AutoCAD 2013/2014 DWG Format

[#1]

I just upgraded to AutoCAD 2013 and have been frustrated for weeks with the default hatch pattern being set to ANSI31, no longer SOLID which it was in AutoCAD 2011. After a little reading I discovered the

(setvar "HPNAME" "SOLID")

command for use in acaddoc.lsp (file correctly placed in the Support folder) but have had no luck in getting CAD to load it upon opening new drawings. My acaddoc.lsp file reads as follows, but never loads/works:

(setvar "HPNAME" "SOLID")
(command "GRID" "OFF")
(setvar "FILEDIA" 1)

Anyone know why it isnt working? I'm at a loss...

Thanks

[#2]

Hi,

>> My acaddoc.lsp file reads as follows, but never loads/works:

If you type this into the commandline, what's the result then?

(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

Is it found? And if it's found is this the file you modified or do you have multiple files with this name?

Another option could be (started with 2013 SP1) that you set the new switch for disabling LISP-code (>>>readme<<<). Then also the ACADDOC.LSP would not get active.

- alfred -

[#3]

You might also consider placing this file in its own unique folder, such as "C:\CADSTUFF" (or whatever you want to call it)

Then add this path to the TOP of your support file search path. Then anything else you place here (acad.lsp, shape files, etc.) will always load first and be kept separate from the program files. This makes your custom stuff easy to copy/migrate too.

[#4]

Thanks for the advice guys, I checked the shortcut and there was no /nolisp switch, and the file was being correctly identified by AutoCAD with the findfile command. I didn't move the file into it's own directory, as it was being found. After a computer reboot however, the file was being loaded at startup.