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Customizing Autocad 2002

by: Tickoo, Sham

Customizing Autocad 2002

by: Tickoo, Sham

ISBN 13:
9780766838529
ISBN 10:
0766838528
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/10/2001
Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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Updated to the newest release, Customizing AutoCAD 2002 unravels the power of AutoCAD by explaining in detail various customizing techniques available in AutoCAD 2002. The book provides AutoCAD users with information on customizing features like creating template drawings, script files, slide shows, linetypes, hatch patterns, menus (pull-down menus, cascading menus, cursor menus, partial menus, tablet menus, image menus, buttom menus and auxiliary menus), customizing toolbars, and creating shapes and text fonts. The book also contains a detailed explanation on the introductory concepts of AutoLISP, Visual LISP, Dialog Control Language (DCL), Visual Basic, and Sring Expression Language (DIESEL). Every concept is discussed in detail and every chapter contains examples that take the reader step-by-step through the problems. Review questions and exercises reinforce key concepts. Coverage is aimed at showing readers how to become more productive by learning how to automate procedures and run aplications more efficiently.

Preface	p. xi
Dedication	p. xv
Template Drawings
Creating Template Drawings	p. 1
Standard Template Drawings	p. 2
Loading a Template Drawing	p. 7
Customizing Drawings with Layers and Dimensioning Specifications	p. 7
Customizing Drawings with Layout	p. 12
Customizing Drawings with Viewports	p. 15
Customizing Drawings According to Plot Size and Drawing Scale	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. 11
Invoking a Script File when Loading AutoCAD	p. 11
What Is a Slide Show?	p. 20
What are Slides?	p. 20
MSLIDE Command	p. 20
VSLIDE Command	p. 21
Preloading Slides	p. 23
Slide Libraries	p. 25
Slide Shows with Rendered Images	p. 29
Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns
Standard Linetypes	p. 1
Linetype Definition	p. 2
Elements of Linetype Specification	p. 3
Creating Linetypes	p. 3
Alignment Specification	p. 9
Ltscale Command	p. 9
LTSCALE Factor for Plotting	p. 12
Alternate Linetypes	p. 12
Modifying Linetypes	p. 13
Current Linetype Scaling (CELTSCALE)	p. 16
Complex Linetypes	p. 17
Hatch Pattern Definition	p. 25
How Hatch Works	p. 27
Simple Hatch Pattern	p. 28
Effect of Angle and Scale Factor on Hatch	p. 29
Hatch Pattern with Dashes and Dots	p. 30
Hatch with Multiple Descriptors	p. 33
Saving Hatch Patterns in a Separate File	p. 37
Custom Hatch Pattern File	p. 38
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. 3
Writing a Menu	p. 3
Loading Menus	p. 10
Restrictions	p. 12
Cascading Submenus in Menus	p. 12
Shortcut and Context Menus	p. 18
Submenus	p. 22
Loading Menus	p. 23
Partial Menus	p. 27
Accelerator Keys	p. 32
Toolbars	p. 34
Menu-Specific Help	p. 38
Customizing the Toolbars	p. 39
Image Tile Menus
Image Tile Menus	p. 1
Submenus	p. 2
Writing an Image Tile Menu	p. 3
Slides for Image Tile Menus	p. 4
Loading Menus	p. 9
Restrictions	p. 10
Image Tile Menu Item Labels	p. 10
Button and Auxiliary Menus
Button Menus	p. 1
Writing Button Menus	p. 2
Special Handling of Button Menus	p. 5
Submenus	p. 8
Loading Menus	p. 9
Auxiliary Menus	p. 12
Tablet Menus
Standard Tablet Menu	p. 2
Features 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
