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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.

AutoLISP: Heal – Erase Block & Heal Polyline

Posted on June 29, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Just like the previous post that heals lines, this routine will work on polylines. it will erase the selected block and then join the two polylines into one. Note: If the block is placed on a curved segment of a … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Blocks, AutoLISP: Modify, AutoLISP: Polylines, Blocks, Polylines | 4 Comments

AutoLISP: HEAL – Erase Block & Heal Line

Posted on June 29, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have blocks that lie upon a line and where they are on the line it has been trimmed, this routine might be of some use. this routine will let you simply select the block that rests on your … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Modify, Blocks | 1 Comment

Free ways to convert PDFs to DWG

Posted on June 19, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here are two ways to convert PDF documents into .DWG (drawing) files. These are in fact free and they do a great job for the price. They both work the same in that the free versions will not process layer … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, Modifying, PDF | 14 Comments

AutoLISP: Make a Block Quickly

Posted on June 19, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a handy routine that will let you quickly create a block of selected objects – it will even automatically name the block for you. Here’s how: QB <enter> to start (Quick Block) Select the objects that you want … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Blocks, AutoLISP: Creating | 14 Comments

Adding OLE Objects and Make Them Print

Posted on June 18, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

OLE is “Object Linking & Embedding” and it is pretty powerful. If you have an excel spread sheet or an image that resides outside of AutoCAD and you need these files inside of AutoCAD, adding these objects as an OLE object … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, OLE Objects, TIPS | 13 Comments

Lock the Position of your Toolbars and Palettes

Posted on June 4, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Once you get your toolbars and palettes in place, you’ll want them to stay put right? Here is a way to lock there position. Below is an extreme example with every toolbar placed on the screen and 2 palettes are … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Settling In, TIPS, Tool Palletes, Workspaces | 19 Comments

XREF Status Bar Button

Posted on June 4, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

If you open drawings and want to know if there are any XREFs in the drawing, you do not need to open the XREF manager. Simply look at the bottom right corner of the screen in the status bar. If … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Settling In, TIPS, XREFs | 1 Comment

Intro to Chamfer

Posted on June 2, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is an overview of the CHAMFER command. This command will create a beveled edge between two selected lines. It can be defined by specifying a distance away from the intersection of the selected lines. It can also be defined … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying | 3 Comments

Adding Lisp Files to a Tool Palette

Posted on May 30, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have some lisp routines that you would like to have available when you are working in various drawings here is a way to have them available in all your drawings. This method of adding the .lsp files to … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Customization, Manage, TIPS | 10 Comments

Using Your Mouse to Move, Copy or Clear a Selection Set

Posted on May 24, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

I have posted about this topic before but I thought that it could be presented more clearly. You can use your windows mouse to move, copy, copy as a block, clear a selection set and escape/cancel from a command all … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, TIPS | 1 Comment