My first CAD test: Was I too tough?

[Anonymous]

all,

I've never given any prospective employee a "CAD Test," but I was asked to do so
today. I quickly came up with 20 questions which I figured any knowledgable
person who knows the program would be able to hit it out the park.

Instead, I got a serious case of deer-in-the-headlights-itis.

I didn't want to make it version specific, but I understand some questions would
not be answerable for someone running an older release, and gave the person a
pass in those cases.

I also didn't care if the questions were "useful" on a day to day basis; the
idea was to get an idea of how well the user knows AutoCAD.

So, I'll ask you guys: Was this a decent CAD questionnaire?

1. What are the names of the first 7 AutoCAD ACI colors?
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
5 =
6 =
7 =

2. What are System Variables? How are they used?

3. When dimensioning in Model space, what DIMSCALE value would you use for
dimensioning for a 3/16"=1'-0" plot?

4. When working with External References (Xrefs) what is the difference between
Overlay and Attach?

5. How would you specify a Viewport scale of 1/4"=1'-0" in a Paper Space
Viewport, using the Command Line?

6. What is a CUI file?

7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of "MEDIUM"?

8. What does the FROM osnap do?

9. What does Zoom Dynamic do?

10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?

11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5 13/256",
what do you do?

12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?

13. Explain the difference between the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands.

14. What does PSLTSCALE do?

15. What is an easy way to open an Xref from a parent file?

16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?

17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?

18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all Xref layer
colors to color #8 (gray)?

19. What does BATTMAN do?

20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?

Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to the
"Specify second point or :" prompt?

2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline curve?


I had some more trick questions, but since the first 20 didn't go so well, we
just called it a day at that point 😞


Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

Matt,

I was able to do both the Extra Credits in 07 & 08 without crashing.

--
John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
"Lance W." wrote in message
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1. It gets moved into never never land to hide until you zoom all. shrug
maybe sometimes it actually does disappear.

2. Seems to work for me in 06, of course I use splines once in a blue
moon so I had to actually try it.

Lance W.

Matt Stachoni wrote:
> For the record:
>
>> Extra Credit / Trick Questions:
>
>> 1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response
>> to the
>> "Specify second point or :" prompt?
>
> The object disappears. Poof. Gone. I can't believe that no one here did
> not pick
> up on that.
>
> This has been a bug in AutoCAD since, I don't know, Release 1 or
> something.
>
>> 2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
>> curve?
>
> AutoCAD crashes 🙂
>
> Matt
> mstachoni@comcast.net
> mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

Here the answer didn't know this but tried and it works.

extra credit #1 answer

If you press ENTER at the Specify Second Point of Displacement prompt, the
first point is interpreted as relative X,Y,Z displacement. For example, if
you specify 2,3 for the base point and press ENTER at the next prompt, the
object moves 2 units in the X direction and 3 units in the Y direction from
its current position


"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
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For the record:

>Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

>1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to
>the
>"Specify second point or :" prompt?

The object disappears. Poof. Gone. I can't believe that no one here did not
pick
up on that.

This has been a bug in AutoCAD since, I don't know, Release 1 or something.

>2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
>curve?

AutoCAD crashes 🙂

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

We like By Block as well for some stuff. Other stuff is By Layer.

--
John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
wrote in message news:5569734@discussion.autodesk.com...
BOOOOOOOOOO!

[Anonymous]

I would probably have passed your test, but I would venture a guess that
all of my drafters and all of my Project managers would get maybe 50%
correct.

They are pretty good drafters and can get the job done, but they don't
think the same way as those of us that are CAD Managers. We are a lot more
analytical it seems then most.

Questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, & 20 would probably
leave my drafters scratching their heads - not realizing that they actually
do everything involved on a regular basis. Then again, maybe I should find
all new drafters 😛

[eviele]

bah.

as paul suggested above these things are just a portion of the hiring process.

there are so many variables to consider:
what is the role the person is being hired to fill?
what is their history with the software?
does the person have the abiity to learn?
does the person have a skillset you need?
and ultimately, how cute is she?

kidding of course.

the test you have is fine, but answering all the questions right only tells part of the story as does answering only a few right.

i too think your test is a little skewed towards the customizing end, but that may be a skillset required by your firm, or desired by you.

doesn't mean its wrong, but others might be more intrigued by questions about model space vs. paper space, types of xrefs, what should be xrefed and why, etc.

the list is endless.
if you're happy with it then administer it.
only you know what tools are best suited for your firm.

on a side note, I aced both tests above.
BOOOYAAAH.

any chance you're hiring?

[Anonymous]

Hi Matt,
Great test. Agree with most of your answers except for Trick 1. I would have to grade
you half credit for that answer. I hit return quite a bit for that second prompt
deliberately after keying in the displacement for the first point prompt. But I can really
understand why you were looking for that because beginning drafters are probably asking
you all the time "What happened to my drawing?" A really good question related is "What
do you do first before you move a floor plan, if you must move the floor plan?"

The trouble with a test like this is there are always at least 2 good answers to most of
the questions. That's not a problem as long as the tester knows his stuff and can be
flexible.

Some of the questions are version and state dependent. The smartest answer might be to
reply with another question.
3: Is an annotative dimension style active?
5: Is the viewport locked?
9: Huh? Why use that? 😉 A good related question is what is the command name for the
arial viewer. I'm not sure I could have answered that one.
11. Was this an ADT model or a 2d section/elevation? How much time till the deadline? Do
you normally keep your dimprec set that high? 😉
12. How great an angle? The answer to that question might affect whether to rotate the
ucs or use dimaligned.

You definitely started a great thread. Thanks!

"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5569796@discussion.autodesk.com...
For the record:

>Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

>1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to the
>"Specify second point or :" prompt?

The object disappears. Poof. Gone. I can't believe that no one here did not pick
up on that.

This has been a bug in AutoCAD since, I don't know, Release 1 or something.

>2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline curve?

AutoCAD crashes 🙂

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

Being more dirt than arch myself, my answer to 11 would be "leave it as is"
even though I would be tempted to just change it to a 2 point decimal foot
dimstyle.


"Lance W." wrote in message
news:5569524@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not that bad, but some of those really skew to people that like to
customize Autocad. And I gotta tell ya, number 11 had me stumped.

Matt Stachoni wrote:
> all,
>
> I've never given any prospective employee a "CAD Test," but I was asked to
> do so
> today. I quickly came up with 20 questions which I figured any
> knowledgable
> person who knows the program would be able to hit it out the park.
>
> Instead, I got a serious case of deer-in-the-headlights-itis.
>
> I didn't want to make it version specific, but I understand some questions
> would
> not be answerable for someone running an older release, and gave the
> person a
> pass in those cases.
>
> I also didn't care if the questions were "useful" on a day to day basis;
> the
> idea was to get an idea of how well the user knows AutoCAD.
>
> So, I'll ask you guys: Was this a decent CAD questionnaire?
>
> 1. What are the names of the first 7 AutoCAD ACI colors?
> 1 =
> 2 =
> 3 =
> 4 =
> 5 =
> 6 =
> 7 =
>
> 2. What are System Variables? How are they used?
>
> 3. When dimensioning in Model space, what DIMSCALE value would you use for
> dimensioning for a 3/16"=1'-0" plot?
>
> 4. When working with External References (Xrefs) what is the difference
> between
> Overlay and Attach?
>
> 5. How would you specify a Viewport scale of 1/4"=1'-0" in a Paper Space
> Viewport, using the Command Line?
>
> 6. What is a CUI file?
>
> 7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of
> "MEDIUM"?
>
> 8. What does the FROM osnap do?
>
> 9. What does Zoom Dynamic do?
>
> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>
> 11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
> 13/256",
> what do you do?
>
> 12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?
>
> 13. Explain the difference between the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands.
>
> 14. What does PSLTSCALE do?
>
> 15. What is an easy way to open an Xref from a parent file?
>
> 16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?
>
> 17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?
>
> 18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all Xref
> layer
> colors to color #8 (gray)?
>
> 19. What does BATTMAN do?
>
> 20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?
>
> Extra Credit / Trick Questions:
>
> 1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to
> the
> "Specify second point or :" prompt?
>
> 2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
> curve?
>
>
> I had some more trick questions, but since the first 20 didn't go so well,
> we
> just called it a day at that point 😞
>
>
> Matt
> mstachoni@comcast.net
> mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

I'd guess most of us would "pass" - you woulda got me on #8 though if it
read
"What does the PAR osnap do?"

