Autdodesk AutodCAD LISP AutoLISP Programming

Educational goals

The primary aim of the AutoCAD training is to equip participants with the skills needed for independent work in a CAD environment. The course offers comprehensive knowledge and practical skills essential for the effective use of Autdodesk AutodCAD LISP in daily design tasks. Participants will learn to create 2D drawings, configure the work environment, and utilize blocks, layers, dimensions, annotations, and printing documentation. Additionally, the training includes theoretical and practical knowledge of AutoLISP programming principles, focusing on basic scripts and dialog boxes to enhance their functionality.

Course schedule – Autdodesk AutodCAD LISP:

Assigning variables and calling them from the AutoCAD command line

• Variable declaration
• Checking variable values
• Overriding Variable Values

Writing programs using the AutoCAD command line

• Creating functions using the command line
• Calling functions from the command line

Understanding the Visual LISP development environment

• Menus, Toolbars and Palettes
• Command window
• VisualLisp GUI support

Writing AutoLISP programs using Visual LISP

• Declaring Variables
• function definition
• Calling functions and their use

Creating function definitions and commands

• Creating features
• Converting functions into proprietary AutoCAD commands

Using local and global variables

• Differences in the operation of local and global variables
• Use of local variables in functions – advantages and disadvantages

Good code writing practices, use of comments

• Code Writing Best Practices
• Indentation, code justification
• Correct use of comments and their application

Use of code debugging tools: interruption, variable detector

• Code debugging, basic information
• Variable detector
• Debugging Tools
• Insert break points

Creating your own DCL dialogs

• Rules for creating dialogs
• DCL window saturation in combination with Autdodesk AutodCAD LISP script.