Lazy Command: SuperHatch

Written by Josh Jones on November 3, 2008 * Comments(3)

This Express Tools command may not be new to some of you but I thought I would share anyway. Type the command SUPERHATCH on the command line and you will get this: Read more »

Lazy System Variable: XREFNOTIFY

Written by Josh Jones on October 13, 2008 * Comments(0)

One of the most powerful features of AutoCAD is the ability for multiple people to work concurrently a project. A typical way this is done is by using . One person can be working on details, while another is working on the base map, while another is working on the preliminary design, and so on. Read more »

Quickly Redirect XREF Paths

Written by Josh Jones on September 5, 2008 * Comments(3)

It’s happened to all of us. You receive a zipped up set of CAD files from someone, you open a layout drawing that contains , and all the XREF paths are broken. Well never fear, there is a lazy way to redirect all the XREF paths in a drawing. Here is how I make it happen. Read more »

Automatic Scaling of Blocks, Images or XREFs

Written by Josh Jones on August 12, 2008 * Comments(3)

When Autodesk released AutoCAD 2007 I noticed that when I inserted a block or XREF it would sometimes scale up or down in a way I didn’t expect. After a little digging in the help file I found these : INSUNITS, INSUNITSDEFSOURCE, & INSUNITSDEFTARGET. Read more »