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  1. Firerunner

    Slow Copy/Paste

    Hello, I can't figure out why when I copy something, inside autocad it takes up to 10 seconds for it to paste?
  2. Firerunner

    Filtered Layer

    Hello everyone I there a way to setup layer property filter through Autolisp without actually going through layer manager?
  3. Firerunner

    Trouble with code

    Hello every one I have a smalll lsp routine with a dcl file. I tested it yesterday and it worked for me. I need to share this fille with others in our group.I both files to another directory, and now i get a undifined function error. I iot to my laptop and get quit / exit abort error message Can...
  4. Firerunner

    Attribute extraction

    Hello everyone. Does anyone know where I can get a Lisp Routine that I can get the results of the attach XLS file. I tried the extraction Wizard and it doesn't give me what I everytime I always have to change something. Thanks for any help you guys can provide
  5. Firerunner

    atribute extraction

    I'm back again with a question about attribute extraction. I tried using the attout, but I noticed that i don't get the device x,y corrdinates.Is there a code I can add to attout that will give me the corrdinates? Thanks
  6. Firerunner

    Unexploded block

    Is there a way to explode a block that has been setup not to explode
  7. Firerunner

    Spline to pline

    Is there a way to convert a spline to a pline? Thanks
  8. Firerunner

    Auto lisp book or tutorials

    can anyone recommend good books about programming in autolisp, or any sites that have good tutorials for beginners? I would like to try and do stuff with dialog boxes and some short cuts for work. thanks
  9. Firerunner

    attribute extraction

    Is there a way to extract block info, while using a window/crossing then export it to a file. I have used the Attribution Extraction in Autocad but it doesn't give me what I want. What I am looking for is the following: Address Block name X y z rating info I also am looking that...
  10. Firerunner

    Dictionary Location

    My company just upgraded to 2008, and now when I do a spelling check it says that words are not in the dictionay for words like "and" "of" ect.. Is there a file I should look for or should I just reinstall the program. Thanks
  11. Firerunner

    FAS Files

    is there a way to view Autocad FAS files? Thanks
  12. Firerunner

    Lisp help

    I need help with a lisp routine I want to try, I don't know that much about Autolisp. The last time I did anything with it was years ago. Here we go. I would like to have the user pick the devices (blocks) in order, then pick a point to start. AutoCAD would then insert from the start point, the...
  13. Firerunner

    deleting blocks

    Is there a way to delete a group of blocks out of a bigger group of blocks. Ex. I have about 60 different blocks on the same layer and invaring amounts. I need to delete all instances of a specific block. Can this be done without scanning the whole drawing and manually picking them??
  14. Firerunner

    Dynamic Block tutorials

    Does anyone know of a good tutorial for dynamic blocks?? what I'm looking to do is have a block of a horn (a drawing with an H in the the middle)so that when I insert it, the H is always in the right direction. I now have four block in various directions to accomplish this. Thanks
  15. Firerunner

    number

    Is there a way to number attributes sequentially something like global attribute edit and tcount combined ex. Have a number of blocks, let's say 10. All have generic attribute of A1-1 can the attribute be changed to A1-1,A1-2,A1-3, etc. or A2-1,A2-2,A2-3, and so on. Thanks
  16. Firerunner

    title block fill

    is there a way that when you open a new drawing a dialouge box opens so you can globally fill in the the title block with the project information. or is this a programming problem. Thanks
  17. Firerunner

    wireless mouse

    I can't seem to pan with the mouse wheel in autocad since I installed a wire mouse. I check mbuttonpan and it still is on. the zoom works just not pan. I don't know what else it could be. Any help would be greatly appreciated I am lost without the button pan Thanks
  18. Firerunner

    ghost images when plotting

    My problem is sometimes when I plot a ghost image of the building or parts of the building show up on the plot but not on the preview. I have redone the viewports, it would be better but still there when I plot. Has anyone ran across this before??? If you have how did you solve it. Thanks
  19. Firerunner

    Fatal error

    My company just upgraded to 2007. It works fine unitil I try to import a profile. the profile works fine until I leave the program.When I open AutoCAD again I get a fatal error and it shuts down. The only way can get it going is to uninstall and reinstall. Has anyone run into this problem. The...
  20. Firerunner

    Plines at right angles

    I was wondering is there a Lisp routine that if you pick two points(devices in my case)it would draw a pline from one point and from the other at right angles to each other fillet the line and export the lenght to a excel file. I don't how the time or the knowledge to do this in LISP myself...

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