I stilll have not figured out how to use that; read Help, asked around,
dinked with it a few times in my spare time - it's just never switched on
for me.

(Anybody?)


"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5569527@discussion.autodesk.com...
all,

I've never given any prospective employee a "CAD Test," but I was asked to
do so
today. I quickly came up with 20 questions which I figured any knowledgable
person who knows the program would be able to hit it out the park.

Instead, I got a serious case of deer-in-the-headlights-itis.

I didn't want to make it version specific, but I understand some questions
would
not be answerable for someone running an older release, and gave the person
a
pass in those cases.

I also didn't care if the questions were "useful" on a day to day basis; the
idea was to get an idea of how well the user knows AutoCAD.

So, I'll ask you guys: Was this a decent CAD questionnaire?

1. What are the names of the first 7 AutoCAD ACI colors?
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
5 =
6 =
7 =

2. What are System Variables? How are they used?

3. When dimensioning in Model space, what DIMSCALE value would you use for
dimensioning for a 3/16"=1'-0" plot?

4. When working with External References (Xrefs) what is the difference
between
Overlay and Attach?

5. How would you specify a Viewport scale of 1/4"=1'-0" in a Paper Space
Viewport, using the Command Line?

6. What is a CUI file?

7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of
"MEDIUM"?

8. What does the FROM osnap do?

9. What does Zoom Dynamic do?

10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?

11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
13/256",
what do you do?

12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?

13. Explain the difference between the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands.

14. What does PSLTSCALE do?

15. What is an easy way to open an Xref from a parent file?

16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?

17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?

18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all Xref layer
colors to color #8 (gray)?

19. What does BATTMAN do?

20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?

Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to
the
"Specify second point or :" prompt?

2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
curve?


I had some more trick questions, but since the first 20 didn't go so well,
we
just called it a day at that point 😞


Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

I think I did pretty good. Below my test is the test we give.

1. What are the names of the first 7 AutoCAD ACI colors?
1 = Color1
2 = Color2
3 = Color3
4 = Color4
5 = Color5
6 = Color6
7 = Color7

2. What are System Variables? How are they used?

Answer: System Variables are variables used by the system.


3. When dimensioning in Model space, what DIMSCALE value would you use for
dimensioning for a 3/16"=1'-0" plot?

Answer: What ever looks right. If it does not look right then explode and
scale all the little pieces.

4. When working with External References (Xrefs) what is the difference
between
Overlay and Attach?

Answer: Attach will destroy your family and create orphined children.
Overlay will not.

5. How would you specify a Viewport scale of 1/4"=1'-0" in a Paper Space
Viewport, using the Command Line?

Answer: Inside the viewport type in "zoom". Then type in "real time".
Eyeball it into scale.

6. What is a CUI file?

Answer: It is a file that allows for autocad to never open the same way
twice. It also hides things from you when you need them.

7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of
"MEDIUM"?

Answer: Select everything on the screen. Then unselect anything that does
not look medium or text.

8. What does the FROM osnap do?

Answer: From anyplace on the screen that you want.

9. What does Zoom Dynamic do?

Answer: It zooms dynamically

10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?

Answer: All layers must have a color. All blocks must be on a layer.
Therefore all blocks have color and are on a layer.

11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
13/256",
what do you do?

Answer: Explode the dimension. Make it whatever works. Then rescale the
dimension.

12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?

Answer: Draw and arc and insert mtext with a width of 500'. Explode some
random standard dimensions and harvest the arrow heads.

13. Explain the difference between the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands.

Answer: Divide will take a larger number and give its multiplier based on
another number. Measure will not do this.

