Category Archives: AutoLISP: Modify

AutoLISP: Updated Code for “Break Along Curve” or “Break At Distance”

Posted on January 26, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

I’ve simply updated the AutoLISP code for an earlier post from Alan Thompson that lets you select a Line, Arc, Polyline, Spline and make breaks at the user specified distances along the object. https://autocadtips.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/autolisp-break-at-distance/

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AutoLISP: Break 3D line through User defined Plane

Posted on January 16, 2015 by AutoCAD Tips

This routine was made by Chen Qing Jun, qjchen and is found at http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=40494.msg457913#msg457913 It is quite handy if you happen to need to break a line that passes through a “plane.” I am using the term “plane” loosely because it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Updated Heal Line/Polyline

Posted on November 12, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

There were 2 posts from a while back that did the same thing – Erase a selected block and then heal the LINE or POLYLINE, but the annoying thing was that only one routine would work for LINES and you … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Split Dimensions

Posted on September 19, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a re-post of a previous post that deserves to be re-posted. The routine was posted at theswamp.org by Kerry and can be found here: http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=33493.msg389031#msg389031 The routine simply splits an existing dimension and lets you click a point between … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: EXTRIM Between Two Edges

Posted on September 19, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

The LISP routine featured today is by Marko Ribar and can be found at CADTutor.net at the following Link: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?88293-EXTRIM-Between-Two-Lines&p=605998&viewfull=1#post605998 If you have any questions or requests or even saying a “Thank you” to Marko, about the routine, please post them … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: ReOrder Polyline Origin

Posted on June 25, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

Taking into consideration the previous posts about determining the origin of a closed polyline, Finding the direction of a polyline and being aware that the REVERSE command will change the origin of a closed polyline – the LISP file in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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AutoLISP: Rotate Multiple Objects Around Their Base Point

Posted on February 1, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

There are 2 things in this blog post that I want to point out. 1) Share a LISP routine that rotates multiple objects around their individual base points… 2) The lisp routine shown in this post hasn’t been altered since … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Closed Objects to Wipeout updated

Posted on January 25, 2014 by AutoCAD Tips

It has been a while since using this LISP routine, but apparently the routine that was posted a couple of years ago (found here: https://autocadtips.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/autolisp-objects-2-wipeout/) and written by Giles Chanteau stopped working in newer releases of AutoCAD because it now needs … Continue reading →

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