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When you work with engineers and architects, they might use your structure drawings as reference in their drawings. The problem is each engineer probably has their own standard. You might need to change layer properties for their drawings so it can... Read More

Want to clean up you drawings from extra or garbage layers? The obvious way to purge layers is to use the PURGE command but sometimes it‟s not enough. Purge might need to be run several times. Make sure to select purge nested items. Notice that in... Read More

If you ever have received a set of DWG files from a client and want to clean up the layers according to my drawing standards, how do I do it and not take days or having to write code? The solution is quite simple, and powerful. Using Layer Translator... Read More

Have you ever get confused which created objects are on which layer? When you work with layer standard, you may have dozens or even hundreds of layers in your drawing. Finding which one sets to wrong layer can be a tedious work. Here is a tip: Type... Read More

List the type, block name, layer name, color and linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref. Menu : Express>Blocks>List Xref/Block Properties Command Entry : XLIST Command line prompts as follows : Select nested xref or block object to... Read More

The XLIST command is used to list the type, block name, layer name, color and linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref. Command Access : Command Entry : XLIST Menu : Express>Blocks>List Xref/Block Properties Command line prompts as... Read More

You can use this function to multi-select objects with the same entity type in specified area. Menu : Express>Selection Tools>Get Selection by Object Type Command Entry : GETENTSEL Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Select object and... Read More

You can use this function to multi-select objects with the same name in specified area. Menu : Express>Selection Tools>Get Selection by Block Name Command Entry : GETBLKSEL Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Select object, specify a block... Read More

The "-WBLOCK" command is used to save selected objects to specified drawing file or convert selected block to specified drawing file.If the FILEDIA system variable has specified to 1, inputting "-wblock" under command prompt, it displays the "Create... Read More

The UPDATEFIELD command is used to manually update fields of specified object. Command Access: Ribbon : Insert > Data > Update Fields Menu : Tools > Update Fields Command : UPDATEFIELD Command Prompts: Select object: Function Description:... Read More