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- README.DOC
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- The AutoCAD Productivity Diskette
- Copyright 1986 by Ventana Press
- Piedmont, California
- Revision 1.2
- 12/09/86
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-
- Thank you for your purchase of The AutoCAD Productivity
- Diskette, which will save you hours of typing macros and AutoLISP
- routines from The AutoCAD Productivity Book, by A. Ted Schaefer
- and James L. Brittain.
-
- IMPORTANT: READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT BEFORE USING THE AUTOCAD
- PRODUCTIVITY DISKETTE. THEN READ ALL .DOC FILES.
-
- The code on this diskette was tested and merged into the book
- for macros, AutoLISP routines and RISC menus. We also have
- included some bonus routines and an ACAD.LSP file that
- automatically loads every time you boot up AutoCAD, placing many
- new functions at your fingertips.
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-
-
- ***** License, Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability *****
-
- This diskette is offered without support other than the
- READ.ME file on the diskette (this file) and the information
- in The AutoCAD Productivity Book (see Chapters One through Seven
- and Appendix F).
-
- The publisher and authors assume no responsibility for the
- suitability of the programs contained in the diskette. Programs
- on this diskette are intended only for your personal use and may
- not be duplicated or used for resale.
-
- All copyright and disclaimers which apply to The AutoCAD
- Productivity Book also apply to The AutoCAD Productivity
- Diskette.
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- The following files are contained in the root directory:
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- MACRO03 LSP MACRO25 LSP MACR25B LSP MACRO34 LSP
- MACRO35 LSP MACRO52 LSP MACRO55 LSP MACRO56 LSP
- MACRO57 LSP MACRO61 LSP MACRO62 LSP MACRO63 LSP
- MACRO64 LSP MACRO65 LSP MACRO66 LSP MACRO67 LSP
- MACRO68 LSP MACRO69 LSP MACRO70 LSP *PLDIST LSP
- *ZOOOM LSP *READ ME *BOOK MNU MACRO01 MNU
- MACRO02 MNU MACRO03 MNU MACRO04 MNU MACRO05 MNU
- MACRO06 MNU MACRO07 MNU MACRO08 MNU MACRO09 MNU
- MACRO10 MNU MACRO11 MNU MACRO12 MNU MACRO13 MNU
- MACRO14 MNU MACRO15 MNU MACRO16 MNU MACRO17 MNU
- MACRO18 MNU MACRO19 MNU MACRO20 MNU MACRO21 MNU
- MACRO22 MNU MACRO23 MNU MACRO24 MNU MACRO26 MNU
- MACRO27 MNU MACRO28 MNU MACRO29 MNU MACRO30 MNU
- MACRO31 MNU MACRO32 MNU MACRO33 MNU MACRO34 MNU
- MACRO35 MNU MACRO36 MNU MACRO37 MNU MACRO38 MNU
- MACRO39 MNU MACRO40 MNU MACRO41 MNU MACRO42 MNU
- MACRO43 MNU MACRO44 MNU MACRO45 MNU MACRO46 MNU
- MACRO47 MNU MACRO48 MNU MACRO49 MNU MACRO50 MNU
- MACRO51 MNU MACRO52 MNU MACRO53 MNU MACRO54 MNU
- MACRO55 MNU MACRO56 MNU MACRO57 MNU MACRO58 MNU
- MACRO59 MNU MACRO60 MNU RISC MNU *RISC25 MNU
- TABLET MNU *ACAD PGP STP&RPT SCR CONFIG SYS
- 89 files
-
- The following files are contained in the \MISC directory:
-
- *AHD DWG *CBALLOON *CROSS DWG *PLIST DWG
- *PROTO DWG *RISC DWG *RISC25 DWG TABMENU DWG
- *TSHTAV DWG *TSHTAH DWG *TSHTB DWG *TSHTC DWG
- *TSHTD DWG *TSHTE DWG *WELDDNL DWG *WELDDNR DWG
- *WELDUPL DWG *WELDUPR DWG *ACAD LSP *ACAD2 LSP
- *BASELINE LSP
- 24 files
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- * indicates files not in book
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- ***************************WARNING******************************
- *************************IMPORTANT****************************
- ***************************WARNING******************************
-
- If you indiscriminately copy the contents of this diskette to
- your hard disk, (for example, using *.*), you may over-write
- files that would cause problems to both AutoCAD and other
- programs! The four of main concern are AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS,
- ACAD.PGP and ACAD.LSP.
