CarrieIves wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:38 am
@Glenn Schroeder (or others) Do you have any suggestions on how to make oneself learn mouse gestures?
I sure do. First, set up your Mouse Gestures with the commands you use most often in each environment. Mine are below.
Of course yours will probably be different, and you can always change them if you don't like the initial setup. Also, many people don't like having twelve in each environment like I do. If it's overwhelming, set it up with 4 or 8 at first, then add on later if you want. Another thing; don't worry about memorizing the location of each command. As soon as you move your mouse slightly they will show up, then move to the one you want. I have some of them down in muscle memory, but for others I still have to check. For me that's still faster than going to the Command Manager, or taking my hand off my 3d mouse for a keyboard shortcut (I didn't start out with AutoCAD, so keyboard shortcuts aren't second nature to me anyway).
Now, as you're working, keep them in mind. When you catch yourself using one of the commands the old way, back up or undo, and use the mouse gesture instead. You'll have to force yourself to use them at first, and this will of course initially slow you down, but it pays off pretty quickly, and you will soon make up the time you lost learning the new workflow.
This is the method I've used to learn new workflows, like Mouse Gestures and Quick Mates.
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Ray Wylie Hubbard in his song "Mother Blues"
but i already had setup a custom macro tab in my command manager
