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Table of
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-Tailoring AutoCAD 2007
About the
Author
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Ralph
Grabowski
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Chapter 1
Welcome
to Tailoring AutoCAD
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Chapter
2
Changing
AutoCAD's Environment
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Chapter 3
Working
with CUI
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Chapter 4
Authoring
Dynamic Blocks
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Chapter 5
Customizing
Linetypes
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Chapter 6
Making
Hatch Patterns
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Chapter 7
Creating
Shapes & Fonts
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Chapter 8
Writing
Command Aliases
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Chapter 9
Coding
Field Text
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Chapter 10
Calculations
with Cal & QuickCalc
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Chapter 11
Managing
CAD
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Chapter 12
Introduction
to DXF
about the author
Ralph
Grabowski has authored and co-authored
100+ books
on CAD
management, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Generic CADD,
IntelliCAD, MicroStation, TurboCAD, VDraft, Visio,
HTML, and VRML. He is the editor of two
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Mr
Grabowski received his B.A.Sc ('80) degree in
civil engineering from the University of British
Columbia. He currently works and lives in the
beautiful Central Fraser Valley region of British
Columbia, Canada.
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Tailoring
AutoCAD is our most popular e-book
updated for AutoCAD 2008. Learn to customize AutoCAD
--from user interfaces to dynamic blocks.
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table of
contents
chapter 1: welcome
to tailoring autocad
The Many Ways of Customization. Which Customization?.
Shortcut Tips. Tip #1: Placing Arcs . Tip #2: Placing Text
. Tip #3: Replacing Text . Tip #4: Using PostScript Fonts. Tip #5:
Template Drawings . Tip #6: Fast Custom Drawing Sheets. Tip #7:
Collapsing Multilines. Tip #8: Changing Layers . Tip #9: Quick Trim
. Tip #10: Get the Big Picture . Tip #11: Install Express
Tools . Tip #12: Disable View Transitions .
Tip #13: Alternating Line Colors.
chapter
2: changing autocads
environment
Starting AutoCAD.
Startup Switches. Tutorial: Using
Command-line Switches. /b Switch . /c Switch . /layout Switch .
/ld Switch . /nohardeware switch. /nologo Switch . /nossm Switch. /p Switch . /r
Switch . /s Switch . /set Switch . /t Switch . /v Switch .
/w switch.
Support File Paths. Search Path Options. Support File
Search Path & Working Support File Search . Device Driver File
Search Path . Project Files Search Path . Customization Files. Help
and Miscellaneous File Names . Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font
File Names . Default Support File Paths for AutoCAD. Print
File, Spooler, and Prolog Section Names . Printer Support File Path.
Automatic Save File Location . Color Book Locations. Data Sources
Location . Drawing Template Settings . Tool Palettes File Location.
Authoring Palettes File Location . Log File Location . Plot
and Publish Log File Location . Temporary Drawing File Location
. Temporary External Reference File Location . Texture Maps Search
Path . i-drop Associated File Location.
Where Are My Support
Files? Finding Support Files. Method 1: Move the Folders. Method
2: Shortcut to the Folders.
Setting Templates for New Drawings. Tutorial: Specifying the Template File. Customizing Template
Files. Importing Layers .
Drafting and Selection Preferences.
AutoSnap Settings. Grips Settings.
Changing Window and
Layout Elements. Changing Screen Colors. Command Line Font .
Command Line Transparency. UCS Icon.
Rearranging Toolbars
and Windows. Moving Toolbars Around. Toggling Toolbars. Moving
Windows Around. Setting and Restoring Profiles.
Workspaces
. Saving Workspaces. Restoring Workspaces. Controlling Workspaces.
Customize the User Interface.
chapter
3: working with cui
About CUI. About Cui Files. Collection of Cui Commands.
Related System Variables.
Touring the Customize User Interface
Dialog Box. Customizations Pane. Reducing the Infoglut. Command
List Pane. Properties Pane. Customizing With Cui.
Toolbars.
Stage 1: Create New Toolbar. Toolbar Properties. General Properties.
Appearance Properties. Advanced Properties. Stage 2: Add Buttons
to Toolbars. Toolbar Button Properties. General Properties. Macros.
Images. Creating Flyouts. Stage 3: Writing Toolbar Macros. Basic
Macros. Including Options. Adding New Commands. Using System Variables.
Including Hidden Options. Additional Metacharacters. Advanced Macros.
Adding Separator Lines. Stage 4: Edit Icons. Leave Icon As-is. Borrow
Icons from Other Commands. Import Images as Icons. Create Custom
Icons . Stage 5: Testing and Debugging. Testing Toolbar Buttons.
Testing Toolbar Flyouts.
Menus. Stage 1: Create Menus.
