Category Archives: Modifying

New in 2012: Blend Command

Posted on November 15, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I have briefly mentioned the blend command [here] but I actually never showed how to use the command. The BLEND command is found on the Home tab of the ribbon > Modify panel > Under the Fillet/Chamfer dropdown, there is … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Break Circle

Posted on November 11, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

200 posts!!!! and still going. This is my 200th post and I thought that it would be fitting to feature a LISP routine from Lee Mac. Both Lee and Kent Cooper have generously provided many great routines for many AutoCAD users and … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Continue Line on Layer…

Posted on November 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Similar to the previous post [found here] that continues a polyline one whatever layer it is on, the featured routine for today lets you snap to entity and sets that layer current and then starts the line command. Pretty simple, … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Continue Polyline

Posted on November 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

ONE YEAR AND 196 POSTS!!!! One year ago today, I started this blog in hopes to have reference for AutoCAD tips in case I forgot them. After one year, I have made 196 posts and every week more and more … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Edit Block with .dcl (dialog box)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

The very first thing that I must say is that there are 2 files for this tool to work 1) .lsp file 2) .dcl file. YOU MUST SAVE THE .dcl FILE IN THE SAME MANNER AS YOU WOULD A .lsp … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Blocks, Layers, Modifying | 8 Comments

AutoLISP: Find and mark GAPS

Posted on October 28, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

here is another LISP routine that is great for teachers & CAD managers. If you suspect that someone has been drafting and not using osnaps to snap to the endpoints of geometry, this routine will find these gaps and mark … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Reset Selected Dimensions

Posted on October 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Now that you have located “dodgy” dims in a drawing, you may need to reset them to their original values. There are many LISP routines online that do this globally, but you may need to reset a few of these … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Find Dodgy Dimensions

Posted on October 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Keeping this whole “Dodgy Dimensions” theme going…. Here’s another routine that you can use to find dimensions that have had their value altered. It will simply turn the “dodgy” dimension text green, thus distinguishing it from the correct dimensions. If … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Dodgy Dimension Detector

Posted on October 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Recently, The “Mistress of the Dorkness” (AKA Melanie) posted a routine to help the effort in finding dimensions in a drawing that have been deceitfully “fudged” [Found Here]. I remembered that I also found a routine that locates dimensions that have had … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: ChangeSpace with Copy

Posted on October 26, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I really like this simple routine. It shows the power of AutoLISP. You can take an existing command in AutoCAD (CHSPACE in this example) and add an option. The CHSPACE command (CHange SPACE) allows you to move objects from a … Continue reading →

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