-
- Before copying these files, check the root directory of your hard
- disk to see if AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are present, using the
- DIR command (see Chapter Two). If they are not, copy the files
- from this diskette and restart your system. If they are, refer
- to Chapter Two, and use the TYPE command to compare the contents
- of our files with your files. Using EDLIN or your text editor,
- add the valuable lines from our files to your existing files.
-
- Once in the directory containing the AutoCAD program files, look
- for your ACAD.PGP file and ACAD.LSP files. If they exist, be
- careful not to copy ours over them before you conduct the
- comparison mentioned above.
-
- IMPORTANT TIP: When copying files, the best procedure is to
- follow Appendix F in the book. First, make a directory, then copy
- the files into that directory. Operate in that directory for a
- time. When you decide which files you want to use, copy them to
- the directory where your AutoCAD files reside. Of course, when
- you gain experience with directories, you can create paths
- directly from AutoCAD.
-
- For the above reasons and the fact that the root directory cannot
- hold all 113 files, we've placed these "semi-dangerous" files and
- the drawing files into a sub-directory called MISC on the floppy.
-
- For further reference, see page 38 of The AutoCAD Productivity
- Book.
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- Several drawing files are included:
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- AHD DWG - an arrowhead used in the RISC menus, Point
- sub-menu (see page 127)
- CBALLOON DWG - balloon symbol used in ACAD.LSP file (routine #16)
- BALL DWG - balloon symbol used for Macro #54 (page 250).
- CROSS DWG - a 1" cross used in the RISC menus, Point sub-menu
- (see page 127)
- PLIST DWG - heading of Parts List (see page 272)
- TABMENU DWG - tablet menu drawing in Chapter Six (see page 139).
- TSHT* DWG - title sheet drawings use in SETUP contained in
- ACAD.LSP
- WELD* DWG - 4 weld arrow drawings used in the weld arrow LISP
- routine in ACAD.LSP (not found in The AutoCAD
- Productivity Boook)
- PROTO DWG - activates book menu
- RISC DWG - activates RISC menu and contains blocks and layers
- needed for menu operation.
- RISC25 DWG - activates RISC25 menu and contains blocks and
- layers needed for menu operation.
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-
- Notes:
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- 1). The ACAD.PGP file contains an important clue on how to
- have and "on-line" database mentioned in chapter Five, page 120.
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- 2). STP&RPT.SCR is a script file used in the RISC menu for 2.15
- and greater. STP&RPT.SCR is not required with RISC25.MNU for
- Version 2.5 because the MEASURE and DIVIDE AutoCAD commands can
- provide a "step and repeat" function.
-
- 3). To use the three proto-type drawings, PROTO, RISC and
- RISC25, from the main AutoCAD menu, start a new drawing, (option
- 1). Then type:
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- DRAWNAME=RISC (or RISC25 or PROTO)
-
- Ref: section 2.5.2 in the AutoCAD User Reference manual
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- In the book, we indicated that macro files had a .MCR extension.
- In hindsight, it's better to name them with .MNU extensions, so
- while in a drawing you can load and test them before placing them
- in your own menu.
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- Note: If there are several variations of a macro, they will be
- "lumped" together under the same file name. Also, you can use
- the path name in the menu command. For example, if you were in
- the ACAD directory and the macros reside in a directory called
- PROBOOK, type \PROBOOK\MACROXX to activate a menu.
-
- Similarly, when loading AutoLISP routines from a drawing,
- from the AutoCAD command prompt, type (load "macroXX") (ENTER).
