LYNDA.COM – Using the Command Line in AutoCAD

So there I was using WhatsApp to send a quick message to a colleague today, and I suddenly thought how much we use command lines, text boxes and prompts when we are using social media, especially when using communication tools such as LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter from a smartphone or a tablet (or if you are really geeky, a phablet – you will understand if you are geeky enough, right?).

This got me thinking about how often I still use the command line in AutoCAD as well. I am a seasoned AutoCAD user with (now in 2016) twenty-seven years experience of Autodesk’s flagship product (I started on AutoCAD R10 for DOS – remember those five and a quarter inch floppy disks?). Now, I STILL use the command line. I still type certain commands and use keyboard shortcuts, due to my old DOS-based AutoCAD habits, and the AutoCAD command line is still there, still being the old faithful, ready and waiting to be used, even in the latest version of AutoCAD.

So, when you have a moment, check out that AutoCAD command line. It has a lot more to offer than you might think. Maybe use my Lynda.com course, Using the Command Line in AutoCAD, to discover some shortcuts and workarounds that will make you just that bit more productive at work. Who knows? You might even impress the boss or become AutoCAD guru for the day in the office!

LYNDA.COM link – Using the Command Line in AutoCAD

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