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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

Tip#: 3954
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: AreaReactor.LSP
Published on: 14-Aug-2012
Downloads: 1204
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

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

Tip#: 3665
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: AreaFromPoints.LSP
Published on: 12-Jun-2011
Downloads: 559
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

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

Tip#: 3562
Author: Juan Villarreal
Rename File To: AC_AREA-CALC_v2.1.lsp
Published on: 15-Jan-2011
Downloads: 1760
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

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

Tip#: 3548
Author: Peter Goern
Rename File To: P-Area.lsp
Published on: 20-Dec-2010
Downloads: 3563
Rating:
3.333335
  Rated by 3 users

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

Tip#: 3527
Author: Andrea Andreetti
Rename File To: tadd/,tadd/TADD.LSP,tadd/tadd.png
Published on: 11-Nov-2010
Downloads: 15384
Rating:
4.5
  Rated by 2 users

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

Tip#: 3148
Author: Danny McClung
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 22-Feb-2009
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Area Output (Tip #2139) from James J. Olszewski is a simple function that gets the area of a closed object (polyline) and outputs the text at a desired location. Load the LISP code and type AREAO t...  Read more

Tip#: 2139
Author: James Olszewski
Rename File To: Tip2139: AREAO.LSP
Published on: 01-Aug-2006
Downloads: 1021
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Another tool for drawing floor plans is Room Area Dimensions (Tip #2133) by Rich Pellicane. With the LISP code loaded, type SQRD to start the dimensioning tool. The first tool will allow you to tra...  Read more

Tip#: 2133
Author: Rich Pellicane
Rename File To: Tip2133: Roomdim.lsp
Published on: 01-Jul-2006
Downloads: 1290
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

Text Routines
Jeffery Sanders gives us Get and Display Area (Tip #2000), an elegant and simple function. Load the ga.lsp AutoLISP file and then type GA at the AutoCAD command line. Select a po...  Read more

Tip#: 2000
Author: Jeffery Sanders
Rename File To: Tip2000: GA.LSP
Published on: 01-Dec-2004
Downloads: 1127
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

ACRE.LSP helps land surveyors label the acreage of parcels.

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Tip#: 1737
Author: Kurt Richeson
Rename File To: Tip1737: ACRE.LSP
Published on: 01-Sep-2001
Downloads: 972
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users