Category Archives: Manage

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

View Fonts Used in Styles Without Opening A Drawing

Posted on October 9, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Continuing the previous blog post concerning how to control what font is being used as the “Standard” text style – One issue that has come up is that upon opening a drawing that has the “Standard” text style defined as … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, Text, TIPS | 2 Comments

Change the “Standard” Font in AutoCAD Template

Posted on October 8, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Some drafting standards require a text “font” that is something other than the “Arial” font, yet AutoCAD seems to keep reverting back to this font even after changing what font the text style is using. Some people almost have conniption fits … Continue reading →

Posted in Customization, Manage, Text, TIPS | 13 Comments

Express Tool: Save All Opened Drawings

Posted on August 30, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have multiple drawings opened in AutoCAD at the same time and would like to save all the drawings before stepping away from your computer… you can easily save all the currently open drawings with one command. Note: If … Continue reading →

Posted in Express Tools, Manage | 7 Comments

CADWorx Equipment Palette

Posted on June 21, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick tip for CADWorx Equipment users. The user interface for CADWorx Equipment is simply a tool palette and maybe a toolbar… The common problem is closing the Equipment palette and not knowing how to get it back … Continue reading →

Posted in CADWorx, Manage | 6 Comments

Use Align Space to Easily Align A Viewport View

Posted on June 14, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

Rotating a view within a viewport can be quite involved when using the DVIEW command as was shown in this post: https://autocadtips.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/dview-with-a-twist-rotating-a-viewport-view/ But as a guest named Nick pointed out, the ALIGNSPACE command from the Express Tools is a quick way … Continue reading →

Posted in Manage, Modifying, Paper Space, TIPS, Viewports | 14 Comments

AutoLISP: Purge Missing SHX files

Posted on June 3, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

If you have drawings that are constantly missing SHX (shape) files, the routine posted below is now your friend. The routine was posted in the LISP forum at CADTutor at the following link. Please refer questions there. http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?37306-remove-unknown-SHX-files&highlight=delete+shape+files Here’s how: … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Manage, Linetypes, Manage | 3 Comments

AutoLISP: Purge Page Setups

Posted on May 20, 2013 by AutoCAD Tips

The code posted below will purge all Page Setups except for the current page setup (if one is applied). If you have ever received a drawing with many page setups this routine will help reduce the amount of setups that … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Manage, AutoLISP: Modify, Manage, Printing - Plotting, Uncategorized | 3 Comments