Menu Properties. General Properties. Advanced Properties. Stage
2: Add Commands to Menus. Menu Item Properties. General Properties.
Macro Properties. Images Properties. Stage 3: Write Macros. Basic
Menu Macros. Including Options. Metacharacters - ^ and $. Including
Coordinates and User Input - \. Providing Input to Users: ^H. Submenus.
Separator Lines: --. Shortcuts - &. Shortcut Keystrokes - \t.
Grayed-out Text - ~. Check Mark Toggles - !.. Stage 4: Edit Icons.
Stage 5: Test and Debug.
Shortcut Menus.
Keyboard
Shortcuts. Shortcut Keystrokes. Stage 1: Drag Commands. Stage
2: Edit Properties. Stage 3: Test and Debug.. Temporary Override
Keys . Mouse Buttons. Stage 1: Add Buttons. Stage 2: Modify
Properties. Stage 3: Test and Debug.
Double-click Action.
Customizing
Dashboard PanelsStage 1: Create Shell of New Panel, Summary
of Dashboard Elements. Stage 2: Identify the Panel. Stage 3: Add
Buttons and Controls. Stage 4: Edit Properties and Write Macros.
Stage 5: Edit Icons. Stage 6: Test and Debug. Further Dashboard
Customization. Assign a Tool Palette Group. Other Shortcut Options.
LISP Files. Stage
1: Select.lsp Files.
Workspaces . Stage 1: Create New
Workspaces. Workspace Properties. General Properties. Display Properties.
Stage 2: Make Changes. Stage 3: Save and Test.
Legacy Customization.
chapter
4: authoring dynamic
blocks
History of Dynamic Blocks. Trying Out Dynamic Blocks.
Actions of Dynamic Blocks.
Introduction to Block Editor.
Guided Tour of Block Editor. Block Editor Toolbar.
Commands
Specific to Block Editor. Utility Commands. Parameter and Action
Commands. Grips Commands. Visibility Commands. Attribute Commands.
Relationship Between Parameters and Actions. Block Editor Authoring
Palette. Summary of Actions. Disabled Commands.
Comprehensive
Parameter Reference. Common Parameter Options. Further Options.
The BParameter and BAction Commands. Point Parameter. Point-Move
Action. Point-Stretch Action. Linear Parameter. Unique Options.
Linear-Array Action. Linear-Move Action. Linear-Scale Action. Linear
Stretch Action. Polar Parameter. Unique Prompts. Polar-Array Action.
Polar-Move Action. Polar-Polar Stretch Action. Polar-Scale Action.
Polar-Stretch Action. XY Parameter. Unique Prompts. XY-Array Action.
XY-Move Action. XY-Scale Action. XY-Stretch Action. Rotation Parameter.
Unique Prompts. Rotation-Rotate Action. Alignment Parameter. Unique
Prompts. Flip Parameter. Unique Prompts. Flip-Flip Action. Visibility
Parameter. Lookup Parameter. Base Parameter.
Comprehensive
System Variable Reference.
BEditor Tutorials. Tips on Creating
Dynamic Blocks. Block Authoring Palette. Placing Parameters. Placing
Actions. Viewing Relationships. How Parameter Sets Work. Debugging
Dynamic Blocks. Move-Point Tutorial.
Starting AutoCAD and
Entering Block Editor. Assigning the Point Parameter. Assigning
the Move Action. Testing the Dynamic Block. Stretch-Linear Tutorial.
Changing the Parameter Label. Using Ortho Mode. Double-click to
Apply the Stretch Action. Testing the Dynamic Block. Rotate-Rotation
Tutorial. Using Parameter Sets. Double-clicking to Activate Rotation.
Editing Parameters with Properties & Restricting Movement. Alignment
Tutorial. Add the Alignment Action. Aligning Blocks to Objects.
Flip-Flip Tutorial. Entering Commands at the Keyboard. Adding the
Flip Action. Visibility Tutorial. Opening Drawings in Block Editor.
Placing the Visibility States Parameter. The Visibility States Dialog
Box.
Catalog of Dynamic Blocks.
chapter 5:
customizing linetypes
Commands that Affect Linetypes. System Variables Affecting
Linetypes. The Special Case of Polylines.
Customizing Linetypes.
Tutorial: Making Linetypes with -Linetype Command. Tutorial: Testing
New Linetypes. Tutorial: Making Linetypes with MkLType . Tutorial:
Making Linetypes with a Text Editor.
Simple (1D) Linetype
Format. Line1 Header. Line 2: Data. Complex (2D) Linetype
Format. Text. Text Style. Text Scale Factor. Text Rotation Angle.
Text Orientation. Text Offset Distance. Embedding Shapes. 3D Linetypes.
