Category Archives: Paper Space

AutoLISP: Align Viewports Horizontally

Link to http://www.autocadtips.wordpress.com This routine is a gem. It allows you to easily align a viewport to another viewport by snapping to objects within the viewport. It works with viewports that have the same scale and for viewports with different … Continue reading

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AutoLISP: Select Text, Rename Layout Tab

Link to AutoCAD Tips I used this LISP routine frequently for my old job. It is a routine that I found at http://www.cadalyst.com and is very helpful. What it does is let you rename the current layout tab by selecting … Continue reading

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AutoLISP: Set PSLTSCALE for All Viewports

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

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Plot Color Regardless of .ctb file

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

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Layout Tab Cooridinates

After spending the time to set up a layout tab you may have encountered the frustration of inserting your title block onto the layout tab and it not inserting correctly. This is because the X,Y coordinates of 0,0 (zero,zero) are … Continue reading

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Easily Move or Copy Layout Tabs

Here is yet another improvement upon a previous post (found here). After you have a layout tab set up, this tip the fastest way that I have found to either move/rearrange the new layout tab or copy it. To move/rearrange … Continue reading

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Cycle Through View Ports using CTRL + R

You may have read that you can cycle through View Ports in books and other websites but if you don’t see it in action, you may not fully understand its usefulness. Here is an example of a layout tab that has … Continue reading

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Rotate Viewport

Here’s how to rotate a viewport and rotate THE VIEW of the objects within the viewport: Simply change a system variable. The variable is VPROTATEASSOCC As seen below, <0> = OFF & <1> = ON

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Disable Viewport Activation

While working in paper-space, you may be wanting to simply move things around. The trouble sometimes is  accidentally activating an unlocked viewport and messing up the correct position or scale of the that viewport. In a perfect world, the viewport should be locked … Continue reading

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Working in a Viewport

You may already know that if you double click inside a viewport that is on a layout tab you will be able to work in model space even though you are in paper space. This is known as working in … Continue reading

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