Category Archives: New in 2012

AutoLISP: Fillet and Match PLINE Width

Posted on December 31, 2012 by AutoCAD Tips

With the release of AutoCAD 2012 the JOIN command received some improvements. It will join all of the selected objects regardless of what type of objects they are (line, arc, polyline, 3Dpolyline, spline) and turn them into the most complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoCAD 2013, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Modify, AutoLISP: Polylines, Modifying, New in 2012, New In 2013, Polylines | 4 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

Auto Load Your Lisp Files (& others)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I was fortunate enough to attend Autodesk university this week. There were many things that I learned but one thing I learned was from a class that I did not attend. A friend attended a class and and learned this … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Customization, New in 2012 | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Modifying, New in 2012, Polylines, TIPS | 1 Comment

Lengthen Polyline Endpoint & Vertex

Posted on October 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I have previously posted about using the LENGTHEN command, which is helpful, but the LENGTHEN command doesn’t work on polylines. Here’s how to lengthen a polyline segment whether it is an endpoint or a vertex. The examples shown in this … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Modifying, New in 2011, New in 2012, Polylines | 2 Comments

Open the Welcome Screen

Posted on October 16, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

We have all done this – we uncheck the box that tells AutoCAD to show the “Welcome Screen” each time AutoCAD opens. But what if you want to open it again and check out some of the “New Features” videos? … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, New in 2011, New in 2012, Settling In, TIPS | 2 Comments

Nudge – New in 2012

Posted on July 12, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

here is a quickie that I have come to use a lot. This feature is new in AutoCAD 2012 It is called “nudging” and is a way of moving things in your drawing without using your mouse. Well, not completely. … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Array Rectanglular

Posted on June 30, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Following the previous post concerning alternate array routines: here is one that is similar to the previous except that you can make rectangular arrays. Again, thanks to Lee-Mac. Here’s how: RECARR <enter> to start (RECtangular ARRay) Select object(s) to be … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Array Single Line (Vector)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

So the new array tool is cool but it may be frustrating at the same time. Autodesk didn’t make the new array tool very intuitive. Here is a lisp routine that works in any UCS and is more intuitive than … 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 →

Posted in BASICS, Customization, Dimensions, New in 2012, TIPS | 12 Comments