You should see that the Draw and Modify toolbars are added as a new panel to the top of the dashboard. Simply right-click on any part of the body of the Dashboard (not the vertical title bar) and select "Control panels" from the menu and then click "2D Draw control panel".
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All you need to know is how to get at them. Also, for those of you who prefer to watch your online video at YouTube, why not visit the CADTutor YouTube channel?ĭid you know that there's more to the Dashboard than is apparent on the surface? When I first started working with it, I thought, "wouldn't it be great if all the 2D drawing tools were on there as well". Check them out and let us know what you think. We've added a new Video Tutorials section to CADTutor! Some of our users have asked for video tutorials in addition to the text-based tutorials already on the site. And don't forget that all of Michael's Corners are still available at CADTutor for your future reference. I hope you find them useful.ĬADTutor itself is staying put and we have a few new things planned for 2017, so stay tuned. As always, these articles are designed to help you work smarter, not harder. So, for Michael's final corner we have articles on modifying the action of the F1 key, no less than 3 Power Tool articles, including tips on zooming with your mouse, background hatch colours and text frames for Mtext. Thank you Michael for all you've done for the CADTutor community. I'm constantly surprised and delighted by how generous people are when sharing information, wisdom and experience on the Web and Michael is a prime example of how Tim Berners-Lee hoped people would share their knowledge. If Autodesk are listening, they should probably give him a medal for services to AutoCAD. Michael has written almost 600 articles for CADTutor in close to 150 monthly columns. I've been running the CADTutor website for 20 years and for the last 14 of those I've been ably assisted in that endeavour by Michael Beall who has consistently provided content of the highest quality. This month's Corner marks the end of an era. Michael’s Corner - October/November 2016 One-derful!!! To find out more or to order a copy, visit Michael's CAD Trainer Guy site. The book is available in spiral-bound paper or as a PDF. Site News The AutoCAD Workbench, Final Editionįourteen year's worth of Michael's Corner has been completely updated for AutoCAD 2018 and is now available in the form of the AutoCAD Workbench, Final Edition. See all Images of the Week published in the last month.