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Customizing Autocad 2000

by: Tickoo, Sham; Neff, Gregory

Customizing Autocad 2000

by: Tickoo, Sham; Neff, Gregory

ISBN 13:
9780766812406
ISBN 10:
0766812405
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/01/1999
Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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Summary

Explains in detail the various customizing techniques available in this popular software. Presents information on customizing features: creating template drawings, script files, slide shows, linetypes, hatch patterns, menues, toolbars and creating shapes and text fonts. Softcover. DLC: Computer graphics.

Preface
Dedication
Template Drawings
Creating Template Drawings	p. 1
Standard Template Drawings	p. 2
Loading a Template Drawing	p. 5
Customizing Drawings with Layers and Dimensioning Specifications	p. 6
Customizing Drawings According to Plot Size and Drawing Scale	p. 11
Customizing Drawings with Viewports	p. 15
Customizing Drawings with Layout	p. 17
Script Files and Slide Shows
What are Script Files?	p. 1
SCRIPT Command	p. 4
RSCRIPT Command	p. 9
DELAY Command	p. 9
RESUME Command	p. 10
Command Line Switches	p. 10
Invoking a Script File when Loading AutoCAD	p. 11
What Is a Slide Show?	p. 15
What are Slides?	p. 15
MSLIDE Command	p. 16
VSLIDE Command	p. 17
Preloading Slides	p. 19
Slide Libraries	p. 20
Slide Shows with Rendered Images	p. 24
Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns
Standard Linetypes	p. 1
Linetype Definition	p. 2
Elements of Linetype Specification	p. 3
Creating Linetypes	p. 3
Creating Linetype Files	p. 8
Alignment Specification	p. 8
Ltscale Command	p. 9
LTSCALE Factor for Plotting	p. 11
Alternate Linetypes	p. 12
Modifying Linetypes	p. 13
Current Linetype Scaling (CEL TSCALE)	p. 16
Complex Linetypes	p. 17
Hatch Pattern Definition	p. 24
How Hatch Works	p. 26
Simple Hatch Pattern	p. 27
Effect of Angle and Scale Factor on Hatch	p. 28
Hatch Pattern with Dashes and Dots	p. 29
Hatch with Multiple Descriptors	p. 31
Saving Hatch Patterns in a Separate File	p. 35
Custom Hatch Pattern File	p. 36
Adding Hatch Pattern Slides to the AutoCAD Slide Library	p. 36
Customizing the ACAD.PGP File
What is the ACAD.PGP File?	p. 1
Sections of the ACAD.PGP File	p. 7
REINIT Command	p. 10
Pull-down, Shortcut, and Partial Menus and Customizing Toolbars
AutoCAD Menu	p. 1
Standard Menus	p. 2
Writing a Menu	p. 3
Loading Menus	p. 10
Restrictions	p. 11
Cascading Submenus in Menus	p. 12
Shortcut and Context Menus	p. 18
Submenus	p. 21
Loading Menus	p. 23
Partial Menus	p. 27
Accelerator Keys	p. 31
Toolbars	p. 32
Menu-Specific Help	p. 37
Customizing the Toolbars	p. 37
Tablet Menus
Standard Tablet Menu	p. 2
Advantages of a Tablet Menu	p. 2
Customizing a Tablet Menu	p. 3
Writing a Tablet Menu	p. 4
Tablet Configuration	p. 6
Loading Menus	p. 7
Tablet Menus with Different Block Sizes	p. 9
Assigning Commands to a Tablet	p. 12
Automatic Menu Swapping	p. 13
Image Tile Menus
Image Tile Menus	p. 1
Submenus	p. 2
Writing an Image Tile Menu	p. 3
Slides for Image Tile Menus	p. 8
Loading Menus	p. 9
Restrictions	p. 10
Image Tile Menu Item Labels	p. 10
Image Tile Menus
Button Menus	p. 1
Auxiliary Menus	p. 2
Writing Button and Auxiliary Menus	p. 2
Special Handling of Button Menus	p. 5
Submenus	p. 8
Loading Menus	p. 9
Screen Menus
Screen Menu	p. 1
Loading Menus	p. 6
Submenus	p. 7
Multiple Submenus	p. 15
Long Menu Definitions	p. 30
Menu Command Repetition	p. 32
Automatic Menu Swapping	p. 33
Menuecho System Variable	p. 33
Menus for Foreign Languages	p. 34
Use of Control Characters in Menu Items	p. 34
Special Characters	p. 35
Command Definition Without Enter and Space	p. 37
Menu Items with Single Object Selection Mode	p. 38
Use of AutoLISP in Menus	p. 39
DIESEL Expressions in Menus	p. 40
Customizing the Standard AutoCAD Menu
The Standard AutoCAD Menu	p. 1
Submenus	p. 18
Submenu Definition	p. 19
