Get Your AutoCAD Drawings Right Away And Save A Lot Of Money 2

Now we are going to talk about the listing of the AutoLISP application. You saw the listing of the AutoLI application in the previous post.


As you have seen there are functions in the AutoLISP application. Here is a list of the functions and what they do.

The Functions


Function Task


START Start of the application
MKLAY Creating layers of the application
DRFRV Drawing the front view
DRSDV Drawing the side view
DRTPV Drawing the top view
STDMV Setting the dimension variables
DMFRV Dimensioning the front view
DMSDV Dimensioning the side view
DMTPV Dimensioning the top view
DRWHD Drawing the drawing head
DRBRD Drawing the border
ENDPR Ending the application


An Explanation Of The Functions


I already have talked about the START function and the ENDPR function. So I can forget about talking of them now.


You see how all the layers of the AutoCAD drawing have been created. The LAYER command is used and the Make option of it.


The front view, side view and the top view is drawn by using the LINE command. That is imp[ortant. A start point is used.


The start point is specified in the main program. It is the point (LIST 25 100). The point is given to all the draw functions.


Before the dimension can be drawn the dimension variables must be set. It is done in the STDMV function.


Maybe you like the way in which the dimensions were drawn. If so and you want to know what variables are used. See how I did it.


How the dimensions of the front view, the side view and the top view are drawn. That is very clear. The DIMLINEAR function is used.


For the drawing head the text “Make AutoCAD Fast” is drawn. And a line around the text is drawn. It is a very simple drawing head.


For the border two rectangles are drawn. The size of the drawing is A4. The points of the rectangles are set with LIST commands.


The Complete Explanation


That is it. This is the complete explanation of the AutoLISP application. The AutoLISP application was not too complicated.

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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.-.

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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: Make AutoCAD Fast 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