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I’ve written posts about how to create specific types of dynamic blocks and about some of their features, but I’ve never explained when and why you would use a dynamic block. If you have a block library that contains variations on an object or component and you insert them at various scales and rotations angles, you [...] This is a guest post by Sanjay Kulkarni, an AutoCAD programmer. You can read more about him at the end of this post. In an earlier post, Ellen showed how to align a rectangle with a line on the fly. You can easily create the same effect using AutoLISP. This AutoLISP routine is simple, and you [...] Instead of creating a polar array, in some situations, you can use the ROTATE command’s Copy option. It works best when you want to end up with 2 or 3 objects, because you need to repeat the ROTATE command for each copy. For example, let’s say that I want to add 2 more benches around the [...] You can align a rectangle with a line or other existing object on the fly, avoiding the need for a separate rotation. Watch the video or read the steps. Here are the steps: Start the RECTANG command. Gradients are a great way to easily make a 2D drawing look like a presentation drawing done in Photoshop or Illustrator. AutoCAD offers one- or two-color gradients and lots of variations. Here are the steps to create a gradient: Start the HATCH command. Depending on the release of AutoCAD, the Hatch and Gradient dialog box opens with [...] All AutoCAD drawings are connected to related files. At the very least, all drawings need access to a customization user interface (CUI) file. Some drawings also need to access fonts, plug-ins (such as AutoLISP and VBA files), linetypes, and hatch patterns. Drawings may have externally referenced drawings (xrefs). You can make your AutoCAD life easier by [...] Dynamic blocks, introduced in AutoCAD 2006, are very powerful, but sometimes they can get complicated. One of the more involved features of dynamic blocks is chaining. In this tip, I try to make chaining easy. Sometimes, you want one action to execute a second action at the same time. If the relationship [...] You can create a complete table on the fly by importing data from Microsoft Excel. Follow these steps: Select the data in Excel and copy it to the Windows Clipboard. In AutoCAD, choose Home tab@@>Clipboard panel@@>Paste drop-down list@@>Paste Special. At the prompt, pick an insertion point. AutoCAD inserts [...] Dynamic Input is a way of specifying coordinates near your cursor, instead of on the command line. It’s on by default, but you can turn it off using the Dynamic Input button on the status bar. When you’re doing simple drawing tasks, there isn’t much difference between having Dynamic Input on or off. But sometimes, the [...] Some default settings in AutoCAD slow down its display and you may want to turn them off or change them. Here are some ideas. Please add a comment to contribute your own display speed tips! Text A large drawing with lots of text can slow down your work. Here are some text tips. Quicktext Quicktext turns text into rectangles [...] |
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