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Customizing Autocad 2004

by: Tickoo, Sham

Customizing Autocad 2004

by: Tickoo, Sham

ISBN 13:
9781401851354
ISBN 10:
1401851355
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/28/2003
Publisher: Autodesk Press
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Summary

Written in accordance with the design capabilities of AutoCAD 2004, this updated edition offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of AutoCAD. All the various levels of customization in AutoCAD are examined in one comprehensive volume, from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus, to the more advanced features, such as modifying the AutoCAD environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Thorough explanations are enhanced by live projects and examples that make it easy to comprehend and master the customizing concepts of AutoCAD 2004.

Preface

Dedication

Template Drawings

Creating Template Drawings

(1)

The Standard Template Drawings

(6)

Loading a Template Drawing

(2)

Customizing Drawings with Layers and Dimensioning Specifications

(5)

Customizing a Drawing with Layout

(3)

Customizing Drawings with Viewports

(3)

Customizing Drawings According to Plot Size and Drawing Scale

Script Files and Slide Shows

What are Script Files?

(2)

Running Script Files

(6)

Repeating Script Files

(1)

Introducing Time Delay in the Script Files

(1)

Resuming the Script Files

(1)

Command Line Switches

(1)

Invoking a Script File While Loading AutoCAD

(10)

What Is a Slide Show?

(1)

What are Slides?

(1)

Creating Slides

(2)

Viewing Slides

(2)

Preloading Slides

(2)

Slide Libraries

(4)

Slide Shows with Rendered Images

Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns

Standard Linetypes

(1)

Linetype Definition

(1)

Elements of Linetype Specification

(1)

Creating Linetypes

(6)

Alignment Specification

(1)

LTSCALE Command

(2)

LTSCALE Factor for Plotting

(1)

Current Linetype Scaling (CELTSCALE)

(1)

Alternate Linetypes

(1)

Modifying Linetypes

(3)

Complex Linetypes

(1)

Creating a String Complex Linetype

(8)

Hatch Pattern Definition

(3)

How Hatch Works

(1)

Simple Hatch Pattern

(1)

Effect of Angle and Scale Factor on Hatch

(1)

Hatch Pattern with Dashes and Dots

(3)

Hatch with Multiple Descriptors

(5)

Saving Hatch Patterns in a Separate File

(1)

Custom Hatch Pattern File

Customizing the ACAD.PGP File

What is the ACAD.PGP File?

(6)

Sections of the ACAD.PGP File

(3)

Reinitializing ACAD.PGP File

Pull-down, Shortcut, and Partial Menus and Customizing Toolbars

AutoCAD Menu

(1)

Standard Menus

(1)

Writing a Menu

(7)

Loading Menus

(2)

Restrictions

(1)

Cascading Submenus in Menus

(6)

Shortcut and Context Menus

(4)

Submenus

(1)

Loading Screen and Image Tile Menus

(4)

Partial Menus

(5)

Accelerator Keys

(2)

Toolbars

(5)

Menu-Specific Help

(1)

Customizing the Toolbars

Image Tile Menus

(1)

Submenus

(1)

Writing an Image Tile Menu

(1)

Slides for Image Tile Menus

(6)

Loading Menus

(1)

Restrictions

(1)

Image Tile Menu Item Labels

Button and Auxiliary Menus

Button Menus

(1)

Writing Button Menus

(4)

Special Handling for Button Menus

(3)

Submenus

(1)

Loading Menus

(3)

Auxiliary Menus

Tablet Menus

Standard Tablet Menu

(1)

Features of a Tablet Menu

(1)

Customizing a Tablet Menu

(1)

Writing a Tablet Menu

(3)

Tablet Configuration

(1)

Loading Menus

(2)

Tablet Menus with Different Block Sizes

(3)

Assigning Commands to a Tablet

(1)

Automatic Menu Swapping

Screen Menus

Screen Menu

(4)

Loading Menus

(2)

Submenus

(8)

Multiple Submenus

(15)

Long Menu Definitions

(2)

Menu Command Repetition

(1)

Automatic Menu Swapping

(1)

Menuecho System Variable

(1)

Menus for Foreign Languages

(1)

Use of Control Characters in Menu Items

(1)

Special Characters

(2)

Command Definition Without Enter and Space

(1)

Menu Items with Single Object Selection Mode

(1)

Use of AutoLISP in Menus

Customizing the Standard AutoCAD Menu

The Standard AutoCAD Menu

(19)

Submenus

(2)

Customizing Tablet Area-1

(6)

Submenus

(4)

Customizing Tablet Area-2

(1)

Customizing Tablet Area-3

(2)

Customizing Tablet Area-4

(2)

Customizing Buttons and Auxiliary Menus

(6)

Customizing Pull-Down and Shortcut Menus

(1)

Cascading Submenus in Menus

(4)

Shortcut Menus

(1)

Submenus

(1)

Customizing Image Tile Menus

(1)

Submenus

(1)

Image Tile Menu Item Labels

(3)

Customizing the Screen Menu

(1)

Submenus

Shapes and Text Fonts

Shape Files

(1)

Shape Description

(1)

Vector Length and Direction Encoding

(3)

Special Codes

(1)

Standard Codes

(1)

Code 000: End of Shape Definition

(1)

Code 001: Activate Draw Mode

(1)

Code 002: Deactivate Draw Mode

(3)

Code 003: Divide Vector Lengths by Next Byte

(1)

Code 004: Multiply Vector Lengths by Next Byte

(1)

