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Have you ever had a part or assembly and wanted to override mass of the object? This tip shows you how to override the mass properties of a part or assembly in Autodesk Inventor. This works well fo... Read more
This LISP routine from Dean Culver will give you the weight of a selected 3D object in terms of various materials. After selecting the 3D object in AutoCAD, an alert box will appea... Read more
Frequent contributor Alan Thompson is back this month with a nice little AutoCAD routine that's designed to be loaded at startup time, so insert this code into your ACADDOC.LSP fil... Read more
This routine by Michael Weaver will calculate the volume and center of gravity for 3D solids in AutoCAD. Start by loading the LISP file, then run the command ModelStats. Select one... Read more
Alan Thompson is back this month with a routine that calculates area from points you select. The routine gives you feedback in the form of a "rubber band" line so you can... Read more
Editor's note: This LISP program was updated to v2.1 in April 2011. The table format is completely different, as it uses separate columns for each unit, and ... Read more
P-Area is a routine to assist you in labeling the area of polylines in AutoCAD. Many people have labeled polylines the traditional way, but what happens when the polyline changes? You have to relab... Read more
DuctiSoft President Andrea Andreetti is back this month with another great routine for AutoCAD. Tadd is a LISP routine that will display the ... Read more
Danny McClung sent us this tip on finding the area of nonclosing objects. The easiest way to find the area of an arc is to draw a line from endpoint to endpoint, join the line to the arc with the p... Read more