Tip for Week 07/12/04

 
Alignment tool?  Is that for making sure your going straight on the AutoCAD highway?  Maybe your CAD tires will wear more evenly.  Unfortunately there is no steering mechanism in AutoCAD, but I'm still trying to figure out how to use a joystick to manipulate my objects! 

Of course the command is for aligning one object to another.  You could also scale the object by reference after picking two or more points to align.  It can be a secret way to move and rotate an object at the same time.  The command operates very straight forward, pick a start point and then a point to align the first pick to.  Continue picking points for alignment as needed.  3D users will love the fact that this tool works on multiple points of a 3D object also.  Align away, it's actually an excellent tool for everyday drafting or for 3D work.  Don't forget to add this tool to your custom toolbar if you use it a lot.