Gil's CAD Clues

Here is a quick tip on working with fields. If you leave fields blank you see this "----" in your print out, and if you just delet...

Okay, This is not a real command.  This handy little lisp command will deploy three commands at once, _setbylayer, _Purge, and _audit.  Grea...

No, it’s not the same as Layer Isolation, it’s object isolation. You can isolate one or more objects even if they are located on a different...

Ever wish you could just change that darn block to an xref? Just deploy the command, select the block, and then map the xref. This tool work...

Fields can add dynamic text to your drawing and make updating faster and more productive. A number of fields can be added to your text. Anyt...

If you hold down shift and your middle mouse button, you are able to rotate the object in 3D view.

Action recorder is one of my favorite little tools for doing mindless drafting. All it does is record your moves and commands in AutoCAD and...

With the AutoCAD ribbon, it's sometimes hard to find tools you use all the time.  Adding a new tool to your Quick Access Toolbar is just...

If you ever need to close AutoCAD quickly just use the Express Tool QQUIT . This will save and close all of your drawings and then close dow...

A value was added to WipeOutFrame in the new AutoCAD 2014.  If you give the value of 2 the wipeout frame will display, but not print. Wi...

I quick way to find out more information about a command is to do a internet search for it.  Now there is a fast way to do a search from Aut...

If you are a fan of the original array dialog box then array classic is for you. Just type in ARRAYCLASSIC into the command line and you wi...

From the beginning of time AutoCAD only draws arcs and angles counterclockwise, but in The newest version of Autodesk products allows you to...

If you are running thru your drawings and exploding dynamic blocks (which I do not endorse) try using the BURST command instead. This will ...

I find there are a lot of people that love single line text in AutoCAD, I am not one of them. That helps me love this command more and more ...

 The command Classiclayer will pull up the old layer manager.  Just like the good old days! Command:_Classiclayer

Audit is a amazing command that helps clean up errors in your drawing. When I have a number of problems with a drawing this command is typic...

One of my favorite new features in AutoCAD 2014 is the ability to merge layers while inside the layer properties manager. I think this has b...

If you find yourself spending hours just scrolling in and out of your drawings try adjusting the ZOOMFACTOR! Simply type ZOOMFACTOR into th...

I have to deal with a lot of surveys at work and occasionally I have a surveyor override the properties of an object to something other than...