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Frequent tip contributor William Townsend presents an update to tip #2123, originally published by Cadalyst ...  Read more

Tip#: 3397
Author: William Townsend
Rename File To: auto_rotation.lsp
Published on: 15-Apr-2010
Downloads: 956
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

CAD Systems Manager Don Bruce has submitted a routine to quickly draw railroad tracks based on preset rail gauge and tie spacing. The program constructs the railroad ties along a l...  Read more

Tip#: 3399
Author: Don Bruce
Rename File To: RRL.LSP
Published on: 15-Apr-2010
Downloads: 2280
Rating:
5
  Rated by 2 users

Derek Beals submitted Ze-all-sheets, a routine that iterates each layout in the current drawing, performing a zoom extents. Derek uses this before saving the drawing to ensure that...  Read more

Tip#: 3400
Author: Derek Beals
Rename File To: ze-all-sheets.lsp
Published on: 15-Apr-2010
Downloads: 825
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

XREF_PATH is a routine from CAD Systems Manager David Hammer that will generate an xref report for the current drawing. This xref report contains the current drawing name, user nam...  Read more

Tip#: 3401
Author: David Hammer
Rename File To: XREF_PATH.LSP
Published on: 15-Apr-2010
Downloads: 572
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users

Frequent tipster Leonid Nemirovsky sends us a tip and some code to help open AutoCAD's Design Center palette in a particular folder and avoid browsing to the drawing you're looking...  Read more

Tip#: 3403
Author: Leonid Nemirovsky
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 19-Apr-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 3 users

Space Management Specialist Mitch Hirschklau shares with us a drawing he created that visually depicts keyboard shortcuts in AutoCAD. He also shares some tips on customizing them.<...  Read more

Tip#: 3404
Author: Mitch Hirschklau
Rename File To: Vanilla_Keyboard/,Vanilla_Keyboard/.DS_Store,Vanilla_Keyboard/2010-FULL Vanilla Keyboard 2010-02-24.pdf,Vanilla_Keyboard/2010-FULL-Vanilla 2010-02-24.dwg
Published on: 19-Apr-2010
Downloads: 1428
Rating:
2
  Rated by 1 users

Renee Willis sends us a tip on filleting two parallel lines.

"Say you want to connect two parallel lines with an arc. Instead of going through the process of creat...  Read more

Tip#: 3405
Author: Renee Willis
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 19-Apr-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3
  Rated by 1 users

Len Nemirovsky of Better than Nothing AutoLISP fame shares a trick that he uses to visualize specific parts of a complicated 3D model. Read more

Tip#: 3407
Author: Leonid Nemirovsky
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 26-Apr-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Shawn L. Samaniego sends us a tip on unselecting objects from your selection set in AutoCAD.

"When selecting items in a drawing, it's common to select an unwanted ...  Read more

Tip#: 3408
Author: Shawn Samaniego
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 26-Apr-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3.5
  Rated by 2 users

Victor Jammal sends us a tip this week on working with undefined commands.

"Sometimes when you enter a command, you might be surprised to get this response: 'Unkno...  Read more

Tip#: 3409
Author: Victor Jammal
Rename File To: No Files
Published on: 26-Apr-2010
Downloads: 0
Rating:
1
  Rated by 1 users