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ANSWERS TO Tips and Tricks Questions (Click HERE for the Training Timetable)
Tips and Tricks Half Day Session
Date: To be determined Time: 09:30 – 17:00 Location: Amicus Training Centre
Tel : 091-776122 to book now!
Q1) Do you know what keyboard shortcut switches between open drawings? Answer to Q1) CTRL + TAB or CTRL + SHIFT + TAB to cycle opposite direction.
Q2) Do you know how to Zoom Extents using your mouse? Answer to Q2) Double click the mouse wheel button.
Q3) Do you know how to quickly change object snap settings from within a command? Answer to Q3) When you are in the middle of a command you can press SHIFT + Right Click to quickly access and change object snap settings.
Q4) Do you know how to quickly switch to TRIM from within the EXTEND command or vice versa? Answer to Q4) Hold down shift when in either TRIM or EXTEND to switch to the other.
Q5)Do you know how to quickly remove duplicate objects from a drawing? Answer to Q5) Type OVERKILL in the command line.
Q6)Do you know how to create a polyline from an enclosed area in one quick command? Answer to Q6) Type BPOLY at the command line.
Q7) Do you know how to quickly create a perfectly drawn revision cloud? Answer to Q7) Draw a rectangle or circle around the desired area. Select Revision Cloud and right click and you are prompted to select an object. Select the rectangle or square and right click and you have a perfect revision cloud.
Q8) Do you know how to customize the right click button of your mouse to speed up your drafting? Answer to Q8) Type OPTIONS on the command line and from the User Preferences tab of the options dialog box select Right Click Customization and select ‘Turn on time sensitive right click’.
Q9) Do you know how to prevent unwanted or accidental changes to viewport scale? Answer to Q9) Select viewport and right click and set Display Locked to YES.
Q10) Do you know what keyboard shortcut quickly switches between model space and layouts? Answer to Q10) CTRL + Page Up to cycle one direction or CTRL + Page Down to cycle the opposite direction.

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How did you score?
Three or Less - AutoCAD Essentials Training Recommended.
Four to Eight - You would definitely benefit from a Tips and Tricks Course.
Nine or Ten - Check out the Advanced Course Syllabus, or take the Autodesk Expert User Exam.