Join Scott Onstott for an in-depth discussion in this video Accessing the project files, part of AutoCAD 2013: Customization Techniques.
In this video, we'll have a look at how do you use the included project files in this tutorial series. Each chapter's project files are organized in their own folders. Let's explore the type of file we're provided. Go into the authoring dynamic block's chapter folder. And you'll see that there are a number of sequentially numbered drawing files. In this particular chapter, you'll be starting at the beginning and working your way through. So, if you'd like to jump ahead and see what the end result is, you can open the dynamic block six drawing.
Then select the object, and you'll see it has a number of custom grips. You'll be building this functionality into the dynamic block in the course of the tutorial. But you can see how it's supposed to function in this final sample file. You can choose from two different visibility states here. You can rotate it, flip it in two directions, or scale it. So, this gives you a taste of what the goal is and when you are working towards, then you can go back and begin the tutorial at the first step. Which offers you a blank drawing canvas.
And then, as you progress through the different stages, you'll be adding grips one at a time to this block. Let me go back and I'll go up a level. And let's take a look at this other chapter automating tasks. It contains a script file, a LISP file, and a geom curve subfolder, which contains a bunch of files that pertain to this particular LISP program. Each chapter contains a My Files subfolder, which is empty.
And this is where you can save your own work. Take care not to overwrite any of the project files, but save your own work in each chapter's My Files subfolder. I'll go up a level, and let's take a look at creating custom line types. This chapter just has two drawing files, and then in designing the user interface, there's just one drawing file. By using the project files and comparing them is what you see in the lessons. You should be able to quickly grasp the concept shown in the videos and start creating your own work right away.
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8/17/2012- Authoring dynamic blocks
- Configuring plotters and plot style tables for output
- Configuring the user interface
- Creating custom linetypes
- Automating tasks
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 23s
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1. Getting Started
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Overview7m 5s
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Accessing the project files2m 23s
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2. Authoring Dynamic Blocks
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Drawing block geometry6m 24s
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3. Configuring Plotters and Plot Style Tables for Output
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4. Configuring the User Interface
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Altering command aliases3m 51s
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5. Creating Custom Linetypes
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Creating a custom shape4m 27s
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6. Automating Tasks
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Writing and running scripts5m 23s
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