Comments on: Rename Things the Lazy Way http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way AutoCAD tips for the lazy drafter. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Jones http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-8450 Josh Jones Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:03:37 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-8450 Yeah, I don't think you can rename to a name that already exists. Yeah, I don’t think you can rename to a name that already exists.

]]> By: Sean Rodriguez http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-589 Sean Rodriguez Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:31:44 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-589 I tried this and it only lets me rename one layer at a time and it won't put it on an existing layer. Any suggestions I tried this and it only lets me rename one layer at a time and it won’t put it on an existing layer. Any suggestions

]]> By: CadKicks.com http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-296 CadKicks.com Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:17:09 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-296 <strong>Rename Things the Lazy Way ...</strong> You've been kicked (a good thing) - Trackback from CadKicks.com... Rename Things the Lazy Way …

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]]> By: CAD1 http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-294 CAD1 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:52:14 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-294 A P.I.T.A is like a P.I.T.N but lower down. As for REN (unless it's set for RENDER) you can apply wildcard functions to the dialogue box, as in *mech*3, so you can rename multiple layers, blocks, etc etc. Very useful when you have a bound XREF with big long ugly names with $ in them or even names that are just too long. This has got me out of shtuck on more than one occasion, but as soon as I have hacked my way through to satisfaction, I lose interest and just forget what I did because I need it so infrequently. A P.I.T.A is like a P.I.T.N but lower down.

As for REN (unless it’s set for RENDER) you can apply wildcard functions to the dialogue box, as in *mech*3, so you can rename multiple layers, blocks, etc etc.

Very useful when you have a bound XREF with big long ugly names with $ in them or even names that are just too long.

This has got me out of shtuck on more than one occasion, but as soon as I have hacked my way through to satisfaction, I lose interest and just forget what I did because I need it so infrequently.

]]> By: Josh Jones http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-292 Josh Jones Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:01:29 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-292 Yes, typing REN is a lot quicker than typing RENAME. Thanks for the tip! What's this about PITA? Tell us more. Yes, typing REN is a lot quicker than typing RENAME. Thanks for the tip!

What’s this about PITA? Tell us more.

]]> By: CAD1 http://www.lazydrafter.com/autocad-tips/rename-things-the-lazy-way/comment-page-1#comment-285 CAD1 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:58:25 +0000 http://www.lazydrafter.com/?p=700#comment-285 even quicker, type 'ren' how about an overview of renaming multiple entities with wildcards? it can be done, it is a PITA even quicker, type ‘ren’

how about an overview of renaming multiple entities with wildcards? it can be done, it is a PITA

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