https://www.74mph.com/blog/ AutoCAD automation guides from 74mph Solutions: batch scripts, batch plotting, title blocks, LISP and more. en-us Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.74mph.com/images/hurricane-icon-256.pnghttps://www.74mph.com/blog/ https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-new-project-from-old.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-new-project-from-old.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Start a new AutoCAD project from an old one: copy every drawing to the new folder and update the title blocks in one Hurricane run. Originals stay untouched. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-drawing-standards-batch.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-drawing-standards-batch.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Find every drawing that breaks your CAD standard with Tornado, fix them all in one Hurricane run, then re-check. Covers what Batch Standards Checker misses. https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-plot-utility-alternative.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-plot-utility-alternative.html Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Autodesk retired the AutoCAD Batch Plot Utility (BATCHPLT). Hurricane batch plots to PDF or any plotter in AutoCAD 2026, and can purge, audit or update title blocks in the same pass. https://www.74mph.com/blog/ezscript-pro-alternative.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/ezscript-pro-alternative.html Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT EZScript Pro, the low-cost AutoCAD batch script tool, is no longer sold or updated. Hurricane runs existing AutoCAD scripts in AutoCAD 2026 and builds new ones with wizards. https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-delete-block-autocad.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-delete-block-autocad.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to delete a block in AutoCAD: erase every copy, purge the block definition, fix blocks that won't purge, and remove a block from hundreds of drawings at once. https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-load-lisp-autocad.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-load-lisp-autocad.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to load a LISP file in AutoCAD with APPLOAD, drag and drop or (load), run it, load it automatically at startup, fix common errors, and run it on many drawings. https://www.74mph.com/blog/hurricane-bricscad-batch.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/hurricane-bricscad-batch.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to use Hurricane for batch plot, purge, title block updates, and script automation in BricsCAD. https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-purge-autocad.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-purge-autocad.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to batch purge AutoCAD DWG files to remove unused blocks, layers, linetypes, and styles across an entire drawing set automatically. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-batch-pdf-export.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-batch-pdf-export.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to batch export AutoCAD DWG files to PDF automatically, including setup for AutoCAD LT users. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-night-run.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-night-run.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to use Hurricane's Night Run feature to schedule AutoCAD batch jobs to run unattended at a set time, freeing your workstation for other work during the day. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-batch-script-commands.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-batch-script-commands.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guide to which AutoCAD commands work in batch scripts, which open dialog boxes, and how to use hyphen prefix variants to suppress dialogs for automation. https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-batch-plot-autocad.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/how-to-batch-plot-autocad.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Learn how to batch plot AutoCAD drawings to PDF or printer - manually and automatically with Hurricane. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-title-block-update-batch.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-title-block-update-batch.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Hurricane's Title-Block Update Wizard updates title block attributes across hundreds of AutoCAD drawings automatically. https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-lt-batch-processing.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/autocad-lt-batch-processing.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT AutoCAD LT batch processing guide - what LT can and can't do, and how Hurricane helps LT users automate repetitive tasks. https://www.74mph.com/blog/scriptpro-alternative.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/scriptpro-alternative.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT ScriptPro is free again (version 3.0, AutoCAD 2025 and later). If you use an older AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT or BricsCAD, or want wizards instead of writing scripts, here is where Hurricane fits. https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-rename-dwg-files.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/batch-rename-dwg-files.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Hurricane's DWG File Renamer renames hundreds of AutoCAD drawing files at once - sequential numbers, text replacement, prefix and suffix changes. https://www.74mph.com/blog/multibatch-alternative.html https://www.74mph.com/blog/multibatch-alternative.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT MultiBatch has closed. Hurricane for Autodesk® AutoCAD® is the trusted alternative for batch processing DWG files.