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submitted by mattj 1 month, 16 days ago

This AutoCAD lisp command transparently saves the current layerstate. Subsequent invocations switch between the saved state and the current state. You can go back and forth until your eyes pop out. read more...

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submitted by mattj 3 months, 23 days ago

I've recently updated my text override tool (lisp) for AutoCAD. Read about why angry mobs hate text overrides & how these gentle overrides are merely misunderstood beasts of great power. Also, I'll tell you a thing or two about CAD gnomes. read more...

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published 4 months, 26 days ago, submitted by joseguia 4 months, 28 days ago

The UCS is a powerful tool in AutoCAD that allows you to control the drawing plane. It is very important to learn how to use this tool. It can be used for good and evil (for example, in a civil drawing, it is important to keep the UCS in the World Coordinate System otherwise the drawing may not line up with XREFs correctly). Every AutoCAD drafter should learn to use and manipulate the UCS correctly. read more...

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published 4 months, 26 days ago, submitted by joseguia 5 months ago

Yes, it's that time again. New products shipping and lots of scrambling (I like bacon with my eggs). Anyway, yes, always upgrade the license manager when implementing new Autodesk Networked products. The current version is 11.7.0.0 for the 2011 programs. read more...

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submitted by mattj 6 months, 10 days ago

An update to the Scratch! (an AutoCAD Scratchpad Utility) includes several bug-fixes and a new feature. read more...

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published 7 months, 15 days ago, submitted by VMichl 7 months, 23 days ago

Set AutoCAD parameters to make it as faster as possible - go to TURBO mode with the TURBO command. read more...

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published 9 months, 21 days ago, submitted by DL55 9 months, 23 days ago

Have you ever had a hatch pattern display incorrectly? If you are using a hatch pattern like gravel or concrete the sides of the intended shapes within the hatch may not line up properly. Giving you results that don’t look at all like your desired hatching. This typically happens when the area that you are hatching is very far from the origin (0,0) of your coordinate system. In civil drawings moving the objects or changing the location of the origin is typically not an option because it would destroy the coordinate system of your drawing. read more...

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published 9 months, 25 days ago, submitted by mattj 9 months, 25 days ago

Scratch provides a quick & simple way to utilize a temporary scratchpad layer in AutoCAD. Scratch allows you to quickly switch in & out of the scratchpad layer, and throw it away whenever you want, leaving the rest of your AutoCAD drawing untouched. read more...

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published 9 months, 28 days ago, submitted by EdwinPrakoso 9 months, 28 days ago

Are you using AutoCAD just a replacement of manual drafting table? Or have you used all the new productivity features? Here are 10 features that can boost your productivity, but not many people aware of. read more...

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published 9 months, 28 days ago, submitted by EdwinPrakoso 9 months, 28 days ago

E-book about creating a drawing system for AutoCAD. It will boost your productivity! read more...

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published 9 months, 28 days ago, submitted by joseguia 9 months, 28 days ago

Here are 10 AutoCAD ribbon tips I found on the internet (and one from my blog ;) that you might need to know.. read more...

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submitted by cadvids 10 months, 11 days ago

Cadvids is a free community driven youtube style website for CAD based tutorials only. You can watch, upload, share, and even collect videos from other video sharing sites and store them into your own user profile. Check us out we are here to help! read more...

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submitted by mattj 11 months ago

For those still hazy on how autocad handles different units (inches, mm, parsec) this brief article will explain whats going on. It also talks you through several different ways to convert between different types of units. read more...

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submitted by VMichl 1 year ago

Use the LISP application Centroid to calculate and draw (as a POINT object) the center of gravity (centroid) of any closed polyline (pline), 2D region or 3D solid. read more...

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submitted by VMichl 1 year ago

Tthe LISP utility Xanadu Twitter.vlx allows to send tweets (status messages) directly from your AutoCAD command line to Twitter. read more...

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published 1 year ago, submitted by indydrafter indydrafter 1 year ago

Discover the ability to automate the creating and updating of sheet list indexes through the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager. read more...

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