{"id":9247,"date":"2019-06-18T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=9247"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:53:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:53:28","slug":"have-you-tried-status-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-status-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Status Bar in AutoCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The status bar in AutoCAD is one of those areas in the application window that everyone uses, but might not fully understand or get the most out of it. For example, did you know it can be customized to hide infrequently used tools and display those tools you might use more frequently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the status bar is displayed along the bottom of the application window. From the status bar, you can quickly access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Commonly used drafting aids<\/li><li>Settings related to the\nactive viewport<\/li><li>See the current coordinate value\nof the crosshairs in the drawing window<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also control contextual tools like system variable monitoring, external references, CAD standards, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how to use and customize the status bar by following the step-by-step examples in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Have You Tried: The Status Bar (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2020\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_June_2019_Status_Bar\" target=\"_blank\">Have You Tried: The Status Bar<\/a> topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Status-Bar-Have-You-Tried-June_i3ugmf.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-lbwps-width=\"717\" data-lbwps-height=\"213\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Status-Bar-Have-You-Tried-June_i3ugmf-300x89.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Status-Bar-Have-You-Tried-June_i3ugmf.jpg\" alt=\"AutoCAD status bar\" class=\"wp-image-9249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Status-Bar-Have-You-Tried-June_i3ugmf.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Status-Bar-Have-You-Tried-June_i3ugmf-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. 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