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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: Add a Calendar To Your Drawing

Posted on June 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I don’t know how useful this is. I just think it is cool because I tend to not know what the date is and now I can have a date and calendar in my drawing… Here’s how: CALENDAR <enter> to … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Text, TIPS | 1 Comment

AutoLISP: Dim Text OverRide

Posted on June 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Although you do not really need a LISP routine to accomplish this task (as seen in THIS post). This particular routine is great because it also has an extra option to clear existing text overrides. I use this routine to … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Dimensions, Modifying, Text, TIPS | 8 Comments

AutoLISP: Fillet Match Radius

Posted on June 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This is my 101st post. I missed the 100th post. I am proud that this blog was only started in November and yet has so many posts. Hopefully I can continue to find helpful stuff for you to make your … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Modifying, TIPS | 4 Comments

Hatch To Back

Posted on June 1, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I use the command HATCHTOBACK all of the time and I am surprised at how little known or used it is. Sometimes when you have hatches in your drawing and you continue working, the hatches tend to work their way … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, TIPS | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in AutoLISP, Modifying, TIPS, Wipeouts | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in AutoLISP, Modifying, TIPS, Wipeouts | 30 Comments

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 →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, TIPS | 7 Comments