BlackBox Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 LoL Here's the the first few from my PGP file. Very neat; not sure why I've not tried this before. Cheers! Quote
alanjt Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Very neat; not sure why I've not tried this before. Cheers! Pretty much, the entire top row of keys above the letters can be defined in the PGP. Another good one is the redefine whatever F* keys aren't of use (core I only use F2,3,8 ) and also look at defining every useful Ctrl+ function. Quote
alanjt Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Another really useful resource is the DosLib popup menu. For situations where I have a few commands that I'll only call when doing a specific task, I'll put just put them in a popup that displays right at the cursor - quick and easy and I don't have to remember a million little commands. This one is for editing surfaces. I have it defined as a quick key, so I just hit that button with my left hand and go. I might actually define it to the mouse with all these new keys. (defun c:C3TP (/ lst opt) ;; Alan J. Thompson (if (setq opt (dos_popupmenu (mapcar (function car) (setq lst '(("Flip Face" . "EditSurfaceSwapEdge") ("") ("Add Line" . "AddSurfaceLine") ("Delete Line" . "DeleteSurfaceLine") ("") ("Add Point" . "AddSurfacePoint") ("Delete Point" . "DeleteSurfacePoint") ("Move Point" . "AeccMoveSurfacePoint") ) ) ) (mapcar (function (lambda (x) (if (eq "" (car x)) 1 0 ) ) ) lst ) ) ) (progn (while (eq 1 (logand 1 (getvar 'CMDACTIVE))) (command)) (command (strcat "_." (cdr (nth opt (vl-remove '("") lst))))) ) ) (princ) ) Quote
BlackBox Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Another really useful resource is the DosLib popup menu. For situations where I have a few commands that I'll only call when doing a specific task, I'll put just put them in a popup that displays right at the cursor - quick and easy and I don't have to remember a million little commands. Brilliant usage, Alan. I see this being incredibly helpful for a handful of instances. I don't have enough time in the day to learn about all of this stuff myself (despite my efforts regardless) - I really appreciate you (and others) helping, by pointing us in the right direction. I've used DOSLib before, but since the acquisition (when we got all new hardware), I've not re-installed it (until today). Cheers! Quote
alanjt Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Brilliant usage, Alan. I see this being incredibly helpful for a handful of instances. I don't have enough time in the day to learn about all of this stuff myself (despite my efforts regardless) - I really appreciate you (and others) helping, by pointing us in the right direction. I've used DOSLib before, but since the acquisition (when we got all new hardware), I've not re-installed it (until today). Cheers! Yeah, I waste a lot of time worrying with that kind of stuff. Quote
JohnyShield Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Greetings! You could make an AutoCAD keyboard from an ordinary keyboard using this simple tutorial. The whole process will take about 15 minutes! http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Drafting-Techniques/Keyboard-for-AutoCAD/td-p/3456714 Quote
Ardalee Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Logitech G13 Game Pad! It has made my life a lot easier. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/g13-advanced-gameboard?crid=26 Quote
f700es Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Pretty cool there. I had a Nostromo Speedpad n52 for a while but I just could not get the hang of it with CAD. I even tried it with my FPS pc games but I just fell back to using my keyboard I am using a black Mac clone keyboard right now and I love it. http://www.i-rocksusa.com/products/KR-6402-BK.html Quote
pqphillips Posted December 14, 2012 Posted December 14, 2012 I use a Logitech MK550 Wireless Wave Keyboard and Mouse at home. Very comfy to use. For work, I use the stock Dell keyboard that came with the computer. I might see about upgrading, though, especially after seeing the tutorial above. Quote
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