Prefabricated walls

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

Before buying a recent version AutoCAD, I would like to know if now we could do something that I was able to do with AutoCAD 2000 by a plugin I had (which only work with the 2000 version).

What the plugin gave me the ability to do is that:

1. I could define the composition of each of my walls (such as 2x4, 4x4, ans so on).

2. Tell the position and size of my windows on them

3. Tell the structure around my windows

And then it would generate all individual wall plan so I couls build them prefab.

So is there any equivalent manipulation or function I could use in the recent version of AutoCAD.

P.S: I'm not using any 3D features, onlt flat 2D plan.

[kcobabe]

I would download the trial and find out.  There is no way to know for sure until you try to install it.  Chances are the routines and programming used to build that program are no longer identifiable by newer versions of AutoCAD.  Only way to truly find out is install a trial and see.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

welcome @forums.autodesk.com! 

First at all, you might try to use your application also on AutoCAD 2015, if it's plain LISP there are chances to get that running.

If you have the source code of the app, the chances are quite good!

>> I would like to know if now we could do something that I was able to do with AutoCAD 2000 by a plugin I had

That sounds (because you use that plugin since 2000) like you want to have "exact that solution" (same functionality, same drawing results, same handling) ... if it's your wish to get exact the same I guess the answer would be NO, you might have to spent some initial work to get the software ready to do similar things. Out of the box AutoCAD will not do exactly the same what a plugin did, when it was especially written for your needs.

Do you have the source code or do you have contact to the developer of that plugin? I would start that way, ask the developer if his code runs on 2015 or if it can be ported to run on 2015.

At least: if you want to have solutions for windows, doors, walls you might try Architecture as long as you want to stay AutoCAD based, look >>>there<<<.

HTH, - alfred -

[Anonymous]

Hey thanks Alfred!

I don't know which language it use but I will definetly try on the trial and see if it work. Since it's pretty old I was assuming that it wont work anymore.

I'll keep you posted!