This is an excerpt from an article that I wrote for AUGIWorld.
Instead of drawing a line, wall, grid line, etc, between two points, select the Pick Line and then select another line, grid, element, etc to create the desired element. Add an offset to the pick lines (on the options bar), and very quickly create elements, such as grid lines, with accurate spacing.
This is an excerpt from an article that I wrote for AUGIWorld.
When multiple items are selected, it is a common practice to use the Filter option that appears on the Ribbon’s Modify/Multi-Select Contextual Tab only when multiple items are selected.
Alternately, one might use a keyboard shortcut such as “FF” to activate the filter. One may have even noticed that there is a tiny filter symbol at the bottom right of the screen, on the Status Bar. What is lesser known is that clicking on this symbol will activate the filter command.
Okay, at my husband’s (seemingly non-negotiable) suggestion, I am sharing a file I created in Grasshopper, a plug-in for Rhino. This is my first project in the program, so be kind please! The file is a conference table my company plans to build for one of our conference rooms. It has relatively simple geometry, but nearly every dimension needs to be variable. I was asked to model it using Grasshopper, so that is what I did. My approach works just fine, but admittedly the sequence of commands looks terrible. There must be an easier way, or at least a more elegant way to do this. Please let me know if anyone out there has any ideas.
If you think you can help out please post a comment and I will get you the file to check out.
My tip today is a quick one. This is something I managed to go years without knowing and so when I noticed myself using it today I thought I would share. Everyone uses “Nudge”; simply select and object and use the arrow keys to move said object slightly. But what if you want to move it more than just a little bit? Hold down the shift key and the nudge distance will increase by a factor of 10.
This question came up in my office yesterday so I thought I would share the answer. If you want bold text, there are two ways to get it. Of course you can always choose a bold font, such as Arial Bold, but here are the other two options: The first option is to make a text type that has “bold” checked in the type properties.
Alternately, once a particular portion of (or all) text within a text box is highlighted, the bold button appears on the Contextual Tab.
One should note, however, that the bold button will remain grayed out until text is highlighted. So simply selecting a text box will not make this option available.
The first method should be utilized if all text in a particular text box is to be bold, and the second method should be used for large note blocks where only a portion of the text needs to be bolded.