Tips & Tools Weekly (Vol. 13, No. 15)
20 Apr, 2008This Week's Software Tips Get the Code! Speedy Script Files "To make this more efficient, I leave the right edge of my desktop screen open. I place all the script files down this edge of the monitor. When I need one, I just click and drag it to the AutoCAD screen. It runs automatically. Just about any LISP routine that uses AutoCAD commands to set up or clean up a drawing can be done this way. I use mine to create layers for revisions, purge drawings, and attach xrefs." NOTES FROM CADALYST TIP PATROL: Great tip! Script files are very easy to create: Just use a text editor, create the commands in the file, and save. You can also have AutoCAD load script files every time by placing them in the AUTODOC.LSP file. If you tell the AUTODOC.LSP file to run a script on a network, you ensure that all users on a network have certain settings correct when they start their drawings. The uses are endless. Revision Numbering
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NOTES FROM CADALYST TIP PATROL: Wow! That's a mouthful, but it works. Users can set up the blocks to fit the needs of their title blocks, borders, clients, and more. The important part is setting up the properties in the template file. Experiment with this approach to get exactly what you need for your projects. Welded Assemblies in Autodesk Inventor 2008 NOTES FROM CADALYST TIP PATROL: This procedure documents a nice standard. Thanks, Margherita! Note: These follow-up tips have not been tested by the Cadalyst Tip Patrol. Follow-Up: Scale List in Civil 3D 2008 Follow-Up: Oops! The Oops! tip also inspired Jerry Landes to share the following: "The beauty of the Undo command for me has been the Mark option. You can set a mark before doing some major trial-and-error modifications, and when you are done with the experiment, simply Undo back to the mark you previously set. You can even set multiple marks, working like bread crumbs back to the beginning of your scenic trip." MicroStation Tip: Adding a Cell to a Tool Box Today's MicroStation tip courtesy of Axiom and MicroStationTips.com.
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