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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Basic Customization
- Custom Linetypes
- Custom Hatch Patterns
- User Interface Customization
- DIESEL
- Command Scripts
- Introduction to Programming Interfaces
- Shapes and Shape Fonts
- Overview of Shape Files
- Create Shape Definition Files
- Shape Descriptions
- Vector Length and Direction Code
- Special Codes
- Use Special Codes
- Codes 0, 1, and 2: End of Shape and Draw Mode Control
- Codes 3 and 4: Size Control
- Codes 5 and 6: Location Save/Restore
- Code 7: Subshape
- Codes 8 and 9: X-Y Displacements
- Code 00A: Octant Arc
- Code 00B: Fractional Arc
- Codes 00C and 00D: Bulge-Specified Arcs
- Code 00E: Flag Vertical Text Command
- Text Font Descriptions
- Sample Files
- Big Font Descriptions
- Unicode Font Descriptions
- Superscripts and Subscripts in SHX Files
- Index
Contents
Chapter 1 Basic Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Organize Program and Support Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview of File Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Multiple Drawing Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locate Customized Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locate Plot Style Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locate Plotter Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locate Support Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Locate Drawing Template Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Locate Texture Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Create Command Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2
Custom Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overview of Linetype Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Simple Custom Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Text in Custom Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Shapes in Custom Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3
Custom Hatch Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Overview of Hatch Pattern Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hatch Patterns with Dashed Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hatch Patterns with Multiple Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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