Tutorial: Attempting a Parallel Linetype.
chapter 6: making
hatch patterns
About Hatch Patterns. Commands and System Variables. Non-associative
and Associative and Patterns.
Creating Custom Hatch Patterns.
Tutorial: Creating Patterns with Hatch. Tutorial: Creating Patterns
with Hatch. Tutorial: Creating Patterns with SuperHatch . Circle
Hatch Patterns with SuperHatch.
Understanding
the acad.pat File. Comment and Header Lines. The Hatch Data.
Tips on Creating Pattern Codes. Adding Custom Patterns to the Dialog
Box. Hatch Patterns and Gradient Fills.
chapter 7: creating
shapes & fonts
About Shape Files. Tutorial: Creating Shapes .
The
Shape File Format. Header Fields. Definition Lines. Vector Codes.
Instruction Codes. 0/000: End of Shape. 1/001: Draw Mode. 2/002:
Move Mode. 3/003: Reduced Scale. 4/004: Enlarged Scale. 5/005: Save
(Push). 6/006: Recall (Pop). 7/007: Subshape. 8/008: X,y Distance.
9/009: X,y Distances. 10/00A: Octant Arc. 11/ 00B: Fractional Arc.
12/00C: Bulge Arc. 13/00D: Polyarc. 14/00E: Flag Vertical Text Flag.
chapter 8:
writing command aliases
About Customizing Aliases. The Alias Format. Alias Suggestions.
Creating New Aliases. Tutorial: Alias Creation by Dialog Box .
Tutorial: Alias Creation by Hand. Aliases Defined by Autodesk.
chapter 9:
coding field text
Creating Field Text. Field. Text and MText. AttDef. Dimensions
and Leaders. Available Fields. Date and Time Codes. Changing Field
Text. Double-clicking. Properties Window.
Customizing Field
Text Updates. UpdateField. FieldEval. FieldDisplay. The Meaning
of ---- and ####.
Creating Custom Field Text. Copying
and Pasting Code. Tutorial: Modifying Field Codes. Modifying Field
Codes: Dialog Box. Modifying Field Codes: By Hand.
Understanding
Field Codes. Groups. Metawords. Formatting. Format Codes. %tcn
Text Case. %lun Linear Units. %dsn Decimal Separator. %aun
Angular Units. %lwn Line Weight units. %qfn scale Factor.
%ctn ConverT. %ptn PointTs (xyz coordinates). %.n decimal
places. %prn display PRecision. %fnn File Names. %byn BYtes
(file size). href - Hyperlinks. Date & Time Format Codes. Objects
and Property Names.
chapter
10: calculations with
cal & quickcalc
Introduction to Cal. Cal Functions. Using Cal. Performing
Calculations Transparently. Calculations in Dialog Boxes. Architectural
Calculations. Converting to Inches. Converting Between Units. Format
of acad.unt File.
Cvunit - Acad.unt. System International
Prefixes.
Geometric Calculations. Working with Angles.
Vector Calculations. Using AutoLISP and System Variables. Remembering
Results. Reading System Variables.
Additional Functions.
Conversion Functions. Vector Functions. Coordinate Functions. Geometry
Functions. Shortcut Functions.
QuickCalc. Opening
and Closing QuickCalc. Related System Variables. Number Pad. Scientific.
Using QuickCalc for Basic Calculations. Entering Calculations in
the Input Box. Interacting with Drawings and Commands. Toolbar.
Shortcut Menu.
Unit Conversions. Working with Constants
and Fomulas.
Using Variables. Controlling Variables.
Creating Variables. Constants. Formula.
chapter 11:
managing cad
CAD Standards. How CAD Standards Work. What CAD Standards
Cannot Do. Step 1: Create the Standards Drawing. Linetype Standards.
Layer Standards. Text Style Standards. Dimension Style Standards.
Step 2: Save the Drawing as a Standard. Step 3: Apply the Standards.
Step 4: Checking Standards. Setting Options for Standards Checking.
Employing DesignCenter and Tool Palettes. DesignCenter.
Tool Palettes. Tab Customization. Icon Customization. Palette Customization.
Titlebar Customization. Commands and Programs on Palettes. Tools
by Example. New Tool Properties. Tool Flyouts. Other Content. Command
Tools. Adding Commands. Adding Programs and Macros. Changing Icons.
Organize Tools. XTP File Format. XML Metacharacters. XTP Section
3: Palette Data.
chapter 12:
introduction to dxf
DWG and DXF File Formats, Miscellaneous Comments, DXF
Format, Object Properties, Header Section of DXF Files, Group
Codes, HEADER Section, Version Numbers, CLASSES Section, TABLES
Section, BLOCKS Section, ENTITIES Section, OBJECTS Section, THUMBNAILIMAGE
Section, EOF
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