AutoCAD 2013/2014 DWG Format

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What am I looking for in the cui? The commands look like they are supposed to. I think.

[#2]

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gtrias wrote:

What am I looking for in the cui? The commands look like they are supposed to. I think.

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The CUI is not the problem. 

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gtrias wrote:

When I paste that in the command line I get a "nil"

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Ok, that is the problem. The lisp code that those menu macros call is inside this file, and this file is not being loaded.

At the command prompt, type in OP and go to the Files tab.

Expand the section that says "Support File Search Path"

You should have a path in there something like this (the EXACT path may vary depending on a few factors)

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\Support"

If you are not sure, take a screenshot of this area and post it.

[#3]

The path is present.

[#4]

So to confirm,

  (filefile "acad2013doc.lsp") returns nil, right?

Then the file must be missing.

Search your hard drive (you may have to enable hidden files) for this file.

If you don't have it or can't find it, do you have another machine that you can copy this file from?

[#5]

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gtrias wrote:

What am I looking for in the cui? The commands look like they are supposed to. I think.

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See the image attached.

[#6 · Accepted solution]

Gentlemen, the problem is not in the CUI. Look at the command in the macro (_ai_draworder) - this is defined in "Acad2013doc.lsp" and if that file is not loading, then the macro will fail.

[#7]

That did it! Thanks to everyone for their able asistance. You may all take the rest of the day off.

[#8]

Glad to know the issue is resolved

Cheers,

Luciane

[#9]

Is there a way to solve it with "migration tools"?

In our office we have more than 20 machines, mostly 2010, but we started using 2013 just now

The DRAWORDER issue is one of problems we encountered now.

The system is based on the 2010 as mentioned, using the 2010acadoc.lsp as shared file on the server

As there a way to migrate the new macro (ai_draworder) ? and other macros as well?

Is it the best policy? I prefer to use one file (acaddoc) to all the machines...

maybe it's better to have one file to 2010 and another one to 2013?

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morro73 wrote:

Is there a way to solve it with "migration tools"?  Yes. Do not use the migration tools!

In our office we have more than 20 machines, mostly 2010, but we started using 2013 just now

The DRAWORDER issue is one of problems we encountered now.

The system is based on the 2010 as mentioned, using the 2010acadoc.lsp (Are you sure about that file name? There is no reason to share "acad20xxdoc.lsp" since it shouldn't be edited and it will be same on all machines. Were you talking about "acaddoc.lsp"? ) as shared file on the server

As there a way to migrate the new macro (ai_draworder) ? and other macros as well? Restore the stock OOTB "acad2013doc.lsp" from the install media.

Is it the best policy? I prefer to use one file (acaddoc) to all the machines... That is fine. Do not confuse the two files. "Acad20xxdoc.lsp" is provided by Autodesk and should not be modified. "acaddoc.lsp" is not provided, you create, modify, and maintain this file yourself. It can be located anywere (although it needs to be in the drawing directory or the support file search path to be found and used)

maybe it's better to have one file to 2010 and another one to 2013?

We do keep a separate network support directory for each version. Good idea.

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