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About AutoCAD Tips

This blog serves as a knowledge base for myself (and anyone else) so that I can reference tips & tricks that I have learned and also refer others to it as well. I hope that this blog helps you learn at least one tip to make your drafting/design experience better.

Embed a Picture (Not as a Reference)

Posted on February 22, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

There are times when an image needs to be included in a drawing. For example, a client logo that needs to be part of the title block. It would be better to convert the logo into a block object by … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, Paper Space, TIPS, XREFs | 95 Comments

AutoCAD Script – Overkill

Posted on February 7, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

The command OVERKILL in AutoCAD is useful in removing overlapping objects but some times you just want it to do its thing and move on without worrying about its settings. The Script today could be a starting point for you … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, Modifying, Polylines, Scripts, TIPS | 2 Comments

AutoCAD Script – Drafting Settings Toggles

Posted on February 7, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Continuing with the AutoCAD script theme, here is one that controls the toggles that are found in the status bar. Download the script from this link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_y9I236zHwOd1E3TDA2VVRvYWc/edit?usp=sharing I made the script to turn off all of these toggles but i also … Continue reading →

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Export To AutoCAD Script

Posted on February 5, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

When drawings are created with an AutoCAD “vertical” software like AutoCAD MEP, P&ID, Mechanical and others, the specialized objects that these verticals create may not display in a session of vanilla AutoCAD. These objects may display a box where objects … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, Modifying, TIPS | 2 Comments

Up and Running with the 2013 Core Console

Posted on January 30, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

With the release of AutoCAD 2013, there is a new feature that is called the “Core Console.” This Core Console is a stripped down version of of AutoCAD that includes no buttons or user interface other than what looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2013, AutoLISP: Manage, Manage, Modifying, New In 2013, Printing - Plotting, TIPS | 21 Comments

Easily Create a Drawing List

Posted on January 19, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

This tip was tested and works with Windows Explorer and Google Chrome (and Microsoft Excel…) To create a list of drawings, either for yourself or for a client, these steps can help save some time. Navigate to the folder in … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, TIPS | 3 Comments

AutoLISP: Simple Numeric Array

Posted on January 9, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Today’s featured routine is an example from a book about Visual Lisp Programming and was an example that we learned from as an example in class when I was in school. It is a simple routine that lets you incrementally array … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Creating, AutoLISP: Text, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

AutoLISP: Fillet and Match PLINE Width

Posted on December 31, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

With the release of AutoCAD 2012 the JOIN command received some improvements. It will join all of the selected objects regardless of what type of objects they are (line, arc, polyline, 3Dpolyline, spline) and turn them into the most complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2013, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Modify, AutoLISP: Polylines, Modifying, New in 2012, New In 2013, Polylines | 4 Comments

Set the Options Dialog to Specific Tab

Posted on December 26, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quickie. You can use this as a script or macro for a custom tool… If you go to the OPTIONS dialog box often, you may want to open on a specific tab for whatever task you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, TIPS | 3 Comments

Pre Selection Highlight

Posted on December 11, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is how to change the setting that allows you to highlighting objects prior to selection. This feature is useful so that you can visibly see what you are about to select prior to actually selecting them. OPTIONS <enter> or … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, Settling In, TIPS | 8 Comments