Customizing AutoCAD 2008

by Tickoo, Sham

• ISBN13: 9781428324480
• ISBN10: 1428324488
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Updated to provide complete coverage of the expanded design capabilities of AutoCAD 2009, this thoroughly revised new edition of a classic AutoCAD reference work offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of the software. In one comprehensive volume, noted AutoCAD expert Sham Tickoo examines all the various levels of customization in AutoCAD-- from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus to such advanced features as modifying the AutoCAD environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Live projects and examples enhance the book's thorough explanations, helping users understand and master the customizing concepts of AutoCAD 2009 with relative ease.

Table of Contents

Preface

Template Drawings

Script Files and Slide Shows

Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns

Customizing the ACAD.PGP File

Customizing Menus and Toolbars

Customizing DASHBOARD and Workspaces

Image Tile Menus

Button Menus

Tablet Menus

Customizing Screen Menus

Shapes and Text Fonts

Working with AutoLISP

Working with Visual LISP

Visual LISP: Editing the Drawing Database

Programmable Dialog Boxes Using the Dialog Control Language

DIESEL: A String Expression Language

Visual Basic for Application

Accessing External Database

Geometry Calculator

Index

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