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Raymond Rizkallah submits a tiny but very useful routine. If you work with multiple drawings at the same time and they are in various UCSs, this is the routine for you. This allows you to copy and ...  Read more

Tip#: 4542
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: ABSOLUTE-CopyPaste.LSP
Published on: 21-Sep-2015
Downloads: 420
Rating:
5
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Kent Cooper has come up with a very nice routine for drawing flexible conduit or ducting. The image below illustrates how the command works with various object types. If you use an existing object ...  Read more

Tip#: 4541
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: FlexSpline.lsp
Published on: 21-Sep-2015
Downloads: 1248
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Long-time contributor Raymond Rizkallah has created this routine that will allow you to create various shaped revision clouds that are automatically placed on a unique layer whose name is composed ...  Read more

Tip#: 4540
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: DATED-CLOUDS.lsp
Published on: 21-Sep-2015
Downloads: 323
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Frequent tipster Kent Cooper is back with yet another solution from a request via the Autodesk forums. MultiLineCloseOpen.lsp includes two commands, MLC and MLO.  MLC stands for MultiLine Clos...  Read more

Tip#: 4539
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: MultilineCloseOpen.lsp
Published on: 21-Sep-2015
Downloads: 211
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Typically AutoCAD's Burst command is used to explode blocks with attributes, converting the attributes to text. But if you explode a block where objects inside the block are set to layer 0, the...  Read more

Tip#: 4528
Author: Matt Sibum
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 24-Aug-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

This routine from Leland creates the command E3, used for AutoCAD Civil 3D only. It will open up the correct properties or editing command depending on the object selected. For example, if you sele...  Read more

Tip#: 4505
Author: Leland Leahy
Rename File To: e3.lsp
Published on: 13-Jul-2015
Downloads: 287
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Building on Tip #4457, Multiple Fillet Radius Values, frequent tipster Kent Cooper has made a similar routine that...  Read more

Tip#: 4488
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: ChamferMult.lsp
Published on: 15-Jun-2015
Downloads: 186
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

In Autodesk Inventor, have you ever wanted to open the IDW or DWG of a part while you are in the part? Or have you ever wanted to open the part when in the IDW or DWG?

Tip#: 4470
Author: David Gaskill
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 11-May-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

This routine allows you to select an existing curve to set the radius for an immediate fillet in AutoCAD. This is similar to Tip #1468 except that Kent's version here also handles polyline arc ...  Read more

Tip#: 4458
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: FilletMatchRad.lsp
Published on: 15-Apr-2015
Downloads: 408
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

If you've ever tried to use the Fillet command and received the message "Radius is too large," then this routine can help. This routine will report the maximum radius that will work i...  Read more

Tip#: 4459
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: FilletMax.lsp
Published on: 15-Apr-2015
Downloads: 736
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users