How To Save Time And Money

You have got from me 13 posts about drawing a cabinet. I don't know what your background is. Are you interested in AutoLISP or an AutoCAD user?


Whatever. I wanted to give you information about the AutoLISP program for drawing a cabinet. You have seen:


1. Modules
2. Fast AutoCAD
3. Easy AutoCAD


That was very clear. It is easy to create an CAD drawing using an AutoLISP program. You save a lot of time and money.


Modules


You find modules in the AutoLISP program. In the AutoLISP program the following modules were found:


CLSCR - Clearing the screen
DRCAB - Drawing the cabinet
DRTOP - Drawing the top of the cabinet
DRDRW - Drawing the drawers
DRHND - Drawing the handles
SETDM - Setting the dimension variables
DRDIM - Drawing the dimensions


I prefer to work with modules in an AutoLISP program. Modules make the programming of the AutoLISP program much easier.


Modules have another significant advantage. If you want to change the program, you only have to change a module.


How the modules function. That has been explained in the 13 posts. I'm not going to explain that there again.


Fast AutoCAD


You have seen how fast AutoCAD is when an AutoLISP program is used. You could have copied this AutoLISP program.


You could have loaded the AutoLISP program into your AutoCAD and you could have worked with it. Creating the cabinet took only seconds.


That is the advantage of AutoLISP programs. They sure speed up AutoCAD. Getting your drawings takes only seconds.


To see how fast the AutoLISP program is. I have a suggestion for you. Draw a cabinet using the AutoLISP program.


When you are done. Create the same drawing by hand. Could you do it as fast? How long did it take? Two hours or longer?


With the AutoLISP program a complete AutoCAD drawing was created. But you can also create parts of your AutoCAD drawing.


I have a program that draws a border around an AutoCAD drawing. You can select the size of the drawing. The scale is calculated.


Easy AutoCAD


That is how it is. You need AutoCAD draftsmen for working with AutoCAD. That is what you have seen with this AutoLISP program.


Anybody can work with the AutoLISP program. Even people that are not AutoCAD draftsmen. But I'm not saying to get rid of your AutoCAD draftsmen.


It is like this. If you work with AutoLISP programs, then your AutoCAD draftsmen have more time for doing their job.


You could even consider to engage people that are not AutoCAD draftsmen and make them work on the drafting department.


What Is Next?


In the future I will give you much more posts with AutoLISP program. I want to show you how programming in AutoLISP is done.

Telling Others Do you like what you have read? Do you know other people, that could be interested? Could you tell them about this blog?

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

AutoLISP Program For Drawing A Cabinet 13

This AutoLISP Program


This AutoLISP program is an example of what can be done if you are working with an AutoLISP program. An AutoLISP program makes AutoCAD very fast.


You have seen how quickly the AutoCAD drawing was created. It started with a dialog box. And the dialog box had to be filled in.


So because of the dialog box more time was need to create the AutoCAD drawing. But it was done in less than ten seconds.


Could you create the drawing of the cabinet in less than ten seconds if you would do it by hand? I don't think so.


Complete AutoCAD Drawings


You know. That can be done with an AutoLISP program. You can create a part of an AutoCAD drawing with it or a complete drawing.


You have seen that now. If an AutoLISP program is used for creating an AutoCAD drawing. It goes very fast. It is done in no time.


Sure. Maybe you are creating the same drawing all the time. But the sizes of the drawing change. No problem. Use a dialog box.


OK. You are working with AutoCAD. You know how it is. You must wait for hours before your AutoCAD drawing is created.


Advantages AutoLISP Program


And now you have seen. If you work with an AutoLISP program, then you have your AutoCAD drawing right away.


Working with an AutoLISP program has two more big advantages:


1. You don't need to check the drawing once is is finished. The AutoLISP program follows all the standards. So you use the drawing right away.


2. Now you are working with AutoCAD operators. Who else can create AutoCAD drawings? AutoLISP programs work without AutoCAD operators.


One Problem


Now you only have one problem. You want AutoLISP programs. You have seen how good they are. But you cannot write them.


If that is your problem. You could come to me. I could write an AutoLISP program for you. And you are not spending a lot of money.

Telling Others Do you like what you have read? Do you know other people, that could be interested? Could you tell them about this blog?

