Category Archives: Modifying

Adding Text to your Dim

I have seen a few Lisp routines that allow you to add a line of text under your dimension. I thought that it would be helpful to show that you don’t need a lisp routine to do this. You just … Continue reading

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Presenting Your Dimensional Constraints

If you have played around with dimensional constraints, you have noticed that they look very different than regular dimensions. In fact, they are so different that they are not presentable. Well… they will be presentable after reading this tutorial. First, … Continue reading

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Add Selected

If you have used Revit or AutoCAD Architecture, you may know of the “Add Selected” command. Well, in AutoCAD 2011 we get this awesome command. What’s so special about it? Especially for the lazy drafter or if you’ve ever received … Continue reading

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Copy with Base-Point

have you ever needed to copy an object from drawing to drawing but were annoyed with not being able to specify a basepoint? Well you probably used CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste, right? Try using CTRL+SHIFT+C to copy. … Continue reading

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MATCHPROP

I think that the tool MATCHPROP is one that is easily forgotten or goes unnoticed. Yet is will save you a ton time. It works like the “format painter” that is found in Microsoft Office products for those who know … Continue reading

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