Image Tile Menu Customization for r13

[Anonymous]

Please Help...I'm wanting to create an image tile menu.
I have added the following to my mnu file...

***POP8
[Visual Libraries]
[Screws...]^C^C$I=SCREWS $I=*

I then set up slides in a certain directory. Next, I went to the image menu
section of my mnu file and added this under ***image:

**SCREWS
[Select Screw]
[7000024]^C^CINSERT;7000024;\DRAG;;;;EX;L;;;

The image tile menu (dialog box) activates, inserts the appropriate block,
but I can't get it to display the picture (slide) of the screw (7000024)
inside the image tile menu (dialog box).

Also, I have put the slides and my updated mnu file in the same directory.
However, even when I do type a long filename such as
"D:\slides\screws\7000024.sld" it still doesn't work.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

Tom Lamerson
Technical Illustrator
www.millspride.com
tom_lamerson@millspride.com

[Anonymous]

It's been a long time since I've done anything in R13 so check this out
thoroughly: I believe you need to add your slides to the AutoCAD slide
library (acad.slb?). If you got to cadalog.com, you're sure to find
utilities to help you with this.

Tom Lamerson wrote in message
news:85fsjo$7ll12@adesknews2.autodesk.com...
> Please Help...I'm wanting to create an image tile menu.
> I have added the following to my mnu file...
>
> ***POP8
> [Visual Libraries]
> [Screws...]^C^C$I=SCREWS $I=*
>
> I then set up slides in a certain directory. Next, I went to the image
menu
> section of my mnu file and added this under ***image:
>
> **SCREWS
> [Select Screw]
> [7000024]^C^CINSERT;7000024;\DRAG;;;;EX;L;;;
>
> The image tile menu (dialog box) activates, inserts the appropriate block,
> but I can't get it to display the picture (slide) of the screw (7000024)
> inside the image tile menu (dialog box).
>
> Also, I have put the slides and my updated mnu file in the same directory.
> However, even when I do type a long filename such as
> "D:\slides\screws\7000024.sld" it still doesn't work.
>
> WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
>
> Tom Lamerson
> Technical Illustrator
> www.millspride.com
> tom_lamerson@millspride.com
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

You're close. The slides do indeed need to be in a slide library (why, I don't
know), but it doesn't have to be acad.slb - it can be any slide library file.
Then, of course, you have to specify the .slb file name as well as the slide in
the menu item.

Frank Oquendo wrote:

> It's been a long time since I've done anything in R13 so check this out
> thoroughly: I believe you need to add your slides to the AutoCAD slide
> library (acad.slb?). If you got to cadalog.com, you're sure to find
> utilities to help you with this.
>
> Tom Lamerson wrote in message
> news:85fsjo$7ll12@adesknews2.autodesk.com...
> > Please Help...I'm wanting to create an image tile menu.
> > I have added the following to my mnu file...
> >
> > ***POP8
> > [Visual Libraries]
> > [Screws...]^C^C$I=SCREWS $I=*
> >
> > I then set up slides in a certain directory. Next, I went to the image
> menu
> > section of my mnu file and added this under ***image:
> >
> > **SCREWS
> > [Select Screw]
> > [7000024]^C^CINSERT;7000024;\DRAG;;;;EX;L;;;
> >
> > The image tile menu (dialog box) activates, inserts the appropriate block,
> > but I can't get it to display the picture (slide) of the screw (7000024)
> > inside the image tile menu (dialog box).
> >
> > Also, I have put the slides and my updated mnu file in the same directory.
> > However, even when I do type a long filename such as
> > "D:\slides\screws\7000024.sld" it still doesn't work.
> >
> > WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
> >
> > Tom Lamerson
> > Technical Illustrator
> > www.millspride.com
> > tom_lamerson@millspride.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

[Anonymous]

No, the slides do not have to be in a library. They can be individual
slides. The only two things I can suggest is that the location of the slide
is not on AutoCAD's support files path, or there is a space as the first
character, in which case AutoCAD will not display the slide even if it is
found.

