Category Archives: Customization

AutoCAD 2013 The new Command Line

Posted on March 28, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

The command line is perhaps the most notable change in 2013 and I love it. It takes up less room on the screen and yet performs the same for those who don’t want change and yet performs very differently. The … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2013, BASICS, Customization, New In 2013, Settling In | 80 Comments

AutoCAD 2013 Annotation Monitor

Posted on March 28, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

The new “Annotation Monitor” is shown as “AM” in the drafting setings toggles in the status bar. I suggest that users turn these settings to text instead of the icons. The reason for this is because what usually what happens … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2013, Customization, Layout, New In 2013, Paper Space | Leave a comment

AutoLISP: Easily Create Isometric Blocks

Posted on March 21, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a useful routine that will create isometric blocks based on an existing 2D (flat) block. This is great because all that you have to do is create the one block and this routine will do the rest for … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Creating, AutoLISP: Modify, Customization, Isometrics | 17 Comments

Set the Default Hatch Pattern

Posted on January 3, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

Link to original Post at http://www.autocadtips.wordpress.com If you have ever used a lot of hatch patterns in a drawing, you’ll understand the frustration of setting a default hatch pattern. Here’s the scenario: Say you use the “SOLID” hatch pattern almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Hatch | 7 Comments

Super Secret: Edit Those Un-editable Blocks

Posted on December 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-jT This one’s for you Eric. Intead of knocking over your cubicle because you can’t edit a block, there is an AutoCAD system variable that lets you lock your blocks from being able to edit them in the Block Editor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blocks, Customization, Modifying | 8 Comments

Saved per Drawing or in the Registry

Posted on December 8, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

https://autocadtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/saved-per-draw…n-the-registry/ I have previously mentioned the System Variable dialog box [here] and I mentioned in another post that some system variables are either stored in a drawing or in the system registry [here]. But I just realized that the System Variable Dialog … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Express Tools, TIPS | 1 Comment

Plot Color Regardless of .ctb file

Posted on December 7, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

https://autocadtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/plot-color-regardless-of-ctb-or-stb-file/ Correction. This tip does not override .stb files – sorry for any confusion. This tip can either be the answer to a problem or a helpful tip that can be applied to a drawing. I stumbled upon this while creating … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Layers, Layout, Manage, Modifying, Paper Space, Printing - Plotting, TIPS | 3 Comments

2012 Selectable UCS Icon

Posted on December 6, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a pretty sweet feature for AutoCAD 2012. A selectable UCS icon that is intuitively movable and align-able. Instead of having to remember the many variatins of the UCS command, you are now able to select and manipulate the … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Modifying, New in 2012 | 3 Comments

Auto Load Your Lisp Files (& others)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I was fortunate enough to attend Autodesk university this week. There were many things that I learned but one thing I learned was from a class that I did not attend. A friend attended a class and and learned this … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Customization, New in 2012 | 9 Comments

AutoLISP: Attribute Visibility Toggle

Posted on November 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Another simple but sweet routine. Sure this can be done through the command BATTMAN but this LISP routine saves clicks and picks… You simply select the blocks that contain attributes that you want to toggle on or off. Here’s how: … Continue reading →

Posted in Attributes, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Attributes, Customization | 1 Comment