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
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
Shapes and Text Fonts
Shape Files	p. 1
Shape Description	p. 1
Vector Length and Direction Encoding	p. 2
Special Codes	p. 5
Standard Codes	p. 6
Code 000: End of Shape Definition	p. 6
Code 001: Activate Draw Mode	p. 7
Code 002: Deactivate Draw Mode	p. 7
Code 003: Divide Vector Lengths	p. 9
Code 004: Multiply Vector Lengths	p. 9
Codes 005 and 006: Location Save/Restore	p. 9
Code 007: Subshape	p. 11
Code 008: X-Y Displacement	p. 11
Code 009: Multiple X-Y Displacements	p. 11
Code 00A or 10: Octant Arc	p. 11
Code 00B or 11: Fractional Arc	p. 12
Code 00C or 12: Arc Definition by Displacement and Bulge	p. 14
Code 00D or 13: Multiple Bulge-Specified Arc	p. 14
Code 00E or 14: Flag Vertical Text	p. 15
Text Font Files	p. 19
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. 20
car, cdr, and cadr Functions	p. 20
graphscr, textscr, princ, and terpri Functions	p. 22
getangle and getorient Functions	p. 26
getint, getreal, getstring, and getvar Functions	p. 28
polar and sqrt Functions	p. 30
itoa, rtos, strcase, and prompt Functions	p. 33
Flowcharts	p. 38
Conditional Functions	p. 38
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. 14
General Recommendtions for writing the LISP File	p. 17
Tracing Variables	p. 28
Visual LISP Error Codes and Messages	p. 29
Visual LISP: Editing the Drawing Database
Editing the Drawing Database	p. 1
ssget	p. 1
ssget "X"	p. 4
Group Codes for ssget "X"	p. 4
sslength	p. 5
ssname	p. 6
ssadd	p. 6
ssdel	p. 7
entget	p. 7
assoc	p. 8
cons	p. 8
subst	p. 8
entmod	p. 9
How the Database is Retrieved and Edited	p. 10
Some More Functions to Retrieve Entity Data	p. 12
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
Tile Attributes	p. 5
Predefined Attributes	p. 6
key, label, and is_default Attributes	p. 6
fixed_width and alignment Attributes	p. 8
Loading a DCL File	p. 9
Displaying a New Dialog Box	p. 10
Use of Standard Button Subassemblies	p. 12
AutoLISP Functions	p. 13
Managing Dialog Boxes with AutoLISP	p. 14
Row and Boxed Row Tiles	p. 16
Column, Boxed Column, and Toggle Tiles	p. 17
Mnemonic Attribute	p. 17
AutoLISP Functions	p. 20
Predefined Radio Button, Radio Column, Boxed Radio Column, and Radio Row Tiles	p. 25
Edit Box Tile	p. 31
width and edit_width Attributes	p. 31
Slider and Image Tiles	p. 34
AutoLISP Functions	p. 39
DIESEL: A String Expression Language
DIESEL	p. 1
Status Line	p. 1
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. 6
GetPoint, GetDistance, and GetAngle Methods	p. 10
GetPoint Method	p. 10
GetDist Method	p. 10
GetAngle Method	p. 10
PolarPoint and AngleFromXAxis Methods	p. 14
PolarPoint Method	p. 14
AngleFromXAxis	p. 14
Additional VBA Examples	p. 19
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
Creting Labels	p. 12
AutoCAD SQL Environment (ASE)	p. 16
AutoCAD Query Editor	p. 17
Forming Selection Sets Using Link Select	p. 22
Conversion of ASE Links to AutoCAD 2002 Format	p. 24
Geometry Calculator
Geometry Calculator	p. 1
Real, Integer, and Vector Expressions	p. 1
Numeric Functions	p. 3
Using Snap Modes	p. 3
Obtaining the Radius of an Object	p. 4
Locating a Point on a Line	p. 5
Obtaining an Angle	p. 6
Locating the Intersection Point	p. 8
Applications of the Geometry Calculator	p. 9
Using AutoLISP Variables	p. 12
Filtering X, Y, and Z Coordinates	p. 13
Converting Units	p. 14
Additional Functions	p. 14
Index
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