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In the Layers Properties dialog box, click New Property Filter. Name the new filter with the xref name and a short description, such as: 11950-06 Survey (Easements).

Under the Filter Defini...  Read more

Tip#: 4559
Author: Tim J. Harlow
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Published on: 09-Nov-2015
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Editor's note: Keep in mind, if using this tip, that modifying a drawing without bumping the revision number can result in more than one "current" version of that drawing.Read more

Tip#: 4555
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 02-Nov-2015
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This tip will show you how to add a spreadsheet to your part. This method also can be an easy way to add parameters to your model.

  • Open a part and navigate to the Parameters too...  Read more
Tip#: 4548
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 05-Oct-2015
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Prolific contributor Kent Cooper once again came to the rescue for someone in the Autodesk forums, and he is sharing the result here. This routine will allow you to interate the layer table in alph...  Read more

Tip#: 4520
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: LayerSteps.lsp
Published on: 17-Aug-2015
Downloads: 227
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Michael submits this routine for anyone wishing to export a list of layers from the current drawing to a text file. He uses this to quickly export layers for later analysis and makes note that you ...  Read more

Tip#: 4522
Author: Michael Nelson
Rename File To: LayerExport.lsp,layerlist.txt
Published on: 17-Aug-2015
Downloads: 764
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For all commercial architecture users that need to include life safety plans in their drawing sets, area plans are a wonderful tool for tagging areas to use in a schedule. 

Building co...  Read more

Tip#: 4500
Author: Andria Lynch
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Published on: 13-Jul-2015
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I have a pet peeve: opening a drawing from someone else and finding that the layers are inaccurate, or even worse, nonexistent! I use the SelectSimilar command in AutoCAD to help me repair such iss...  Read more

Tip#: 4406
Author: Wendy Brodeur
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Published on: 15-Dec-2014
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Raymond Rizkillah's latest routine includes a set of macros to dynamically control layer visibility in an AutoCAD drawing with multiple xrefs, without involving the Layer Prope...  Read more

Tip#: 4364
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: DYNAMIC-VPLAYER.LSP
Published on: 14-Sep-2014
Downloads: 595
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I prefer a more elegant way to filter non-xref layers on the Layer Properties Manager palette than selecting xref and the Invert filter checkbox.

Instead, I create a layer property filter. ...  Read more

Tip#: 4359
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 08-Sep-2014
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Most CAD users are familiar with how the Freeze/Thaw and On/Off commands work, but many probably don’t understand how they differ. Turning a layer off does indeed make it so that every object...  Read more

Tip#: 4360
Author: Scott Lawson
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Published on: 08-Sep-2014
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