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Have you ever had a part or assembly and wanted to override mass of the object? This tip shows you how to override the mass properties of a part or assembly in Autodesk Inventor. This works well fo... Read more
In my work, I must have an accurate count of special devices. I use the SelectSimilar command in AutoCAD to accomplish this quickly and efficiently. For example, say I need to verify the number of ... Read more
This routine from Tommy Shumpert allows you to calculate percent slope between two points in a drawing without requiring Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map, or any other add-ons. After you load... Read more
This LISP routine from Dean Culver will give you the weight of a selected 3D object in terms of various materials. After selecting the 3D object in AutoCAD, an alert box will appea... Read more
This routine from Mat Kirkland is designed to work with AutoCAD Civil 3D. It will iterate a user-specified directory full of drawings and open each drawing programmatically using O... Read more
Matt Sibum's latest routine allows you to generate a list of layers on which a selection set of AutoCAD entities resides. This allows you to check a certain area of a drawing for l... Read more
Tip#: 3894
Author: Matt Sibum
Rename File To: laylist.lsp,__MACOSX/,__MACOSX/._laylist.lsp
This routine by Michael Weaver will calculate the volume and center of gravity for 3D solids in AutoCAD. Start by loading the LISP file, then run the command ModelStats. Select one... Read more
Scott Botting shares a routine for adding up numerical values in text strings. Scott frequently labels the area of polylines in AutoCAD, then uses this routine to add up the areas ... Read more