Category Archives: Text

AutoLISP: Text Calculator by LM

Posted on November 21, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Last Spring, I asked Lee Mac for a program to help me with my job at the time and he delivered. You can find the program here. What it does is allow you to select various text objects whether they … Continue reading →

Posted in Attributes, AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Attributes, AutoLISP: Text, Blocks, Text, TIPS | 2 Comments

AutoLISP: MTEXT box with a leader

Posted on November 3, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a simple routine that lets you select MTEXT (does not work on DTEXT) and creates a rectangle around the text and then lets you select where you would like a leader to point to. This routine could even … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, AutoLISP: Text, Leaders, Text | 1 Comment

AutoLISP: Match Dimension Style

Posted on October 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Although you can accomplish the same thing by using the MATCHPROP command, there have been problems with its behavior. This routine simply lets you match the dimension style. There is an added feature that lets you match the text style … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Dimensions, New in 2011, Text | 6 Comments

AutoLISP: Remove Binding Prefixes from XREFs

Posted on October 13, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

After you have bound an XREF to a drawing you know the nastiness that comes into your drawing – Layers, Blocks and styles now a have a prefix added to the front of their names. This routine (I wish I … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Blocks, Layers, Modifying, Text, TIPS, XREFs | 4 Comments

Insert OSNAP

Posted on October 6, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Have you ever wondered what the OSNAP that is called “INSERT” does? Well, here’s what it does: You can always set this in the “running OSNAPs” or use the OSNAP overrides (shift + right-click and select “Insert’ or entering INS … Continue reading →

Posted in BASICS, Blocks, Text, TIPS, XREFs | 1 Comment

QTEXT to Select Empty Text or Attributes

Posted on September 27, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

I have previously posted about using the QTEXT command to temporarily hide your text in order to speed up performance in case you are working on a large drawing… Well, Here’s another use for QTEXT. If you have empty text … Continue reading →

Posted in Attributes, Modifying, Text, TIPS | 6 Comments

Restoring a Pop-Up Notification

Posted on September 5, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

You know the routine… A notification pops-up on your screen and if it has a “don’t show me this again” option, you click it. Believe it or not, there are some notifications that are helpful. And lets say that you … Continue reading →

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Disable Viewport Activation

Posted on August 29, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

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 →

Posted in Customization, Layers, Modifying, Paper Space, Text, TIPS, Viewports | 2 Comments

AutoLISP: Swap Text & Attributes

Posted on August 24, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a good quickie that lets you swap text objects – even Attributes that are within the same block and even attributes within different blocks. (Note: the “swapping” of attributes is actually only swapping the “value” of the and … Continue reading →

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AutoLISP: Background Text Mask (Mtext Only)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by AutoCAD Tips

Here is a quick way to turn on the text background to MTEXT. (Note: this routine works with MTEXT only.) Click here to see how to add Background Text Mask to Dimensions and MLeaders as this routine does not allow … Continue reading →

Posted in AutoLISP, Modifying, Text | 3 Comments