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AutoCAD Tip#1: Using the Quick Properties option

AutoCAD provides you with an option Quick Properties. This helps you to modify the properties of an
object very quickly. Let us see how to use this option.

Go to the Status bar located at the bottom of the window and click the
button
Select the Quick Properties
Status bar.
Now, click on the Quick Properties

Click on an object in the drawing, and you will notice that the
appears.
On this palette, you can
are only few options available on this
To add more options to th
Customize User Interface dialog.
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AutoCAD Tip#1: Using the Quick Properties option
AutoCAD provides you with an option Quick Properties. This helps you to modify the properties of an
object very quickly. Let us see how to use this option.
Go to the Status bar located at the bottom of the window and click the Customization
Quick Properties from the flyout. This displays the Quick Properties
Quick Properties option to turn it on.
ick on an object in the drawing, and you will notice that the Quick Properties
change the properties of the object. However, you notice that there
are only few options available on this palette.
To add more options to this palette, click the CUI button available on it. This displays the
Customize User Interface dialog.
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AutoCAD provides you with an option Quick Properties. This helps you to modify the properties of an
Customization
Quick Properties icon on the


Quick Properties palette

the properties of the object. However, you notice that there
, click the CUI button available on it. This displays the
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On the Customize User Interface
Properties palette. For example, check the


Now, select the same object
showing the Lineweight
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Customize User Interface dialog, check the options to be added to the Quick
. For example, check the Lineweight option and click O
object as selected previously. The Quick Properties
Lineweight option as well.
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dialog, check the options to be added to the Quick
OK.

Quick Properties palette appears
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AutoCAD Tip#2: Customizing the Ribbon
The AutoCAD Ribbon has many commonly used commands. You can access the commands very
easily. The commands displayed on the ribbon vary depending up on the Workspace. There are
three default Workspaces in AutoCAD: Drafting and Annotation, 3D Basics, and 3D Modeling. You
can customize the ribbon but you need to make sure that it does not affect the default workspaces.
Therefore, you need to create a new workspace, and then customize the ribbon.
of a ribbon is shown below.
On the status bar, click on the

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Customizing the Ribbon
many commonly used commands. You can access the commands very
easily. The commands displayed on the ribbon vary depending up on the Workspace. There are
three default Workspaces in AutoCAD: Drafting and Annotation, 3D Basics, and 3D Modeling. You
tomize the ribbon but you need to make sure that it does not affect the default workspaces.
, you need to create a new workspace, and then customize the ribbon.
On the status bar, click on the Workspace Switching icon and select Save Current As

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many commonly used commands. You can access the commands very
easily. The commands displayed on the ribbon vary depending up on the Workspace. There are
three default Workspaces in AutoCAD: Drafting and Annotation, 3D Basics, and 3D Modeling. You
tomize the ribbon but you need to make sure that it does not affect the default workspaces.
, you need to create a new workspace, and then customize the ribbon. The nomenclature

Save Current As.
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On the Save Workspace window, type-in Online-Instructor and click Save.



Now, to customize the ribbon, click Manage > Customization > User Interface on the ribbon.
This opens the Customize User Interface dialog.



On this dialog, click the Online Instructor workspace, and then select the Customize
Workspace button.


Now, expand the Ribbon tree, and then expand the Tabs sub-tree.
Under the Tabs sub-tree, check the required tabs. For example, check the Geolocation tab
and click OK. You can notice that the Geolocation tab is added to the ribbon.
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You can also create a new tab and add it to the ribbon.

Open the Custom User Interface dialog, and then expand the Ribbon tree.
Under the Ribbon tree, click the right mouse button on the Tabs sub-tree and select New
Tab.
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Enter the name of the new tab, and then press Enter. This creates a new tab.



Next, add this tab to the ribbon. The procedure to add a tab to the ribbon is same as
discussed earlier.

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Now, you need to add panels to the new tab.
Expand the Panels sub-tree.
Click and drag panels into the new tab.



You can also create a new panel add it to the tab.
Click the right mouse button on the Panels sub-tree and select New Panel.


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Enter the name of the new panel and press Enter. This creates a new panel.



Now, you need to add commands to the new panel.
Click and drag the commands from the commands list.
You can also search the commands by using the search box located above the commands
list.


You can notice that all the commands are added in one row. You can add multiple rows to the panel.
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Click the right mouse button on the Row1 and select New Row. This adds a new row to the
panel.



Now, add new commands to the second row.



Now, click and drag the newly created panel into custom tab.
Click OK to complete the customization.

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