Codes 005 and 006: Location Save/Restore

(2)

Code 007: Subshape

(1)

Code 008: X-Y Displacement

(1)

Code 009: Multiple X-Y Displacements

(1)

Code 00A or 10: Octant Arc

(1)

Code 00B or 11: Fractional Arc

(2)

Code 00C or 12: Arc Definition by Displacement and Bulge

(1)

Code 00D or 13: Multiple Bulge-Specified Arc

(1)

Code 00E or 14: Flag Vertical Text

(4)

Text Font Files

Working with AutoLISP

About AutoLISP

(1)

Mathematical Operations

(2)

Incremented, Decremented, and Absolute Numbers

(1)

Trigonometric Functions

(2)

Relational Statements

(2)

defun, setq, getpoint, and Command Functions

(5)

Loading an AutoLISP Program

(3)

getcorner, getdist, and setvar Functions

(4)

list Function

(1)

car, cdr, and cadr Functions

(2)

graphscr, textscr, princ, and terpri Functions

(4)

getangle and getorient Functions

(3)

getint, getreal, getstring, and getvar Functions

(1)

polar and sqrt Functions

(4)

itoa, rtos, strcase, and prompt Functions

(5)

Flowcharts

(1)

Conditional Functions

Working with Visual LISP

Visual LISP

(1)

Overview of Visual LISP

(1)

Starting Visual LISP

(1)

Using the Visual LISP Text Editor

(4)

Visual LISP Console

(4)

Using the Visual LISP Text Editor

(2)

Visual LISP Formatter

(4)

Debugging the Program

(2)

General Recommendations for Writing the LISP File

(12)

Tracing Variables

(1)

Visual LISP Error Codes and Messages

Visual LISP: Editing the Drawing Database

Editing the Drawing Database

(1)

ssget

(2)

ssget ``X''

(1)

Group Codes for ssget ``X''

(1)

sslength

(1)

ssname

(1)

ssadd

(1)

ssdel

(1)

entget

(1)

assoc

(1)

cons

(1)

subst

(1)

entmod

(2)

Retrieving and Editing the Database

(2)

Some More Functions to Retrieve Entity Data

Programmable Dialog Boxes Using the Dialog Control Language

Dialog Control Language

(1)

Dialog Box

(1)

Dialog Box Components

(2)

Button and Text Tiles

(1)

Tile Attributes

(1)

Predefined Attributes

(1)

key, label, and is_default Attributes

(2)

fixed_width and alignment Attributes

(1)

Loading a DCL File

(1)

Displaying a New Dialog Box

(2)

Use of Standard Button Subassemblies

(1)

AutoLISP Functions

(1)

Managing Dialog Boxes with AutoLISP

(3)

Row and Boxed Row Tiles

(1)

Column, Boxed Column, and Toggle Tiles

(1)

Mnemonic Attribute

(3)

AutoLISP Functions

(5)

Predefined Radio Button, Radio Column, Boxed Radio Column, and Radio Row Tiles

(7)

Edit Box Tile

(1)

width and edit_width Attributes

(4)

Slider and Image Tiles

(4)

AutoLISP Functions

Diesel: A String Expression Language

Diesel

(1)

Status Line

(1)

Modemacro System Variable

(1)

Customizing the Status Line

(1)

Macro Expressions Using Diesel

(3)

Using AutoLISP with Modemacro

(1)

Diesel Expressions in Menus

(2)

Macrotrace System Variable

(1)

Diesel String Functions

Visual Basic for Application

About Visual Basic

(1)

Visual Basic for Application

(1)

Using VBA in AutoCAD

(5)

Objects in VBA

(2)

Add Methods

(1)

Using the AddCircle Method to Draw a Circle

(1)

Using the AddLine Method to Draw a Line

(1)

Using the AddArc Method to Draw an Arc

(1)

Using the AddText Method to Write Text

(1)

Finding Help on Methods and Properties

(2)

Loading and Saving VBA Projects

(4)

Getting User Input

(1)

GetPoint Method

(1)

GetDistance Method

(1)

GetAngle Method

(4)

PolarPoint and AngleFromXAxis Methods

(1)

PolarPoint Method

(1)

AngleFromXAxis

(5)

Additional VBA Examples

Accessing External Database

Understanding Database

(1)

AutoCAD Database Connectivity

(1)

Database Configuration

(1)

DBConnect Manager

(2)

Viewing and Editing Table Data from AutoCAD

(3)

Creating Links with Graphical Objects

(4)

Creting Labels

(5)

AutoCAD SQL Environment (ASE)

(1)

AutoCAD Query Editor

(5)

Forming Selection Sets Using the Link Select

(2)

Conversion of ASE Links to AutoCAD 2004 Format

Geometry Calculator

(1)

Real, Integer, and Vector Expressions

(1)

Numeric Functions

(1)

Using Snap Modes

(1)

Obtaining the Radius of an Object

(1)

Locating a Point on a Line

(1)

Obtaining an Angle

(2)

Locating the Intersection Point

(1)

Applications of the Geometry Calculator

(2)

Using AutoLISP Variables

(2)

Filtering X, Y, and Z Coordinates

(1)

Converting Units

(1)

Additional Functions

Index

Appendices The followings appendices are available on the author's Web site, www.cadcim.com or http://technology.calumet.purdue.edu/met/tickoo/students/students.htm

Appendix A: System Requirements and AutoCAD Installation

Appendix B: AutoCAD Commands

Appendix C: AutoCAD System Variables

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