how can I become "faster" @ AutoCad???

[Msamir]

Thanks alot Randy this will sure help

[vizwhiz]

BTW what does LISP stand for?

List Processing

 

AutoLISP is derived from Common LISP

which is an older version of LISP code

 

an autocad drawing is a Database of INFO

which can be searched, modified and changed

 

do a dxfout on a cad file someday

open it in wordpad or MS Word and see what it looks like

 

using (ssget) The old autolisp "filter" fragment

you can search the current dwg file and do a LOT To it

 

without having To manually select Objects, etc

 

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i got a few cool 3d solids slicing # aliases Too

i Think i previously posted The entire NUm-keys.lsp file some Time ago

 

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Randy

 

Tim i Thought THE ONLY WHITE Wizards were The DEAD Ones

[mskin]

leo - you should worry more about drawing things correctly and understanding what you are drawing. i understand there are deadlines, but it shouldn't be a race. try to go to fast and you worry more about autocad than what you are designing. mistakes cost time to fix and are costly if not caught before construction. your employers will be more impressed with thoughtfull drawing than they will be with quick sloppy ones..... good luck

[cdos00]

mskin, I couldn't agree more! Well said my good man, well said. I think that is something Leo should be paying more attention to than drafting fast. Accuracy and efficiency is far more valuable.

[paredes]

I think its a consensus, you only get good at it if you keep at it.

 

LISPs are great to have, very useful and time saving. My friends and I setup a menu system which makes use of LISPs for day-to-day architectural stuff. but its for AutoCAD2000i though.

 

Keyboard shortcuts are timesavers.

 

I agree, speed is not the key. Working is a team effort, not a race. Your team should finish with a complete and correct set of drawings. That is better than finishing fast and ending up re-working the whole drawing. It is very, very difficult to fix "someone else's" drawing.

 

Though, being able to identify things on your drawing quickly is a plus, both for speed and accuracy. if you have not tried it yet, try this: QuickPick & Periscope. This may help you a bit or to get you started.

 

Companies have differrent "standards" from others so try to learn as you go along.

 

Well, tha's all I can think or right now.

 

Ulysses

[1eo]

Thanks guys,

I'm obviously not going to sacrifice quality for speed

 

Besides I'm not asking how to become the fastest, I just want I little more improvement in my speed, that's all

 

 

Leo

[Vince Paske]

leo - you should worry more about drawing things correctly and understanding what you are drawing. i understand there are deadlines, but it shouldn't be a race. try to go to fast and you worry more about autocad than what you are designing. mistakes cost time to fix and are costly if not caught before construction. your employers will be more impressed with thoughtfull drawing than they will be with quick sloppy ones..... good luck

 

Ah...finally someone said it. I went through all the post looking for this response. Keyboard shortcuts, lisp routines are great tools for productivity, but being lighting fast putting the wrong information in leads to bloody drawings (lots of redlines that is). Sh*t in, Sh*t out as they say. Work smarter, not harder is my motto.

Find a person at your new job who will help you out and ask a lot of questions about the cad standards. If its a quality place to work, they'll have someone setup to guide you through their process and be there for questions.

GL!