-
- Be sure to enclose the statement with parentheses and use
- quotes around the macro. A path name can be used in the load
- statement, but two \'s must be used instead of one. For example:
- (load "c:\\probook\\macro56").
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- For your convenience, we have placed all the *.mnu files into one
- on-screen menu system called BOOK.MNU. When you use the
- PROTO.DWG to start a new drawing, this menu will be activated.
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- An AutoCAD quirk: MACRO35, which draws a fillet between two
- circles works normally as shown in the book when grouped in the
- BOOK.MNU. However when loaded by itself, it breaks into two
- sections. We guess this is because of its length. When the
- first section is finished calculating, just select the next line
- of code (visible on the screen) and it will work properly.
-
- To make this more apparent, we split the MACRO35.MNU file into
- two sections, one headed with the word "continue". The code in
- the BOOK.MNU is exactly as that in The AutoCAD Productivity Book.
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- ACAD.LSP and ACAD2.LSP are files that contain the bonus
- AutoLISP files and are also a typical compilation of AutoLISP
- functions from The AutoCAD Productivity Book.
-
- Only ACAD.LSP will boot up automatically with each drawing, but
- may be time-consuming. You may want to load less frequently used
- commands as separate files. You can make a macro of this
- procedure and assign it to a tablet or screen menu (see Macro
- #27)
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- Below are the functions in ACAD.LSP:
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- ; 1. Find (find) 2.5
- ; 2. Import (import)
- * 3. Export (export) 2.5
- * 4. Text Fit (tfit) 2.5
- * 5. Change Text Size Global (tszg) 2.5
- * 6. Change Text Size Select (tsz) 2.5
- ; 7. Fillet 2 circles (filetcir)
- ; 8. Increment Number Individual (number)
- * 9. Change Text (ct) 2.5 by Autodesk
- ; 10. Delete Layer (dl) 2.5 by Autodesk
- ; 11. Delete All (da) 2.5
- * 12. Drawing Setup (setup)
- ; 13. Parts List (plist)
- * 14. Weld arrow up (wldf)
- * 15. Weld arrow down (wldn)
- ; 16. Part identifier (balloonc)
- ; 17. Ortho Rectangle (r)
- * 18. Reset Drawing Scale (orsc)
- * 19. Error:
- ; 20. Breakout
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- Below are the functions in ACAD2.LSP
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- ; 1. Rectangle at Any Angle (raa)
- * 2. Spiral (spiral) by Autodesk
- * 3. Clean Atomlist/Garbage Collection (kln) by Bill Kramer
- * 4. Erase Last (EL) - converts acad function to 2 letters
- * 5. Erase Window (EW) - converts acad function to 2 letters
- * 6. Zoom Window (ZW) - converts acad function to 2 letters
- * 7. Zoom Previous (ZP) - converts acad function to 2 letters
- * 8. Draw Line (L) - converts acad function to 1 letter
- ; 9. Square at any angle (sq)
- * 10. Convert Civil Units (conv) 12.500' ---> 12'-6"
- * 11. Absolute Scale of blocks (ascale) 2.5
- ; 12. Angled Sequential numbers (an)
- ; 13. Draw a Slot (slot)
- * 14. Change text style global (cs) 2.5
- ; 15. Extend (exd)
- ; 16. Step and Repeat (sr)
- ; 17. Draw a Flange (flange)
- ; 18. Parrallelogram (paa)
- * 19. Zooom (zooom) - scales the last block inserted for
- animation
- * 20. Pdist (pdist) - calculates the length of any selected
- group of polylines by Bill Kramer
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- Macros with an asterisk * are not in the book.
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-
- Thank you for purchasing The AutoCAD Productivity
- Book and The AutoCAD Productivity Diskette. We hope these
- references help you increase your productivity and enjoyment when
- using AutoCAD.
-
- We've done all in our power to ensure that programs and routines
- featured throughout the book are correct. We are dedicated to
- AutoCAD productivity, and welcome your suggestions for
- improvement. Please write:
-
- Ventana Press
- P.O. Box 2468
- Chapel Hill NC 27515
-