Repeating circle feature AUTOCAD 2016
This is a new trick for me 🙂 thanks!
For another method you can try, i use the right click customization to repeat command but it too encounters the same issue you are experiencing.
I will say though if you use the keyboard, for me, my hands as resting on the home row (at least the left hand) so hitting space bar followed by "D" for diameter inst too bad.
CADnoob
I would just put it into a txt file that you changed the extenion to .lsp and drag and drop that into CAD.
CADnoob
@DanielkrampenV8756 wrote:
So this is going to turn into a macro tutorial (I am assuming), how would I go about automating with a lisp?
A macro [called up by a Tool Palette or Toolbar button or other menu item] can do what @rkmcswain suggested an AutoLisp command to do:
^C^CCIRCLE \D
It could even automatically repeat itself, if that's of any use to you, with an asterisk added to the beginning of it.
However, either of those [or @TheCADnoob's suggested implementation of rkmcswain's definition] is good for only the Diameter option. They don't do what I think you're really asking for, which is to remember whatever option you last used and offer it as the default next time, rather than always default to asking for the radius, requiring you to designate some other option if that's what you need. I think that can be done with a more elaborate AutoLisp routine, though I'll have to think about that later....
So I am noticing this works If I type in circle but I am not seeing a reaction if I use the ribbon and the button (my preferred/ used to technique) Am I going about this all wrong?
Are you trying to use the lisp code I posted?
Let's presume that the lisp code is loaded (we can expand on that in another post).
Define the command in your CUI file, here is an example: (I renamed the lisp function to "CircleD" as shown here)
(defun c:circleD () (vl-cmdf "._circle" pause "_D"))
Here is the resulting toolbar. It could be a drop-down menu item, or Ribbon button. No, I didn't take the time to make an icon for it....
Once I click the button and draw a circle, then space bar will repeat the custom command.
@rkmcswain wrote:
@Kent1Cooper wrote:
.... I think that can be done with a more elaborate AutoLisp routine, though I'll have to think about that later....@Kent1Cooper - am I missing something? A menu entry that calls the "c" command (or whatever the user decided to call it, as defined above in lisp), would repeat with the space bar.
You're missing the OP's desire "to automatically keep whichever parameter I choose" [Post 1], which is not the same as what your command does [it always uses the option they say they most commonly use, but does not allow for choosing any other option/parameter and then remembering that next time].
