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I find it easy to create an offset section, but if you create a full section first, it is not obvious how to change the section type and not have to recreate the view.

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Tip#: 4377
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 06-Oct-2014
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Have you ever cut a section on a drawing only to have it show more in the background than you may have wanted included in the section? This tip will show you how to modify a section so that it cuts...  Read more

Tip#: 4372
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 29-Sep-2014
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Richard Farlow sends a tip using a combination of two commands to create mitered edges in objects.

"The Interfere tool and the Slice tool are two separate 3D editing com...  Read more

Tip#: 3309
Author: Richard Farlow
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Published on: 13-Dec-2009
Downloads: 0
Rating:
2
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Ian Whistler, a piping drafter, sends us a tip on using the Flatshot command to generate orthogonal views from 3D objects.

"Flatshot is a command that I use quite often ...  Read more

Tip#: 3303
Author: Ian Whistler
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Published on: 06-Dec-2009
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Rating:
5
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"I have a very useful AutoCAD tip myself that does not seem to be that commonly used but saves me hours of work. When drawing a 3D model the command FLATSHOT can be used to easily and quickly ...  Read more

Tip#: 3184
Author: Ian Whistler
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Published on: 19-Apr-2009
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users

Create Section Cut (Tip #2191) by Raymond Rizkallah works with 3D models in AutoCAD to create a hatched-section detail that resides on the same layer (and color) as the original model. Draw a 3D mo...  Read more

Tip#: 2191
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: Tip 2191: secTTion.lsp
Published on: 01-Mar-2007
Downloads: 1712
Rating:
4
  Rated by 3 users

Center Line Profile (Tip #2149) from Pedro Ferreira creates a profile detail with given contours and a centerline to follow. This utility is exceptionally powerful in highway design for which it wa...  Read more

Tip#: 2149
Author: Pedro Ferreira
Rename File To: Tip 2149: QuickProfile.lsp
Published on: 01-Sep-2006
Downloads: 2860
Rating:
4.4
  Rated by 5 users

Steel Details (Tip #2150) from Parag J Badiani draws structural steel sections based on quick selections in a dialog box. Three files are included with this tip: AutoLISP source code, DCL dialog co...  Read more

Tip#: 2150
Author: Parag Badiani
Rename File To: Tip 2150: DDSTEEL.LSP
Published on: 01-Sep-2006
Downloads: 1406
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

Profile From Data Points (Tip #2140) by Pedro Ferreira is a civil engineering power tool that generates a cut section along a path as defined by a polyline through a cloud of points. An example dra...  Read more

Tip#: 2140
Author: Pedro Ferreira
Rename File To: Tip2140: cprofile.LSP
Published on: 01-Aug-2006
Downloads: 1479
Rating:
5
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Section Lines (Tip #2096) from Bill Townsend draws section lines in a drawing three different ways. Load the LISP code into AutoCAD to make the new commands available. SE1 draws a section line cons...  Read more

Tip#: 2096
Author: William Townsend
Rename File To: Tip2096: sectionline.lsp
Published on: 01-Mar-2006
Downloads: 2202
Rating:
5
  Rated by 2 users