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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.

Reverse Polyline Moves Origin

Posted on June 25, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

Today’s tip is more of a “head’s up” to be aware of when using the REVERSE command on a closed polyline. The Reverse command will reverse the direction of selected objects. What is reversed is the direction or the order … Continue reading →

Posted in Modifying, Polylines, TIPS | 2 Comments

AutoLISP: Polyline Direction preview

Posted on June 24, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

The simplicity of this routine is why I like it so much. You simply run the command and then select a polyline and it displays temporary arrows that show the direction of the polyline. Once you either zoom in or … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Polylines, Polylines, TIPS | 6 Comments

Helpful Settings for Plotting 3D Solids in AutoCAD

Posted on June 19, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

This post isn’t a fix-all solution but it has helped printing/plotting issues that I’ve recently encountered. There are some helpful AutoCAD variables and an adjustment to your preferred “Visual style(s)” that can help make printing 3D solids look correct in … Continue reading →

Posted in Layout, Paper Space, PDF, Printing - Plotting, TIPS | 22 Comments

AutoLISP: Updated Join Dimensions for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015

Posted on May 27, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

I was made aware that the Join Dimensions routine previously posted [here] wasn’t working for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 so here is an updated version. Here’s how: After loading JDIMS [enter] to start Select the first dimension Select the second … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2015, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Dimensions, AutoLISP: Modify, Dimensions | 1 Comment

AutoLISP: ATTWIPE Clear Selected Attribute Values

Posted on May 24, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is one that lets you easily clear the selected attribute tag(s). This is especially helpful for when you are editing titleblocks that have populated attributes or when you copy a block (symbol) that already has attribute values already populated. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attributes, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Attributes, Blocks, Modifying | 1 Comment

AutoCAD 2015 Purge DGN Junk

Posted on May 23, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

That’s right, I called it “Junk”. Recently we have been experiencing excessive bloating of files because somewhere in our project someone has either referenced in a drawing that was opened with Microstation or they have copied in something from a … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2015, Manage, New in 2015 | 1 Comment

Fix Install or Uninstall Errors

Posted on April 26, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a possible fix for fixing errors that might have occurred during an install of AutoCAD (or any other program) that is preventing you from doing a “repair” or “Re-install.” Scenario: An issue that has happened at work a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, TIPS | 2 Comments

FLATSHOT In Action

Posted on April 12, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

We recently were given some 3D models by a subcontractor that needed to be incorporated into our drawings. There was one model in particular that was rather large in file size considering that it was only a small part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, Modifying, TIPS, XREFs | 5 Comments

AutoCAD 2015 Resize Model Space Viewports

Posted on March 31, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

AutoCAD 2015 now makes resizing model space viewports intuitive and easy. If you use multiple model space viewports, you’ll love this feature. A special note needs to be made that the frame of the model space viewports has 2 areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2015, New in 2015 | 2 Comments

AutoLISP: Dynamic Text Align

Posted on March 29, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

With AutoCAD 2015’s new TEXTALIGN tool, comes the question of “what about those of us that don’t have AutoCAD 2015”? Luckily, Lee Mac has a LISP version that accomplishes many of the same functions and even adds a few others. … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP: Modify, AutoLISP: Text, Modifying, Text | 1 Comment