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

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AutoLISP Program For Drawing A Cabinet 11

The Complete Program


(defun c:cabin (/ pt ls wd nr oh th)
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(clscr)
(setq pt (list 0 0)
ls (getsz)
wd (nth 0 ls)
nr (nth 1 ls)
oh (nth 2 ls)
th (nth 3 ls)
)
(drcab pt wd nr)
(drtop pt wd nr oh th)
(drdrw pt wd nr)
(drhnd pt wd nr)
(setdm)
(drdim pt wd nr oh th)
(command "zoom" "extents")
(command "zoom" "0.8x")
(setvar "cmdecho" 1)
(princ)
)


(defun clscr (/ ss)
(command "zoom" "extents")
(setq p1 (getvar "vsmin")
p2 (getvar "vsmax")
)
(setq ss (ssget "c" p1 p2))
(if ss
(command "erase" "all" "")
)
)


(defun getsz (/ di fl hi ls nr oh th wd wi)
(setq fl 0
wd 600
oh 50
th 25
)
(while (= fl 0)
(setq di (load_dialog "c:/make/cabin.dcl"))
(new_dialog "cabin" di)
(setq wi (dimx_tile "im")
hi (dimy_tile "im")
)
(start_image "im")
(fill_image 0 0 wi hi 0)
(slide_image -100 -100
(+ wi 100)
(+ hi 100)
"c:/make/cabin.sld"
)
(end_image)
(set_tile "wd" (itoa wd))
(set_tile "nr" "2")
(set_tile "oh" (itoa oh))
(set_tile "th" (itoa th))
(mode_tile "wd" 3)
(start_list "nr" 3)
(add_list "3")
(add_list "4")
(add_list "5")
(add_list "6")
(end_list)
(action_tile "accept" "(setq ls (value))
(done_dialog)")
(start_dialog)
(unload_dialog di)
(setq fl (nth 0 ls)
wd (nth 1 ls)
nr (nth 2 ls)
oh (nth 3 ls)
th (nth 4 ls)
)
)
(list wd nr oh th)
)


(defun value (/ fl nr oh th wd)
(setq wd (atoi (get_tile "wd"))
nr (atoi (get_tile "nr"))
oh (atoi (get_tile "oh"))
th (atoi (get_tile "th"))
)
(cond
((= nr 0)
(setq nr 3)
)
((= nr 1)
(setq nr 4)
)
((= nr 2)
(setq nr 5)
)
((= nr 3)
(setq nr 6)
)
)
(if (< wd 400)
(progn
(alert "Minimum width is 400")
(setq fl 0)
)
(setq fl 1)
)
(list fl wd nr oh th)
)


(defun drcab (pt wd nr)
(if (tblsearch "layer" "cabinet")
(command "layer" "s"
"cabinet"
""
)
(progn
(command "layer" "m"
"cabinet"
"c"
"green"
""
""
)
)
)
(command "line" pt
(setq pt (polar pt 0 wd))
(setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
(+ 100
25
)
)
25
)
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt pi wd))
"c"
)
)


(defun drtop (pt wd nr oh th)
(command "line" (setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
(+ 100 25)
)
25
)
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt pi oh))
(setq pt (polar pt (* pi 0.5)
th
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt
0
(+ wd
(* oh 2)
)
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 1.5)
th
)
)
(polar pt pi oh)
""
)
)


(defun drdrw (pt wd nr)
(repeat nr
(command "line" (setq pt (polar pt 0 25)
pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
25
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt
0
(- wd 50)
)
)
(setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
100)
)
(setq pt (polar pt
pi
(- wd 50)
)
)
"c"
(setq pt (polar pt pi 25))
)
)
)


(defun drhnd (pt wd nr / e1 e2)
(setq pt (polar pt 0 175)
pt (polar pt (* pi 0.5) 65)
)
(repeat nr
(command "line" pt
(polar pt 0 (- wd 350))
""
)
(setq e1 (entlast))
(setq pt (polar pt (* pi 0.5) 20))
(command "line" pt
(polar pt 0 (- wd 350))
""
)
(setq e2 (entlast))
(drarc e1 e2)
(setq pt (polar pt (* pi 0.5) 105))
)
)


(defun drarc (e1 e2 / el p1 p2 p3 p4)
(command "fillet" e1 e2)
(setq el (entget e1)
p1 (cdr (assoc 10 el))
p2 (cdr (assoc 11 el))
el (entget e2)
p3 (cdr (assoc 10 el))
p4 (cdr (assoc 11 el))
)
(command "erase" e1 e2 "")
(command "line" p2 p1 "")
(setq e1 (entlast))
(command "line" p4 p3 "")
(setq e2 (entlast))
(command "fillet" e1 e2)
)


