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   Hi all!
I try to write an autoLISP execution.
I need to draw rectangles with it. After I define the first point, I send "d" (diameters dimensions), then I send the numbers for it's height and width. But at the end, I need to select it's position with the cursor.
My question is: is there any possible way, to do that WITHOUT the cursor? I want it to draw it into the right bottom position every time (and write it into my LISP code).

Thank you for your suggestions! 

Edited by lumpy92 - 29.Jun.2017 at 15:07

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lumpy92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 02.Jun.2017 Location: Hungary Using: AutoCAD2013,AutoCAD2007,Civil3D2013 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote lumpy92 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: LISP define the position of a rectangle Posted: 29.Jun.2017 at 14:19
	Hi all! I try to write an autoLISP execution. I need to draw rectangles with it. After I define the first point, I send "d" (~~diameters~~ dimensions), then I send the numbers for it's height and width. But at the end, I need to select it's position with the cursor. My question is: is there any possible way, to do that WITHOUT the cursor? I want it to draw it into the right bottom position every time (and write it into my LISP code). Thank you for your suggestions! Edited by lumpy92 - 29.Jun.2017 at 15:07

John Connor Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 6508	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Connor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29.Jun.2017 at 15:01
	Wouldn't that "D" be for "Dimensions? Why would you specify diameters if you are drawing rectangles? Makes no sense.
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lumpy92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 02.Jun.2017 Location: Hungary Using: AutoCAD2013,AutoCAD2007,Civil3D2013 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote lumpy92 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29.Jun.2017 at 15:06
	Sorry, my fault. It is stand for Dimensions.

Kent Cooper Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 12.Mar.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop Status: Offline Points: 346	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kent Cooper Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29.Jun.2017 at 19:54
	Simple example, lightly tested: (defun C:TEST () (command "_.rectang" pause "_d" 15 10 *(polar (getvar 'lastpoint) ( pi 1.75)** 10))) The red part will feed in a point always in the right-bottom-ward direction. Adjust the blue parts to suit your needs, or use pauses for the first two, if you want to give it different sizes each time.

lumpy92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 02.Jun.2017 Location: Hungary Using: AutoCAD2013,AutoCAD2007,Civil3D2013 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote lumpy92 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03.Jul.2017 at 15:49
	Thank you very much, it is works

lumpy92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 02.Jun.2017 Location: Hungary Using: AutoCAD2013,AutoCAD2007,Civil3D2013 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote lumpy92 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03.Jul.2017 at 16:05
	Could you explain me what is the difference between ._rectangle and _rectangle? Why is the dot is necessary? Both of them works for me. Thanks!

John Connor Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 6508	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Connor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04.Jul.2017 at 13:27
	Adding the "dot" before a command name ensures that the generic AutoCAD command will be used instead of one that might be substituted (or missing) by virtue of the command having been undefined.
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Kent Cooper Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 12.Mar.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop Status: Offline Points: 346	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kent Cooper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05.Jul.2017 at 18:48
	Another way to do it, that uses the RECTANG command without the Dimensions option, but rather by calculating the opposite corner in the right-bottom-ward direction: (defun C:RULS (/ UL xdim ydim); = Rectang from Upper Left by specifying Size (setq UL (getpoint "\nUpper Left corner: ") xdim (getdist "\nHorizontal size: ") ydim (getdist "\nVertical size: ") ) (command "_.rectang" UL (mapcar '+ UL (list xdim (- ydim)))) (princ) ) An advantage is that the prompts are clearer about what is being asked for. I can never remember which direction they mean for "length" and "width" in RECTANG's Dimension-option prompts, and I can easily get it wrong because I think of "width" as being horizontal, but they use "length" for the horizontal size and "width" for what I would prefer to call "height." Edited by Kent Cooper - 05.Jul.2017 at 18:52


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