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To produce notes on drawing is often a tedious job that includes placing similar texts on drawings. This job can be done a lot more efficient by using a library of some sort. There are of course se...  Read more

Tip#: 4546
Author: Huib Eggen
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Published on: 28-Sep-2015
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Have you ever had a face on a 3D model that you wanted to export to AutoCAD? Here is how to accomplish that.

First select the face of a 3D model that you want to save/export. Right-click an...  Read more

Tip#: 4395
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 17-Nov-2014
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Here is a tip for a simple way to export a parts list to Excel. Right-click on the parts list and select Edit Parts List or double-click on the parts list. In the dialog box, select Export.

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Tip#: 4393
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 17-Nov-2014
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Create a sketch on the face of the part to which you want to add extruded text.

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Tip#: 4333
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 07-Jul-2014
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Juan Villarreal is back this month with a very nice routine. Years ago, before there were table objects in AutoCAD, we made tables with lines and text. Often it would be much easie...  Read more

Tip#: 4276
Author: Juan Villarreal
Rename File To: TableExport/,TableExport/Original.dwg,TableExport/TE_TableExport.lsp
Published on: 24-Mar-2014
Downloads: 73351
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When ballooning a 2D drawing in Autodesk Inventor, have you ever wanted to jog a leader line on a balloon (add a vertex)? In this tip, David Edward Gaskill shows you how to add man...  Read more

Tip#: 4270
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 17-Mar-2014
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Are you tired of having to align text to an object at an odd angle the old-fashioned way? With this tip from Scott Lawson, you can align text to any line or object in just a few pi...  Read more

Tip#: 4263
Author: Scott Lawson
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Published on: 24-Feb-2014
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Tip contributor Andria Lynch shares a trick that allows you to copy Revit schedules from one project to another.

“Copy schedules from one project to another! Right-cl...  Read more

Tip#: 4226
Author: Andria Lynch
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Published on: 16-Dec-2013
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Tipster R.T. Rinehart discusses using the AutoCAD tool DataExtraction to export specific bits of information from your drawings.

“An often overlooked tool in AutoCAD th...  Read more

Tip#: 4105
Author: R.T. Rinehart
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Published on: 22-Apr-2013
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This routine by Brian Hosenfelt creates a WMF file from model space in AutoCAD. WMF files are generally better than BMP or JPG files for use in word-processing documents or present...  Read more

Tip#: 4071
Author: Brian Hosenfelt
Rename File To: WMF.lsp
Published on: 12-Feb-2013
Downloads: 420
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