Not sure if this can be done in AutoCad, or if anyone knows of some other software that would allow for this. I have a design "standard" that I need to customize based on customer requirements, and need to do this many times a day, so would like to semi-automate this. Here's the standard design:

Basically, I need this shape to fit inside overall customer dimensions of Length and Width. To do this, I add or subtract length to the red and blue lines only - I don't touch the black lines. For example, say the above "standard" design fits in a box that's 20" x 12". My customer's box is 26" x 15". To make this custom design, I add 2" to each of the red lines and 1" to each of the blue lines.

Ideally, I would be able to run a "program" where it asks me for Length and Width, I type in L=26 and W=15, and it automatically adjusts the design.

Anyone know how to go about doing this? It seems like it should be kinda simple, if there was a way to take a design, select components of it, and assign variables to them.

Sizes range from a minimum of about 12" to a maximum of 72" or so. Thanks for the help, everyone - I'm not familiar with dynamic blocks, but I'm reading up on them!

 

What i mean by Using Wblocks is that you create a library on the job and drag and drop them in a new Toolpallet so you can use them later.

In this way you only have to select de correct size and directly insert them in the drawing.

FoR Example

 

 

I think with dynamics blocks it is still to much manual handling.

Most idealy is create a lisp or vba with calculation function so that you only have to give 2 or 3 WxHxD dimensions.

 

@ Alex can you post a copy of that standard design (dwg) ?

 

Than i can see what i can do, I can not promise you anything because im not a lisp expert

 

regards

 

Ron