About AutoCAD Express Tools

AutoCAD Express Tools is a collection of productivity tools that extend the power of AutoCAD.

Overview

These tools are provided as a courtesy to you, but are unsupported. Autodesk does not assume any responsibility for their successful operation. If you have any questions about the AutoCAD Express tools, please post them on an AutoCAD discussion forum on http://forums.autodesk.com/.

Access Methods

You can access most of the Autodesk Express Tools from the Express Tools tab on the ribbon. The ones that are not on the ribbon can be started from the Command window with the exception of DUMPSHX, which is started from the operating system command prompt.

Note: To reduce the time needed to load AutoCAD, the library files for the AutoCAD Express Tools are not loaded at AutoCAD startup by default. The libraries load the first time that an Express Tools command is issued, creating a delay the first time you use an Express Tool in an AutoCAD session. You can use the EXPRESSTOOLS command to force the AutoCAD Express Tools libraries to be loaded at the beginning of the AutoCAD session.