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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Basic Customization
- Overview of Customization
- Organize Program and Support Files
- Customize a Publish to Web Template
- Define Custom Commands
- Record and Modify Action Macros
- Custom Linetypes
- Custom Hatch Patterns
- User Interface Customization
- Understand User Interface Customization
- Work with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
- Create and Manage Customization Files
- Customize Commands
- Overview of Commands
- Create, Edit, and Reuse Commands
- Create Macros
- Overview of Macros
- Use Special Control Characters in Macros
- Pause for User Input in Macros
- Provide International Support in Macros
- Use Built-in Commands in Macros
- Repeat Commands in Macros
- Use Single Object Selection Mode in Macros
- Use Macros to Swap User Interface Elements
- Use Conditional Expressions in Macros
- Use AutoLISP in Macros
- Control the Display of Command Items
- Assign Search Tags
- Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands
- Create Status Line Help Messages
- Assign, Create, and Manage Images for Commands
- Customize User Interface Elements
- Load an AutoLISP File
- Customize Workspaces
- Transfer and Migrate Customization
- Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor FAQs
- DIESEL
- Slides and 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 acaddoc.lsp file can contain AutoLISP code for one or more routines, or
just a series of load function calls. The latter method is preferable, because
modification is easier. If you save the following code as an acaddoc.lsp file, the
files mydocumentapp1.lsp, build.lsp, and counter.lsp are loaded every time a new
document is opened.
(load "mydocumentapp1")
(load "build")
(load "counter")
WARNING Do not modify the reserved acad2011doc.lsp file. Autodesk provides
the acad2011doc.lsp file, which contains AutoLISP-defined functions that are
required by AutoCAD. This file is loaded into memory immediately before the
acaddoc.lsp file is loaded.
See also:
■ Overview of File Organization on page 4
■ Prevent AutoLISP Errors When Loading Startup Files on page 445
Quick Reference
Commands
APPLOAD
Loads and unloads applications and defines which applications to load at
startup.
System Variables
ACADLSPASDOC
Controls whether the acad.lsp file is loaded into every drawing or just the
first drawing opened in a session.
The MNL File for an AutoLISP Menu
When AutoCAD loads a customization file, it searches for an MNL file with a
matching file name. If it finds the file, it loads the file into memory. This
function ensures that AutoCAD loads the AutoLISP functions that are needed
for proper operation of a menu.
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