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| Ordinate Dimensioning |
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Ordinate Dimensioning (Tip #2138) from Rodney Thomas shows that you can improve a good thing with a little programming effort. Load the AutoLISP code into AutoCAD and type JTDMORD to activate. Rodney's utility improves on the AutoCAD Dimord command by remembering things like the location of the text along the edge. The AutoLISP sets and runs the AutoCAD dimensioning system, providing a very powerful utility and example for advanced programmers.
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| Trajectory Computation |
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Trajectory Computation (Tip #2141), by Albert Botton, is another great number crunching example. This function draws a representation of the trajectory for objects dropping off a moving conveyor line. Once loaded, type TRJ at the AutoCAD Command line to get the belts moving. Several inputs are required as related to the speed of the belt, pulley details, material details and other dimensions before it calculates and displays the trajectory. A nice set of programming loaded with comments and other useful programmer utilities.
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| Hatch Back |
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Hatch Back (Tip #2142), by Jimmy Bergmark, is a rebuild of a tip originally submitted several years ago. The LISP contains a command function, Hatchb (or HB for short) that lets you create the objects that define a hatch object boundary. After loading the LISP code, type HB at the AutoCAD Command prompt. It then asks you to select a hatch object. The boundary is drawn as a polyline around the hatch pattern. This function is updated to work in all of the most recent versions of AutoCAD and represents a fine set of programming.
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| Delete Dimensions |
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Delete Dimensions (Tip #2143) from Theresa Poole is this month's top tip. Poole uses QDIM and windows an entire floor plan resulting in repeated dimensions for interior wall thickness. This function hunts down dimensions that have the same value (her default value is 3.5") and removes them from the drawing. This is real production productivity in drawing at work. This tip contains tips within the tip such as using QDIM to get the dimensions done quickly followed by a sweep of the drawing by a LISP program. That is the sort of productivity thinking that deserves a Hot Tip Harry t-shirt! Great job! Thanks and a tip of the hat from Harry.
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| Attribute Edit Utility |
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Attribute Edit Utility (Tip #2136) from Chad Douglas automates various tasks you may need to accomplish with attributes. Load the code into AutoCAD and type ATS at the command prompt to activate. It gives you three choices: Change, Match and Increment. Change lets you enter a new text value and select the attribute to change. Match is like Change except that the new text value is based on your selection of an existing attribute text value. Increment lets you set a starting number (or single character) then select attributes to have incrementing text values. Nice job, Chad!
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| Quick Plot Command Set |
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Quick Plot Command Set (Tip #2137) is bit of LISP programming from JD Henman is intended to be a template to help you set the plotter variables and operate the Plot command so that you don't have to do it. This is a very useful utility when working with multiple CAD stations and plotters and you have a limited amount of time for training. A tip of the hat from Harry for this very useful support specialist utility set.
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| Joist/Truss Notation Tool |
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Joist/Truss Notation Tool (Tip #2144) from Jay Thomas simplifies the annotation of joists and trusses. Place the files for this tip in the LISP or DCL folder in AutoCAD's support path before running. After it's loaded into AutoCAD, type Jnote2 to activate the command function. It requests two points that represent the span limits and then the dialog box appears. In the dialog box, select the type of note you want to appear above and below the span dimension. Harry says this utility is a super time saver as well as a swell example of how to make your own dimensioning power tools.
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| Curly Braces in VBA |
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Curly Braces in VBA (Tip #2145) from Scott Sawdy draws a large curly brace given two points. The program example is supplied as a text file that you can copy into a VBA macro module. Once in the VBA environment, run the macro named Brace. It requests two points that represent the end points of the brace. The brace is always drawn so that it's pointing to the left of the line defined by the two points you enter. If you want the brace to face left, give the top point first. For a right facing brace, give the bottom point first. If you're looking for a nice VBA example that shows the basics, you found it in this tip!
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| Copy Drawing File |
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Copy Drawing File (Tip #2146) from Paul Scirpo is a system management utility that lets you quickly copy a file from another folder into the current drawing work folder. The program remembers the folder name that the detail drawing was selected from so you can copy multiple details into the project folder without having to navigate to the source each time. This is a nice simple example of the VL functions in AutoLISP for files.
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| Add Parentheses to Existing Text |
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Add Parentheses to Existing Text (Tip #2147) from Jim Cunningham is a power text editor. After loading the LSP into AutoCAD, type the command Jparenth to activate. Select the text to be edited (you can use a window because the selection is filtered for text objects only) and press Enter. At this point, you can supply an optional text addition that is appended to all the existing text before the closing parenthesis is added. Just press Enter with no entry if you don't want to add anything to the text except for the parentheses. Nice job, this is a great example for those wanting to build power text editor tools and is very useful.
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