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Wisey’s AutoCAD Tips and Tricks - Page 9

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How to make a Date File Time Stamp

(18 May, 2002)
In AutoCAD 2000, you can use the RTEXT command to create a date and time stamp.

At the command prompt, enter RTEXT.
Enter D for Diesel.
In the Edit RTEXT dialog box, enter the following lines:
$(edtime, 0, MON DD"," YYYY - H:MMam/pm)
(getvar, "dwgprefix")$(getvar, "dwg name")
Select a point in the drawing to place the stamp

How to solid fill an irregular shape

I have see users try many ways, to solid fill odd shapes. From hundreds of little polylines, to a fist full of solid vertices. But this is the slow way of doing it. The best way is to use BHATCH, and select the 'solid' hatch pattern.

Above is an example of a solid fill of an irregular shape using BHATCH solid.

Get the computer name on which AutoCAD is currently running

(ACAD, LT)(10 May, 2003)
You can use the LISP expression (getenv "computername") or the DIESEL expression $(getenv,computername).

Expand AutoCAD search paths

(10 January, 2003)
In the OPTIONS command, under the files tab, several items only allow one entry. For example: Drawing Template File Location, Printer Configuration Search Path and Plot Style Table Search Path. There may be times when more that one location is required for some of these items.

These search paths do search subdirectories and shortcuts located in the specified directory. Placing shortcuts to whatever additional directories are required will enable expanded AutoCAD search paths.

Save, Edit, Restore System Variables

(18 May 2002)(Express Tools)
The command SYSVDLG can be used to view and modify system variables. You can save all your system variables to a *.svf file and then use it to restore your system variables to the preferred settings if you switch to a different workstation.

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