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I can address all 2-D questions and some 3-D questions. I do programming in AutoLISP if it doesn`t involve solid modeling. I can also address menu customization issues and can help you find answers to questions I can`t answer by taking your question directly to Autodesk via their newsgroups.
I used to do electronic and mechanical design for a flat panel monitor manufacturer, and now I do architectural drafting for an architect. I did and do AutoLISP and menu customization and take pride in making my lisp routines to do the work exactly the way the client likes them done.
I had a routine published in CADENCE magazine (no longer in publication and taken over by CADALYST). Some of my routines are published on my website at http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
It's my work, and I enjoy it because I learn from it daily.
I used to hope to pay my bills and retire in 15 years or less. Now that I have taken over the raising of my grandchildren, that dream will probably not be realized. So, I will be working as long as my brain and hands still function.
That's for me to know and you to ask about! How's that for chickening out on an essay question. There's nothing about CAD that bores me, because AutoLISP and customization in general makes it MY AutoCAD. Sometimes if and when I get a slow day, I relish the opportunity to get at the items built up on my wishlist.
I wonder when they will change AutoCAD so much, that I won't be able to do it anymore.
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| Kev | 10/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for leads to lisp sites, softpedia ..... |
| Don | 10/30/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Bill, Thanx alot again. Thanx to *STEVOR* ..... |
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Jenny: Don't sweat it. Basic math will do. AutoCAD does the math. Draw a line from any point tangent to a circle. AutoCAD will do that and no math is required on the part of the user. AutoCAD will
Yugandhar: None that I know of except one: AutoPlot. It's been around for a long time and I don't know if it has been updated for current versions. There is however a trial on the first time and you
Jeff: Please go to my website (shown below) and click on my email icon and send me the drawing. I can't get the text to not work in paper space but to work in model. So, I need your drawing to work
Actually, it sounds like you have a good solution. What I am confused on, however, is if you were working with an STB file by the name of AIA standard stb file. If so, AutoCAD already comes with those
Use the PAGESETUP command. You can either start a new page setup or edit an old one. When the pagesetup dialog comes up, make sure the dialog is fully shown. There might be an arrow at the bottom to
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