AutoCAD Tips
Bring Back Deleted Objects in AutoCAD!
Bring back deleted objects in AutoCAD with the OOPS command. It restores the last erased object without undoing your later work.
AutoCAD Tips
Can't Select More Than One Object (AutoCAD gone wild!)
AutoCAD only selects the last object or Shift will not deselect? The PICKADD system variable is the cause. Here are three ways to fix it.
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Total Length, Area, and Volume of Multiple Objects. EASY!
Get the total length, area and volume of multiple objects in AutoCAD with the TODD and TOTLEN LISPs, GeoProps or Data Extraction.
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15 Shortcut Keys of AutoCAD, that will Accelerate your work!
15 AutoCAD shortcut keys worth memorizing, from Ctrl+1 Properties and F3 OSNAP to Shift+Space and QuickCalc, to draw faster every day.
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Coordinates of a Polyline in AutoCAD? But How and Why?
Get the X, Y and Z coordinates of polyline vertices in AutoCAD, from manual copying to the LIST command, and see which method is simplest and fastest.
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Edit Vertexes and use Linetype Polylines!
Add, delete or stretch AutoCAD polyline vertexes with the grip menu instead of PEDIT, and fix ugly linetypes with the PLINEGEN variable.
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How to Copy Multiple Text Objects from AutoCAD to Excel
Copy multiple AutoCAD text objects, such as point coordinates, into separate Excel cells as real text with a fast method that needs no add-ons.
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Create Separate Hatches Fast and Easy!
Hatch several areas in AutoCAD without restarting the command. Turn on Create Separate Hatches in the Hatch Creation tab and work faster.
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Auto-Rotate Multiple text Objects!
Turn upside-down text right side up in AutoCAD with the Express Tools TORIENT command, which rotates Text, MText and attributes in one go.
AutoCAD Tips
Auto-Number Multiple Text Objects!
Number hundreds of text and MText objects in AutoCAD with the TCOUNT command, using prefix, suffix or overwrite and a custom start and increment.
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OVERKILL! Or how to erase duplicate objects Easy and Fast!
Erase duplicate and overlapping lines, polylines and arcs in AutoCAD with the OVERKILL command, and keep drawings smaller and faster.
AutoCAD Tips