ACET Commands Question

I've been programming for a while in AutoLisp and some times in VLisp,
but I 'discovered' out in a few days de command ACET-CALC-ROUND.
My question is , where can I find help about all ACET commands ?
Because when I click help on those commands in the AutoCad Help Window
appears "Page not Found".Like a Internet Explorer window.

Is there any way to descover how to work with those commands ?

Thanks in advance for a reply !

Vxc

 

My understanding is this ACET- stands for AutoCadExpressTool so if I'm
correct you need to find the original Express Tool authors or someone that
worked with them, there is little to no documentation on them exposed
outside of the walls of the ET headquarters.

Murph

 

Vcx,

Sounds like you want a number rounding function. If so, try this in lieu of
ACET-CALC-ROUND.

;; by Doug Broad
;; value: number to round
;; to: rounding value
(defun round (value to)
(setq to (abs to))
(* to (fix (/ ((if (minusp value) - +) value (* to 0.5)) to)))
)

Examples:
Command: (acet-calc-round 5.4 1.11)
5.55
Command: (round 5.4 1.11)
5.55

Doug,

Is this acet function news to you? I don't recall anyone mentioning it back when we
were kicking this stuff around.

Joe Burke

 

Thank for the help Joe, but that the only command I dicovered who to
work to.
I would like to know who to work with outhers.I tryied AutoCad Help, and
some PDF's I've got on Lisp but noting. Murph told that those are some
ExpressTools commands, but I thougth that if they are E.T. command they were
some way connected with Autodesk. And by that thought they should be on
AutoCad Help.

Thanks for the both replys, anyway, if someone else knows how to help me
it would be nice !.

 

Vxc,

Here's a link to a site which documents the ACETUTIL functions. You might poke around
there, to see if there's info regarding other ACET functions, such as
ACET-CALC-ROUND.

http://www.afralisp.com/lisp/acet-utils.htm

Keep in mind, if the ACET team thought a toolbox function was worthwhile, others may
have thought likewise. The round function is an example. So you may be better off
with generic toolbox code, rather than depending on ACET stuff. Which may or may not
be available, depending on which version of ACAD is in use.

Joe Burke

 

Here in my Pc at work the Internet Explorer is Locked so I can't look
now at Afralisp. I'll see it im my place. I usualy go to that site because
(in my opinion) is the best source of info.
Thanks for the link and all the Info !!!

 

Vxc,

BTW, Express Tools help is accessed from the ET Help menu item. Not from the primary
ACAD Help menu. Just in case that isn't clear.

Joe Burke

 

I never saw that help before. Too bad the 'folder' Query is not
available. At least in my version (2004). Still, I dont see the commands
that appear on Vlisp when I see the "Apropos Options".
All those ACET-....... commands I dont see them there.
But I'ts a advance on seaking for help.

I will look better now on that help.

Thanks again !

 

Vcx,

I think this brings us back to what Murph said. Just because some ET function is
loaded and available, doesn't mean there's documentation available anywhere. Which is
why I said, you should not depend on that stuff. Rather, look for similar totally
exposed functions.

Joe Burke

 

Still doesn't anwser all thew commands, but thank you very much Mark.
I've allready saved the file in my "Pen" where I keep all my lisp's and
tutorials etc..