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AutoCAD LT 2004-2005

the customizing e-book by ralph grabowski

 

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Table of Contents
-Tailoring AutoCAD LT 2004-2005

About the Author
- Ralph Grabowski

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about the author

Ralph Grabowski has authored and co-authored 70+ books on CAD management, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Generic CADD, IntelliCAD, MicroStation, TurboCAD, VDraft, Visio, HTML, and VRML. He is the editor of two e-newsletters, upFront.eZine and IMAGINiT.eZine .

Mr Grabowski received his B.A.Sc ('80) degree in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia. He currently works and lives in the beautiful Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.

You can visit his Web site at upfrontezine.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tailoring AutoCAD LT 2004-2005 is our most popular e-book now adapted for AutoCAD LT 2004 and 200. By Ralph Grabowski. 

The 152-page e-book is contains this additional material:

  • Suitable for users of AutoCAD 2004 and 2005.
  • Features unique to AutoCAD LT 2005.
  • Understanding DXF (data interchange format) files.
  • Features new to 2005.
  • Additional Tool Palettes customization.

The book features

  • Updated for AutoCAD LT 2005 with 2005 icon marking new items.
  • All illustrations in full color.
  • Formatted for printing on standard 8.5x11 paper.
  • Margins designed for three-hole punching. 

Also available:

Tailoring AutoCAD for AutoCAD Release 13 through 2002.
Tailoring AutoCAD 2004 for AutoCAD 2004.
Tailoring AutoCAD 2004 Workbook edition and Instructor's Guide for classroom use.
Tailoring AutoCAD 2005 for AutoCAD Release 2005.

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table of contents

chapter 1: introduction to customizing.

The Many Ways of Customization,Which Customization?,Shortcut Tips,Tip #1: Placing Arcs ,Tip #2: Placing Text ,Tip #3: Replacing Text ,Tip #4: Changing Layers ,Tip #5: Quick Trim ,Tip #5: Collapsing Multilines,Tip #6: Template Drawings ,Tip #7: Get the Big Picture   ,Tip #8: Be Aware of Changes in AutoCAD LT 2005  ,AttDef,-BHatch,Copy,Customize,DdEdit,DwgProps,Find,Layer,MenuLoad & MenuUnload,MText,Object Snaps,Purge & Rename,RevCloud,Style,ToolPalette,Trim,-View,Zoom,New Keyboard Shortcuts,New Command Names,New Aliases,New System Variables,New Startup Switch,New Objects,

chapter 2: customizing the environment  ,

Starting AutoCAD LT,Fast Start  2005 ,Startup Switches,Tutorial: Using Command-line Switches,/b Switch ,/c Switch ,/layout Switch 2005 , /nologo Switch ,/r Switch ,/s Switch ,/t Switch ,/v Switch ,Tutorial: Support File Paths,Default Support File Paths for AutoCAD LT 2005,Search Path Options,Support File Search Path,Device Driver File Search Path ,Miscellaneous File Names ,Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font File Names ,Print File, Spooler, and Prolog Section Names ,Printer Support File Path,Automatic Save File Location ,Template Settings ,Tool Palettes File Location,Log File Location ,Plot and Publish Log File Location  2005,Temporary Drawing File Location ,Dude, Where Are My Support Files?,Finding AutoCAD’s Support Files,Method 1: Move the Folders,Method 2: Shortcut to the Folders,Setting Templates for New Drawings ,Tutorial: Specifying the Template File,Tutorial: Create Your Own Template File,Drafting and Selection Preferences,AutoSnap Settings,Grips Settings,Changing Window and Layout Elements,Tutorial: Changing Screen Colors,UCS Icon,Command Line Font ,Command Line Transparency,Keyboard Shortcuts,Toolbars and Command Line,Menus and Tablet,

chapter 3: command aliases  

,Shortcut Keys,AutoCAD LT’s Default Accelerator Keys,Shortcuts New to AutoCAD LT 2005,Shortcuts Added to AutoCAD LT 2004,Tutorial: Define Shortcut Keys,The .pgp File — Customizing Aliases,Alias Format,Alias Rules,Aliases Defined by Autodesk,Creating New Aliases,Tutorial: Alias Creation,

