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Kind of... but not really. You can call functions and pass values without any problem, the issue is the way that lisp throws an error when you exit a loop. I haven't done a video on error handling yet, but writing a costom error function would potentially have been a better place to put the system variable reset.

@@ATCCAD Thank you for the reply! I have a little bit of javascript experience and I keep wanting to simplify things and lisp doesn't seem conductive to that thought process. I'm in an autocad course right now, is there decent money in building dynamic blocks and custom commands for clients?

@NavySturmGewehr That's something that I do, but I'll admit it's a very small portion of my revenue. Back in the day, I made highly custom AutoCAD builds, but then Electrical Desktop came out.

In the next video in this series I found this potential bug and fixed it!

¡Muchas gracias!

Thank you!

Wow! I didn't expect anyone to reach the end of the integer range! While integers can be larger (+/-2,147,483,647) the getint function is limited to 16 bits, a range of -32767 - 32767. In order to ask the user for an integer larger than that, you need to use getreal or getstring and then convert the value into an integer inside the function using something like (setq myInteger (atoi userString)) Using this means you'd have to check for a failed conversion in case the user typed "Bob" instead of 1,234,567

Generally, Civil 3D is used for this. In regular AutoCAD you would need to use a LISP routine. Which method would you like a video about?

I am looking for a method to automate repetitive tasks in AutoCAD. Specifically, I would like to use a script or Dynamo to automate drawing tasks based on survey point descriptions from an Excel file. For example, I want the software to automatically draw a line between points A and B when the description indicates "edge of pavement," rather than manually drawing each line one by one. Additionally, if a survey point is labeled as a traffic light, I would like the script to automatically place a traffic light symbol at the specified locations in the drawing. Do you have any suggestions or resources that could help with this? Best regards,

@rezatalakoobi8029 gotcha! Off the top of my head, I don't know how to do this in plain AutoCAD. Mainly because Civil 3D does this natively, so I've never needed regular AutoCAD to do this. It should be quite possible, in fact I'm working on a different video to do something very similar using astronomy data (gotta have some reason for light years to exist in AutoCAD!) It will be part of my LISP series, so keep an eye out for it! And let me know if another video explaining how to use Civil 3D to do this would also be helpful.

Generally, I'd recommend that you look into using the Architectural toolkit. This is a free add-on if you have an AutoCAD subscription, and it behaves a LOT like Revit. That said, a way that you can do this with AutoCAD 2D drafting would be to add wipeouts to your door blocks so AutoCAD automatically hides the walls when you place a door. I'm thinking about a video on this subject, so stay tuned!

Glad it was helpful!

Interesting... Would you be willing to post what you're trying to do? I'd be happy to help and see if there is a typo.

Thanks! I hope it helped you

Thank you so much!

Thank you! 😊

@ATCCAD you are professional in cad, thanks for teaching us,

That's great! I hope it saves you a lot of time 😁

Thank you 🙂

Glad you liked it

Thank you for your nice comment! And also thank you for teaching me about the quad cursor. I've never used BricsCAD before. I may have to play around with it It reminds me a bit of Microstation. You are definitely right, CAD is CAD. And I'm also super happy that LT had Lisp now too! Thanks again!

I'm glad you liked it!

The rotation option doesn't show up until after you click the first corner of your rectangle. (Also, for AutoCAD for Mac users you can't click on the option, but you can type "R", or right-click to access that option)

Thanks!

That's such a nice comment,I don't even know how to respond. I feel like Chopper 😂

@ATCCAD I watched your videos and learned a lot from it , I think autocad is a sea, and we have very little knowledge about the software, Thank you very much for teaching us a great tutorial.

This requires using the * error * function - which was outside the scope of this video. I have a video planned for this topic - but this error is an easy one to deal with. Here is a way you can do it. In the main body of the program - at the top where you initialize the other variables - add the following two lines (setq tmperror * error *) ; saves the old * error * function so it can be restored after the user cancels the command (setq * error * errorfunc) ; sets the name of the new *error* function so LISP can find it Finally you'll add a new function - at the bottom would be good (defun errorfunc (errmsg) (setq * error * tmperror) ; Set the *error* function back to the old one (princ) ; Print a blank line )

(All of these error statements should have a * before and after it. TH-cam comments isn't displaying it right!) * error * (without the spaces)

@@ATCCAD Oh wow, thank you super much. You would think that this would be a simple 1 line command to stop all the errors, but I guess the Autodesk guys really like jumping through a lot of hoops. Can't wait to see that future video, have a fantastic day ^_^

@inkscapepanda Ehh, like most things in CAD, if it's flexible, then it's complicated!

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

I'm happy it helped you!

Very nice job, easy to follow. Speed and voice are perfect to learn from. Thank you

Thanks!

Have fun!

Yes, that can be done! It's a bit complicated to explain with words, but you can use the sheet metal tools to create a folded shape, and then ask Fusion to unfold it. This unfolded pattern can then be exported as a dxf and cut out. While it's called sheet metal, any foldable material does the same thing. That seems like a good idea for a video!

Thank you! If it makes you feel better, I've been using AutoCAD for 30 years, and I still learn new things about it!

Ha! Another convert (why isn't there an evil laugh emoji?) You can also use the spacebar if you're a left hand on the keyboard kind of person

Than you very much! The next video in this series should be out at the end of the month (or the first week of next month)

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

You're welcome!

Yes, that can definitely be done. That'll be in part 2!

Absolutely! Part two of this video will add blocks and various other options

I'm glad it helped! Thanks for the video idea 😄

@@ATCCAD you’re welcome ! If you would like to hear more ideas, I could share some problems that I’m facing that I feel like it could potentially be a video for the channel. Thank you

I definitely welcome comments like that!

Default setting? What do you mean?

@@ATCCAD lips file one time app load don't again again app load

Ahh! Check out my previous video th-cam.com/video/fhV0Gx7qUmA/w-d-xo.html

You're welcome!

Thank you very much!

Oh dang, kicking it old school!

That's a good suggestion! Keep an eye out for it!

The answer to your question just went live! th-cam.com/video/fhV0Gx7qUmA/w-d-xo.html

@@ATCCAD just watched it ! Thank you very much

That's a great question! You just found a bug that is in AutoCAD 2023. I wrote an article about fixing this, you can find it here! atkinstechconsulting.com/autocad-library-not-found/

I have done something similar for a client in the past. They were moving several hundred users from Microstation J to AutoCAD 200(something). So making regular AutoCAD look like regular Microstation is definitely possible. I'm not sure if the same could be done to make Civil 3D look like Inroads. The Civil 3D toolbox isn't nearly as customizable as the AutoCAD ribbon (and the workflows will still be very different). I do not have a video for this process. Mainly because it would be a 27 hour video of me doing pixel art! Out of curiosity, what version of Microstation are you trying to reproduce?

Thank you!

Thank you 👍

Sure! Anything in particular that you'd like to know about them?

I'm so glad that helped you! I think you have invented my new company motto. "Quelling your CAD rage since 2016" 😂

It'll probably be a while before I start to cover the AutoCAD add-on tool sets. But I'll put this on my list!

@@ATCCAD ok I'm checking

And you're going to get it! The next video in this series should come out soon

@@ATCCAD 😎😎