topic Re: Custom Alias for Compound Command in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

Custom Alias for Compound Command

bretwieseler — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:56:01 GMT

Creating a custom alias for a simple command is easy enough: <Alias>,*<Full command name>,

but how do I create an alias for a compound command, e.g. <mead>,*<measuregeom [-distance]>?

-Thanks

Re: Custom Alias for Compound Command

maxim_k — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:14:54 GMT

Hi Bret,

If you are using full AutoCAD (not LT), and you want an "alias" for command with options, than you can create simple AutoLISP routine which will create new alias like ccommand.

In your case it will look like this:

(defun C:MEAD ( / )
(command "_MEASUREGEOM" "_D")
)

After you will load this routine you will be able to use MEAD "alias" which will call MEASUREGEOM command with Distance option.

Maxim

Re: Custom Alias for Compound Command

bretwieseler — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:27:29 GMT

Thanks Maxim.

Am I able to load a lisp routine directly from the command line?

Re: Custom Alias for Compound Command

maxim_k — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:19:01 GMT

Yes,

You can copy - paste the code to the Command window.
Just hit Return after the last parenthesis.
If everything is correct, you should see:
C:MEAD
at the command prompt.

Maxim