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Here is a tip to help users who use Inventor and AutoCAD together on a regular basis. Have you ever wondered why the default zoom for Inventor and AutoCAD are different? On one, if you use the whee...  Read more

Tip#: 4321
Author: David Gaskill
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 16-Jun-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Levi Connolly sent in this tip about being in two places at once in an AutoCAD drawing.

Have you ever found yourself scrolling back and forth from one spot to anot...  Read more

Tip#: 4285
Author: Levi Connolly
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 07-Apr-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
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This AutoCAD tip comes from Chris Wade, who uses the routine to quickly zoom to the last object drawn.

"This is very handy when inserting blocks or xrefs or when pasti...  Read more

Tip#: 4244
Author: Chris Wade
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 27-Jan-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Tipster Kevin Bradberry shares a tip about using the middle mouse button (the scroll wheel) in AutoCAD.

"Double-click the middle mouse button to perform a Zoom E...  Read more

Tip#: 3856
Author: Kevin Bradberry
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 02-Apr-2012
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Tipster Danny Korem shares a trick he uses to clean up an AutoCAD file if the screen looks blank after a Zoom Extents is performed.

"While browsing the Cadalyst C...  Read more

Tip#: 3852
Author: Danny Korem
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 26-Mar-2012
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

If you have ever had an AutoCAD drawing in which you execute Zoom Extents and your drawing disappears, then this LISP routine might be for you. Sometimes you can find and remove an offending entity...  Read more

Tip#: 3800
Author: Jim Dee
Rename File To: Zoom_Block.dwg,Zoom_Block.lsp
Published on: 13-Jan-2012
Downloads: 263
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

If you work with multiple layouts in AutoCAD, Alan Thompson has provided a quick way to ensure that each one is zoomed to its extents. Load this LISP file, then type in the command...  Read more

Tip#: 3757
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: ZoomExtentsInAllLayouts.LSP
Published on: 17-Oct-2011
Downloads: 1203
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Tipster Frances Emerson shares a tip to help keep AutoCAD files neat and tidy by customizing the ACAD.LSP file.

"Our clients prefer our drawings to be zoomed to ex...  Read more

Tip#: 3689
Author: Frances Emerson
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 17-Jul-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

If you are a long-time reader, you may recognize this AutoCAD tip by Robert Zipprich, as it was published back in 2003. Apparently it was never archived, so here it is once more. Z...  Read more

Tip#: 3625
Author: Robert Zipprich
Rename File To: ZXPFiles/,ZXPFiles/ZXP.DCL,ZXPFiles/ZXP.LSP
Published on: 23-Apr-2011
Downloads: 645
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

This tip is from Mitch Thaxter, who has added functionality to an existing LISP routine by William J. Blackmon. The end result is a LISP routine that creates more ...  Read more

Tip#: 3507
Author: Mitch Thaxter
Rename File To: 3dtools.lsp
Published on: 10-Oct-2010
Downloads: 337
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users