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This AutoCAD macro pastes as block, explodes, creates an unnamed group, and purges the block. Groups are much easier to work with than blocks.  
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Tip#: 4556
Author: Tom Beauford
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Published on: 02-Nov-2015
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To produce notes on drawing is often a tedious job that includes placing similar texts on drawings. This job can be done a lot more efficient by using a library of some sort. There are of course se...  Read more

Tip#: 4546
Author: Huib Eggen
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Published on: 28-Sep-2015
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Create a sketch on the face of the part to which you want to add extruded text.

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Tip#: 4333
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 07-Jul-2014
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When ballooning a 2D drawing in Autodesk Inventor, have you ever wanted to jog a leader line on a balloon (add a vertex)? In this tip, David Edward Gaskill shows you how to add man...  Read more

Tip#: 4270
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 17-Mar-2014
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Are you tired of having to align text to an object at an odd angle the old-fashioned way? With this tip from Scott Lawson, you can align text to any line or object in just a few pi...  Read more

Tip#: 4263
Author: Scott Lawson
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Published on: 24-Feb-2014
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Tipster Mike A. Porter shares a method for quickly importing GIS data into AutoCAD Map or Civil3D.

"You can drag and drop GIS data files (SHP files) from Wind...  Read more

Tip#: 4163
Author: Mike A. Porter
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Published on: 22-Jul-2013
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Frequent tipster Danny Korem shares some tricks to use when dragging and dropping various file types into AutoCAD.

"If AutoCAD is opened, dragging and dropping DWG file...  Read more

Tip#: 4132
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 10-Jun-2013
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This polyline stationing LISP file from Raymond Rizkallah contains three related functions for use in AutoCAD. They all operate on entities such as a polyline, line, arc, and splin...  Read more

Tip#: 4052
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: StationingPolyline.LSP
Published on: 19-Jan-2013
Downloads: 1035
Rating:
5
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Frequent tipster Danny Korem shares a tip about cleaning up the Annotated Scales list in your AutoCAD files.

"There are times when you wish there were no drawing s...  Read more

Tip#: 4011
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 05-Nov-2012
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It's going to be difficult to describe the extensive functionality of Lee McDonnell's Point Manager LISP routine in this limited space, but let's get started. First of all, it work...  Read more

Tip#: 3608
Author: Lee McDonnell
Rename File To: PtManager/,PtManager/PtManager V2.4.lsp,PtManager/PtManager1.png
Published on: 25-Mar-2011
Downloads: 1805
Rating:
4
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