chapter 4: toolbar macros

Toolbar Macros Are No Panacea,Customizing Toolbars,Rearranging Toolbars,Tutorial: Dragging Toolbars,Tutorial: Toggling Toolbars,Tutorial: Changing Toolbar Buttons,Tutorial: Changing Button Size,Tutorial: Drawing Icons,Tutorial: Writing Toolbar Macros,Simple Macros,Advanced Macros,

chapter 5: menu macros

Loading (and Unloading) Menu Files,Loading Menu Groups,Loading Menu Bar Items,Menu File Types,Your First Menu,Tutorial: A Single-Command Menu,Section Labels ,Menu Metacharacters,Shortcut Menu Aliases,Your Second Menu,Tutorial: Loading .mnu a Second Time,Adding Menu Macros,Adding Options to Commands,Making Macros “Official”,Cancelling a Previous Command: ^C,Adding Keyboard Shortcuts: &,Separating Macros Visually: --,Adding Submenus: ->,Right-Justified Text: \t,Grayed-out Items: ~,Adding Checkmarks: !.,Waiting for User Input: \,Providing Input to the User: ^H,Writing Really Long Macros: +,Repeating Commands: *,Custom.Mnu,Toolbars, Accelerator Keys, Image Tiles, and Tablet Overlays,Toolbar Customization,Custom Shortcut Keys,Image Tiles,Tablet Menus,

chapter 6: linetypes

Commands Affecting Linetypes,System Variables Affecting Linetypes,The Special Case of Polylines,Customizing Linetypes,Tutorial: Making Linetypes with -Linetype Command,Tutorial: Testing New Linetypes,Tutorial: Making Linetypes with a Text Editor,Simple (1D) Linetype Format,Line1 – Header,Line 2: Data,Complex (2D) Linetype Format,Text,Text Style,Text Scale Factor,Text Rotation Angle,Text Orientation,Text Offset Distance,Embedding Shapes,3D Linetypes,Tutorial: Attempting a Parallel Linetype,

chapter 7: hatch patterns  

Where Do Hatch Patterns Come From?,Commands and System Variables,Associative and Non-associative Patterns,Hatch Patterns and Gradient Fills,Creating Custom Hatch Patterns,Tutorial: Creating Patterns with Hatch,Tutorial: Creating Patterns with BHatch,Understanding the aclt.pat File,Comment and Header Lines,The Hatch Data,Tips on Creating Pattern Codes,Adding Custom Patterns to the Dialog Box,

chapter 8: shapes & fonts  

About Shape Files,The Shape File Format,Header Fields,Definition Lines,Vector Codes,Instruction Codes,0/000: End of Shape ,1/001: Draw Mode ,2/002: Move Mode ,3/003: Reduced Scale ,4/004: Enlarged Scale ,5/005: Save (Push) ,6/006: Recall (Pop) ,7/007: Subshape ,8/008: X,y Distance ,9/009: X,y Distances,10/00A: Octant Arc ,11/ 00B: Fractional Arc ,12/00C: Bulge Arc ,13/00D: Polyarc ,14/00E: Flag Vertical Text Flag ,9: script files,What are Scripts?,Script Files,Drawbacks to Scripts,Strictly Command-Line Oriented,Script Commands and Modifiers,Script,RScript,Resume,Delay,Special Characters,(space),; (semicolon),' (apostrophe),* (asterisk),Backspace,Esc,

chapter 10: diesel expressions

The History of Diesel,What Diesel Does,Brief Listing of Diesel Functions,Math Functions,Logical Functions,Conversion Functions,String Functions,System Functions,Jumping Into Diesel,Diesel Error Messages,$? ,$(func)?? ,$(func,??) ,$(++) ,Debugging Diesel,Diesel Programming Tips,Diesel in Menus,[,$(if,,$(getvar,dimaso), ,!.,),/vAssociative Dimensions,],'_dimaso,$M=,$(-,1,,$(getvar,dimaso),),Reusing Toggle Code,

chapter 11: understanding dxf

References,Introduction,DWG and DXF File Formats,Miscellaneous Comments,DXF Format,Header Section of DXF Files ,Object Properties,Group Codes,HEADER Section,Version Numbers,CLASSES Section,TABLES Section,BLOCKS Section,ENTITIES Section,OBJECTS Section,THUMBNAILIMAGE Section,EOF,

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