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How to improve your speed in drafting in AUTOCAD?

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Question added by Ahmed Ajjour , Construction Project Manager , Mushtaha Engineering & Contracting Co.
Date Posted: 2016/11/24
Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

Speed in drawing is all depends on the person who is drafting or operating the computer and how well this person knows the program...

If you mean the refresh time ... have smaller files and set your refresh cahsee higher ... use key ins, have a library of blocks ... in other words know the software and utilize it.

or read these tips online

About Improving Speed by Displaying Simplified Objects | AutoCAD ...

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/.../autocad.../AutoCAD.../GUID-CE2C30A5-5031-445... Dec 17, 2015 - You can improve the speed of large drawing files by displaying simplified versions of certain kinds of objects.

tips for building speed on autocad | Forum | Archinect

archinect.com/forum/thread/104787/tips-for-building-speed-on-autocad   Feb 23, 2011 - 15 posts - ‎12 authors Any suggestions for how to build speed on CAD? ... I've seen people use the icons in the toolbars in autocad to draft and it makes my brain hurt ...

مرسي احمد مرسي العريني
by مرسي احمد مرسي العريني , مدير مشروع إنشائي , ابناء سليمان القضيبي للمقاولات

thanks for the invitation

Most know shortcuts AUTOCAD while retaining the previous drawings and restore them to work boiled to help in time

The use of ready-made templates as well as possible

 

mohamed rabie
by mohamed rabie , site civil engineer , Contraco W.L.L

Knowing the commands is certainly helpful but my best advice is to think before you draft. Plan the fastest way to draft it before touching the mouse or keyboard. For example, if you're drafting something symmetrical, draft half of it, then mirror it; this just cut your drafting time in half.

 

Mushreq Abdulmajeed
by Mushreq Abdulmajeed , Senior Project Supervisor , Lagoon Spring Company

By practicing............................

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