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By default AutoCAD 2016 is configured to switch current tabs or even model space should your cursor momentarily hesitate over one of the tab previews. This situation has happened to me more than on...  Read more

Tip#: 4558
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 09-Nov-2015
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4.5
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This tip explains how to resize view in an Autodesk Inventor drawing layout.

Select the corner as shown on figure below and drag to any direction.

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Tip#: 4557
Author: Alex Kaplan
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Published on: 02-Nov-2015
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You can control the fading effects in AutoCAD with the following system variables:

For in-place editing on external references (which also works on edit-in-place blocks), the Xfadectl syste...  Read more

Tip#: 4339
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 21-Jul-2014
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CAD designer David Gaskill shared an Autodesk Inventor tip that can be used with all versions of the software. Thanks to Jeffrey Rowe, principal consultant of Cairowest Group, for ...  Read more

Tip#: 3693
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 25-Jul-2011
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Andria Lynch shares a tip on using the ViewCube in AutoCAD while working on two-dimensional drawings.

"I have found no real need to have the ViewCube on when doing...  Read more

Tip#: 3675
Author: Andria Lynch
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Published on: 26-Jun-2011
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Kent Elrod sent us a tip on using the Shift key to cycle through selections and input types in a reverse order.

"I really like the ability to type the first few le...  Read more

Tip#: 3542
Author: Kent Elrod
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Published on: 06-Dec-2010
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Rating:
4
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Jake Lucier gives us two small LISP routine macros to help adjust the UCS (user coordinate system) in AutoCAD. ...  Read more

Tip#: 3271
Author: Jake Lucier
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Published on: 27-Sep-2009
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Rating:
3.5
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Jim McSwain of Toone, Tennessee, asked for a program to convert some old drawing and DXF files to a format that has an 80% zoom and a thumbnail preview. Many of his old drawings are standard parts ...  Read more

Tip#: ALSPSOL0508
Author: Tony Hotchkiss
Rename File To: Tip ALSPSOL0508: Alisp-Zoom-Save.LSP, Zoom-Save.DCL
Published on: 01-May-2008
Downloads: 1483
Rating:
4
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Fast Zoom to the Limits (Tip #2202) by Lee Colville uses the extended features of Visual LISP to create a faster zoom macro to the limits of the current drawing. Equivalent to the Zoom All command ...  Read more

Tip#: 2202
Author: Lee Colville
Rename File To: Tip 2202: AutoLimits.lsp
Published on: 01-Apr-2007
Downloads: 186
Rating:
4
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Thomas Christman supplied Scale Calculator (Tip #2092) for quickly calculating a scale factor or ratio for a detail area in a drawing. It will also calculate the dimension linear scale factor for t...  Read more

Tip#: 2092
Author: Thomas Christman
Rename File To: Tip2092: detailfactor.lsp
Published on: 01-Feb-2006
Downloads: 699
Rating:
4
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