Adding LISP, VB apps, and more to Tool Palettes
By now Tool Palettes have probably become a staple of your workspace. We can put all sorts of things on Tool Palettes; lines and blocks being the most common. While lines and blocks on tool palettes add a degree of sanity for many, wouldn’t it be nice if we could say add a LISP [...]
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Utilize your Multi-Core Processor in AutoCAD
It’s no secret, the modern-day processor race isn’t measured so much on how fast the processor is, but rather how many cores you have. First we saw the Core Duo (2 cores) processors, then the Core 2 Duo’s (4 cores). While your inner-geek can certainly brag about the number of cores inside your machine, [...]
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Inserting DWG’s into MS Word or PowerPoint
Just this evening I received an e-mail from Autodesk letting me know my AU Unplugged session "The Training Trinity: Fundamentals of a Successful Training Program" was accepted. Thank you to everyone who voted for my session. If you’re attending AU, be sure to check out the AU Unplugged Schedule. There you will find the [...]
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GROUP Therapy
More often than not, when the GROUP command comes up in discussion it’s because a user can’t figure out why their selection sets are going crazy. Hence the reason I titled this post “GROUP Therapy”. But in all seriousness, GROUPS can prove handy when you, and more importantly, your co-workers understand what they are [...]
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Creating Script Files with Excel
Script files seem to be one of the many forgotten frontiers of AutoCAD. “Back in the day” I knew of many CAD users who couldn’t go a day without running a script file or two. These days - not so much. Even still, the trick of yesterday can still help solve many tedious and [...]
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