Making AutoCAD Better

 

PRO Menu is much more than a collection of utilities. Here are some of the many ways it will make you more productive. (not all features are in AutoCAD LT versions)

Featured Links

PRO Menu | FAQ 

Expanded Menus

  • More command options and settings are in the menus, saving guesswork and keystrokes
  • Expanded menus allow many more operations to be done in "Clean Screen" mode
  • Expanded shortcut menus include many useful editing commands
  • Enhanced osnap menu has between 2 points, object selection and running osnap control
  • Menu support for many geometry calculator functions
  • Expanded menus help novices find and use difficult commands
  • Adds a customizable "virtual tablet" toolbar interface
  • Unique toolbar control lets you quickly display a toolbar only while you need it
  • Pull-down menus provide instant access to the corresponding toolbar

Easier Display Control

  • Save drawing views with a single mouse click
  • Restore a saved view transparently with one keystroke or mouse click
  • Regenerate selected layers or objects without regenerating the whole drawing
  • Rotate the current 2D view with a single menu pick

Fast, Simple Layer Control

  • Change any layer setting by picking objects on the screen
  • If required objects aren't visible, use a popup list of relevant layers
  • Save up to 5 layer states and restore them transparently with one click
  • Isolate selected layers from a popup list or picking on the screen
  • Control layer visibility in Paper space viewports just as easily
  • Create a new current layer with one mouse click instead of five
  • Turn on, thaw or unlock all layers transparently with one click

Easier Use of Viewports

  • Vports layer turns on automatically to pick viewport borders
  • Create round, polygonal and shaded viewports in AutoCAD LT

Easier Handling of Xrefs

  • Take full control of xrefs by picking them on the screen
  • If an xref is not visible, select it from a popup list
  • Select objects to xbind from a popup list

Powerful Text-Handling Commands

  • Continue existing single line text with same style, layer etc.
  • Export single line text from the drawing to a text file
  • Convert single line text to multiline text
  • Edit a whole column of single line text in Notepad
  • Read selected qtext frames without regenerating the whole drawing
  • Display a text file of any size in a dialog window
  • Edit several lines of single text without selecting them one at a time
  • Set the current style and layer by picking text on the screen

Over 80 Time-Saving New Commands

Command names use three letters to avoid conflicts with current aliases. If you don't remember what to type, pick from a menu or toolbar. Here are just a few of them :

  • Copy objects to another layer with two button clicks
  • Easily select or unselect all objects on one or more layers
  • Create obliqued dimensions for isometric drawings with one click
  • Insert a block by picking a block on the screen
  • Draw construction lines automatically on their own layer
  • Edit multiple polylines with a single menu pick
  • Set circle and fillet radii by picking an arc or circle on the screen
  • Optional rotate and scale commands using 2 picked points
  • List object data transparently beside the cursor or on the command line instead of the properties window
  • Create a background grid of guidelines on a locked layer; toggle it on/off transparently with a keystroke or button click
  • Save five fillet radii in the drawing and access them with one click
  • Keys and mouse buttons are programmed with frequently-used commands
  • Insert raster images in AutoCAD LT