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1 online resource |
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Autodesk official training guide |
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Autodesk official training guide.
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Annotation Take control of AutoCAD for a more efficient, streamlined workflow AutoCAD Platform Customization is the most comprehensive guide to streamlining and personalizing the AutoCAD platform. The AutoLISP and VBA programming languages open up a myriad of customization options, and this book provides expert guidance toward applying them to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, and other programs based on the Autodesk AutoCAD platform. Detailed discussions backed by real-world examples and step-by-step tutorials provide user-friendly instruction, and downloadable datasets allow for hands-on learning. Through customization you can increase screen real estate, streamline workflows, and create more accurate drawings by unleashing powerful programming languages that allow the user to command the software how to work, instead of the other way around. AutoCAD customization is commonly performed by system administrators and CAD managers, but senior drafters and savvy users are increasingly taking customization into their own hands. AutoLISP and VBA are two popular and versatile tools that allow for going beyond the boundaries of normal user interface customization options, allowing users to: Enforce drawing and CAD standards, and automate repetitive tasks Customize the workspace, including tool sets, ribbon tabs and panels, and palettes Modify graphical objects, set system variables, integrate with external software, and more Manage blocks, change the interface, create dialog boxes, and communicate with Microsoft Office applications The ideal design environment puts the tools you need right at your fingertips, removes unnecessary steps, and fosters precision through good communication. Customizing, including applying AutoLISP and VBA to AutoCAD, enables all of this and much more. For the designer who needs to work smarter because it's impossible to work any harder, AutoCAD Platform Customization provides the key information, insight, and techniques that will help to increase your productivity with AutoCAD. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Part I AutoCAD Customization: Increasing Productivity through Personalization; Chapter 1 Establishing the Foundation for Drawing Standards; Naming Standards for Projects and Files; Project Names; Filenames; Managing Standards with Drawing Templates; What Is a Drawing Template?; Units of Measurement and Format; Graphical and Named Objects; Organize Output with Layouts; Working with System Variables; Choosing a File Format for Your Drawings; Defining Plotter Configurations and Plot Styles; Configuring Output Devices; Using and Creating Plot Styles |
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Managing Plotter Configuration and Plot Style FilesEnforcing CAD Standards; Drawing Standards (DWS) Files (Windows Only); Configuring, Checking, and Fixing Drawing Standards (Windows Only); Translating Layers (Windows Only); Chapter 2 Working with Nongraphical Objects; Standardizing the Names of Nongraphical Objects; Layer Names; Other Object Names; Renaming Nongraphical Objects; Managing Object Properties with Layers; Setting the Default Properties for New Objects; Creating and Managing Layers; Significance of Colors; Defining Appearance with Linetypes, Lineweights, and Transparency |
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Controlling Output with Plot StylesAccessing Layer Settings; Grouping and Filtering Layers; Creating and Using Layer States; Creating and Managing Annotation Styles; Text Heights; Text Styles; Dimension Styles; Table Styles; Multileader Styles; Annotative Styles and Annotation Scaling; Defining and Managing Other Nongraphical Objects; Removing Unused Nongraphical Objects; Chapter 3 Building the Real World One Block at a Time; Defining and Editing a Block Definition; Defining a Block Definition; Editing a Block Definition; Using the Block Editor; Using and Managing Block Definitions |
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Inserting or Replacing a Block ReferenceRenaming and Purging Unused Block Definitions; Importing or Exporting a Block Definition; Embedding Information in a Block Definition with Attributes; Adding an Attribute Definition; Inserting a Block Definition with Attributes; Editing Attribute Values and Properties in a Block Reference; Redefining Block Definitions with Attribute Definitions; Using Fields with Attributes; Adding Dynamic Properties to a Block Definition; Using Parameters to Modify Geometry in a Block Definition (Windows Only); Associating an Action with a Parameter (Windows Only) |
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Creating a Lookup Table (Windows Only)Defining Visibility States (Windows Only); Inserting and Modifying Dynamic Blocks; Extracting Properties and Values from a Block Reference; Chapter 4 Manipulating the Drawing Environment; Getting Started with Drawing-Environment Customization; Customizing the AutoCAD Startup Process; Specifying Application Preferences; Customizing the Elements in the Drawing Window; Configuring Command and Dynamic Input; Command Input Search Options; Command Input History; Dynamic Input; Creating and Modifying Command Aliases; Defining Command Aliases |
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AutoCAD.
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AutoCAD |
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AutoLISP (Computer program language)
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Visual Basic for Applications (Computer program language)
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Computer-aided design.
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Computer-Aided Design |
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AutoLISP (Langage de programmation) |
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Conception assistée par ordinateur. |
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computer-aided designs (visual works) |
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computer-aided design (process) |
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AutoLISP (Computer program language) |
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Computer-aided design |
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Visual Basic for Applications (Computer program language) |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ambrosius, Lee. AutoCAD platform customization 9781118798904 |
| ISBN |
9781118917411 (electronic bk.) |
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1118917413 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118798911 (electronic bk.) |
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1118798910 (electronic bk.) |
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1118798902 |
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9781118798904 |
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