Submenu Reference	p. 19
Loading Screen Menus	p. 19
Loading Pull-down Menus	p. 20
Loading Image Tile Menus	p. 20
Customizing Tablet Area-1	p. 21
Submenus	p. 26
Customizing Tablet Area-2	p. 30
Customizing Tablet Area-3	p. 30
Customizing Tablet Area-4	p. 33
Customizing Buttons and Auxiliary Menus	p. 34
Customizing Pull-down and Shortcut Menus	p. 40
Cascading Submenus in Menus	p. 40
Shortcut Menus	p. 44
Submenus	p. 44
Customizing IMAGE TILE Menus	p. 45
Submenus	p. 46
Image Tile Menu Item Labels	p. 46
Customizing the Screen Menu	p. 49
Submenus	p. 49
Nested Submenus	p. 49
Shapes and Text Fonts
Shape Files	p. 1
Shape Description	p. 1
Header	p. 1
Shape Specification	p. 2
Vector Length and Direction Encoding	p. 2
Header Line	p. 3
Shape Specification	p. 3
Compiling and Loading Shape/Font Files	p. 3
Special Codes	p. 6
Standard Codes	p. 6
End of Shape Definition	p. 6
Activate Draw Mode	p. 6
Deactivate Draw Mode	p. 6
Divide Vector Lengths	p. 8
Multiply Vector Lengths	p. 8
Location Save/Restore	p. 9
Subshape	p. 10
X-Y Displacement	p. 10
Multiple X-Y Displacements	p. 10
Octant Arc	p. 11
Fractional Arc	p. 11
Arc Definition by Displacement and Bulge	p. 12
Multiple Blge-Specified Arc	p. 13
Flag Vertical Text	p. 14
Text Font Files	p. 17
Text Font Description	p. 17
Line Feed	p. 18
Shape Definition	p. 18
AutoLISP
About AutoLISP	p. 1
Mathematical Operations	p. 2
Incremented, Decremented, and Absolute Numbers	p. 4
Trigonometric Functions	p. 4
Relational Statements	p. 6
defun, setq, getpoint, and Command Functions	p. 8
Loading an AutoLISP Program	p. 13
getcorner, getdist, and setvar Functions	p. 16
list Function	p. 19
car,cdr, and cadr Functions	p. 19
graphscr, textscr, princ, and terpri Functions	p. 21
getangle and getorient Functions	p. 25
getint, getreal, getstring, and getvar Functions	p. 27
polar and sqrt Functions	p. 29
itoa, rtos, strcase, and prompt Functions	p. 32
Flowcharts	p. 37
Conditional Functions	p. 37
AutoLISP: Editing the Drawing Database
Editing the Drawing Database	p. 1
ssget	p. 1
ssget "X"	p. 3
Group Codes for ssget "X"	p. 4
sslength	p. 4
ssname	p. 5
entget	p. 5
assoc	p. 6
cons	p. 6
subst	p. 6
entmod	p. 7
How the Database is Retrieved and Edited	p. 8
Visual LISP
Visual LISP	p. 1
Overview of Visual LISP	p. 2
Starting Visual LISP	p. 2
Using Visual LISP Text Editor	p. 3
Visual LISP Console	p. 6
Using Visual LISP Text Editor	p. 9
Visual LISP Formatter	p. 12
Debugging the Program	p. 13
Programmable Dialog Boxes Using Dialog Control Language
Dialog Control Language	p. 1
Dialog Box	p. 2
Dialog Box Components	p. 2
Button and Text Tiles	p. 4
Button Tile	p. 4
Text Tile	p. 4
Tile Attributes	p. 5
Types of Attribute Values	p. 5
Predefined Attributes	p. 6
key, label, and is_default Attributes	p. 6
key Attribute	p. 6
label Attribute	p. 6
is_default Attribute	p. 7
fixed_width and alignment Attributes	p. 8
fixed_width Attribute	p. 8
alignment Attribute	p. 8
Loading a DCL File	p. 9
Displaying a New Dialog Box	p. 10
Using AutoLISP Function to Load a DCL File	p. 11
Use of Standard Button Subassemblies	p. 12
AutoLISP Functions	p. 13
load_dialog	p. 13
unload_dialog	p. 13
new_dialog	p. 13
start_dialog	p. 14
done_dialog	p. 14
action_tile	p. 14
Managing Dialog Boxes with AutoLISP	p. 14
Row and Boxed Row Tiles	p. 16
Row Tile	p. 16
Boxed Row Tile	p. 16
Column, Boxed Column, and Toggle Tiles	p. 17
Column Tile	p. 17
Boxed Column Tile	p. 17
Toggle Tile	p. 17
Mnemonic Attribute	p. 17
AutoLISP Functions	p. 20
logand and logior	p. 20
atof and rtos Functions	p. 22
get_tile and set_tile Functions	p. 22
Predefined Radio Button, Radio Column, Boxed Radio Column, and Radio Row Tiles	p. 25
Predefined Radio Button Tile	p. 25
Predefined Radio Column Tile	p. 25
Predefined Boxed Radio Column Tile	p. 25
Predefined Radio Row Tile	p. 25
Edit Box Tile	p. 31
width and edit_width Attributes	p. 31
width Attribute	p. 31
edit Width Attribute	p. 32
Slider and Image Tiles	p. 34
Slider Tile	p. 34
Image Tile	p. 35
