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AutoCAD Tips

Make Multiple Blocks Annotative or Non-Annotative in AutoCAD

Make multiple blocks annotative or non-annotative in AutoCAD at once with an AutoLISP, instead of editing each one in the Block Editor. May 19, 2020 · 2 min read
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Rotate Multiple Objects Around Their Base Point in AutoCAD

Rotate multiple objects around their own base points in AutoCAD with the ROTMULT LISP, for example to flip upside-down contour labels. May 5, 2020 · 1 min read
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Add/Subtract a constant Number to Multiple Text Entities in AutoCAD!

Add or subtract a constant from many AutoCAD text objects at once, such as elevations, using a free AutoLISP routine and the INC command. April 21, 2020 · 1 min read
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Break selected Objects in AutoCAD (Break Intersecting Objects!)

Break every object that crosses your selection at once in AutoCAD with a free Breakall LISP, for lines, polylines, splines, arcs and circles. April 7, 2020 · 2 min read
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How to Fillet (Chamfer) along Entire Polyline in AutoCAD

Fillet or chamfer every corner of a polyline in one go in AutoCAD with the FILLET command, using the Radius and Polyline options. March 24, 2020 · 1 min read
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Convert Anonymous Blocks *U### to Normal AutoCAD Blocks

What AutoCAD anonymous blocks (*U###) are, why they cause trouble, and how a free LISP converts them into normal, editable blocks. March 10, 2020 · 1 min read
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How to remove Hatch Holes in AutoCAD (With 2 Clicks!)

Remove hatch holes in AutoCAD in 2 clicks with Remove Boundary Objects on the Hatch Editor, and learn how to add new hatch boundaries. February 25, 2020 · 2 min read
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Add Block Name to a MultiLeader in AutoCAD (Label Blocks Easy!)

Label AutoCAD blocks fast with a free LISP routine that creates a MultiLeader showing the block name, placed at the block insertion point. February 18, 2020 · 1 min read
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Purge Multiple CAD Files (Batch Purge Drawings in AutoCAD!)

Batch purge multiple DWG files at once in AutoCAD with the free Drawing Purge tool, which can also change the file version. February 4, 2020 · 2 min read
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Rotate Crosshairs in AutoCAD (In just 2 Simple steps!)

Rotate the crosshairs in AutoCAD in two simple steps by changing the SNAPANG system variable, handy after rotating a viewport or getting a skewed file. January 28, 2020 · 2 min read
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How to rotate 2D Drawings in AutoCAD!

Rotate the view of a 2D drawing in AutoCAD for rotated coordinate systems or layout viewports, using the mouse, the ViewCube and other methods. January 7, 2020 · 2 min read
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Turn On/Off ViewCube in AutoCAD! (Two Simple Steps!)

Turn the ViewCube off in AutoCAD 2D model space using Options or the DISPLAYVIEWCUBEIN2D and DISPLAYVIEWCUBEIN3D system variables. December 10, 2019 · 2 min read