If I wish to move a figure closer, I can scale him up. In AutoCAD, I can change the line, I can move it, erase it, to a particular lineweight, to a dashed line, a dotted line, and on and on. I had been hand sketching these scenes for year, but, when I put a line down in ink on drawing paper, it is there for good. I then can stretch-copy these lines, which radiate quite accurately. With AutoCAD, I trace a line along the eave, another along the base and then 0-fillet these lines to get a vanishing point. Now, yes, I could use one of the many sketch type programs out ther, but, too often, I have a stage or building in the background, and, when there are radiating lines, it is almost impossible to sketch them convincingly. I take electronic files of photos and insert them into AutoCAD. But, almost 'secretly', I lately have been using AutoCAD for some artwork. I daily use AutoCAD for precise drafting every day. Old-CADaver had wondered why one might spend energy and time on being less precise. I wish to thank MONCIA for asking for a method to squiggle things up and to thank Harold Leveritt for providing the freehand.lsp, which works wonderfully.
