Downloads
for AutoCAD
Some of them I found on the Internet for customers, some have been around since dirt (dline.lsp) and some I wrote myself. |
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Productivity Files |
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Downloads These go in the AutoCAD ..\Support folder [not for LT]
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What to do with the files you download: 1.. Download and unzip each of these files
in AutoCAD's ..\Support folder [any version except LT]. NOTE: With the exception of TrainerGuy.LSP, all .LSP files are launched by entering their name at the <Command:> line. Zip File Contents TrainerGuy.lsp
- This is a compilation of several one-line Lisp routines that
I had in my newsletter, 'The AutoCAD Toolbelt' many years ago. To
see them all, open TrainerGuy.lsp in Notepad. Enter the one or two
characters that appear after the "Defun C:" text to launch
the associated routine. Here are some of the highlights.
Totlen.lsp - As in "total length". Select the lines, arcs, or polylines you would like to add up, then press Enter. A dialog box displays the distance in Architectural as well as Decimal units. Very handy. DynaDoor.dwg - This dynamic door block is created with five sizes - 24", 30", 36", 42", & 48" - and also has a flip parameter. For several years I included the process for creating this block in my training workbooks, but it just got a bit too difficult to keep everyone on the same page, especially in a setting of varied levels of expertise. Also included in the Dynadoor.zip file is a PDF of the procedures, just in case you would like to see how it was made. NOTE: After unzipping the file, open DynaDoor.DWG (don't Insert it). If you want to put it on a palette, open your block source file, then drag the DynaDoor block into your block source. Save your block source drawing, then drag the DynaDoor onto your palette. DynaLabel.dwg - This dynamic label block is intended for use in Paper space; the line can be stretched to accommodate the length of the text. Take a look at Michael's Corner for May 2009 for a review on how to make your own dynamic block that incorporates a Move and Stretch parameter. NOTE: After unzipping the file, open DynaLabel.DWG (don't Insert it). If you want to put it on a palette, open your block source file, then drag the DynaLabel block into your block source. Save your block source drawing, then drag the DynaLabel onto your palette. ATGTemplate.dwt - [For A2007, A2008, A2009] This is my template in case you don't have one and didn't want to start from scratch. Put this in AutoCAD's ..\Template folder (you will need to make one for A2009). See Michael's Corner from February 2004 on how to set your system up to use this .DWT. Numbers.zip - The three auto-numbering routines are in here: Wsnum.lsp, Objno.lsp, and Prefix.lsp. For an explanation on what they do, read on. If you want the individual lisp routines, they are in the [brackets] after their explanation. Set
up for the numbering routines and what they do: A..
Each one of the numbering routines creates Dtext, not Mtext. BIG
NOTE ABOUT THESE NUMBERING ROUTINES... OBJNO.LSP -
Simple numbering. Enter the
starting number and the text height and you're off. PREFIX.LSP
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Enter a prefix, the starting
number, the text height, then the increment (press Enter for
1). The prefix hugs right up to the number ala WS101,
WS102 or KEY-60, KEY-61, etc. WSNUM.LSP -
Similar to Prefix, but this
one puts a space between the prefix and the sequential number,
FR 355, FR 356, etc. Dline.lsp
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This double line generator was introduced on the R11
Bonus CD (does anyone still have that??), was included in
R12, then was mysteriously dropped when Mline came on the
scene in R13. AutoCAD LT has had the Dline
routine as a staple for years. Three key features: For more on using Dline, see Michael's Corner August 2003 (making walls), September 2005 (using Dline to cut door openings), and April 2008 (adding Dline to the tool palette). |
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Fonts |
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| These go in the AutoCAD ..\Fonts folder [LT, too!] | Instructions
for the Fonts:
Download and unzip the Archfonts.zip file in your AutoCAD ..\Fonts folder [works for LT, too]. The next time you launch AutoCAD, Archquik.shx, Architxt.shx, and Archtitl.shx will be available from the Font Name drop-down list in the Text Style dialog box.
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Express Tools Review |
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My good friend Jim Leach is the primary AutoCAD instructor at Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. He is also the author of the long-running 'AutoCAD Instructor' series. It has excellent, detailed coverage of commands and options, along with dozens of exercises. He asked me to write the review of the Express Tools for AutoCAD 2004 and you can download the 62pp Chapter 47 [PDF] here. |