Is there a FRAME default to set at 0 all the time?
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Topic: Is there a FRAME default to set at 0 all the time?
Posted By: AmarARCH
Subject: Is there a FRAME default to set at 0 all the time?
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 14:17
| Wondering if there's an ability to set my default value of FRAME (or IMAGEFRAME) to zero all the time. Since upgrading to AutoCAD 2013, the default is 3, which makes the frames show but not print. Makes the screen far busier than it needs to be, especially if I've XCLIP blocks, etc. on an elevation, for example. In order to make them go away, I have to take the extra second or second-and-a-half to make it go away. Yes, that sounded extreeeeemely lazy, but with design a lot of stuff has to happen when you need it quickest and not after you've jumped through a hoop or two. |
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 18:28
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Would this work? (defun c:frm ( / ) (command “_frame” “1”) ) ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AmarARCH
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 18:53
| I'm not sure what advice you're offering, John. You mean for me to enter all of that into my CAD?? I can manually change the value to 0, but I'm looking for a default setting to keep it at 0 at all times. |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 19:46
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It's small lisp routine. Any number of ways to load it. FRAME & IMAGEFRAME are both system variables that are saved with a drawing. It's not like it is saved in the Registry. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AmarARCH
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 19:56
| I guess I'm not grasping the concept.. So how do you recommend I enter this information to potentially correct my FRAME quandry? |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 15.Aug.2012 at 23:35
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The concept is to use a lisp routine to set the system variable for you. How to auto load a lisp routine: http://www.lee-mac.com/autoloading.html ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AmarARCH
Date Posted: 16.Aug.2012 at 00:09
| AutoCAD 2013? Lisp are not allowed. |
Posted By: heinsite
Date Posted: 16.Aug.2012 at 04:06
LISP routines can be loaded and run in the full version of AutoCAD, but it sounds like you may be running AutoCAD LT? If so, LT does not let you load and run LISP routines. You would have to modify the startup file or do what you want with a script if that's the case.
Dave. ------------- Dave Hein, P.E. Hawaii District Engineer Kona International Airport AutoCAD Certified Professional Autodesk Expert Elite |
AmarARCH wrote:Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 16.Aug.2012 at 12:15
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Your profile and your question both mention AutoCAD 2013. Neither one say it is the "LT" version so I assumed you were running the full version. If you are running AutoCAD LT then you might have to look at using a diesel macro. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AmarARCH
Date Posted: 16.Aug.2012 at 16:23
| Dave & John, thanks.. Yeah, looks like I need to add those two letters to my profile description ("LT"). I appreciate the help. I'll look into diesel macros, John. Thanks, guys! |