CAD Managers
cool, yes you can do whatever with the code, its a mix of stuff learned here anyway 
I want to do a class at AU on cad setup/startup tricks. That is one area where I have written a lot of workaround progs
to control things, yet allow users to customize on top of my stuff.
I'd like others to do that too - walk us through how they deal with things like non-networked laptops, beginner vs
experienced users, file cleaning...stuff that tends to be specific to a company but reveals patterns that are useful.
jseefcoot <>
|>Sweet! I like that, because the way our standards are set up those aliases will fit in nicely. (I'm guessing you have no problems with us using that code, since you posted it. . . .)
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|>I do like to keep all of my aliases on the left side of the keyboard, and I frequently double and triple up on keys to make that possible. I could hit MP for match properties, and do it pretty fast, but WW is a little faster, and the chance of missing is much less. I try to keep similar commands on the same key, though -- for me, V is line, VV is polyline, VVV is polyline edit; W is properties, WW is Match Properties, etc. Makes it easier to remember too.
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|>I use almost every key that is available to my left hand; if a key was once occupied by a default command that I never use, I redefine it in my macros. Anyting to keep my left hand in one spot. If possible, I try to associate the key with the command in some way, to keep the aliases easy to remember. For instance, I rarely need to create blocks, but I frequently break lines at a point, so for me, B is the Break command. One oddity, though, is I invariably type in numbers with my right hand on the numpad. It's pretty much the only time when I'm drafting that I'll remove my hand from the mouse completely.
James Maeding
Civil Engineer and Programmer
jmaeding - athunsaker - com
I want to do a class at AU on cad setup/startup tricks. That is one area where I have written a lot of workaround progs
to control things, yet allow users to customize on top of my stuff.
I'd like others to do that too - walk us through how they deal with things like non-networked laptops, beginner vs
experienced users, file cleaning...stuff that tends to be specific to a company but reveals patterns that are useful.
jseefcoot <>
|>Sweet! I like that, because the way our standards are set up those aliases will fit in nicely. (I'm guessing you have no problems with us using that code, since you posted it. . . .)
|>
|>I do like to keep all of my aliases on the left side of the keyboard, and I frequently double and triple up on keys to make that possible. I could hit MP for match properties, and do it pretty fast, but WW is a little faster, and the chance of missing is much less. I try to keep similar commands on the same key, though -- for me, V is line, VV is polyline, VVV is polyline edit; W is properties, WW is Match Properties, etc. Makes it easier to remember too.
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|>I use almost every key that is available to my left hand; if a key was once occupied by a default command that I never use, I redefine it in my macros. Anyting to keep my left hand in one spot. If possible, I try to associate the key with the command in some way, to keep the aliases easy to remember. For instance, I rarely need to create blocks, but I frequently break lines at a point, so for me, B is the Break command. One oddity, though, is I invariably type in numbers with my right hand on the numpad. It's pretty much the only time when I'm drafting that I'll remove my hand from the mouse completely.
James Maeding
Civil Engineer and Programmer
jmaeding - athunsaker - com
