AutoCAD Tips, Tricks, and the Most Dependable Drafting Techniques

As a civil engineering professional, I constantly reference the Coordinates in my drawing. Unfortunately, the coordinate readout is no longer part of the default AutoCAD interface.

No problem, we can add it back with just two clicks.

Dynamic Input is a tool that’s grown on me over the years. While helpful, maybe you would prefer the text was larger or smaller than its default?

No problem, you can increase of decrease the size of this text by setting the TOOLTIPSIZE system variable. While the default value is 0, you can set the variable to a value as small as -3, or as large as 6.

When using commands like Move, AutoCAD displays a “Rubber Band” from the base point you specify. By default, the Rubber Band is Yellow, but if that’s not your color, it’s super easy to change using the OPTIONS command.