialized toolsets or mobile option, AutoCAD will give you the flexibility your need for things like real-time presentations and design changes. It is worth learning how to access them.

3. AUTOCAD DATA MANAGEMENT
Data is an important part of the design process and is becoming more critical as newer, and more advanced tools are available.
Most AutoCAD users are familiar with xRefs, and the ability to insert another drawing file into your file, where any changes made in the xRef file itself will be reflected automatically in the current drawing.

Once you have done this, you may notice that by introducing xRefs into a drawing, the Layer Manager will start to get a little messy. The default operation lists the layers from an xRef using the filename first by default, thus interrupting the layer list.

You can better organize your Layer Manager by changing the name of the xRef in the External Reference palette, which can then group all xRef layers together at the bottom of your Layer Manager. To see how to do this, please visit this video.