Monthly CAD tips
Faster drafting tips.
I work with all osnaps turned on except for tangent osnap, which I always use manually.
They can easily be turned on or off using the F3 function key. (Fn+F3 on some keyboards)
If you especially wish to see just tangent for example, shift+right mouse allows you to use tangent osnap on it's own.
Since a line tangential to 2 circles is a mathematical calculation, so no other osnap should be allowed to interfere.
Osnaps can quickly be set up by Shit key+right mouse combination and picking Osnap settings. Turning them all on is then easy, unticking tangent during the process.
A useful Osnap which is often neglected, is "Mid between 2 points" available at the top section of shift+right mouse pop up menu.
Don't forget "There is no right way to use CAD software" - Only when you get to the end of your CAD work, them realise that you might have done it faster another way.
In most CAD teams there is often one or a few efficient persons, with the others just getting by.
That leads to the phenomenon of latent CAD efficiency, with users reluctant to ask for refresher CAD training.
Improving CAD efficiency with update training can be mutually beneficial to both company and users. Improving cash flow, taking some of the deadline pressure off CAD software users.
Part of our regular monthly CAD tips
