cntrl+RĮver have an issue selecting a viewport that is inside another viewport? Like when you have a viewport showing your whole drawing and then a smaller one in it showing a close up, its almost impossible to double click and activate the smaller one, autocad always defaults to the larger viewport! Use cntrl+r simply activate the larger one and hit cntrl+r to cycle through your views. This command will let you explode any block without losing the info you have in its attributes. Use the ‘burst’ command when you need to explode a block or object but want to keep its attributes in tact afterwards.

Then when they come to you with the problem, you’re the genius who knows how to magically fix it ) 3.

NOTE: Also cool about this command, it’s super easy to annoy co-workers, simply type in filedia and change their value to “0” and hope they don’t know the same trick to fix it. By setting the “filedia” value to “1” you allow dialog boxes to open in Autocad again, but if it’s set to “0” everything is done through the command line.

Or any dialog box for that matter, this is your savior. This one can help fix a super annoying issue, if you have ever had your open dialog box dissapear/stop opening. So that pesky text in your layout/paper space can be moved into the model space quickly and easily. By using “chspace” you can move drawing objects from layout space into model space (and vice-versa) by simply choosing a viewport to kind of push the object through. While this command may not be much of a secret to some, I know more than a few designers that could start using it a bit more regularly. The list contains commands that will save you time and make your life easier as drafter.ĭon’t forget to leave a comment at the end and let me know which commands you couldn’t live without! 10 Awesome Commands You Didn’t Know You Needed: It’s been a while since I’ve posted an AutoCAD Tip & Trick post so I put together a list of AutoCAD commands you never knew you needed.

How to explode a block in autocad 2020