Creating them. That is going to take a lot of time. Not if you are working with AutoLISP. Here is a program that does it very fast.
Limited
OK. I must admit. It is a limited program. The front view is a rectangle. And once we have it the side view and the top view is created.
But the principle is there. You can create quickly the side view and the top view if you have the front view of a drawing.
Depending on the drawing that you have got. Some more programming could be needed. But that is clear. It could be done with AutoLISP.
How The Program Works
I have created a program, that quickly creates a side view and a top view. This is how the program works.
The program starts. It starts with a clean sheet. If something has been drawn in the screen, then it is erased.
A rectangle is drawn. The user can decide what rectangle to draw. There is asked to pick the base point and the opposite point.
This is how the rectangle may look:
Next there is asked what is to be drawn. Do we have a flat rectangle or is the rectangle a shaft. There is asked what to draw.
This is the question that shows up:
Type: Flat/Shaft:
The user can enter “F” for flat or “S” for shaft. What is selected is drawn.
If the user has selected FLAT, then two more questions show up. There are asked what the width and the depth of the drawing is.
These are the questions:
Width:
Depth:
The rectangle also have got a length and a height. Here is a picture that explains all the sizes of the rectangle.
After the width and the depth have been entered, the side view and the top view of the rectangle is drawn. See how it is.
This is how the drawing looks if there has been chosen for a flat rectangle. But it could also be a shaft. This is how it looks if shaft.
Next
I'm talking about eleven functions and you want to have the program and learn about the eleven functions. You will get in in my next post.
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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. |
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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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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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