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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
The script file may contain comments, as follows:
; Turn grid on
grid on
; Set scale for linetypes
ltscale 3.0
; Set current layer and its color
layer set 0 color red 0
; Blank line above to end LAYER command
Quick Reference
Commands
DELAY
Provides a timed pause within a script.
RESUME
Continues an interrupted script.
RSCRIPT
Repeats a script file.
SCRIPT
Executes a sequence of commands from a script file.
Run Scripts at Startup
A script that runs at startup can open a drawing and change its settings.
Suppose that every time you begin a new drawing, you turn on the grid, set
the global linetype scale to 3.0, and set layer 0 as your current layer, with red
as the color. You can do this using a drawing template, but you could do it
instead with the following script and store it in a text file called setup.scr.
grid on
ltscale 3.0
layer set 0 color red 0
The first line turns on the grid. The second line sets the global scale for
linetypes. The third line sets the current layer to layer 0 and sets its default
color to red. AutoCAD for Mac assumes that in a script you want to use the
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