kcauglogogrey.jpg

Interesting Facts and Tips

KCAUG Users Questions and Answers

Anybody know, in autocad 2009, when a block is made that has the Do Not Allow Exploding checked. Is there any way to turn that off

Can you specify object properties, such as the layer, linetype, and color of objects when exploding a block.

Misc. AutoCAD Commands

DATAEXTRACTION (2008) - allows you to extract text to an excel file

UNDEFINE (2008) - Allows an application-defined command to override an internal command
 
REDEFINE (2008) - Restores AutoCAD internal commands overridden by UNDEFINE.  
For those of you that have lost commands in ACAD due to an overzealous Cad Manager, there is an easy fix. I know we talked about the REDEFINE command and it didn’t work for some of you. The trick is to put a dot (.) in front of the command you want to use and it will work. The dot on the front of say .LINE will give you a line command even if –LINE and LINE won’t.  (updated 12/9/08)

QSELECT - Creates a selection set based on filtering criteria

SCALELISTEDIT - Allows you to modify the scale list or reset the list back to the defaults

TE (2005) - edit/import text, attributes or files.  You start the Command pick text or attribute, then highlight the text you need editing then enter. It brings up a Notepad with all the text that you selected, (caution if you highlight allot of text sometimes it doesn't recognize it as columns and rows, so you better off one line copy). then you can copy paste in excel to do, like for me to subtract -.025 off of 486 different elevations that is in a column (two thumbs up), whatever type of editing your needing done then copy back in to the tablet that opened from the command and press enter then close it whalla, it updates pretty quick and nifty

Top AutoCAD Commands
Ever wonder what AutoDesk does with the Customer Involvement Program (CIP) and Customer Error Reporting(CER) data that they ask you to send them.   Click the link below to find out one of the uses!   Thanks to Shaan Hurley for sharing this information with us at the September Meeting.

Top AutoCAD Commands

What is the Customer Involvement Program (CIP)

Providing solutions, answers, training and camaraderie for greater Kansas City’s CAD community”