Ignorance

I really dont know much about lisps and customation of autocad but am trying to learn.

Im in the process of creating an image file and what I want to know is... Is it possible to create a lisp (or some other function) that when executed it does kindova batch zoom extents, then mslide and save (under same name of drawing with sld extention) of ALL of the drawings in a specified folder?

Its probably out of my personal ability but I just basically want to know if its even possible (seeing as I dont know lisps possibilities and also limitations)

Thanks for replies
Grump

 

I started one like that a few years back. I was also trying to automatically
write the textfile that is used for slidelib. I didn't carry it very far, but it
did part of the job. If I can find it at home, I'll send along what I have.
-doug

it possible to create a lisp (or some other function) that when executed it does
kindova batch zoom extents, then mslide and save (under same name of drawing
with sld extention) of ALL of the drawings in a specified folder?

its even possible (seeing as I dont know lisps possibilities and also
limitations)

 

Grumpy,
Yes, I have done it so it is possible. I used
my own lisp routines to create a list of drawings
and write a script file to do the same thing to
each drawing.

There is an AutoCAD Migration Assistance
module that you can freely download from
Autodesk that has something called Scriptpro.
It does what you want.

Regards,
Sleepy

that when executed it does kindova batch zoom extents, then mslide and save (under same name of drawing with sld extention) of ALL
of the drawings in a specified folder?

possibilities and also limitations)

 

Yes it's possible. If you get stuck at some place, post what you have and I'm sure someone here can help.

Tim

 

See if this works for you. After you load it type "gslide" on the command line. I just did a quick modification to one I'm working on today.

Hope it helps
Tim

ps. just erase the ".zip" from the name to be able to read it.

 

Sure, sure.. why learn on my own when I can steal.. erm.. I mean learn from others experiences. ;-P

Send it along if you find it.

 

worked like a charm... will really speed things up for me.

Thanks

PS in my original post (just for clarity) I said image file when what I meant was image menu but Im sure yall knew that

 

i saw a neat article the other day
trying to find it again
get in the directory with all the drawings and get a dos prompt
say
dir *.dwg> myscript.scr
he also used some switches like /s to include full pathname
then use search and replace to develop your script around the names of all
the drawings
its a cheap trick to make a batch script file to do anything you want
then just get in acad and run the script

OKOK here it is
http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=94137

Is it possible to create a lisp (or some other function) that when executed
it does kindova batch zoom extents, then mslide and save (under same name of
drawing with sld extention) of ALL of the drawings in a specified folder?

if its even possible (seeing as I dont know lisps possibilities and also
limitations)