Microsoft CoPilot AI can write AutoLisp coding

[chlaksavery]

It's not perfect. Sometimes theses a back and forth to correct and error check. But the AI will try to fix the code until it does work.

Last thing I tried was asking it to write code to convert all survey figures to polylines at a zero elevation.

Took a few fixes, but eventually worked. Now it's a Button Macro. https://omegle.onl/

[kczerwonka]

Never thought of doing that. That's cool!

[Kent1Cooper]

There have been numerous Topics raised here based on problems with AI-generated AutoLisp code [more commonly from ChatGPT] that was really way off -- using assumed but non-existent function names, supplying incorrect arguments, etc.  I guess we should assume that AI will get better at it over time, but so far....

[CodeDing]

@chlaksavery ,

I have personally found recently that Claude.ai is better at writing code than ChatGPT. Might be worth looking into.

Also, I created a SF2 command to do the exact thing you requested (converting Survey Figures). You can get it from this post here:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/database-processing-feature-lines-instead-of-survey-fi... 

Best,

~DD

[DGCSCAD]

After seeing this thread, I took a crack at having it emulate a no-frills version of ACAD's native Find And Replace Text. A few tweaks later and it's getting there, but it's still a WIP:

(defun c:FART (/ ss find replace);Find And Replace Text
  (setq find (getstring "\nEnter the text to find: "))
  (setq replace (getstring "\nEnter the replacement text: "))
  (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "TEXT,MTEXT,DIMENSION,ACAD_TABLE"))))
  (if ss
    (progn
      (vlax-for obj (vla-get-ActiveSelectionSet (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
(princ "\n")
(princ (vla-get-ObjectName obj))
        (cond
          ((= (vla-get-ObjectName obj) "AcDbText")
           (while (vl-string-search find (vla-get-TextString obj))
             (vla-put-TextString obj (vl-string-subst replace find (vla-get-TextString obj)))))
          ((= (vla-get-ObjectName obj) "AcDbMText")
           (while (vl-string-search find (vla-get-TextString obj))
             (vla-put-TextString obj (vl-string-subst replace find (vla-get-TextString obj)))))
          ((= (vla-get-ObjectName obj) "AcDbRotatedDimension")
           ;(if (vl-string-search find (vla-get-TextOverride obj))
           (while (vl-string-search find (vla-get-TextOverride obj))
             (vla-put-TextOverride obj (vl-string-subst replace find (vla-get-TextOverride obj)))))
          ((= (vla-get-ObjectName obj) "AcDbTable")
           ;(let ((rowCount (vla-get-Rows obj))
                 ;(colCount (vla-get-Columns obj)))

		(setq colCount (vlax-get-property obj 'Columns))
		(setq rowCount (vlax-get-property obj 'rows))

             (repeat rowCount
               (setq row (1- rowCount))
               (repeat colCount
                 (setq col (1- colCount))
                 (setq cellText (vla-gettext obj row col))
                 (while (vl-string-search find cellText)
                   (setq cellText (vl-string-subst replace find cellText))
                   (vla-SetText obj row col cellText))
                 (setq colCount (1- colCount)))
               (setq rowCount (1- rowCount)))));)
        )
      (princ "\nText replacement completed.")
    )
    (princ "\nNo matching text found.")
  )
  (princ)
)

I had it add MLeaders, but that was full of made-up function definitions. I'll be trying a different approach.

[gbattinPH5TG]

What a great command for a tool. LOL
Have AI add a prompt at the end that says (princ "\nFART has finished successfully.")

[Sea-Haven]

For anyone with Copilot make sure last 2 words are "Autocad lisp", but it can struggle on some tasks.

[SamBensonL4GSH]

I know that you can add knowledge sources to Microsoft Co-Pilot, does anyone have any good ones that they've used for theirs or would recommend?

[Kent1Cooper]

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@SamBensonL4GSH wrote:

I know that you can add knowledge sources to Microsoft Co-Pilot, does anyone have any good ones that they've used for theirs or would recommend?

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[Is it possible to embed the entire AutoLisp Reference in there as a "knowledge source," so it won't make up functions, use incorrect arguments, etc.?]

[CodeDing]

@Kent1Cooper ,

I've tried. It makes it better, but still often confuses functions from Common Lisp as useable for AutoLisp. But I have noticed that as these newer AI models come out they do get much better at writing AutoLISP.

~DD