Sunday, November 3, 2013

Drawing A Rectangle With AutoLISP 1

Introduction


Here is an AutoLISP program for drawing a rectangle. You can enter the sizes of the rectangle in a dialog box.


Once the sizes have been entered the rectangle is drawn. The scale of the drawing is written in the drawing.


That is important. You can enter a width and a height for the rectangle. But the maximum width is 3500. The maximum height is 2500.


How The AutoLISP Program Works


As the AutoLISP program starts a dialog box is displayed. In it the width and the height of the rectangle can be entered.


See the dialog box. The user can enter the width of the rectangle and the height of the rectangle. But there are maximums.


The maximum width is 3500. If a value more than 3500 is entered, then a warning dialog box is displayed. Have a look at it.


The same happens for the height. The maximum height is 2500. If a higher value is entered, a warning dialog box is displayed.


After the warning dialog box have been displayed, the user clicks on the OK button. And he can enter other values.


The values he entered are displayed in the dialog box.







The user has entered a valid width and height of the rectangle. The rectangle is drawn with dimensions.


This is how it looks:




The scale of the drawing is written in the lower right corner of the drawing. The scale can go op to 1:10.


I guess that is what you want. You want to have the listing of the AutoLISP program. You will get it. In my next post.




Telling Others


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Comment


In the mean time. If you have any questions. Or you want to tell me something. Feel free to add a comment to this blog.


I would love to hear from you. And when you come to me with a comment. I will give a reply to your question or remark.




Warning


Don't spend a lot of money on AutoCAD Light. It is only for creating 2D drawings and it doesn't support AutoLISP.


There is a very similar CAD program. And that is completely free. The name of the program? DraftSight.


How to get it? Do a search on Google for “download DraftSight”. And you will find where you can download the program.






Only Create Drawings


When your CAD operators don't create the borders of your drawings, a lot of time is saved. You get your drawings much faster.


I have created a program that does exactly that. An AutoCAD drawing has been created and the program draws a border around it.


If you want to see how the program works, go to YouTube. You'll find the working of the program here:


http://www.youtu.be/O8Zy6n9zS8Q


Now the AutoLISP program gives you the choice to select the size of your border. You can select A4, A3, A2, or A1.


Maybe you already know the size of the border of your drawing. Maybe all your drawings have the size A1. If so. Let me know.


That is important. The program finds the proper scale of your drawing. Or do you already know what the scale always is?


I can write the AutoLISP program that you want. The price? I will only charge you RM 600.-. That is less than US $ 200.-.






You are welcome to publish my article provided you include the resource box with links intact.




Resource Box


Jos van Doorn is an AutoLISP programmer and blogger. He is originally from Holland and now he lives in Malaysia.



He is the founder of the Make AutoCAD Fast business. Make AutoCAD Fast is writing AutoLISP programs for AutoCAD users.



Make AutoCAD Fast created an AutoLISP program for drawing a border around AutoCAD drawings. The program can be found on YouTube.
http://www.youtu.be/O8Zy6n9zS8Q



Jos is writing a blog. In it are AutoLISP programs with information and it is about Make AutoCAD Fast. You can find his blog here:


http://www.makeautocadfast.blogspot.com


Maybe you have a question. Or want to tell me something. You can contact me on this e-mail address:


makeautocadfast@ymail.com


This article may be freely reprinted or distributed in its entirety in any Ezine, newsletter, blog, or website. As long as the following resource box is added:


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This article is written by Jos van Doorn. He is an AutoLISP programmer who has helped engineering firms and architects to get their AutoCAD drawings fast, without waiting for hours.


You can find more valuable information about his
business and AutoLISP at his blog. It is here:


http://www.makeautocadfast.blogspot.com


If you want to contact him. Go to his blog and leave a comment.
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