The infamous Pigpen file. (Circles and Lines).(Visual LISP) From: Cadence | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Allen, Lynn | COPYRIGHT 2003 All rights reserved. No part of this information may be reproduced, republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of CMP Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Last month I provided a quick overview on using Visual LISP to shorten the AutoCAD commands: ZA for Zoom All, EL for Erase Last, and so on (www.cadenceweb.com/2002/1202/circles1202.html). This month we'll actually take a step backwards to something even easier to program: the Acad.pgp file. It's within the PGP file that we find our aliases: E for Erase, C for Circle, and so on. Whereas Visual LISP allows you to create a command that executes an AutoCAD command along with an option,...

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