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I still use Mechanical Desktop — and AME previous to that — for obvious and not so obvious reasons. In either I end up with needing a dimensioned fab drawing, which can be in a separate...  Read more

Tip#: 4516
Author: Ed Galicki
Rename File To: D.DWG,insert-format-code.txt
Published on: 03-Aug-2015
Downloads: 261
Rating:
4
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I was able to get an Excel spreadsheet to print a white background behind the table inserted in a drawing without linking it.
 
It has come to my attention that this may be a p...  Read more

Tip#: 4478
Author: Peggy Simpson
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 01-Jun-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

If you still get a PLOT.LOG file after you unselected it in the Options / Plot tab, note you need to check the Plot dialog box. This plot log file creates a log file of the plot stamp each time you...  Read more

Tip#: 4463
Author: Nancy Eaton
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 20-Apr-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
5
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Tipster David Wardwell Jr. explains a method for viewing and printing AutoCAD files to 3D PDF formats.

"Bentley Systems has a few download options for its vie...  Read more

Tip#: 4151
Author: David Wardwell Jr.
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Published on: 01-Jul-2013
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Set Paper Frame is a LISP routine by Raymond Rizkallah that enables you to set up a "sheet" in model space. This can be useful even if you normally plot from a layout. In...  Read more

Tip#: 3607
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: SET-FRAME.LSP
Published on: 25-Mar-2011
Downloads: 676
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

Space Management Specialist Mitchell Hirschklau shares a tip about plotting to PDF natively in AutoCAD.
 
"I would suggest that users make the AutoCAD 2010 Plot...  Read more

Tip#: 3580
Author: Mitch Hirschklau
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 13-Feb-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3.5
  Rated by 2 users

Hayden Clarke sends us a tip about some of the system variables in AutoCAD that influence the way it handles the plotting of raster images.

"This is a tip for prin...  Read more

Tip#: 3555
Author: Hayden Clarke
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 03-Jan-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Glenn White submitted two functions that allow you to place text in model space, a layout, or inside a viewport, and it is scaled correctly for any given plotted height. Both routines assume that a...  Read more

Tip#: 3331
Author: Glenn White
Rename File To: textx2.lsp
Published on: 01-Dec-2009
Downloads: 350
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

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Tip#: 3173
Author: Shawn Evjen
Rename File To: plot.lsp
Published on: 29-Mar-2009
Downloads: 476
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

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 t...  Read more

Tip#: 2137
Author: J.D. Henman
Rename File To: Tip2137: QPLOT.LSP
Published on: 01-Aug-2006
Downloads: 709
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users