14. What does PSLTSCALE do?

Answer: Nothing untill you tell it to.

15. What is an easy way to open an Xref from a parent file?

Answer: Ask someone else to do it.

16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?

Answer: Create it closed in the first place.

17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?

Answer: Modify the IT work order submittal file. Add work order for IT
department to add custom aliases.

18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all Xref layer
colors to color #8 (gray)?

Answer: Select all, Explode, Select all, color, 8.

19. What does BATTMAN do?

Answer: He fights crime in the streets of Gotham.

20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?

Answer: ext 394. IT deparment.

Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to
the
"Specify second point or :" prompt?

Answer: It moves

2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
curve?

Answer: You get what you pay for.


**********Our Test************************

1. Double clicking on an Icon will sometimes do what?

2. When breathing. After you inhale you will most likely need to ____?
a. inhale
b. breath
c. exhale

3. True or False. You can consistantly maintain a body tempature over 98
degrees farenhight.

4. CADD stands for
a. computer aided drafting and design
b. computer aided drafting and design
c. Payday

5. True or False. There are 5 or more working days in a week.

Bonus:
1. A keyboard is used for what purpose.

2. True or False. Computers were invented to surf the internets.

[Anonymous]

snip>11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
13/256", what do you do?
Assume someone has their "tolerances" set just a little high for the
Project?

Someone's using 1/256 instead of "even" inches?!

!! Blimey !!
;0)

But I know I should have started earlier in my perusal of this lengthening
thread. 😮

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
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-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
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"Lance W." wrote in message
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Rather, #11 HAS me stumped, must be cause I'm a dirt guy.

Lance W. wrote:
> Not that bad, but some of those really skew to people that like to
> customize Autocad. And I gotta tell ya, number 11 had me stumped.
>

[Anonymous]

snip>More often than not one side is longer than the other.
And it was supposed to be something more along the lines of "rectangular"
I'll bet Allen.
;0)

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
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"The only Constant is Change".

"Allen Jessup" wrote in message
news:5569627@discussion.autodesk.com...
I know from reading your post that you know how to do the right thing. But
for most architectural plans I've had to work with a 256th of an inch is
perfection. I'm just happy if the dimension overrides make a closed
building. More often than not one side is longer than the other.

Allen

"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5569631@discussion.autodesk.com...
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:43:31 +0000, Tom Smith <> wrote:

>My guess would be, fix the darn walls so they're the correct distance
>apart.

DING DING DING DING DING!

The person's answer was "I would change my dimension style's precision
setting."
Which sent the hair on the back of my neck curling.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

And our standard is that NOTHING is drawn on layer 0...

"Lance W." wrote in message
news:5569702@discussion.autodesk.com...
See I prefer BYBLOCK

Matt Stachoni wrote:
>
>>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>> This answer could be an AU topic .
>
> She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to
> use
> Layer 0 and color Bylayer.

[Anonymous]

1 equals red;
2 equals yellow;
3 equals green;
4 equals cyan;
5 equals blue;
6 equals magenta (and it ain't purple either);
7 equals black/white, depending on which Layout you're using at the time,
meaning the Model Layout (Black), or the Layout1 or Layout2 (White).

What's the prize?
;0)

Getting to the end of this thread before my hour runs out?
:-o

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon64 2.2GHz 2GB RAM
XPPro 32bit SP2
WD Raptor 10K-rpm 37GB HD
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB

"The only Constant is Change".

wrote in message news:5569561@discussion.autodesk.com...
Does everyone have the 1st seven colors memorized? I only look when setting
up plot styles. Or i'm just brain dead today.

Pretty tough for someone that does not tinker. If they just use buttons and
pulldowns would not know half of the items.

[Anonymous]

How about something more realistic for entry level Cad staff.
I'm a dirt guy but will try to take a swing at the Archies.

1.) I need twenty signed sets at City Hall by 4 o'clock and that one hallway needs to be 8 feet wide and I got to run.
Can you do it?

2.) The Contractor called with a question can you take care of it?

3) The surveyor called and said the building didn't add up. Take care of it, I have a luncheon.

