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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
Overview of File Organization
AutoCAD for Mac uses support files for purposes such as storing customization
definitions, loading AutoLISP and ObjectARX applications, and describing
text fonts.
The default directory structure for the AutoCAD for Mac program and support
files is designed to efficiently organize those files into logical groups. If this
organization does not suit your needs, you can change it. However, some
applications look for certain files in specific locations, and you should verify
that your modifications do not conflict with the requirements of those
applications. Without the full path, including drive and directory, AutoCAD
for Mac can locate only those files that are found in the library search path.
The location of local customizable files is stored in the LOCALROOTPREFIX
system variable. The location of roamable customizable files is stored in the
ROAMABLEROOTPREFIX system variable. If a network supports roaming,
customizable files in the user's roaming profile are available on the machine
the user is logged onto.
Library Search Path
The library search path specifies where the program searches for files when
you do not specify a full path name, as follows:
Current directory.
Directory that contains the current drawing file.
Directories listed in the search path specified on the Applications tab in
OPTIONS. (See Specify Search Paths and File Locations in the User's Guide.)
Directory that contains the AutoCAD for Mac program files.
Depending on the current environment, two or more directories may be the
same.
If a file is not in this search path, you must specify both its path name and
file name before AutoCAD for Mac can find it. For example, if you want to
insert the part5.dwg drawing into your current drawing and it is not in the
library search path, you must specify its full path name, as shown here:
Command: insert
Enter block name or [?]: /files2/olddwgs/part5
If the drawing exists in that location, AutoCAD for Mac prompts you to finish
the INSERT command in the usual manner.
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