TEMPLATE BEFORE USING LISP LOOKS LIKE THIS
AFTER GIVING LISP COMMAND THIS DIALOGUE WILL OPEN
THE OUTPU WILL BE LIKE THIS
Finally What my aim is to change this similar templates in multiple drawings in one folder as per input given in dialogue box at a time..
please help me
@Anonymous wrote:
Finally What my aim is to change this similar templates in multiple drawings in one folder as per input given in dialogue box at a time..
please help me
This helpful tip comes from Andrea Andreetti.
I've seen many AutoCAD users try to run LISP in batches. Some have created huge tools
or used script, opening their drawings one by one, which wastes time. Some use ODBX,
which I think is good but limited. Then there is my contribution: Why not use the Publish command?
Yes, you can do just about whatever you want using the Publish command. Just write your desired
commands in a LISP file, then put the LISP file in the Appload Startup Suite, and run Publish
with any configuration you want. I use DWF to prevent wasting paper. Be sure to remove your LISP
from the Startup Suite when you have finished. You can also purge, create objects, add blocks,
etc., and because you are using Publish, you can get a print of the document at the same time.
At the end of your LISP code be sure to save the drawing file with this code:
(vl-cmdf "._qsave")
That’s it! Enjoy!
Now, all you need is a working version of your code your golden. 
@pbejse Patrick,
Just to make this more clear, you are saying that if you want to run a series of command on multiple drawings, let's say i want to audit + purge multiple files i can put these commands in a lisp file add it to startup suite and run publish, do a dummy prints and on the way it will clean my files?
wow this is all new to me...does this appears anywhere in autodesk documentation?
thanks
moshe
This helpful tip comes from Andrea Andreetti. I've seen many AutoCAD users try to run LISP in batches. Some have created huge tools or used script, opening their drawings one by one, which wastes time. Some use ODBX, which I think is good but limited. Then there is my contribution: Why not use the Publish command? Yes, you can do just about whatever you want using the Publish command. Just write your desired commands in a LISP file, then put the LISP file in the Appload Startup Suite, and run Publish with any configuration you want. I use DWF to prevent wasting paper. Be sure to remove your LISP from the Startup Suite when you have finished. You can also purge, create objects, add blocks, etc., and because you are using Publish, you can get a print of the document at the same time. At the end of your LISP code be sure to save the drawing file with this code: (vl-cmdf "._qsave") That’s it! Enjoy!Now, all you need is a working version of your code your golden.
