Geometric Constraints automatically applies coincident constraints for Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, and Insertion object snaps.
DYNAMIC INPUT
When Dynamic Input is ON, you can enter coordinate values in tooltips near the cursor. More on this in Lesson 11.
ORTHO MODE
Ortho restricts the movement of the cursor to Horizontal or Vertical. When Ortho is ON the cursor moves only in the horizontally or vertically. When Ortho is OFF the cursor moves freely in any direction.
POLAR TRACKING
Polar Tracking restricts cursor movement to specified increments along a polar angle. More on this in Lesson 11.
You may set the increments by clicking on the down
ISOMETRIC DRAFTING
Isometric drawing allows you to simulate a 3D object by aligning along 3 axes, these are Top, Right and Left, called Isoplanes. When the button is enabled you can toggle the Isoplanes by pressing the F5 key. Isometric Drafting is discussed in the Advanced AutoCAD Workbook.
You may also change Isoplanes by clicking the down
OBJECT SNAP TRACKING
2D OBJECT SNAP
When 2D Object Snap is ON the cursor will “snap” to preset locations on 2D objects. More on this in Lesson 4.
You may also add or remove Object Snaps by clicking the down
LINEWEIGHT
Lineweight displays the width assigned to each object. When it is ON the lineweights are visible. You can change the lineweight settings by clicking on the down
TRANSPARENCY
When Transparency Show/Hide is ON all transparent layers will be displayed. If it is OFF no layers will display as transparent. More on this in Lesson 3.
SELECTION CYCLING
Selection Cycling allows you to select objects that are overlapping. This is most useful when creating 3 dimensional models discussed in the Advanced AutoCAD Workbook.
3D OBJECT SNAP
When 3DOsnap is ON the cursor will “snap” to preset locations on 3D objects. This option will be discussed in the “Advanced AutoCAD Workbook.”
DYNAMIC UCS
Dynamic User Coordinate System changes the grid plane to follow the XY plane of the dynamic UCS. Used for 3D, refer to the Advanced AutoCAD Workbook.
SELECTION FILTERING
Selection filtering allows you to filter whether certain faces, edges, vertices or solid history subobjects are highlighted when you roll over them, very useful in complex 3D.
GIZMO
Gizmo tools help you move, rotate, or scale an object or set of objects along a 3D Plane, and discussed in the “Advanced AutoCAD Workbook.”
ANNOTATION VISIBILITY
When switched ON the Annotation Visibility tool displays or hides the visibility of annotation objects at the current scale.
AUTOSCALE
When switched ON the AutoScale tool Automatically updates annotative objects to support the annotation scale when the annotation scale is changed.
ANNOTATION SCALE
The Annotation Scale tool displays the current annotation scale. You can change the scale by clicking on the down
