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Tip 2295: Draw Closet Detail
Mike Carter sent in Draw Closet Detail, another architectural plan detail tool. This tool draws shelves and rods with clothes hangers after you select the walls of...  Read more

Tip#: 2295
Author: Mike Carter
Rename File To: Tip 2295: ShelfRod.lsp
Published on: 01-Jun-2008
Downloads: 2505
Rating:
3.285715
  Rated by 7 users

Bolt-Hole Circle Generator (Tip #2174) from William Townsend is another great example of letting LISP accomplish all the hard work. Load the LISP code and type BC1 at the AutoCAD Command prompt to ...  Read more

Tip#: 2174
Author: William Townsend
Rename File To: Tip 2174: bolt_circle.lsp
Published on: 01-Jan-2007
Downloads: 1941
Rating:
3.333335
  Rated by 3 users
July 2008 Top Tip: Query an Object displays information about an entity object that you select. Although most of the data presented is also available through the Properties dialog box, this function p...  Read more
Tip#: 2304
Author: Ron Perez
Rename File To: Tip 2304: Q.lsp
Published on: 01-Jul-2008
Downloads: 1105
Rating:
4.5
  Rated by 2 users

These well-crafted VBA functions let you move attribute values from one block to another. Attribute tags of two blocks are compared to determine where to place the attribute values, which means the...  Read more

Tip#: 3005
Author: John Walker
Rename File To: BlockAttrib.bas
Published on: 01-Aug-2008
Downloads: 4492
Rating:
4.5
  Rated by 2 users

Tip 2289: Layer Creator
Layer Creator from Timothy Spangler is a comprehensive application for managing a variable layer standards set. This utility lets you select from a library of predefin...  Read more

Tip#: 2289
Author: Timothy Spangler
Rename File To: Tip 2289: LayerCreator.LSP, LYR Files Readme.txt, Plus 16 other files
Published on: 01-May-2008
Downloads: 4344
Rating:
4.42857
  Rated by 7 users
Draw Stair Sections automates the process of calculating and drawing stairway components in AutoCAD. The download includes the LISP code with an associated dialog box (DCL) and slide library (SLB) tha...  Read more
Tip#: 2302
Author: Jay Thomas
Rename File To: Tip 2302: StairSec.TXT, StairSec.SLB, StairSec.LSP, StairSec.dcl, StairSec_Try.DWG
Published on: 01-Jul-2008
Downloads: 8880
Rating:
4.8
  Rated by 5 users

Dialog box interface to draw all types of steels shapes in 2D and 3D.

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Tip#: 1779
Author: Al Rogers
Rename File To: Tip1779: STL.ZIP
Published on: 01-Mar-2002
Downloads: 17804
Rating:
4.285715
  Rated by 7 users

Lyle Hardin created Leader Update to update basic leaders and text into a single multiple-leader entity object. To use this utility, load the LISP code and type LeaderToMLeader at the AutoCAD Comma...  Read more

Tip#: 3000
Author: Lyle Hardin
Rename File To: LeaderToMleader.LSP
Published on: 05-Aug-2008
Downloads: 7753
Rating:
3.25
  Rated by 4 users

Tip 2265: P&ID Linetypes Library
Jay Thomas sent in a library of complex piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) linetypes. This tip is a LIN file that can be placed in the AutoCAD s...  Read more

Tip#: 2265
Author: Jay Thomas
Rename File To: Tip 2265: P
Published on: 01-Feb-2008
Downloads: 5416
Rating:
4.666665
  Rated by 3 users

Editor's Note: In July 2014, this tip was updated and the LISP file was replaced with a new version. Updates include:

Tip#: 3011
Author: Ron Perez
Rename File To: MakeLT4/,MakeLT4/MakeLt.gif,MakeLT4/makelt.lsp
Published on: 03-Sep-2008
Downloads: 10683
Rating:
4.333335
  Rated by 6 users