4) The client requested a 3D building model on monday with a walk thru presentation, I told him yes. You can have all the time you want.

5.) Can we have some different colors on that stuff, I like it but just some tweeks.

6) I don't like that Column there, get back to that Structural guy, you know what's his name, and tell him if it doesn't move this submittal goes south.

7) Can you find me a lunch tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

You're kidding, right? That's never been a "bug" and it doesn't
"disappear".

It actually uses the first pont as a displacement value (which, strangely,
is what it says it will do) - ie, if you type move, select the thing(s) and
pick a base point at 6257025.6455,2116004.4333,20.0000, then hit enter,
it'll move you object(s) by that displacement value (an additional X,Y,Z)
which to the guy who doesn't realize what he's doing, probably looks a lot
like disappearing.

I use that all the time, tho - type move, select stuff, enter, type 5,5 (ie,
don't pick a base point) and hit enter twice it moves your stuff by a
displacement of 5,5

Pretty hard to get the extra credit when the teacher doesn't know the
answer...



"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
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For the record:

>Extra Credit / Trick Questions:

>1. During the MOVE command, what happens if you hit in response to
>the
>"Specify second point or :" prompt?

The object disappears. Poof. Gone. I can't believe that no one here did not
pick
up on that.

This has been a bug in AutoCAD since, I don't know, Release 1 or something.

>2. What generally happens when you do a PERPendicular Osnap on a Spline
>curve?

AutoCAD crashes 🙂

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

snip>>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in
Blocks?
>This answer could be an AU topic .

She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to use
Layer 0 and color Bylayer.
I'm so pleased to see that there's at least one in your line of work, who
thinks properly Matt. ;0)

I've seen so few who do the above in my almost 20 years of acquiring dwg
files from architects. 😞

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
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Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB

"The only Constant is Change".

"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5569636@discussion.autodesk.com...
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:49:11 +0000, Corey A. Layton wrote:

>> 7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of
>> "MEDIUM"?
>A good gauge to se if the User uses "Quick Select".

Which she answered correctly.

>> 8. What does the FROM osnap do?
>nice question.
>although, osnap tracking is a less archaic way to accomplish the same
>thing...

Well, perhaps for some people. I think Osnap Tracking completely sucks,
myself.
But it was weird enough that I figured it would throw someone, and I was
right.

>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>This answer could be an AU topic .

She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to use
Layer 0 and color Bylayer.

>> 11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
>> 13/256", what do you do?
>Label yourself a "deconstructionist", and cop an attitude?

Perhaps.

>> 12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?
>good question.
>I assume Dim Aligned, and rotate UCS are acceptable answers?

I was really looking for UCS. I think Dim Aligned dimensions are next to
useless
because of how they behave, and wanted to see if she knew that.

>> 14. What does PSLTSCALE do?
>good question.
>people should know this.

She had no clue - never saw it before.

>> 16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?
>good question

Properties 🙂

or Pedit Close.

It's important because so much depends on closed polylines, and I had a rash
of
incidents last week where hatching failed because people weren't clocing
their
plines.

>> 17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?
>not average USER fodder, IMO.

Again, wanted to see what she knew. If she did, great, if not, no biggie.

>> 18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all
>> Xref layer colors to color #8 (gray)?
>again, many new Users will not be frequenting the command line.
>Layer Filters, in Layer Manager is probably the most used method...

Yep, but I'm also interested in speed, which means to me a profound
understanding of the command line. I don't think you can know AutoCAD
without
understanding command line syntax.

'-la c 8 *|* "" ' is imminently faster than opening any dialog box -
particularly the layer dialog.

>> 20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?
>OPTIONS...

Yip


Matt
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[Anonymous]

snip>>> 18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all
>> Xref layer colors to color #8 (gray)?
>again, many new Users will not be frequenting the command line.
>Layer Filters, in Layer Manager is probably the most used method...

Yep, but I'm also interested in speed, which means to me a profound
understanding of the command line. I don't think you can know AutoCAD
without
understanding command line syntax.

'-la c 8 *|* "" ' is imminently faster than opening any dialog box -
particularly the layer dialog.
Now that I "see" it, it makes perfect sense.

