Invert Visible Layers
- lisp program to invert visible and non-visible layers, Todd Shackelford, The
Lazy Drafter, June 10, 2008
AutoLISP.3: Expressions, Variables and Data Types - simple math and string
functions, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 6, 2008
Create Thumbnail Previews For Old
Drawings - using ZOOM-SAVE.LSP and ZOOM-SAVE.DCL utilities for
opening DWG/DXF files and zooming them to 80%, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, May 1,
2008
Shortcuts and Solutions - Xref block layer cleanup utility, LISP code for
automatic XLines, resetting path for Xref blocks, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst,
May 1, 2008
AutoLISP Programming: A LISP to Edit Your Text Objects With Number Entries -
searching defined area and performing mathematical operations, M. Derya Bahceci,
Daily AutoCAD, Apr 30, 2008
Tips Rain Down on Harry - tips on breaking all selected objects, changing
Xref layer color, viewport synchronizer utility, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst,
Apr 1, 2008
Running ScaleListEdit at Drawing Startup in an AutoCAD 2008 Based Product -
Dan Jiskoot, IMAGINiT technologies, Apr 9, 2008
AutoLISP Programming: Profile Grids With MINSERT - Brian Strandberg,
Daily AutoCAD, Apr 2, 2008
Usage of mpt.lsp in AutoCAD - creating and adding command to object snap
menu, JTB World, Mar 26, 2008
Error Handling in AutoLISP Programs 2 - understanding 'alert,' 'exit' and
'quit' functions in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 19, 2008
Error Handling in AutoLISP Programs 1 - explaining error handling functions
in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 17, 2008
Convert Old Table Data to New Table Format - using MAKETABLE.LSP utility for
selecting lines, polylines and converting into AutoCAD table object, Tony
Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2008
CAD From the Streets
- LISP tips on changing layer colors, changing circle diameters, pipe and column
extrusion utility, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2008
Logging Daily Activities and Other Tips - AutoCAD tips on using CAD
manager's log tool, P&ID linetypes library, cross lock hatch pattern, more,
Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Feb 1, 2008
Generate an Epitrochoidal Spline Curve - using SPLINECURVE.LSP
code in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, Jan 1, 2008
What LUPREC is and What It Can Do in AutoLISP - editing BomLengths.lsp for
not showing decimals, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World, Jan 15, 2008
How to Use a
Progressbar in LISP Functions? - using inbuilt function 'acet-ui-progress'
in AutoCAD, CAD Forum, Jan 2008
Great Mysteries of
AutoCAD - AutoLISP routine for automating draw order, running script on set
of drawings, creating simple custom command with AutoLISP, Lee Ambrosius,
Michael's corner, Jan 2008
Command vs. Entmake vs. Vla-add - entmake method is fastest when drawing
large number of entities in AutoCAD, RK McSwain, CAD Panacea, Dec 14, 2007
Practical Tips from Harry Himself
- AutoCAD tips on processing all open drawings, picking folder dialog box, using
VBA for input from Visual LISP, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Dec 1, 2007
Visual LISP: Programming User Interfaces with OpenDCL - Muharrem Kocyigit,
Daily AutoCAD, Nov 28, 2007
My First VBA Application in AutoCAD - running VBA macro, Ozgur Ozkurt,
Daily AutoCAD, Nov 26, 2007
An AutoLISP Program That Reads Point List From File and Puts Them Into Drawing
- program reads 3D point data from text file, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Nov
15, 2007
Calculate Weight Program Earns November Top Tip Honor - tips on calculating
real-world weight of product design, binding Xrefs to drawing, revision
mark-ups, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2007
Inserting Blocks Using a Transformation Matrix
- AutoLISP program to add blocks to AutoCAD drawing and place them in correct
position and orientation, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2007
VisualLISP: Calculating Slope Between Two Points - Muharrem Kocyigit,
Daily AutoCAD, Nov 5, 2007
Add Personal mtext Symbols or Text Snippets in AutoCAD - using AutoLISP
code, JTB World, Nov 5, 2007
Protecting Your AutoLISP Codes - creating new project in VisualLISP editor
and converting LISP file into FAS file, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Oct 31, 2007
Customize AreaText.LSP for AutoCAD - AutoLISP code for calculating area of
polyline in sq. meter, JTB World, Oct 30, 2007
AutoLISP: Method of Giving
Elevation Symbols in AutoCAD - adding text property to dynamic block
automatically, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, Oct 29, 2007
Where is My ALIGN Command? - under "Modify/3D Operations" in AutoCAD 2008, Orhan
Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Oct 25, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - October
- tips on complex tile hatch pattern, polyline subtract, plotting series of
drawings, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Oct 1, 2007
AutoLISP - Find & Replace Application - Orhan Toker,
Daily AutoCAD, Oct 16, 2007
AreaText.LSP for AutoCAD - AutoLISP code for knowing area of polyline, JTB
World, Oct 10, 2007
Using Additional Options Inside Standard AutoCAD Commands - AutoLISP routine
to draw circle with circumference, Mohamed Haris, CADing && Coding, Oct 9, 2007
Managing Basic File Operations with AutoLISP - opening files in AutoLISP,
Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Oct 4, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - September
- tips on connecting blocks, offsets joined by fillet, metal hatch patterns,
more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
Add Blocks and Update a List of Materials - using ADD-BLOCKS.LSP and ADD-BLOCKS.DCL
routines in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
AutoLISP Application: LAY_DEL.LSP -
deleting all entities with layer of selected entity in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker,
Daily AutoCAD, Sep 4, 2007
Create a TABLE Using Lisp - R.K.
