AutoCAD_2008_Customization_Guide

customization guide
basic customization
  overview of customization
  organize program and support files
    overview of file organization
    multiple configurations
    multiple drawing folders
  customize a publish to web template
  define custom commands
    define external commands
    create command aliases
custom linetypes
  overview of linetype definitions
  simple custom linetypes
  text in custom linetypes
  shapes in custom linetypes
custom hatch patterns
  overview of hatch pattern definitions
  hatch patterns with dashed lines
  hatch patterns with multiple lines
customize the user interface
  overview of customize user interface
    important customization terms
    how customization has changed
    overview of the customize user interface editor
  work with customization files
    basics of customization files
    migrate and transfer customizations
    create and load a partial cui file
    create an enterprise cui file
  customize commands
    create, edit, and reuse commands
    find command names and search strings
    control the display of command labels
    create images for commands
    create status line help messages
  create macros
    use special control characters in macros
    pause for user input in macros
    provide international support in macros
    use built-in commands in macros
    repeat commands in macros
    use single object selection mode in macros
    use macros to swap user interface elements
    use conditional expressions in macros
    use autolisp in macros
  customize toolbars
    create and edit toolbars
    add or switch toolbar controls
  create pull-down and shortcut menus
    create a pull-down menu
    create a shortcut menu
    create submenus
    reference pull-down or shortcut menus
    swap and insert pull-down menus
  customize dashboard panels
    create and edit dashboard panels
    add or switch dashboard controls
  add shortcut keys and temporary override keys
  create a double click action
  customize mouse buttons
    accept coordinate entry in button menus
  customize legacy interface elements
    create tablet menus
    customize tablet buttons
    create screen menus
    create image tile menus
  load an autolisp file
  customize workspaces
  customize user interface faqs
diesel
  customize the status line
    overview of the modemacro system variable
    set modemacro values
    set modemacro with autolisp
  diesel expressions in macros
  catalog of diesel functions
    + (addition)
    - (subtraction)
    * (multiplication)
    / (division)
    = (equal to)
    > (greater than)
    != (not equal to)
    >= (greater than or equal to)
    and
    angtos
    edtime
    eq
    eval
    fix
    getenv
    getvar
    if
    index
    nth
    or
    rtos
    strlen
    substr
    upper
    xor
  diesel error messages
slides and command scripts
  create slides
    overview of slides
    view slides
    create and view slide libraries
  create command scripts
    overview of command scripts
    run scripts at startup
    run slide shows from scripts
introduction to programming interfaces
  activex automation
    overview of activex
    define a command to start your application
    start an application from a menu or toolbar
  autocad vba
    overview of autocad vba
    use autocad vba applications
    automatically load and execute vba projects
  autolisp and visual lisp
    overview of autolisp and visual lisp
    use autolisp applications
    automatically load and run autolisp routines
      overview of autolisp automatic loading
      the acad.lsp file
      the acaddoc.lsp file
      the mnl file for an autolisp menu
      prevent autolisp errors when loading startup files
      s::startup function: postinitialization execution
  objectarx
    overview of objectarx
    use objectarx applications
    automatically load objectarx applications
  .net
    overview of .net
    loading managed applications in autocad
shapes and shape fonts
  overview of shape files
  create shape definition files
    shape descriptions
    vector length and direction code
    special codes
      codes 0, 1, and 2: end of shape and draw mode control
      codes 3 and 4: size control
      codes 5 and 6: location save/restore
      code 7: subshape
      codes 8 and 9: x-y displacements
      code 00a: octant arc
      code 00b: fractional arc
      codes 00c and 00d: bulge-specified arcs
      code 00e: flag vertical text command
    text font descriptions
    sample files
      extended simplex roman
      extended standard font for unicode
    big font descriptions
      define a big font
      define an extended big font file
      use big font text in a drawing
      use a big font to extend a font
    unicode font descriptions
    superscripts and subscripts in shx files