Monthly Archives: May 2011

Quick (Ghetto) Way To Scale Text

Posted on May 31, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So I not proud of this method but there have been a couple of times when the recipients of what I was drawing were not going to receive or need the AutoCAD file so this method has  saved me a couple of … Continue reading →

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Erase Individual Wipeouts with TFRAMES

Posted on May 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to erase an individual wipeout, there is a command that is a “toggle” which means that once the command is entered, it either turns this function on or off. The command is TFRAMES. there is no button … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Erase all Wipeouts

Posted on May 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I sometimes get drawings that have wipeouts in them. And to be honest, I don’t think that the person who made them knew what they were when they made them because the wipeouts are not hiding anything. So I use … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Objects 2 Wipeout

Posted on May 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you’ve ever used wipeouts in order to mask something in your drawing, you already know that you cant used curved objects. This great routine allows you to select an existing object that is curved and turn it into a … Continue reading →

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Fast Pan

Posted on May 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is crazy way to pan across your drawing. It will take some practice to get used to but if you are having to pan across a large drawing, this can be a useful tip. Hold CTRL Press and hold the mouse … Continue reading →

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Quick Way to Join Using PEDIT

Posted on May 20, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have ever joined lines into a polyline this tip is really helpful. Usually when you want to join lines into a polyline you have to select the lines that are going to be joined in a sequential order. … Continue reading →

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Tangent Line From an Arc

Posted on May 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here’s a great LISP that should be incorporated with AutoCAD. After drawing an arc, we should be able to easily draw a line that is tangent from the arc. Well… until then here;s how… (Written by Alan JT found @ … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Join MTEXT

Posted on May 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I recently found this little routine and I am sure going to be using it. Heck, I could have used it for a while now. It is simple. It joins MTEXT objects into a single MTEXT object. Here’s how: JMTX … Continue reading →

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Change the 2012 Dynamic Input Display

Posted on May 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

With AutoCAD 2010 & 2011, the default setting when you had “Dynamic Input”enabled was awesome. When you select an object and then hover over a grip, it would show you the length, radius & angle. This feature saves me time … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Dimensions, New in 2012, TIPS | 12 Comments

LENGTHEN lines at an angle

Posted on May 10, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to lengthen a line, especially if the line is at an angle other than horizontal or vertical, this command is for you. It will lengthen a line and keep it in the angles that it originally was. … Continue reading →

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