I have just upgraded from AutoCAD 2008 to 2013 so I'm unfamiliar with the latest set up & dont' have time to explore it properly yet. I see that 2013 has a different projection method for paper space views but for the present I am still using solview & soldraw which I am familiar with to get my work done on time. In 2008 the 'Linetype manager' page let you tick a box 'Use paper space units for scaling' so that different paper space view ports would automatically scale line types to suit the viewport scale. To draw details of parts of a view I would normally copy the basic solview view port, alter its property to a layer named VPORT, scale this viewport to the desired scale to show what I want to detail & the linetypes would automatically scale so that they appear the same as in the original solview view port. This pick box is not in the linetype manager page in 2013, how can I achieve this? I have MSLTSCALE 0, LTSCALE0.5 & PSLTSCALE 1. Sorry all, I've found it: 2D home panel in the ribbon Properties Linetype (not obvious at first sight) drop down & select 'Other', the linetype window comes up but it's default seems to have the details hidden, click on 'hide details' & the global scale, current object scale & use paper space units for scaling are there.
By the way I tried the Inventor style projection method, NoO WAY am I using this tosh! It generates all the superfluous hidden detail but you can't edit it & for large fabs it's too cumbersome. Maybe I'll change my mind but it's going to take some doing.
Cmd-A or Ctrl-A Selects all objects in the current layout Cmd-G Groups the selected objects Cmd-H Hides AutoCAD window Cmd-M Minimizes the current drawing window Cmd-N or Ctrl-N Creates new drawing Cmd-O or Ctrl-O Opens drawing Cmd-P or Ctrl-P Displays the Print/Plot dialog box Cmd-Q or Ctrl-Q Closes the program Cmd-R Regenerates the current viewport Cmd-S or Ctrl-S Saves the current drawing. If the drawing has not been saved yet, the Save Drawing As dialog box is displayed Cmd-W Closes the current drawing Cmd-Opt-W Closes all drawings Shift-Cmd-G Ungroups the selected group Shift-Cmd-P Displays the Page Setup Manager Shift-Cmd-R Regenerates all viewports in the current layout Shift-Cmd-S or Shift-Ctrl-S Displays the Save Drawing As dialog box Ctrl-A Selects all objects in the current layout Cmd-Opt-M Minimizes all. Fn-F11 Hides all open windows Fn-F12 Display dashboard Cmd-1 or Ctrl-3 Opens or closes the Tool Sets palette Cmd-2 or Ctrl-2 Opens or closes the Content palette on and off Cmd-3 or Ctrl-9 Shows or hides the Command Window Cmd-4 Opens or closes the Layers palette Cmd-5 or Cmd-I or Ctrl-1 Opens or closes the Properties Inspector palette Cmd-6 Toggles the display of the status bar on and off Cmd-7 Opens or closes the Reference Manager palette Cmd-8 or Ctrl-4 Project Manager Cmd-9 Material Browser Cmd-0 or Ctrl-0 Toggles Clean Screen on and off Cmd- Zooms out Cmd-+ Zooms in Cmd-, Options Cmd. Or Shift- Cmd.
Displays the Quick View dialog box Shift-Cmd-C Displays the Color Palette. Select a new color to make it the current color for new objects Cmd-Opt-H Hides the Windows of all other applications Cmd-Opt-I Properties Cmd-Opt-T Toggles Toolset Palette. E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing ED DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames EL ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc ER EXTERNALREFERENCES /Opens the External References palette EX EXTEND /Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects EXIT QUIT / Exits the program EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format EXT EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space EXTENDSRF SURFEXTEND /Creates new surface by extending existing surface. O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves OBJECTSELECTION LIMIT OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings OFFSETSRF SURFOFFSET/ Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface OP OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings OPENPROJECT SURFOFFSET / Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface ORBIT 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only OS OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes. P PAN / Moves the view planar to the screen PA PASTECLIP / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing PALETTE SCLOSE TOOLSETSCLOSE/ Closes the tool palettes window PAR PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing PARAM BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition PATCH SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop PE PEDIT/ Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes PGP ALIASEDIT / Creates, modifies, and deletes AutoCAD command aliases.
Autocad Basic Commands
PL PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline PM SHEETSET / Opens the Project Manager PMAUTOOPEN SSMAUTOOPEN / Controls the display behavior of the Project Manager when a drawing associated with a layout is opened.