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Entity Level Reactors in VBA 1 Mar, 2001
Reactors are functions we write that run in response to something happening in the computer system.More>>
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Software updates: Patches and service packs 1 Feb, 2001
My December column generated quite a bit of feedback, most of it agreeing with my concerns about the fast pace of software upgrades. This month I'll discuss a related subject: how to control and manage the update patches and bug fixes that are also released rapidly. In...More>>
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LT On-line: Lesson 11 1 Feb, 2001
Xrefs: layers, loading, and logsMore>>
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Explore parallel universes 1 Feb, 2001
Long, long ago, the AutoCAD world was flat.More>>
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Revenge of the paper space cadets 1 Jan, 2001
In my July 2000 column, "Lost in paper space", I took on the contentious question of whether to use paper space as your standard operating procedure to set up all AutoCAD drawings. That article unleashed a flood of e-mail from both supporters (the x-ruffians) and dissenters (the paper...More>>
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To AutoLISP or VBA? 1 Jan, 2001
What's the difference between AutoLISP and VBA?I want to learn how to program AutoCAD, but I'm not sure which tool to learnfirst. Which one is better?More>>
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LT On-line: Lesson 10 1 Dec, 2000
Managing xrefsMore>>
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Rtext automatically updates drawing text 1 Dec, 2000
Rtext is much like AutoCAD?s Xref command, except that it works with text files.More>>
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Elegant AutoCAD customization eliminates problems 1 Nov, 2000
General-purpose CAD programs such as AutoCAD beg to be customized. AutoCAD’s out-of-the-box program menus and default settings have improved over the years, and the Express Tools add a lot of the functionality that we used to cobble together from various...More>>
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LT On-line: Lesson 9 1 Nov, 2000
Xrefs: blocks writ largeMore>>
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