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Scott sends us a routine for creating scale-based dimension styles. This routine is designed to work in metric drawings, but the code can easily be adapted for imperial scales. Load the LISP file, ... Read more
Theodorus, a design engineer, sent in a routine that allows you to set the current dimension style by selecting a dimension object. Because you are picking a dimension entity, you don't have to kno... Read more
Tip 2288: DIMLFAC Quick Setting DIMLFAC Quick Setting, submitted by Matt Sibum, is a very fast way to set the DIMLFAC system variable (linear dimension scale factor) when using nonassociative ... Read more
Jogging Can be Bad for You (2008) Do you need to use object snap on hatch objects? Some people do, but AutoCAD 2008 defaults to ignoring hatches. That isn't a bug -- it's a feature! You can ch... Read more
Tip#: BUGWATCH0807
Author: Steven Johnson
Rename File To: Tip BUGWATCH0807 DimJogLineFix.lsp
DIMASSOC Counter (Tip #2212) by W. Kirk Crawford looks at all the dimension objects in a drawing and counts up how many have the DIMASSOC variable set to 1 or 2. When DIMASSOC is set to 1, the dime... Read more
Add Tolerance Factor (Tip #2214) by S. Ramakrishna automatically appends tolerances based on your input to dimension objects you select. This utility is a fast and easy way to add tolerance factors... Read more
Quick Dimension Style Selection (Tip #2189) from Robert Lehman is a handy command upgrade for AutoCAD users that have multiple dimensioning styles in use. Once loaded, type the DIMUP command and th... Read more