Comments on: Introduction to AutoCAD Script Files http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/ By: Donnie Gladfelter Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mvs http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-4/#comment-3136 mvs Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:02:13 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-3136 Hello, I am creating standard layers and would like to use a Script to load them to the drawing. I have the script working with the exception of the Description, the script does not know when my description text is finished. i.e. -layer make E-ANNO-TEXT color 2 E-ANNO-TEXT ltype Continuous E-ANNO-TEXT lweight default E-ANNO-TEXT plot plot E-ANNO-TEXT description regular anotation text E-ANNO-TEXT I want the Description to end at "......anotation text" yet it looks at the layer name as part of the description. thanks Hello,

I am creating standard layers and would like to use a Script to load them to the drawing.
I have the script working with the exception of the Description, the script does not know when my description text is finished. i.e.

-layer make E-ANNO-TEXT color 2 E-ANNO-TEXT ltype Continuous E-ANNO-TEXT lweight default E-ANNO-TEXT plot plot E-ANNO-TEXT description regular anotation text E-ANNO-TEXT

I want the Description to end at "……anotation text" yet it looks at the layer name as part of the description.

thanks

]]> By: 5 Great LISP Resources | jeffcad http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2937 5 Great LISP Resources | jeffcad Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:05:09 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2937 [...] An introduction to lisp : This is Donnie’s site that I found fairly informative for LISP [...] [...] An introduction to lisp : This is Donnie’s site that I found fairly informative for LISP [...]

]]> By: CADman http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2856 CADman Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:13:43 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2856 Donnie, How do we make a comment in a script file that will show on the Command Line after the script has run? Such as "B Plot sent". Thank you, Mike Donnie,

How do we make a comment in a script file that will show on the Command Line after the script has run? Such as "B Plot sent".

Thank you,
Mike

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2827 Donnie Gladfelter Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:55:02 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2827 vittorio - I haven't done it using a script before, but in theory it's possible using the ATTIN/ATTOUT commands. I've got a blog post on using the commands which can be found: http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/ vittorio – I haven’t done it using a script before, but in theory it’s possible using the ATTIN/ATTOUT commands. I’ve got a blog post on using the commands which can be found: http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/12/update-block-attributes-using-excel/

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2826 Donnie Gladfelter Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:53:02 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2826 Suresh - Going from memory here, but have you tried the CHANGE and or CHPROP command? I'm not 100% sure, but one of them might give you what you need. Those are the two commands I'd try first, and if they don't give you what you need, perhaps look for some LISP code to do what you need. Suresh – Going from memory here, but have you tried the CHANGE and or CHPROP command? I’m not 100% sure, but one of them might give you what you need. Those are the two commands I’d try first, and if they don’t give you what you need, perhaps look for some LISP code to do what you need.

]]> By: Les http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2825 Les Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:49:24 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2825 That is pretty well what I ended up doing Donnie. I created a new text style and set it to bold and then changed the table properties to use that text style. Thanx again for the reply and advise :) Les That is pretty well what I ended up doing Donnie. I created a new text style and set it to bold and then changed the table properties to use that text style.

Thanx again for the reply and advise :)

Les

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2824 Donnie Gladfelter Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:45:18 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2824 Les - I'm not sure how to issue a Ctrl + B via script. Something you may look into is using a "Bold" text style, assigning it to the text rather than trying to issue a Ctrl + B command through script. Les – I’m not sure how to issue a Ctrl + B via script. Something you may look into is using a “Bold” text style, assigning it to the text rather than trying to issue a Ctrl + B command through script.

]]> By: vittorio http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2820 vittorio Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:17:55 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2820 Hi Donnie I would like to update my attributes in a drawing. The blocks name is xx and my datas are in a textfile on the harddisk, i.e. atribs.txt Is this by means of a script possible? Thanks for your help vittorio Hi Donnie

I would like to update my attributes in a drawing. The blocks name is xx and my datas are in a textfile on the harddisk, i.e. atribs.txt Is this by means of a script possible?

Thanks for your help
vittorio

]]> By: Suresh http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2813 Suresh Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:04:31 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2813 Hi Donnie, Appreciate your blog and your time! All I want to do is change the height of the text and Line Space Factor. I Right click, go to Properties, in the Properties Dialog Box, I change the Value of Text Height to .065 (frm .074) and Line Space Factor to .85 (frm 1.00). I've tried with scripts, but unsucessful so far. Can u please help me out? I use Autocad 2002 and it's not always the same files. An help is appreciated. Hi Donnie,

Appreciate your blog and your time!
All I want to do is change the height of the text and Line Space Factor. I Right click, go to Properties, in the Properties Dialog Box, I change the Value of Text Height to .065 (frm .074) and Line Space Factor to .85 (frm 1.00).
I’ve tried with scripts, but unsucessful so far. Can u please help me out? I use Autocad 2002 and it’s not always the same files. An help is appreciated.

]]> By: Les http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/comment-page-3/#comment-2798 Les Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:23:15 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/03/02/introduction-to-autocad-script-files/#comment-2798 Donnie, I've been playing with script files using the tabledit command. I can populate cells of the AutoCAD table, but I am trying to figure out how to issue a command to make the text bold. At a command line in Autocad, the typing of CTRL+B sets the bold off and on...but how can that be written in script? Thanx Donnie,

I’ve been playing with script files using the tabledit command. I can populate cells of the AutoCAD table, but I am trying to figure out how to issue a command to make the text bold.
At a command line in Autocad, the typing of CTRL+B sets the bold off and on…but how can that be written in script?

Thanx

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