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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
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4.5
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Have you ever created a view on a drawing, only to want to change the orientation of the model before — or after — placing the view? Here is a tip that shows how to change your model vi...  Read more

Tip#: 4376
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 06-Oct-2014
Downloads: 0
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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
Downloads: 0
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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
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

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
  Rated by 1 users

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
  Rated by 1 users

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
  Rated by 1 users

ZOOMING WITH ACCELERATOR KEYS
Tip #1852 [ACCELERATOR-KEYS. TXT]
Reader Harry Pisila suggests using accelerator-key menu macros to make zooming quicker, especially for you touch-typist...  Read more

Tip#: 1852
Author: Harry Pisila
Rename File To: Tip1852: ACCELERATOR-KEYS.TXT
Published on: 01-Feb-2003
Downloads: 198
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

This routine uses model space to simplify zooming in paper space viewports.

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Tip#: 1772
Author: David Trotz
Rename File To: Tip1772: VSR.LSP
Published on: 01-Feb-2002
Downloads: 250
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users