McSwain, CAD Panacea, Aug 13, 2007
No
More Drudgery - developing VBA program for drafting ductile iron pipe
in AutoCAD, Salvatore Napolitano, Cadalyst, Aug 1, 2007
AutoCAD Tips From Our Readers - August
- converting AutoCAD tables to Excel, incrementing text label, trimming
inside/outside a box, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, August 1, 2007
Filling Up - using ADARRAY.LSP
code to fill an area with an array of the selected block in AutoCAD, Tony
Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007
Programming Dialog Boxes in AutoLISP: DCL - running DCL:GETINT function in
AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, July 16, 2007
ObjectDBX
Sample Using VBA and AutoCAD 2008
- using ObjectDBX to extract information from drawings without opening them,
JTB World, July 11, 2007
AutoCAD Tips
From Our Readers - July -
tips on flipping complex linetype, block repairing, section lines, changing
text properties, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007
AutoLISP Sample: Measuring the Slope Between Two Points - using
tal_slope.lsp file in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June 25, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - June - tips on using slope annotation tool,
DIMASSOC variable, adding tolerance factor, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, June 1,
2007
Tidy Circles - using CIRC-TRIM.LSP
routine to trim everything outside of a circle in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss,
Cadalyst, May 1, 2007
Loading AutoLISP Applications Automatically - loading a simple LISP file and
understanding the mechanisms for automatically loading the LISP files in
AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 11, 2007
AutoLISP - Find & Replace Application - LISP code to find and replace a
string in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 8, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - May
- using LISP log, progress bars, starting associated application, more, Bill
Kramer, Cadalyst, May 1, 2007
Visual LISP: Program Which
Divides an ARC With Equal Spaces and Projects on a Line - using MEASURE
command to divide ARC entity into equally-spaced point in AutoCAD, Muharrem
Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, April 23, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - April
- tips on thawing all layers in a drawing, forcing blocks to specific layers,
road layout, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007
AutoLISP Application: LAY_DEL.LSP - AutoLISP utility that deletes all
entities in the layer of selected entity in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
April 16, 2007
Visual
LISP: Entity Properties and Methods - using VLAX-Dump-Object command
in AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, April 9, 2007
AutoLISP.10: Using Entmake Function to Add Entities to Drawing - drawing
line and circle, creating MTEXT and LWPOLYLINE or adding a new LAYER into the
LAYER table using entmake, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, March 26, 2007
Sequential Numbering Systems - using TIP-NUM.LSP
utility to add circles and sequence numbers to schematic of a integrated circuit
in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, March 1, 2007
A Simple AutoLISP Application for Constructing Center Lines - using MIRROR
command in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, March 19, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - March
- tips on getting names of dynamic blocks, quick dimension style selection,
leader modification, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, March 1, 2007
AutoLISP.9: DXF Codes - DXF group codes of the common AutoCAD entities,
creating a DXF file, more, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, March 12, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - February
- tips on renaming layers, selecting objects, modified divides, linear arc
dimension, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Loading CUI Files with AutoLISP - using _TOOLBAR and _MENULOAD commands in
AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, March 8, 2007
AutoLISP.8: Selection Sets in AutoLISP Programs - creating and manipulating
a new selection set in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, February 28, 2007
Find Coordinates of Image Tiles - using COORDS-LIST.LSP
code to create a text file containing the name and coordinates of a set of image
tiles in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, January 1, 2007
AutoLISP.7: Defining Our Own Functions - definition and usage of functions
with arguments in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, February 26, 2007
AutoLISP Shortcut Command Guidelines - guidelines for naming shortcut
routines in LISP, Mark W. Kiker, CADD
Manager.com Blog, February 20, 2007
Toggle AutoCAD Background
- using lisp routine to toggle the AutoCAD background color between black and
white, RK McSwain, CAD Panacea, February 9, 2007
Place of AutoLISP in Programming in AutoCAD - why AutoLISP is
favored in Turkey, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, February 12, 2007