--
Eugene N. Kilmer
Owner/Mag Drafting

[Anonymous]

Okay...when I set a support path to the location of the slides, it worked!
But Why?
Will I have to have my path set to different directories (full of slides)
for each Image Tile Menu that I create?
We work with many pieces of hardware (screws, fasteners, etc.) and I plan to
keep the slides organized in separate directories. Setting a path to all
these different directories could be a pain.
Why doesn't it work when I use long filenames in my menu such as
"F:\Illustration\Slides\Screws\7000024.sld"?
I really appreciate all of your help.

"Tom Lamerson" wrote in message
news:85fsjo$7ll12@adesknews2.autodesk.com...
> Please Help...I'm wanting to create an image tile menu.
> I have added the following to my mnu file...
>
> ***POP8
> [Visual Libraries]
> [Screws...]^C^C$I=SCREWS $I=*
>
> I then set up slides in a certain directory. Next, I went to the image
menu
> section of my mnu file and added this under ***image:
>
> **SCREWS
> [Select Screw]
> [7000024]^C^CINSERT;7000024;\DRAG;;;;EX;L;;;
>
> The image tile menu (dialog box) activates, inserts the appropriate block,
> but I can't get it to display the picture (slide) of the screw (7000024)
> inside the image tile menu (dialog box).
>
> Also, I have put the slides and my updated mnu file in the same directory.
> However, even when I do type a long filename such as
> "D:\slides\screws\7000024.sld" it still doesn't work.
>
> WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
>
> Tom Lamerson
> Technical Illustrator
> www.millspride.com
> tom_lamerson@millspride.com
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

Hi Tom,
The answer to question #1 is yes you do have to have a support path
specified for the directory your keeping the slides in or else have the path
hard coded with your filename (not recommended). I'm guessing that the slides
are being stored on a network drive. So the answer to question #2 is that some
of the networking softwares (novel is famous for this) will see a truncated
filename even though the long filename may show up in explorer, ect. Which
leaves you with the following options. Update your netware, don't use long
filenames, or stores your slides local. Sorry.
-Josh

Tom Lamerson wrote:

> Okay...when I set a support path to the location of the slides, it worked!
> But Why?
> Will I have to have my path set to different directories (full of slides)
> for each Image Tile Menu that I create?
> We work with many pieces of hardware (screws, fasteners, etc.) and I plan to
> keep the slides organized in separate directories. Setting a path to all
> these different directories could be a pain.
> Why doesn't it work when I use long filenames in my menu such as
> "F:\Illustration\Slides\Screws\7000024.sld"?
> I really appreciate all of your help.

[Anonymous]

Tom,

Although the slides do not have to be in a library, if you have loads of
them, it would be much easier to control them if they were put into
libraries. SLIDELIB.EXE is the tool you're looking for, in the support
directory.

--
Eugene N. Kilmer
Owner/Mag Drafting

[Anonymous]

Add the slide folder to the Acad support path.

--
R. Robert Bell, MCSE
Network Administrator & Top Gun
(remove the not. for e-mail)

Tom Lamerson wrote in message
news:85fsjo$7ll12@adesknews2.autodesk.com...
> Please Help...I'm wanting to create an image tile menu.
> I have added the following to my mnu file...
>
> ***POP8
> [Visual Libraries]
> [Screws...]^C^C$I=SCREWS $I=*
>
> I then set up slides in a certain directory. Next, I went to the image
menu
> section of my mnu file and added this under ***image:
>
> **SCREWS
> [Select Screw]
> [7000024]^C^CINSERT;7000024;\DRAG;;;;EX;L;;;
>
> The image tile menu (dialog box) activates, inserts the appropriate block,
> but I can't get it to display the picture (slide) of the screw (7000024)
> inside the image tile menu (dialog box).
>
> Also, I have put the slides and my updated mnu file in the same directory.
> However, even when I do type a long filename such as
> "D:\slides\screws\7000024.sld" it still doesn't work.
>
> WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
>
> Tom Lamerson
> Technical Illustrator
> www.millspride.com
> tom_lamerson@millspride.com
>
>
>
>
>
>