Don't be so Square

this week's [tip of the week] is brought to you by:

"The five questions asked about 'Dirty Dancing' on VH1's the 'World Series of Pop Culture"here are the questions in case you might have missed it.

Category 1-Dirty Dancing:

• #1: What song on the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack was written and performed by Patrick Swayze?
  
• #2: Baby first meets the hunky Johnny Castle after helping his cousin Billy carry what food items to the staff quarters?
• #3: Although rarely mentioned in the movie, what is Baby’s actual first name?
• #4: What “Seinfeld” actor made one of his first big-screen appearances in “Dirty Dancing,” playing a portly resort employee named Stan?
• #5: When his dance partner Penny becomes pregnant, Johnny teaches Baby what type of dance for a performance at a nearby resort?
• #6: Also the surname of the jovial proprietor Max and his twerpish nephew Neil, what is the name of the fictional mountain resort where the film takes place?

how many do you know? Post answers to the comments.

Today’s 10 second Tip of the Week is: the [ WPolygon ] and the [CPolygon] command

Now if you’re like me, every once in a while you'd like to use a different shape, other then the default square you get when selecting objects.

Now you can!

After typing in a command such as [copy] or [move], you have the option to select objects using a polygon. this is basically so you can narrow down and really select only the object you really want.

one option is the WPolygon command. after typing in a command simply type [wp] and you will have the option to create a polygon and select everything within the lines. after creating your shape hit return, and those object will be selected.

the other options is the CPolygon command. after typing in a command type in [cp] and you will be allowed to create a polygon and select everything that crosses the lines. after creating your shape hit return and those objects will be selected.

now that you know the steps, get out there and practice. don't be so square.

I Now Pronounce You "JOINED"

this week's [tip of the week] is brought to you by:

"I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine are the pride of their fire station: two guy's guys always side-by-side and willing to do anything for each other. Grateful Chuck owes Larry for saving his life in a fire, and Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his own two kids as his life insurance beneficiaries. But when an overzealous, spot-checking bureaucrat becomes suspicious, the new couple's arrangement becomes a citywide issue and goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a hilarious charade of domestic bliss under one roof. After surviving their mandatory honeymoon and dodging the threat of exposure, the well-intentioned con men discover that sticking together in your time of need is what truly makes a family.

Today’s 10 second Tip of the Week is: the [ join ] command

Now if you’re like me every once in a while you’ll have a lot of single lines that you really wished were a single poly line. Well now, just like in chuck and larry’s case, just join them together using the [join] command.

First of all make sure all the lines are touching. Then type in [PE], for “Poly-line Edit”. Then select one of the lines that you’d to “join”. You will then be given many options, one of which will me join. Type in [J]. Now select all the lines you’d like to join. Now hit enter to join them. Hit enter again to get out of the command.

Congratulations! I now pronounce you a Poly-line!

Previously...back in the day

this week's [tip of the week] is brought to you by:

"Three Orange Whips"

An Orange Whip is a sweet cocktail, made with rum and vodka containing the base alcohols mixed with cream and orange juice. It is typically blended to a froth like a milkshake, and poured over ice in a Collins glass.

Ingredients :

- 4 oz orange juice

- 1 oz rum

- 1 oz vodka

- 1 package cream

The drink had a resurgence in the early1980's after the release of The Blues Brothers, Where John Candy asks the uniformed police he's with if they want "orange whips". Whether you consume alcholic drinks or not, it's always a hit when you use the quote,

"Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!"

If by some chance you haven't seen this movie, or have forgotten the clip, here it is.

this weeks tip is:

the [previous] command.

alright, this command is a little tricky, and i still haven't mastered it yet, but i think it may come in handy every once in a while.

basically, after you have completed any command, i.e. move, copy, mirror, rotate, and have gone back to an inactive screen. you can re-select all the objects you just had selected by using the [previous] command.

simply activate the command you'd like to use, and the hit [p], and then enter. this should select the objects that had been previously selected.

so far this command has helped out when moving buildings on to site plans to make sure things are lined up, and then moving them off again.