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a simple routine that displays the last point in the current drawing's database.

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Tip#: 834
Author: J. Squires
Rename File To: TIP834.LSP
Published on: 01-Jan-1993
Downloads: 516
Rating:
2
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a routine which adds points at the mathematically correct subdivisions of a 2D isometric ellipse.

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Tip#: 963
Author: Robert McDowell
Rename File To: TIP963.LSP
Published on: 01-Mar-1994
Downloads: 423
Rating:
5
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a routine that replaces AutoCAD's standard grid with real points.

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Tip#: 995
Author: Simon White
Rename File To: TIP995.LSP
Published on: 01-Jun-1994
Downloads: 420
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

 an AutoLISP routine that lists the coordinate of a selected point in northing, easting, and elevation format.

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Tip#: 1433
Author: Travis Knapp
Rename File To: Tip1433.LSP: CD.LSP
Published on: 01-Jun-1998
Downloads: 1134
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

an AutoLISP routine that adds existing elevations enclosed in parentheses.

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Tip#: 1579
Author: Jim Cunningham
Rename File To: Tip1579: PARENTH.LSP
Published on: 01-Dec-1999
Downloads: 309
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

POINT2LINE.LSP replaces point entities stippled in your drawings with zero-length lines to avoid a conflict with the point mode setting.

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Tip#: 1732
Author: Randy Thomas
Rename File To: Tip1732: POINT2LINE.LSP
Published on: 01-Aug-2001
Downloads: 845
Rating:
2
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Converts surveying 3D coordinates to standard 2D coordinates to eliminate coplanar errors on line fillets.

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Tip#: 1822
Author: Doug Hubble
Rename File To: Tip1822: SZZ.LSP
Published on: 01-Sep-2002
Downloads: 461
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Pedro Gerstberger e-mailed a request to export x,y,z points from either polylines or AutoCAD point entities. The AutoLISP solution plist.lsp lets you select lightweight polylines, 2D polylines, or ...  Read more

Tip#: ALSP1202
Author: Tony Hotchkiss
Rename File To: PLIST.LSP
Published on: 01-Dec-2002
Downloads: 15919
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users

Manage Those Drawings
The next three tips all deal with the same subject, drawing management. Drawing management is more than keeping track of where everything is stored. It is also about keep...  Read more

Tip#: 2021
Author: Leland Leahy
Rename File To: Tip2021: fix-pnts.lsp
Published on: 01-Mar-2005
Downloads: 340
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Our last tip of the month came in from previous tipster Jeff Sanders. This tip is something that many have pursued since the dawn of AutoLISP: Read a File Containing Coordinate Data and Plot Points...  Read more

Tip#: 2080
Author: Jeff Sanders
Rename File To: Tip2080: IMPORTXYZ.lsp
Published on: 01-Dec-2005
Downloads: 1662
Rating:
3.5
  Rated by 2 users