(defun setdm ()
(command "-style"
"dimension"
"courier new"
0
1
0
"no"
"no"
)
(if (tblsearch "layer" "dimension")
(command "layer" "s"
"dimension"
""
)
(progn
(command "layer" "m"
"dimension"
"c"
"red"
""
""
)
)
)
(setvar "dimasz" 10)
(setvar "dimcen" 10)
(setvar "dimclrt" 2)
(setvar "dimdec" 0)
(setvar "dimdli" 5)
(setvar "dimexe" 5)
(setvar "dimexo" 5)
(setvar "dimgap" 5)
(setvar "dimtad" 1)
(setvar "dimtdec" 0)
(setvar "dimtih" 0)
(setvar "dimtoh" 0)
(setvar "dimtvp" 5)
(setvar "dimtxsty" "dimension")
(setvar "dimtxt" 10)
)


(defun drdim (pt wd nr oh th)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(setq pt (polar pt 0 wd))
(polar pt (* pi 1.5) 35)
)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
125
)
25
)
)
pt (polar pt 0 oh)
)
(polar pt 0 35)
)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(polar pt (* pi 0.5) th)
(polar pt 0 35)
)
(setq pt (list 0 0))
(command "dimlinear" (setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
125
)
25
)
)
)
(polar pt pi oh)
(polar pt (* pi 1.5) 35)
)
)




(c:cabin)


13 Posts Now


This post is very long. Still. There is a lot more that I want to say. I want to say something about:


1. Programming in AutoLISP
2. This AutoLISP Program


I will do it in two separate posts. Sorry. In the beginning I was saying that this series only has 11 posts. That is now 13 posts.


Next Post


In the next post I'm going to talk about programing in AutoLISP.

Telling Others Do you like what you have read? Do you know other people, that could be interested? Could you tell them about this blog?

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: 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

AutoLISP Program For Drawing A Cabinet 10

AutoLISP Program For Drawing A Cabinet 10


Dimensioning The Drawing


We have drawn the cabinet. We have drawn the cabinet, the top of the cabinet, the drawers and the handles of the drawers.


The DRDIM Function


Now we are going to add the dimensions to the drawing. See the DRDIN function. That function is used for adding the dimensions


(defun drdim (pt wd nr oh th)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(setq pt (polar pt 0 wd))
(polar pt (* pi 1.5) 35)
)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
125
)
25
)
)
pt (polar pt 0 oh)
)
(polar pt 0 35)
)
(command "dimlinear" pt
(polar pt (* pi 0.5) th)
(polar pt 0 35)
)
(setq pt (list 0 0))
(command "dimlinear" (setq pt (polar pt
(* pi 0.5)
(+ (* nr
125
)
25
)
)
)
(polar pt pi oh)
(polar pt (* pi 1.5) 35)
)
)


How The DRDIM Function Works


That is not too complicated. We have set the dimension variables in the previous function. So we can add the dimensions.


It is all a matter of calculating where the points of the dimensions are. And using the DIMLINEAR command.


That is important. The dimensions are drawn on a distance that is 35 from the points that were picked first.


I feel you understand how the DRDIM function works. If you have any questions. Add a comment to this post.


I will see your comment and give an answer to your question. I will help you to get a better understanding of the function.


Next Posts


In the next posts I'm going to give you the complete AutoLISP program. I will also talk about how AutoLISP programming is done.


And I have a post that is about my business. It is about Make AutoCAD Fast. I will tell you what I or my business could do for you.


Telling Others


Do you like what you have read? Do you know other people, that also could be interested in what I'm saying? Could you tell them about this blog?


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.


YouTube


I have added videos to YouTube. The videos give examples of my AutoLISP programming work. You could engage me if you want.


If you are thinking of engaging me. Listen. I work for free. I write an AutoLISP program for you. You only pay when you are satisfied.


That is important. When you come to me with an AutoLISP programming job, you are not spending any money.


On YouTube you can find my videos here:


http://youtu.be/zgTWKo7DpeM
http://youtu.be/sd-sbyM3-d8
http://youtu.be/2yhk7G5KlAs
http://youtu.be/mEA6lymElqI
http://youtu.be/eyOdOTHPH-o
http://youtu.be/O8Zy6n9zS8Q
http://youtu.be/5sMBtfnnizk
http://youtu.be/QrmbXvmFa2o
http://youtu.be/4Ol-YpDC2MY

http://youtu.be/DWFke-Nie0E