But it was just hovering on the edge of my "dirt-dauber" mind until now. ;0)

I started reading this thread at roughly 4:55 PM MST here in AZ.

Most often we wouldn't be changing all Layers colors in a particular XREF in
this manner. Sometimes we want a certain Layer to be less "Screened" than
the others in that XREF. Some need to stand out more than others.

At least in my mind. ;0)

--
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not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
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"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:5569636@discussion.autodesk.com...
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:49:11 +0000, Corey A. Layton wrote:

>> 7. What is a fast method for selecting MText objects with a Style of
>> "MEDIUM"?
>A good gauge to se if the User uses "Quick Select".

Which she answered correctly.

>> 8. What does the FROM osnap do?
>nice question.
>although, osnap tracking is a less archaic way to accomplish the same
>thing...

Well, perhaps for some people. I think Osnap Tracking completely sucks,
myself.
But it was weird enough that I figured it would throw someone, and I was
right.

>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>This answer could be an AU topic .

She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to use
Layer 0 and color Bylayer.

>> 11. If you dimension two parallel walls and get a dimension of 14'-5
>> 13/256", what do you do?
>Label yourself a "deconstructionist", and cop an attitude?

Perhaps.

>> 12. What is one way of dimensioning something along an angle?
>good question.
>I assume Dim Aligned, and rotate UCS are acceptable answers?

I was really looking for UCS. I think Dim Aligned dimensions are next to
useless
because of how they behave, and wanted to see if she knew that.

>> 14. What does PSLTSCALE do?
>good question.
>people should know this.

She had no clue - never saw it before.

>> 16. What is an easy way to close a Polyline?
>good question

Properties 🙂

or Pedit Close.

It's important because so much depends on closed polylines, and I had a rash
of
incidents last week where hatching failed because people weren't clocing
their
plines.

>> 17. What support file do you modify to create custom command aliases?
>not average USER fodder, IMO.

Again, wanted to see what she knew. If she did, great, if not, no biggie.

>> 18. What is the command-line sequence you would use to change all
>> Xref layer colors to color #8 (gray)?
>again, many new Users will not be frequenting the command line.
>Layer Filters, in Layer Manager is probably the most used method...

Yep, but I'm also interested in speed, which means to me a profound
understanding of the command line. I don't think you can know AutoCAD
without
understanding command line syntax.

'-la c 8 *|* "" ' is imminently faster than opening any dialog box -
particularly the layer dialog.

>> 20. What command do you use to change your default Plotter?
>OPTIONS...

Yip


Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

Lance I want them to follow the Solid/Screened setting in my CTB file (on
no, not another one of those olde-timers!), so that's why I prefer Bylayer.

When they change from Proposed to Exiting in a Phased Project, of course.

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
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"Lance W." wrote in message
news:5569702@discussion.autodesk.com...
See I prefer BYBLOCK

Matt Stachoni wrote:
>
>>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>> This answer could be an AU topic .
>
> She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to
> use
> Layer 0 and color Bylayer.

[Anonymous]

Boo, hiss, boo Dave.

So your Blocks rest on Layers that need to be kept track of?

As to whether they're:
On;
Off;
Frozen;
or Thawed?

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
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"Dave Drahn" wrote in message
news:5569942@discussion.autodesk.com...
And our standard is that NOTHING is drawn on layer 0...

"Lance W." wrote in message
news:5569702@discussion.autodesk.com...
See I prefer BYBLOCK

Matt Stachoni wrote:
>
>>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>> This answer could be an AU topic .
>
> She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to
> use
> Layer 0 and color Bylayer.

[Anonymous]

We still use ctb's too, despite what tons of people say I really don't
see the need to switch.

BYBLOCK, just gives me that one little extra level of control. I don't
always want a new layer for one block.

Don Reichle wrote:
> Lance I want them to follow the Solid/Screened setting in my CTB file (on
> no, not another one of those olde-timers!), so that's why I prefer Bylayer.
>
> When they change from Proposed to Exiting in a Phased Project, of course.
>