Tip for Week 02/02/04

 

Yes, that grand and glorious command line that we stare at every time we're in AutoCAD holds a few simple tricks that we often forget.  Here's a few more tricks that haven't been listed before in this page.

The easiest thing to forget for beginners is that the command line remembers the last command that you used.  Simply issue a return in order to repeat the last command.  Usually this would be the Enter key or the Spacebar. 
Another way to repeat the last command would be to use the up and down arrow keys to search for the previous Command line command or entry and issue a return. 
The last tip is pretty amazing when using the Line command followed by the Arc command.
Draw a line on the screen and then start the arc command.  Rather than specifying a point or picking a location with the mouse, enter another return.  This is the same as typing in the @ symbol and issuing a return.  The @ symbol equals last point specified to AutoCAD.  Try the double return with several commands and several combinations of commands.  you'll be surprised at the results.