AutoCAD 2010 Enhanced 3D Gizmo

I am not talking about the cute furry little character in the movie Gremlins. I am talking about the AutoCAD feature 3D gizmo.
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More

I am not talking about the cute furry little character in the movie Gremlins. I am talking about the AutoCAD feature 3D gizmo.
The Layer Translator is one of those many features in AutoCAD that gets little mention if at all but can save you a great deal of time. It has been in AutoCAD for several releases now. Michael wrote a great overview of it’s use.

A handy new navigation feature in AutoCAD 2009 is the ability to visually see the preview of Layouts and open drawings in your session.

So you like new features of AutoCAD but like the old AutoCAD R12 look. Now you can use the following AutoCAD 2009 profile to set your AutoCAD to look similar to AutoCAD R12, if you really want to go retro.

A relatively new resource is available for those wishing to find out more about AutoCAD. The AutoCAD Resource Center and there is a bunch of great information including tutorials, tips and tricks,customer stories. Check it out!

I got a question while speaking with customers at their offices in Kuwait last week about adding the ability similar to 3ds max where you can draw on any face without all the pain of setting your UCS to each face manually. This Dynamic UCS feature has been in AutoCAD since AutoCAD 2007.