Category Archives: Customization

Express Tools: Make Line Type

Posted on November 4, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I knew that the Make Line Type tool existed in the Express Tools but trying to figure them out on your own is incredibly frustrating. I finally saw them in action and they totally make sense now. Here’s how for … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Express Tools, Linetypes, Manage | 17 Comments

Tool Palette Icons

Posted on October 20, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I thought that this was an interesting tip. especially after seeing some CAD users who have many palettes open at once and how much screen-real-estate that these palettes take up. If you have multiple palettes open, you can do a … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Tool Palletes | 2 Comments

Customize the Open Folders Location

Posted on October 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

While in AutoCAD, we usually need to open another drawing. there are ways to set the default location where AutoCAD looks to open a drawing but this tip is how to customize the dialog box that lets you search your … Continue reading →

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OPTIONS dialog box Current Drawing Settings

Posted on October 17, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Have you ever wondered why you have set the VIEWRES in one drawing and then when you open another drawing, it has changed even though you may have changed it using the OPTIONS dialog box? There are some settings that … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Settling In, TIPS | 3 Comments

AutoLISP: Make and Save Custom Hatch Pattern

Posted on October 11, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This Routine has been featured on Cadalyst’s website and is very handy. If you have ever wondered how to make a custom hatch pattern and then looked at the coding that is required, you will really appreciate this routine. The … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Customization, Hatch, TIPS | 47 Comments

Layout Tab Cooridinates

Posted on October 4, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

After spending the time to set up a layout tab you may have encountered the frustration of inserting your title block onto the layout tab and it not inserting correctly. This is because the X,Y coordinates of 0,0 (zero,zero) are … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Layout, Paper Space, TIPS | 9 Comments

Restoring a Pop-Up Notification

Posted on September 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

You know the routine… A notification pops-up on your screen and if it has a “don’t show me this again” option, you click it. Believe it or not, there are some notifications that are helpful. And lets say that you … Continue reading →

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Customize The Pop-Up Notifications

Posted on September 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

One thing that is great about AutoCAD is that it will tell you if something worked or didn’t work. One way it does this is by showing little pop-up notifications in the lower right hand corner of your screen. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Settling In, TIPS | 1 Comment

Disable Viewport Activation

Posted on August 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

While working in paper-space, you may be wanting to simply move things around. The trouble sometimes is  accidentally activating an unlocked viewport and messing up the correct position or scale of the that viewport. In a perfect world, the viewport should be locked … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Layers, Modifying, Paper Space, Text, TIPS, Viewports | 2 Comments

Hatch Gap Tolerance

Posted on August 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you need to insert a hatch in an area that isn’t completely “closed” this may be your new favorite friend. Instead of temporarily making a line to close off the area and then inserting the hatch and then going … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Hatch, Modifying, Settling In, TIPS | 4 Comments