Geomcal substitute in ACAD LT

[Anonymous]

I have used full-blown AutoCAD for several years and have just recently
started LT. Is there some way of accessing Geomcal type calculations in
AutoCAD LT?

I have two line endpoints and would like to find the midpoint between the
two. With geomcal, I would:

Command: line
Specify first point: 'cal
function: mee (mid,end,end)

I would then be able to select the two endpoints and it would start my line
halfway between them. Is there some way I can do this in LT, or do I have to
place a construction line between them and select the midpoint and then
erase the con. line when I complete the line I want?

Thanks for any help.

Ray Thompson,
--
caduser@bigfoot.com

[Anonymous]

"R. G. Thompson" wrote in message
news:3B3316A8E91D8E67FD566E272ED7A7A7@in.WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> I have used full-blown AutoCAD for several years and have just recently
> started LT. Is there some way of accessing Geomcal type calculations in
> AutoCAD LT?
>
> I have two line endpoints and would like to find the midpoint between the
> two. With geomcal, I would:

For this particular application, you could use this macro [Join at & remove
"+" for toolbar button]:
^C^C_line;_end;\_end;\;_id;_mid;\+
_erase;_last;;_line;@;

Basically it's what you'd do manually. Draw a line from one endpoint to
another, select the new line's midpoint, erase the new line, and finally
begin another line from the midpoint you found.

Enjoy,
Stef
--
mailto: yodersj@ipass.net || Drafter, Leather-worker
http://www.ipass.net/~yodersj/ || Dos, Win, LT
in progress: http://computerhowto.homestead.com/
RFC 1855, section 3.1.1, item 10 at http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/

[Anonymous]

Basically, there is no 'CAL option in LT.

If you need such a thing, as Stef suggested, you spend the time and write
every conceivable simple variation you need in DIESEL macro language, or get
back to full AutoCAD.

--
Dean Saadallah
www.pendean.com

"S. Yoder" wrote in message
news:72D7D829745F231E5ADD188FE2BCFB7B@in.WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> "R. G. Thompson" wrote in message
> news:3B3316A8E91D8E67FD566E272ED7A7A7@in.WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> > I have used full-blown AutoCAD for several years and have just recently
> > started LT. Is there some way of accessing Geomcal type calculations in
> > AutoCAD LT?
> >
> > I have two line endpoints and would like to find the midpoint between
the
> > two. With geomcal, I would:
>
> For this particular application, you could use this macro [Join at &
remove
> "+" for toolbar button]:
> ^C^C_line;_end;\_end;\;_id;_mid;\+
> _erase;_last;;_line;@;
>
> Basically it's what you'd do manually. Draw a line from one endpoint to
> another, select the new line's midpoint, erase the new line, and finally
> begin another line from the midpoint you found.
>
> Enjoy,
> Stef
> --
> mailto: yodersj@ipass.net || Drafter, Leather-worker
> http://www.ipass.net/~yodersj/ || Dos, Win, LT
> in progress: http://computerhowto.homestead.com/
> RFC 1855, section 3.1.1, item 10 at http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/
>

[Anonymous]

Ray, you can program you own CAL-type functions using DIESEL. An
example for a mid-like snap is in the DIESEL documents on my site
www.crlf.de

Dietmar Rudolph

President, CR/LF GmbH, http://www.crlf.de
Vice-President Europe, CADLock, Inc. http://www.cadlock.com
Webmaster, AutoCAD Developers Group Europe, http://www.adge.org
Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program

Author, "Mastering AutoCAD 2000 Objects", http://www.crlf.de/Verlag/PublishingServices.html

[Anonymous]

Dietmar Rudolph wrote in message
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> Ray, you can program you own CAL-type functions using DIESEL. An
> example for a mid-like snap is in the DIESEL documents on my site
> www.crlf.de
>
> Dietmar Rudolph
>
> President, CR/LF GmbH, http://www.crlf.de
> Vice-President Europe, CADLock, Inc. http://www.cadlock.com
> Webmaster, AutoCAD Developers Group Europe, http://www.adge.org
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
> Author, "Mastering AutoCAD 2000 Objects",
http://www.crlf.de/Verlag/PublishingServices.html

Hi Dietmar,

It's been probably 4 - 5 years or so since I've looked at your website but I
do remember that your explanations and examples were most helpful when I
first started tackling this DIESEL thing.

P.S. Weren't you a CompuServe regular? I sure do miss the CS AutoCAD forms
though I'm not complaining. Anyway, please check out my website if
you get a chance. Over 5 years in the making (software, that is - website
about 3 weeks). I can't believe I'm finally finished! I'm all DIESELed out!
:-)

Thanks allot,
Mark Gonzales
www.lt-solutions.com