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Have you ever placed a hatch in AutoCAD only to discover it does not look like the pattern you selected? Here is a trick you might try before you pull your hair out trying to figure out why it is n... Read more
Wipeouts might be tricky sometimes, especially when nested within crossreferences. I always check the Object Type List within the Quick Select to find out about wipeouts. Xclipping might be tricky ... Read more
I’ve been a big proponent of using associative hatches for some time now. Did you know that you can select text inside of your hatch boundary, and the hatch will create a border around this s... Read more
Did you know that you can select several different areas and have AutoCAD create a separate hatch for each one of them instead of them being one hatch? To do so, follow these simple steps:
"I have two tips that help my efficiency at work. I often have to find areas of odd shaped lots and properties which aren't defined by a continuous polyline. Instead of creating a temporary po... Read more
Jogging Can be Bad for You (2008) Do you need to use object snap on hatch objects? Some people do, but AutoCAD 2008 defaults to ignoring hatches. That isn't a bug -- it's a feature! You can ch... Read more
Tip#: BUGWATCH0807
Author: Steven Johnson
Rename File To: Tip BUGWATCH0807 DimJogLineFix.lsp