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The commands Ncopy and Clip and the FRAME variable work with Xrefs, but they also work with blocks. Ncopy works with blocks the same way as with an Xref: start the command, pick individual objects,...  Read more

Tip#: 4315
Author: Kent Elrod
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Published on: 02-Jun-2014
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Tipster Danny Korem shares a tip on working with blocks that need annotations by using AutoCAD groups in conjunction.

“Usually when I’m conducting a training co...  Read more

Tip#: 4207
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 28-Oct-2013
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Frequent tipster Leonid Nemirovsky shares a trick that gives us a quick way to create blocks in AutoCAD out of selected linework.

"First select the objects you w...  Read more

Tip#: 4042
Author: Leonid Nemirovsky
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Published on: 07-Jan-2013
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Tipster Maria Tzanetakou sends us a tip about how to use existing blocks in AutoCAD to create new blocks.

"Let’s say that you have a specific dynamic blo...  Read more

Tip#: 3946
Author: Maria Tzanetakou
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Published on: 06-Aug-2012
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Cadalyst Tip Reviewer Brian Benton shares a tip about making new blocks from existing blocks in AutoCAD.

"Many times we need to create a new block that is similar to a b...  Read more

Tip#: 3942
Author: Brian Benton
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Published on: 23-Jul-2012
Downloads: 0
Rating:
1
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One way to put automation to work is by making it easy for you and your users to follow standards in AutoCAD. That is what this routine from Bob Qualls does. It allows you to attac...  Read more

Tip#: 3799
Author: Bob Qualls
Rename File To: LNL.LSP
Published on: 13-Jan-2012
Downloads: 853
Rating:
3.5
  Rated by 2 users

Repeat contributor Theodorus Winata brings us a small routine to help with block scaling in AutoCAD. It scales all selected blocks by their insertion point. Yes, you can do this by...  Read more

Tip#: 3589
Author: Theodorus Winata
Rename File To: BS.lsp
Published on: 28-Feb-2011
Downloads: 947
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users

Tipster Andria Lynch sends us a tip that allows users to quickly determine the number of blocks in a file.

"To do a quick and simple block count in AutoCAD Archite...  Read more

Tip#: 3480
Author: Andria Lynch
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Published on: 22-Aug-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Senior Engineering Technician Wendi Burgin just started using AutoCAD Civil3D 2010, and she ran into a visibility issue with blocks that other users were sending her.

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Tip#: 3460
Author: Wendi Burgin
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Published on: 12-Jul-2010
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Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Cadalyst contributing author (and close friend of Captain LearnCurve) Bill Fane provided us a with a way to insert raster image files whose aspect ratios are out of sync.

&qu...  Read more

Tip#: 3383
Author: Bill Fane
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Published on: 29-Mar-2010
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Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users