min_value, max_value, small_increment, andbig_increment Attributes	p. 36
min_value and max_value Attributes	p. 36
small_increment and big_increment Attributes	p. 36
aspect_ratio and color Attributes	p. 36
aspect_ratio Attribute	p. 36
color Attribute	p. 37
AutoLISP Functions	p. 39
dimx_tile and dimy_tile	p. 39
vector_image	p. 40
fill image	p. 40
start_image	p. 40
end_image	p. 41
$value	p. 41
Diesel: A String Expression Language
Diesel	p. 1
Status Line
Modemacro System Variable	p. 3
Customizing the Status Line	p. 3
Macro Expressions Using DIESEL	p. 4
Using AutoLISP with MODEMACRO	p. 6
Diesel Expressions in Menus	p. 8
Macrotrace System Variable	p. 9
Diesel String Functions	p. 10
Visual Basic
About Visual Basic	p. 1
Objects	p. 2
Add Method	p. 2
AddCircle	p. 3
AddLine	p. 3
AddArc	p. 4
AddText	p. 4
Finding Help on Methods and Properties	p. 4
Loading and Saving VBA Projects	p. 5
GetPoint, GetDistance, and GetAngle Methods	p. 10
GetPoint Method	p. 10
GetDist Method	p. 10
GetAngle Method	p. 10
PolarPoint and AngleFromXAxis Methods	p. 13
PolarPoint Method	p. 13
AngleFromXAxis	p. 14
Additional VBA Examples	p. 18
Accessing External Databases
Understanding Databases	p. 1
AutoCAD Database Connectivity	p. 3
Database Configuration	p. 3
DBCONNECT Manager*	p. 4
Viewing and Editing Table Data from AutoCAD	p. 6
Creating Links with Graphical Objects	p. 8
Creating Labels*	p. 11
AutoCAD SQL Environment (ASE)	p. 15
AutoCAD Query Editor*	p. 16
Forming Selection Sets Using Link Select*	p. 20
Conversion of ASE Links to AutoCAD 2000 Format	p. 22
Defining Block Attributes
Attributes	p. 1
Defining Attributes	p. 2
Editing Attribute Tags	p. 7
Inserting Blocks with Attributes	p. 8
Extracting Attributes	p. 11
Controlling Attribute Visibility (ATTDISP Command)	p. 17
Editing Attributes (ATTEDIT Command)	p. 18
Inserting Text Files in the Drawing	p. 28
AutoCAD on the Internet
Introduction	p. 1
Changes from AutoCAD Release 14	p. 2
Changed Internet Commands	p. 3
Understanding URLs	p. 4
Launching a Web Browser	p. 5
Changing Default Web Site	p. 5
Drawings on the Internet	p. 6
Opening Drawing from the Internet	p. 6
Inserting a Block from the Internet	p. 11
Accessing Other files on the Internet	p. 11
Saving the Drawing to the Internet	p. 12
Using Hyperlinks with AutoCAD	p. 12
Hyperlinks Inside AutoCAD	p. 14
Attaching Hyperlinks	p. 14
Pasting as Hyperlinks	p. 20
Highlighting Objects with URLs	p. 21
Editing Hyperlinks	p. 22
Removing Hyperlinks	p. 22
Hyperlinks Outside AutoCAD	p. 22
The Drawing Web Format	p. 23
Other DWF Viewing Options	p. 23
Viewing DWG Files	p. 23
Creating a DWF File	p. 24
Viewing DWF Files	p. 27
DWG Plug-in Commands	p. 28
Drag and Drop from Browser to Drawing	p. 31
Embedding a DWF File	p. 32
Inquiry Commands, Data Exchange, and Object Linking and Embedding
Making Inquiries about a Drawing (INQUIRY Commands)	p. 1
AREA Command	p. 2
Checking Time-Related Information (TIME Command)	p. 9
Obtaining Drawing Status Information (STATUS Command)	p. 11
Data Exchange in AutoCAD	p. 13
DXF File Format (Data Interchange File)	p. 13
Data Interchange Through Raster Files	p. 18
Raster Images	p. 21
Editing Raster Image Files	p. 25
Postscript Files	p. 28
Object Linking and Embedding	p. 34
Rendering
Rendering	p. 1
Loading and Unloading AutoCAD Render	p. 2
Elementary Rendering	p. 3
Selecting Different Properties for Rendering	p. 5
AutoCAD Render Light Source	p. 9
Inserting and Modifying Lights	p. 11
Defining and Rendering a Scene	p. 15
Obtaining Rendering Information	p. 18
Attaching Materials	p. 19
Detaching Materials	p. 22
Changing the Parameters of a Material	p. 23
Defining New Materials	p. 24
Exporting a Material from Drawing to the Library of Materials	p. 25
Saving a Rendering	p. 25
Replaying a Rendered Image	p. 27
Appendices
System Requirements and AutoCAD Installation	p. 1
Express Tools	p. 1
AutoCAD Commands	p. 1
AutoCAD System Variables	p. 1
Index
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