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Topic: Favourite addons, tools for AutoCAD
Posted By: PepaR
Subject: Favourite addons, tools for AutoCAD
Date Posted: 18.Oct.2008 at 11:10
Hello,
 
I would like ask what is your favourite (freeware or shareware) addons or tools for Autodesk AutoCAD, please?
 
Thanks for reply


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PepaR


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Posted By: Kajito
Date Posted: 31.Oct.2008 at 18:16
I'd say that express tools are one of the most powerful tools for autocad. What a pity the developers stopped few years ago ...
I use as well CADS detailing suite - but that is very specific for structural enginners ..

Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 31.Oct.2008 at 20:45
There is not much added functionality but Express Tools are still developed. ET is still there in AutoCAD 2009 and some of the ET commands have made it to the core AutoCAD commands.

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Posted By: archie.manza
Date Posted: 02.Nov.2008 at 09:57
Autolisp is the root of Express tool. So the better LSP you got the more productive you will be.

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Posted By: wencad08
Date Posted: 07.Nov.2008 at 02:55
I used AutoXls table a lot. It is an addon tool used to import excel to AutoCAD.It is convenient for me to draw the chart.

Posted By: Apeiron
Date Posted: 07.Nov.2008 at 10:12
Hello everybody
I use Express Tools and some individual lisp routines .

Posted By: PepaR
Date Posted: 07.Nov.2008 at 20:05
Could you specify some individual lisp routines, please?

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PepaR

Posted By: GhostRider
Date Posted: 10.Nov.2008 at 18:53

whew....  big field here, so many lisps all are good, a group of routines all linked together in a menu or toolbars, taylored for you is so productive and most useful.. I like small ones that cut out a few keybord strokes like this:

;^C^COFFSET 4.5
(defun c:2- () (command "OFFSET" "2") (princ))
(defun c:2-5 () (command "OFFSET" "2.5") (princ))
(defun c:3- () (command "OFFSET" "3") (princ))
(defun c:3-5 () (command "OFFSET" "3.5") (princ))
(defun c:4- () (command "OFFSET" "4") (princ))
(defun c:4-5 () (command "OFFSET" "4.5") (princ))
(defun c:5- () (command "OFFSET" "5") (princ))
(defun c:5-5 () (command "OFFSET" "5.5") (princ))
(defun c:6- () (command "OFFSET" "6") (princ))
(defun c:6-5 () (command "OFFSET" "6.5") (princ))

Posted By: Apeiron
Date Posted: 11.Nov.2008 at 08:22
Hello PepaR,
do you want the names or a description of them?
I use lisp routines for diferent types of offsets but not in fixed distances. More time offset in one direction or one offset in both direction with the same distance.
There is one for offseting in a new layer chose by user at the distance required by user.
Diferent cutting lisp routines (BreakAll).
I use Autocad 2005 most of the time in my office and I don't make separate hatches from 2005 so I have a lisp routine that is making this for me.
One lisp routine is making a new layer linetype with a word (or more words) that I need in that layer to reprezent something.
One lisp routine is making a sum of all the areas that I select for diferent quantities.
Other one is making a sum for all the lines and polylines I select in a drawing.
 
Maybe if somebody can give diferent usefull examples of lisp routines ....
 


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