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Want to clean up you drawings from extra or garbage layers? The obvious way to purge layers is to use the PURGE command but sometimes it‟s not enough. Purge might need to be run several times. Make sure to select purge nested items. Notice that in... Read More

The VSCURRENT command is used to set visibility style of current viewport. Command : VSCURRENT Command Prompts: [2dwireframe/3dwireframe/Hidden/Realistic/Conceptual/Other]:Note: to display the point light, distant light, spotlight or sun light, users... Read More

You can visually distinguish objects by using colors, either by assigning a color to an object by layer or independently of layer. If you assign a color by layer, it will help you to distinguish the layers with your drawing. You can also use... Read More

The VPLAYER command is used to set the visibility of layer in viewport. Command Access: Command : VPLAYER Command Prompts: Enter an option [?/Color/Ltype/LWeight/Freeze/Thaw/Rest/Newfrz/Vpvistdflt]:In "model" layout, the "VPLAYER" command has two... Read More

If you attach a drawing as a XREF , the referenced drawing is linked to the current drawing. Any changes to the xref drawing are displayed in the current drawing when it is opened or reloaded. You can also insert an entire drawing as block in... Read More

The SAVEAS command is used to save a copy of current drawing with a new name. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > Save as...Menu : File > Save As...Command : SAVEAS Function Description: Users could save the current draw by inputting the... Read More

The SAVE command is used to save a drawing with current name or a new name. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > SaveMenu : File> SaveCommand : SAVEShortcut : CTRL+S Function Description: Users could save current drawing by clicking "Save"... Read More

The QSAVE command is used to save the current drawing by specified default file formats. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > SaveMenu : File > SaveCommand : QSAVE Function Description: If the current drawing has been named, the program... Read More

The MSLIDE command is used create a slide for current model or layout. Command Access: Command : MSLIDE Function Description: Users could input a slide name or select a slide the "Create Slide File" dialog box. The slide file is raster graph of... Read More

The LAYVPI command is used to freeze specified layers in all layout viewports except the current viewport. Command Access: Ribbon : Home > Layer > LAYVPIMenu : Format > Layer Tools > Isolate layer to current viewportCommand : LAYVPI... Read More