
PERHAPS CREATING SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO STANDARDIZE OR CHANGE TEXT, TEXT STYLES, COLORS AND LAYERING IN A TIMELY FASHION IN EXISTING DRAWINGS. I HAVE WORKED OCCASIONALLY ON A PROJECT OR TWO AT COMPANY REQUEST WHEN THERE WERE NEEDS FOR STANDARDIZATION OF DRAWINGS. I AM NOT AN AUTOLISP DEVELOPER- MEANING I HAVE NOT HAD THE JOB WHERE I SIT AND DO PROGRAMMING ALL DAY TO CREATE SOLUTIONS. SO THESE IS AMONG MY TOOLS FOR DESIGN AND INNOVATION.(DO NOT EXPECT INSTANT RESULTS- AS YEARS GO BY BETWEEN USE.)ĪUTOLISP PROGRAMMING IS A TOOL I USE TO ACCELERATE AND AUTOMATE MY AUTOCAD PRODUCTION. "AUTOLISP", "DIESEL", "VBA" AND "DCL" ALL WORK WITHIN AUTOCAD.
LEARN AUTOCAD LISP PROGRAMMING CODE
WHILE EXISTING CODE IS A LOT EASIER TO MODIFY THAN CREATING NEW CODE FROM SCRATCH. BUT CAN LEARN IT IF YOU NEED THE SUPPORT. ALTHOUGH I MUST USE AUTOCAD AS WELL FOR INCOMING DRAWINGS.I HAVE NOT DEVELOPED LISP IN A FEW YEARS. LATELY I HAVE BEEN USING MICROSTATION AS MY MAIN DESIGN TOOL. I HAVE CUSTOMIZED AUTOCAD AT MANY DIFFERENT JOBS EARLIER IN MY CAREER. I TEND TO "COOK BOOK" AND MAKE ROUTINES AS I ENCOUNTER ISSUES WHICH COULD USE A SIMPLIFIED SOLUTION. SAME WITH VBA, ANOTHER TOOL I MAY USE TO AUTOMATE AUTOCAD MENUS, PERFORM EXCEL TASKS OR AUTOMATE ASPECTS OF MY TASKS.

PROGRAMMING IS NOT INTUITIVE, AS I DO NOT DO THIS EVERYDAY. IT IS OFTEN YEARS BETWEEN PERIODS WHERE THIS IS PART OF MY REGULAR ROUTINE. I DO NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO THIS EVERYDAY, SO EACH TIME I APPROACH A JOB WHERE I FEEL SOMETHING CAN BE AUTOMATED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, I TEND TO WRITE LISP ROUTINES ON A "AS NEEDED" BASIS.


VARIOUS COMPANIES CREATED NEW METHODS OF DESIGN
