Open multiple drawings in one go

[vigan]

Hi all,

I would like to open multiple drawings from different folders in my drive in one go.

Is this possible? 

Thanks

Vigan

[Valentin-WSP]

@vigan,

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@vigan wrote:

I would like to open multiple drawings from different folders in my drive in one go.

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Here is one way:

Use your Windows Explorer to do a "search" of the DWGs in your "drive", then hold Ctrl and select all the desired drawings you want to open before doing a "drag and drop" onto the AutoCAD Layout tabs area.

[vigan]

Thank you Valentin for the reply.

I know this is an option to open them, but this is a detailed procedure to select folders, select individual drawings, and then drag it to AutoCAD...

I was wondering whether there are 'LISP' programs out there or even when you go 'Open' and then on the top right you have the 'Tools' option and by clicking on it you get the 'Find' and so on (see the attached images).

[Valentin-WSP]

@vigan ,

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@vigan wrote:

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Is this possible? 

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I know this is an option...

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At least it confirmed your understanding to your question. 

If you are looking for a LISP, ask in this forum:

Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization

[Kent1Cooper]

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@vigan wrote:

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I was wondering whether there are 'LISP' programs out there ....

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An AutoLisp routine cannot start in one drawing and continue in another, except I think in single-drawing-only mode [the SDI System Variable], so since you're talking about having multiple drawings open, I don't see this being a possibility.  When you start a routine intended to do this in one drawing, as soon as you open the first other drawing, you're no longer in the one where you started the routine, so it can't continue where you are to let you open more other drawings.

[vigan]

Understood, thank you Kent1Cooper

[nrz13]

If you need to leave the original drawings in separate folders, just create shortcuts to the files (right-click on file > copy > paste  shortcut).  You could have a working folder on your desktop or wherever with all the shortcuts in it.  Then, use the OPEN command in AutoCAD to go to the directory with all your shortcuts and open the entire batch at once.

[vigan]

Thank you nrz13