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Have you ever had a part or assembly and wanted to override mass of the object? This tip shows you how to override the mass properties of a part or assembly in Autodesk Inventor. This works well fo...  Read more

Tip#: 4499
Author: David Gaskill
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 13-Jul-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Have you ever wanted to add the center of gravity to a view in an IDW or DWG file in Autodesk Inventor?

This tip will show you how to easily add the center of gravity to a view. You can eve...  Read more

Tip#: 4475
Author: David Gaskill
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 18-May-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

This LISP routine from Dean Culver will give you the weight of a selected 3D object in terms of various materials. After selecting the 3D object in AutoCAD, an alert box will appea...  Read more

Tip#: 4192
Author: Dean Culver
Rename File To: WEIGHT.LSP
Published on: 22-Sep-2013
Downloads: 479
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Frequent contributor Alan Thompson is back this month with a nice little AutoCAD routine that's designed to be loaded at startup time, so insert this code into your ACADDOC.LSP fil...  Read more

Tip#: 3954
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: AreaReactor.LSP
Published on: 14-Aug-2012
Downloads: 1204
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

This routine by Michael Weaver will calculate the volume and center of gravity for 3D solids in AutoCAD. Start by loading the LISP file, then run the command ModelStats. Select one...  Read more

Tip#: 3797
Author: Michael Weaver
Rename File To: modelstats.lsp
Published on: 14-Jan-2012
Downloads: 538
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Alan Thompson is back this month with a routine that calculates area from points you select. The routine gives you feedback in the form of a "rubber band" line so you can...  Read more

Tip#: 3665
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: AreaFromPoints.LSP
Published on: 12-Jun-2011
Downloads: 559
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Editor's note: This LISP program was updated to v2.1 in April 2011. The table format is completely different, as it uses separate columns for each unit, and ...  Read more

Tip#: 3562
Author: Juan Villarreal
Rename File To: AC_AREA-CALC_v2.1.lsp
Published on: 15-Jan-2011
Downloads: 1760
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

P-Area is a routine to assist you in labeling the area of polylines in AutoCAD. Many people have labeled polylines the traditional way, but what happens when the polyline changes? You have to relab...  Read more

Tip#: 3548
Author: Peter Goern
Rename File To: P-Area.lsp
Published on: 20-Dec-2010
Downloads: 3563
Rating:
3.333335
  Rated by 3 users

DuctiSoft President Andrea Andreetti is back this month with another great routine for AutoCAD. Tadd is a LISP routine that will display the ...  Read more

Tip#: 3527
Author: Andrea Andreetti
Rename File To: tadd/,tadd/TADD.LSP,tadd/tadd.png
Published on: 11-Nov-2010
Downloads: 15383
Rating:
4.5
  Rated by 2 users

Danny McClung sent us this tip on finding the area of nonclosing objects. The easiest way to find the area of an arc is to draw a line from endpoint to endpoint, join the line to the arc with the p...  Read more

Tip#: 3148
Author: Danny McClung
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 22-Feb-2009
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users