August 2009

  • Opening the OPTIONS dialog to a particular tab

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 12:58

    If you would like to open the OPTIONS dialog to a particular tab, maybe in a menu macro or lisp routine, or even from the command line, you can do it.

    Just prefix the OPTIONS command with a "+" sign. The next prompt will be for an index number. The tabs are numbered starting with zero (0). As an example, if you wanted to open OPTIONS to the "Display" tab, you would enter the command like this:

    Command: +OPTIONS
    Tab index <0>: 1

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  • AutoCAD 2010 Update 1

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 12:58

    Update 1 for AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 has been released. You can download it here. The readme file can be found here.

    Notes: This update is for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT only. It does not apply to and will not install on vertical products like Civil 3D, Map, etc. There are separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

  • 10 AutoCAD commands you have either forgotten or never knew

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:46

    Ok, I know many of you know some of these, maybe even a few that know about all of them, but there are new AutoCAD users every day... Some of these are old and some are new.

    So what is your favorite "obscure" command?

    1. CONVERTPOLY (R14-R2010) - This undocumented command will allow you to convert "heavy" polylines to LWPOLYLINE's and vice versa. "Heavy" polylines are the pre-R14 version. They still have uses today, and the PLINETYPE system variable controls what gets created by default.
    2. DBLIST (Version 2.0 - R2010) - This command will list every entity in the drawing. Useful when you think you have some entities that are not showing up. You can erase everything visible and then run DBLIST to see what else is still there.
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  • Revit Ribbon 2010 - make it go away.

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 08:25

    I'm not a Revit user, but this kind of surprised me. Autodesk has released a knowledge base article on how to restore the Revit 2010 user interface to the Revit 2009 version. In other words, how to get rid of the ribbon and go back to pull-down menus and toolbars. Read more using the link below.

    http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS1106335 Read more »

 

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