Guidance on starting with customization

[michaeleGFMZG]

Hello everybody,

I'm a bit bombarded reading about LISP, .NET & ObjectARX, perhaps someone can offer guidance?

I work in AutoCAD MEP and I'm looking to automate certain tasks. For example, I'd like to be able to pass on fixture units from a Multi-view part to a plumbing line or pipe connected to such part. I attempted this with property sets, but can't transfer the information to a plumbing line.

Can such basic tasks be accomplished with LISP? 

[CodeDing]

@michaeleGFMZG ,

I believe your question would be better suited over in the AutoCAD MEP Forum. The objects you are describing are specifically suited to that vertical and not many people here could help answer your question.

Best,

~DD

[Sea-Haven · Accepted solution]

Having used CIV3D similar problems to say MEP you need to have an understanding about getting into the MEP database, its really a separate world rather than plain Acad, but its not to say it can not be done. Some objects are directly exposed with their properties, others are hidden in locations that are not obvious. Again like CodeDing maybe start at the MEP forum, there is some overlap with this forum at times.

[michaeleGFMZG]

@CodeDing & @Sea-Haven .. thanks for your replies. I'll head over to MEP. Was hesitant since our software is extremely overshadowed by Revit and the forum isn't very lively.

[Sea-Haven]

In CIV3D there is sample code if you look for it, it has lisp code examples, that do some pretty smart things. I would expect maybe similar for MEP. It may help exposing the internals of MEP.

People like me no idea what a plumbing line is and sorry probably not going to learn about it.