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I like to make buttons for things I do over and over, if only...  Read more

Tip#: 4533
Author: Jerri Thompson
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 31-Aug-2015
Downloads: 0
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This tip is a response to Tips 3789, Read more

Tip#: 4468
Author: Nick Antonov
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Published on: 04-May-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
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In my role at my place of work I get drawings from multiple sources that I have to take in and standardize to our format. Sometimes that includes swapping out blocks from the received file to our b...  Read more

Tip#: 4425
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 09-Feb-2015
Downloads: 0
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This AutoCAD routine by Ramakrishna Acharya allows you to insert sequentially numbered blocks. The supplied block is a circle with a number in the center. After you load the LISP f...  Read more

Tip#: 4419
Author: Ramakrishna Acharya
Rename File To: CR/,CR/ALOT.lsp,CR/CR.dwg,CR/CR1.dwg
Published on: 26-Jan-2015
Downloads: 503
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Michael Partenheimer gives us a slick way to change xrefs in AutoCAD without losing your layer settings. First off, read the included TXT file that describes the process in detail....  Read more

Tip#: 4418
Author: Michael Partenheimer
Rename File To: UpXr/,UpXr/UpXr.lsp,UpXr/UpXr.txt
Published on: 26-Jan-2015
Downloads: 2008
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Kent Cooper created this AutoCAD function in response to a question in the Autodesk customization forums. It's meant to be used or called from other LISP code with two argument...  Read more

Tip#: 4417
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: SigFig.lsp
Published on: 26-Jan-2015
Downloads: 165
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

This tip from frequent contributor Kent Cooper is used to draw polynomial functions on the current layer in AutoCAD. The routine will draw the curve defined by a polynomial functio...  Read more

Tip#: 4416
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: PolynomialFunction.lsp
Published on: 26-Jan-2015
Downloads: 1578
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If you have a startup routine that sets certain LISP variables, and your fields point to these variables, it's possible that your fields won't get updated when you think they should.

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Tip#: 4380
Author: Andrea Andreetti
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Published on: 20-Oct-2014
Downloads: 0
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Riding on the coattails of Levi Connolly’s tip #4374 regarding setting the default text for attributed...  Read more

Tip#: 4378
Author: Michael Viscetto
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Published on: 13-Oct-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:
5
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Do you ever get tired of having to fill out the attributes in an attributed block every time it's inserted into a drawing? Here's how to eliminate this when you are creating the block. Firs...  Read more

Tip#: 4374
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 29-Sep-2014
Downloads: 0
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