How to add quick dimensions to your drawings in AutoCAD 2023 using an AutoCAD Lisp

How to add quick dimensions to your drawings in AutoCAD?

As an AutoCAD user, you may come across situations where you need to include annotations of the size, length, angle, or position of an object or feature in your drawings. These annotations, called dimensions, are crucial for conveying design intent and ensuring accuracy and consistency.

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However, adding dimensions manually can be tedious and time-consuming, especially if you have many objects or features to dimension. You might also have to adjust the dimension style, text, leader, or placement to suit your preferences and standards.

What is the AutoCAD LISP and how do you upload it to AutoCAD?

Adding dimensions to your drawings in AutoCAD can be made faster and easier with Lisp. In this blog post, I will show you how to use Lisp to quickly and automatically add dimensions to multiple lines and polylines in your drawings. With this Lisp, you can customize the dimension layer, color, line type, text style, and scale to fit your preferences. Additionally, the Lisp will create a dimension style based on your settings.

After you have uploaded the LISP file, you need to type 'AD' to activate it.

Then select your objects.

You can download the lisp from here.

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