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Raymond Rizkallah submits a tiny but very useful routine. If you work with multiple drawings at the same time and they are in various UCSs, this is the routine for you. This allows you to copy and ...  Read more

Tip#: 4542
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: ABSOLUTE-CopyPaste.LSP
Published on: 21-Sep-2015
Downloads: 420
Rating:
5
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For those of us who use AutoCAD Civil3D and frequently work in rotated views and coordinate systems. I have a few tips to make life easier.

  1. Use Dview with the twist option, in l...  Read more
Tip#: 4509
Author: R.T. Rinehart
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 20-Jul-2015
Downloads: 0
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Do you sometimes need to align your coordinate system to rotated objects in order to label or create parallel objects? You can create a quick button macro using the UCS command to accomplish that t...  Read more

Tip#: 4340
Author: Scott Lawson
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 21-Jul-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:
5
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Civil technician R.T. Rinehart shares a trick to use when labeling an AutoCAD drawing with a rotated view.

"I work in the civil industry and we are always twi...  Read more

Tip#: 4223
Author: R.T. Rinehart
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 09-Dec-2013
Downloads: 0
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Vimal Dhruv explains the importance of setting the base point of your files in AutoCAD.

"When you use the Insert Xref command, it will ask you for an insertio...  Read more

Tip#: 4155
Author: Vimal Dhruv
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Published on: 08-Jul-2013
Downloads: 0
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Tipster Sam J. Lucido shares a tip and LISP routine that can assist AutoCAD users when trying to get linework from one file to another based on a set of coordinates.

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Tip#: 4154
Author: Samuel Lucido
Rename File To: cp0.lsp
Published on: 08-Jul-2013
Downloads: 868
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Tip author Harold Detlaff has used these AutoCAD User Coordinate System (UCS) shortcuts for years, from Release 10 in the late 1980s to the present. He finds them faster than other...  Read more

Tip#: 4088
Author: Harold Detlaff
Rename File To: UCS/,UCS/ucs.dwg,UCS/ucs.lsp,UCS/ucs.txt
Published on: 21-Mar-2013
Downloads: 312
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Tipster Perry Medina shares three macros that will help you to quickly adjust your UCS (user coordinate system) in AutoCAD. These three menu macros align the UCS to a line the user...  Read more

Tip#: 4065
Author: Perry Medina
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Published on: 11-Feb-2013
Downloads: 0
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Engineering technician Hayden Clarke discusses the new features added to AutoCAD's UCS (User Coordinate System) icon.

"The UCS icon in model space is usually jus...  Read more

Tip#: 3837
Author: Hayden Clarke
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Published on: 12-Mar-2012
Downloads: 0
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Structural designer Hank Graftenreed contributed an AutoCAD tip that lets you rotate your UCS very quickly and precisely.

"Draw or select a line along the longest ...  Read more

Tip#: 3577
Author: Hank Graftenreed
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 06-Feb-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3
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