Category Archives: Customization

Add A Block Definition to A Drawing

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This tip is one that I wish I new a while back. You can add just the block definition to a drawing without placing the block in the drawing. This may not seem all that useful but if you have … Continue reading →

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How to Fix Blocky Circles & Arcs

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have worked on large drawings or have had to zoom in and out a lot you may have noticed that curved objects like circles and arcs appear blocky or look more like polygons rather than circles. Don’t worry, … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Add a QRCODE To Your Drawing

Posted on July 20, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Lately, these high tech barcodes called “qrcodes” are becoming very popular. With certain cell phone apps, you can take a picture with your smart phone and the phone will quickly process the qrcode and can direct you to a website … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Adding A Suffix to Layer Names

Posted on July 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

To go along with the previous post which adds a Prefix to layer names, this one allows you to add a suffix to layer names. Here’s How: RL2 <enter> to start Enter text string to be added to the end … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Add A Prefix To Layer Names

Posted on July 18, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

This routine is a great little routine that allows you to add a prefix to all layer names. Although, It does not allow you add a prefix that already exists in at least one layer name like “A-.” I will … Continue reading →

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Change the 2012 Dynamic Input Display

Posted on May 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

With AutoCAD 2010 & 2011, the default setting when you had “Dynamic Input”enabled was awesome. When you select an object and then hover over a grip, it would show you the length, radius & angle. This feature saves me time … Continue reading →

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Express Tools for AutoCAD Architecture 2012

Posted on April 26, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Inspired by a comment from Daniel in the same post for AutoCAD Arch 2011, I thought that I should walk through the complete steps as they seem to work more permanently than the simple tip that I initially suggested. Once … Continue reading →

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REDEFINE oh how I love thee…

Posted on April 26, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So there are a few features that have been disabled in AutoCAD 2012 and I have been waiting to post about them until I could find a solution. Well, I found a solution for one of them. This tip will … Continue reading →

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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 →

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