You can drag-and-drop files from Windows Explorer directly into AutoCAD. Dragging with the left mouse button inserts the dragged file as a block into the current drawing. Using the right button to drag brings up a shortcut menu for inserting, opening, or creating an xref. (If there are no drawings open, left- or right-dragging opens the file.)
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Welcome to Kate's CAD Tips!
I've been sending these tips out to my office once a week for about three years now, and decided to start the blog as a way to put them all in one place. Who knows, maybe they'll help somebody else out there too!
Some of the tips are pretty basic, but hey, we all had to start somewhere.
Most of the tips apply to AutoCAD 2004 & up -- I'll try to note if it's only available in later versions, but no promises. And ALL the tips apply to AutoCAD LT.
As always, if you have a tip you'd like to see featured, send it on in!
I've been sending these tips out to my office once a week for about three years now, and decided to start the blog as a way to put them all in one place. Who knows, maybe they'll help somebody else out there too!
Some of the tips are pretty basic, but hey, we all had to start somewhere.
Most of the tips apply to AutoCAD 2004 & up -- I'll try to note if it's only available in later versions, but no promises. And ALL the tips apply to AutoCAD LT.
As always, if you have a tip you'd like to see featured, send it on in!
3 comments:
Drag and drop the file onto the title bar of AutoCAD and the file will open, regardless of whether there are drawings currently open or not.
Additionally, pressing Ctrl key while left click dragging will open the drawing in AutoCAD irrespective of the existance of any opened drawing.
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Actually, Drag & Drop the file(s) onto the titlebar of AutoCAD or any other area than the editing window (Toolbars, dead grey area, status bar, etc...).
Note: When you are over an area that will OPEN the file you will see a [+] on the cursor, where an INSERT will show a rectangle.
I didn't realize that the Right button Drag & Drop also allows one to Create a Hyperlink quickly.
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