AutoCAD 2008 adds some new features to spell checking. Instead of first prompting for a selection, a dialog opens. By default, it is set to check the entire drawing. You can also check a selection set or the current space/layout. Dimensions and…
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Another new feature to AutoCAD 2008 is the ability to perform an inverted xclip. Inverted clip meaning that the data “inside” the area you select is clipped out as compared to an ordinary XCLIP where the data “outside” the selected…
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Starting with 2008, there is no “Deployment Wizard” any longer, at least as a separate application that you have to install. So how do you build the deployment if there is no deployment wizard? You’ll see not long after you…
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Have you ever set a system variable and then you are working along and that sysvar is changed to a different value? Many people will ask how or why it “changed itself”, which obviously it can’t do. Of course what is…
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Here is an example of how to set your support file search paths using ACAD.LSP. By doing it using this method, you don’t have to worry about profiles, .ARG files, etc. Your users are free to customize anything not controlled…
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The “AutoCADder” posted about a good tip regarding the use of Microsoft’s speech engine in AutoCAD. I found a thread on the same idea over at the Swamp. The code is fairly simple. (setq sapi (vlax-create-object “Sapi.SpVoice”))(vlax-invoke sapi “Speak” “This is talking…
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You are probably reading this because you have a PDF file that you want to convert to editable geometry in a DXF or DWG file. First off, if someone gave you a PDF instead of a DWG, it was probably…
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A quick tip regarding the Drafting Settings dialog box. It is possible to open this dialog and set the visible tab. You may want to do this if you want to access a certain tab from within a lisp file, a…
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Here are some commands related to Design Center that may be useful when working with menu macros or lisp files. ADCSTATE – Query this system variable if you need to determine if Design Center is open or not. 1=Active, 0=Not…
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Here is a quick troubleshooting list when you can’t seem to retreive a network license for your Autodesk product using FlexLM. Make sure your license manager (LM) server is running. Check to make sure the machine is on. Check to make sure…
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