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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.

Printing Multiple Layout Tabs

Posted on March 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Did you know that you can print multiple layout tabs at once? Here’s how: Hold the CTRL button Select the layout tabs that you want to print/plot Right-click any of the tabs and select “Publish Selected Layouts…”

Posted in BASICS, Layout, TIPS | 4 Comments

Adding Transparency Per Viewport

Posted on March 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I started working part-time recently and I actually got to use this new transparency feature that is new to AutoCAD 2011. And now I love it. It is as easy as freezing layers in viewports – REALY! (the picture below … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Layout, Modifying, New in 2011, TIPS | 10 Comments

AutoLISP: Block Name

Posted on March 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

When it comes time to annotate your drawings, wouldn’t it be nice for you to be able to select a block and then have its name appear as a text object and then place that text object? Here ya go: … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Blocks, Text, TIPS | 9 Comments

AutoLISP: Distance Along a Path

Posted on March 13, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

As you can see, these LISP routines are very helpful. With this one you can pick an object (except LWPOLYLINES) and specify a starting point and then tell it how far along that object you would like to place a … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Blocks to BYLAYER

Posted on March 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is another LISP gem… I know that the same can be accomplished with the command SETBYLAYER, but it is still fun nonetheless. And it allows you to change the color to other colors – not just to bylayer. If … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Blocks, TIPS | 4 Comments

AutoLISP: Saving Your New LineType

Posted on March 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So, after you have used the previous LISP routine to create your new linetype, you need to save it if you plan on using it in other drawings. Sure, you could just re-use the previous routine in the drawing, but … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Make a New Linetype with Text

Posted on March 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

It seems that this blog has gotten a lot of interest since I started posting AutoLISP code. Here is great routine that creates a new LineType with text. If you have ever tried creating a linetype with text on your … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Customization, Text, TIPS, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

How to Select & Delete Wipeouts

Posted on March 10, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Have you ever been frustrated with trying to erase or even select a wipeout? Here’s how to select them: WIPEOUT <enter> F <enter> (for frames) ON <enter> Now, all of your wipeouts have a frame around them that you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Modifying, TIPS | 2 Comments

Mirror Text

Posted on March 10, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick tip: Have you ever mirrored text and it was backwards and looked as if it was being seen through the rear-view mirror of your car? Well this is how you fix that. Change the System Variable … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Text, TIPS | 4 Comments

AutoLISP: Break Line

Posted on March 9, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you’ve ever used the Express Tool BREAKLINE, you know how frustrating it is to get the darn thing to look correct. Here is a great lisp routine that makes the size of the break symbol proportional to the 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, TIPS | 5 Comments