Monthly Archives: July 2011

AutoLISP: Eraser

Posted on July 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

WARNING!! WARNING!! This is yet another erasing routine but there is a warning that goes along with it. You don’t actually select anything. Instead, whatever your cursor hovers over gets erased. So if you don’t have a steady hand, then … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Erase Continuously (new & improved)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So Lee answered once again and combined the two previous routines into one awesome routine. You remain in the erase command and are able to select objects by 1) picking them 2) Window 3) Crossing window and as soon as … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Erase Single

Posted on July 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is another erase routine that lets you select only one object at a time but like the previous post, it erases the selected object and then continues the erase command. My ultimate goal would be to combine these 2 … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Erase Continuous With a Window

Posted on July 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

A lot of the drawings that I get I end up erasing a lot of stuff. And after using SkethUP’s erase command, I wish that AutoCAD’s erase command worked in the same way. I asked Lee-Mac for help with this … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Curves To POLYLINE

Posted on July 23, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Well, posted a routine not long ago that lets you convert Splines to Polylines. I just found a better routine than the one I posted made by Lee-Mac that lets you convert many types of objects to polylines. It even … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Capital Text – Choose Some Not All

Posted on July 22, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This routine is great because not every text object in a drawing needs to be capitalized and this routine lets you simply select the text objects that you want to be capitalized. It’s that simple… BTW – it works with … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Polar Array

Posted on July 22, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I recently posted some alternatives to the new ARRAY commands that are in AutoCAD 2012 and forgot to post this one. It allows you to create a polar array. Here’s How: POLAR <enter> to start Select Objects <enter> when done … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Making a PolyLine Spiral

Posted on July 22, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I found this thinking that someday I would need it. So now I share it with you in case you too need it. After all without it, how else can you easily make a spiral in AutoCAD? This routine is … Continue reading →

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Using Burst To Explode a Block

Posted on July 21, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I ran into a problem today and thought that I’d share it here because I found a solution. I have a dynamic block of a door that I needed to explode and then trim. But every time I tried to … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Add a QRCODE To Your Drawing

Posted on July 20, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Lately, these high tech barcodes called “qrcodes” are becoming very popular. With certain cell phone apps, you can take a picture with your smart phone and the phone will quickly process the qrcode and can direct you to a website … Continue reading →

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