AutoLISP.6: Managing Lists in AutoLISP (List Handling) - understanding Point
Lists with example, dotted pairs, entity lists in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily
AutoCAD, February 5, 2007
Difference between AutoLISP and VisualLISP - Muharrem Kocyigit,
Daily AutoCAD, January 30, 2007
Characters Entered in Front of AutoCAD Commands - defining advanced
version of AutoCAD command, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, January 29, 2007
An AutoLISP Program That Draws a Bubble at the End of Axes - placing a
bubble, with a text inside, at the end of a LINE entity, Orhan Toker, Daily
AutoCAD, January 24, 2007
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - January
- tips on checking the structure of the blocks, exploding multiple inserted
blocks, automatic dimensioning, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, January 1, 2007
AutoLISP.5: User Input Functions - different input data types and their
functions in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, January 15, 2007
AutoLISP.4: (Command ..) Function - supporting foreign language, pausing to
enter data, and passing into command function, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
December 21, 2006
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers
- tips on converting solid arrowhead to polyline outline, printing a list, block
usage report and more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, December 8, 2006
AutoLISP.3: Expressions, Variables and Data Types - understanding LISP
expression, AutoLISP data types, variables and more, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
December 12, 2006
Demand Loading a VLX File - VLXLoad source code to define ADS function when
ObjectARX module loads, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, December 5, 2006
AutoLISP.2- Programming with Visual LISP Editor - standardizing programming
practices while developing AutoLISP programs, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
December 5, 2006
Introduction to AutoLISP: My First AutoLISP Program - Orhan Toker,
Daily AutoCAD, November 30, 2006
Import Blocks and Attributes
- using updated INSBLK3.LSP and INSBLK3.DCL files for running block insertion
command in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, November 7, 2006
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers
- tips on text manipulations, layer management in drawings, deleting similar
objects, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, November 3, 2006
Toolbar Dances - creating virtual (dynamic) toolbar that is not saved in the
user interface after leaving AutoCAD session, Nikolay Poleshchuk
Do You Have a LISP (Routine)? - list of sources to get AutoLISP code, Mark
W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, October 2, 2006
Beveled Gears - using BEVELGEAR.LSP and BEVELGEAR.DCL
files to draw a bevel gear in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, September 8,
2006
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers
- tips on joists and trusses, curly braces, quickly copying a file, more, Bill
Kramer, Cadalyst, September 8, 2006
Nate's Simple AutoLisp - Lesson 003 - using the Visual LISP editor to save
the AutoLISP program for a single line as an executable file, AutoCAD, Nate
Holt, Controlling the Machine, August 2006
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers
- attribute edit utility, quick plot command set, ordinate dimensioning, more,
Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, August 7, 2006
Nate's Simple AutoLISP - Lesson 002 - using AutoLISP to select block insert
entity in AutoCAD, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, July 2006
Nate's Simple AutoLISP - Lesson 001 - using AutoLISP to select objects in
AutoCAD, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, July 2006
Plant
Lists in AutoCAD - PLANT-LIST.LSP file separates total quantities
and plant species for contractors, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, July 7, 2006
Vlisp
Variables - Visual Lisp Editor helps to find all the AutoCAD
variables in the lisp file, CAD Panacea, July 24, 2006
Layer Filter Removal Tool - command removes all the Layer Filters from a
drawing, Lee Ambrosius, Beyond the UI, December 6, 2004
Pedit on Steroids - LISP routine to quickly join lines, arcs and
polylines into a polyline including a fuzz distance, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB
World, November 11, 2004
3D
UCS Quick Setting - AutoLISP routine is designed to set UCS in 3D
vertical to the horizontal plain from the left or right side, Leonid
Nemirovsky, Better Than Nothing AutoLISP, October 8, 2004
CASE
- AutoLISP program lets you change text to upper case and lower case or upper
case the first letter of each word, Jeffery Sanders, JefferyPSanders.com,
October 5, 2004
RepAtt - Replace Attribute Values - AutoLISP program allows you to
select a block to replace the values of all attributes within that block,
Jeffery Sanders, JefferyPSanders.com, October 1, 2004
Get Back Into Gear
- update of AutoLISP SPURGEAR.LSP routine includes dialog box and improved
AutoCAD compatibility, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004