Very general question.

[Anonymous]

Could someone please give me some examples of how he/she has used VBA or
AutoLisp to customize AutoCad. I have an interest in learning one or
the other or both but don't know how I can put them to use. Thanks.

--Chris Rohloff

[Anonymous]

Anything you do more than 4 times a day, you should automate. IMHO, using
VBA or Lisp is kind of a personal preference, some will swear by one or the
other. But if you ever want to use dialog boxes, learn VBA, it's just so
much simpler to handle them.

--
James Wedding, E.I.T.
IT Manager
Jones & Boyd, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
jwedding@NOSPAMjones-boyd.com
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[Anonymous]

Automation can be on as grand as scale as you like. I have written programs
that will do something as simple as create slots based on length and radii.
I've also written programs to draw out entrire cross sections of buildings
based solely on user input. Start small with simple tasks. For example,
suppose you work in structural steel and you frequently have to draw
baseplates based on Lenght, width, number of holes and hole offset from
edges...this is a good starting point for your first app. Next, write a
routine that draws out an entire column based on user input and perhaps
automatically places dimensions as it draws it.

I'll give you my personal preference. If my routine is going to "draw"
something, I go with lisp. It's much easier in my opinion. OTOH, if you
want to interacte with microsoft access and do some cross-application
program go with vb.

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Ryan Small
Solid Caddgroup Inc. - Burlington, Ontario
Phone: (905) 331-9670, Fax: (905) 331-7280
Email: ryan@solidcadcam.com

"Chris Rohloff" wrote in message
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> Could someone please give me some examples of how he/she has used VBA or
> AutoLisp to customize AutoCad. I have an interest in learning one or
> the other or both but don't know how I can put them to use. Thanks.
>
> --Chris Rohloff
>

[Anonymous]

I automate the creation of manufacturing drawings for custom product lines.
But that means nothing to you if you're an architect, a mapmaker, or a
mechanical designer, etc. Why don't you tell us what you do so we have a
better idea what to tell you that might mean something to you?

Chris Rohloff wrote...
>Could someone please give me some examples of how he/she has used VBA or
>AutoLisp to customize AutoCad. I have an interest in learning one or
>the other or both but don't know how I can put them to use. Thanks.
>
>--Chris Rohloff
>

[Anonymous]

James Wedding, E.I.T. had the next bright idea:

>Anything you do more than 4 times a day, you should automate.
[deletia]

... Like walking to the coffe machine? 😃

--
You ask a silly question, you get a technical answer...

[Anonymous]

Chris,

A couple of the more useful vb macros I've created for my company include
a border insertion routine that partially fills out border attributes based
on the current user, date, etc..., which also displays a preview of the
border at the specified scale. After insertion, a plot configuration based
on the border scale and size is automatically set up and saved in the dwg.
Another one I wrote is a BOM managment routine. There are a lot of
possabilities, just take a look at processes that take many steps, or things
you do over and over.

Regards,
Jacob Dinardi

Chris Rohloff wrote in message
news:3A953AE3.461238D1@lemna.com...
Could someone please give me some examples of how he/she has used VBA or
AutoLisp to customize AutoCad. I have an interest in learning one or
the other or both but don't know how I can put them to use. Thanks.

--Chris Rohloff

[Anonymous]

What would a c:getcoffee look like? If I can see how that's done, there are
a few others I'd like to try.

Mike

"jwk" wrote in message
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> James Wedding, E.I.T. had the next bright idea:
>
> >Anything you do more than 4 times a day, you should automate.
> [deletia]
>
> ... Like walking to the coffe machine? 😃
>
> --
> You ask a silly question, you get a technical answer...