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DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

dale_fugier — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:48:42 GMT

If anyone is interested...or cares... 😉

http://wiki.mcneel.com/doslib/home

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Partenheimer — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:22:26 GMT

Outstanding!

Thank you for posting.

Regards,

Michael Partenheimer

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

CAD-Heinz — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:28:15 GMT

Danke

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Steve_Johnson — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:30:40 GMT

I care. Dale and McNeel are awesome for continuing to provide this free of charge!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:44:59 GMT

Hello,

I've some trouble using the last version of DosLIB into CIVIL 3D 2016.

Do you have some feedback of this issue ?

Did this addon working in CIVIL 3D or not ?

Thx for you answers

Philippe

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

dale_fugier — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:14:58 GMT

DOSLib is built for AutoCAD, but it 'should' work in AutoCAD verticals, such as Civil. I do not test any of the vertical products, however.

You say you have having some trouble? Anything specific problems you wish to share?

Note, if you are using the 2016 version of AutoCAD or any vertical, then you should be loading:

DOSLib20.arx - DOSLib for AutoCAD 2015 and 2016 (x86)

or

DOSLib20x64.arx - DOSLib for AutoCAD 2015 and 2016 (x64)

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 07:44:13 GMT

Hello Dale,

Thx for your prompt answer.

Yes, DosLIB work into CIVIL 3D.

My mistake come from the wrong ARX I have used. DosLIB21 instead of DosLIB20.

Could you give the value of the AutoCAD 2016 "ACADVER" ? I just have CIVIL 3D 2016 and the "ACADVER" value is "20.1s" and the test (to know which version I work with) I've included on my routine is based in this value. It seems it doesn't work. So I need this value to detail my test and to separate the two versions of AutoCAD.

Thx a lot for your help.

Philippe

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

lkcadway — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:14:07 GMT

Thanks a lot...

Doslib is a top plugin in my AutoCAD tools.

I have used doslib from AutoCAD R14 till 2017.

And i wish you can supply this plugin for the furture versions of AutoCAD and develops a version for AutoCAD for mac.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

dale_fugier — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:14:33 GMT

The current plan is to (try to) support AutoCAD for the foreseeable future. But there is no plan to support AutoCAD for Mac - sorry.

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:42:56 GMT

Hi Dale,

I have AutoCAD Electrical 2017. When I open the program, I got this message (Unable to load DOSLib functions, Please verify the DOSLib libraries are located in the searchpath) . I downloaded your DOSLib support for AutoCAD 2007 thru 2017. I open the appload and load the DOSLib21x64. When I open the CREATE_LAYERS.LSP, it does not work. This is the message; I need help me how to solve this problem.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Partenheimer — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:09:04 GMT

I don't know how others do it, but I load DosLib when I open my drawing via lisp in an mnl file.

You could modify your lisp routine to load it there. Just make sure the arx resides in a folder with a known path.

Regards,

Mike Partenheimer

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;Begin DOSlib for AutoCAD 2017
(if (= "21.0" (substr (getvar "acadver") 1 4))                                                    ;;;check if AutoCAD 2017 program (Version 21.0)
   (if (= "x64" (substr (getvar "platform")(- (strlen (getvar "platform")) 3) 3))    ;;;check if 64 bit OS
      (if (not (member "DOSLib21x64.arx" (arx)))                                               ;;;if YES 64 bit
         (if (findfile "DOSLib21x64.arx")(arxload "DOSLib21x64"))
      )
      (if (not (member "doslib21.arx" (arx)))                                                      ;;;if NO 64 bit
         (if (findfile "doslib21.arx")(arxload "doslib21"))
      )
   )
)

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

JoistDetailer — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:56:10 GMT

Dale,

Is there any way to make the "stretchable" dialog tools in DosLib displayed at a width defined in my Lisp code?

For example, I use the Dos_PropList user interface quite a bit, but my "prompts" for each piece of data are wider than the default width. The user needs to stretch the box, then increase the width of the prompt area manually each time so they can read the full text.

Thanks!!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

kerry_w_brown — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:16:24 GMT

Partenheimer wrote:

I don't know how others do it, but I load DosLib when I open my drawing via lisp in an mnl file.

You could modify your lisp routine to load it there. Just make sure the arx resides in a folder with a known path.

Regards,

Mike Partenheimer

Mike,

Rather than jump through those hoops,

have a look at dos_demandload
(dos_demandload T)

 
Just run the command once after you appload doslib the first time (or any time) after installation.

Regards,

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

JoistDetailer — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:51:19 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I don't know how others do it, but I load DosLib when I open my drawing via lisp in an mnl file.
You could modify your lisp routine to load it there. Just make sure the arx resides in a folder with a known path.

Regards,
Mike Partenheimer

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;Begin DOSlib for AutoCAD 2017
(if (= "21.0" (substr (getvar "acadver") 1 4))                                                    ;;;check if AutoCAD 2017 program (Version 21.0)
   (if (= "x64" (substr (getvar "platform")(- (strlen (getvar "platform")) 3) 3))    ;;;check if 64 bit OS
      (if (not (member "DOSLib21x64.arx" (arx)))                                               ;;;if YES 64 bit
         (if (findfile "DOSLib21x64.arx")(arxload "DOSLib21x64"))
      )
      (if (not (member "doslib21.arx" (arx)))                                                      ;;;if NO 64 bit
         (if (findfile "doslib21.arx")(arxload "doslib21"))
      )
   )
)

Seven lines of code to JUST load Doslib for ACAD2017 seems like a lot of code to me - when you can just do it in two....

(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib21")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib21x64")

I just have a series of these commands in my "startup" code:

(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib18")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib18x64")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib19")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib19x64")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib20")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib20x64")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib21")
(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib21x64")

Those 8 lines of code load DosLib for any AutoCad version from 2010 forward....no "if's" ands or buts about it!! No returning/parsing the Autocad version number, determining if it's 64 bit or not, etc... Just simple, straightforward code to get the job done.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:33:35 GMT

Oh I care... AutoCAD just wouldn't be the same without it... it's not the same right now with ACAD 2018... but I'm sure it won't take long to re-compile against 2018... I wish they would stop doing that to third party apps.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

GTVic — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:43:59 GMT

@JoistDetailer wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

I don't know how others do it, but I load DosLib when I open my drawing via lisp in an mnl file.

You could modify your lisp routine to load it there. Just make sure the arx resides in a folder with a known path.

Seven lines of code to JUST load Doslib for ACAD2017 seems like a lot of code to me - when you can just do it in two....

(verify_arxapp_loaded "doslib21")

...

Those 8 lines of code load DosLib for any AutoCad version from 2010 forward....no "if's" ands or buts about it!! No returning/parsing the Autocad version number, determining if it's 64 bit or not, etc... Just simple, straightforward code to get the job done.

There is a slight difference in time 🙂

- verify_arxapp_loaded, first try 0.051s, subsequent tries 0.033s

- member method, first try 0.026s, subsequent tries 0.000s

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

JoistDetailer — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:40:26 GMT

My code for loading DosLib is appended to the StartUp lisp code, so it only executes once when the drawing is opened. While your point regarding load time is valid, I suspect that 99.999999% of everyday AutoCad users will not notice a 0.025 second difference in the load time for their drawings. Not to mention the simple fact that the tools I created that utilized DosLib for the user interfaces realistically save at least 0.5 hours per week per user. Even if the user opens 100 drawings per week (less that half of that is more realistic), the time difference only "costs" the user 2.5 seconds per week.

I think I'm still on the right side of the curve...LOL.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2017 Available

elucas_KWS — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:37:01 GMT

Doslib for AutoCAD 2027 is live