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AutoCAD Tips

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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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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Move, Copy and Rotate. All with one command!

Move, copy, rotate and scale objects in AutoCAD with the single MOCORO command, and save time on repetitive editing tasks. August 1, 2017 · 1 min read
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How to Split Polyline into a number of Segments or at Intervals?

Split a polyline, line or circle into equal parts or at set intervals in AutoCAD using the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands with points or blocks. June 30, 2017 · 4 min read
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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. June 25, 2017 · 2 min read
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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. June 20, 2017 · 1 min read
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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. June 15, 2017 · 5 min read
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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. May 25, 2017 · 2 min read