Category Archives: Modifying

Remove From Selection Set Within a Command

Posted on December 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-kl Here is another way to deselect objects while making a selection set. You can find the previous post [HERE] that shows how to use the SHIFT key to do something similar. While you are in the middle of a … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Control Xref Color

Posted on December 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-jY Here is a handy routine that has 4 functions in it. To be honest I don’t know why there are 4 functions – I can understand why 2 of them would be helpful. But it’s always nice to have … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Blocks, AutoLISP: Manage, AutoLISP: Modify, Layers, Modifying, TIPS, Uncategorized, XREFs | 10 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

AutoLISP: Set PSLTSCALE for All Viewports

Posted on December 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

http://wp.me/p1aURt-jN The system variable PSLTSCALE (Paper Space LineType SCALE) has been mentioned [here] so this LISP routine is a great example of automating the process of changing this setting in all of your viewports for you. Here’s how: PS0 <enter> … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Modify, Layout, Modifying, Paper Space, Viewports | 2 Comments

Add Annotation Scale by Match Properties

Posted on December 14, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

The original post can be found here: http://wp.me/p1aURt-jH Quick tip: This only works for ADDING annotation scales to objects, not deleting them… I will post on how to create Annotation scales shortly. The new Annotation scaling feature is great for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dimensions, Hatch, Layout, Manage, Modifying, Text, TIPS, Viewports | Leave a 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

AutoLISP: Merge Hatches Join Hatches

Posted on November 23, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I didn’t know how useful this LISP routine was until I saw it posted over at the swamp.org. At my previous job, I would receive drawing that were contained too many hatches and some hatches were not hatched correctly. So … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Creating, AutoLISP: Modify, Hatch, Modifying, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

AutoLISP: Align Attributes

Posted on November 22, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a simple yet helpful LISP routine that will let you align you attributes after they have been added to a block. It allows you to align them either vertically (up & down) or vertically (side-to-side). Note: This routine … Continue reading →

Posted in Attributes, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Attributes, AutoLISP: Blocks, Blocks, Modifying | 1 Comment

AutoLISP: Make a Real Rectangle

Posted on November 20, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

A long time ago, AutoCAD used to make Rectangles and polygons as their own entities. When you made a rectangle and then did a LIST <enter> on it, it would show as a rectangle. Nowadays, these objects are those objects … Continue reading →

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