Customizing AutoCAD 2004

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Tickoo (Purdue University) explains how to write script files that group AutoCAD commands in a predetermined sequence, alter existing menus, create new linetypes and hatch patterns, define aliases for operating system commands in the program parameter file, perform mathematical operations with AutoLISP, customize the status line using the Diesel string expressions language, and develop a Visual Basic program.

Product Description
Written in accordance with the design capabilities of AutoCAD 2004, this updated edition offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of AutoCAD. All the various levels of customization in AutoCAD are examined in one comprehensive volume, from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus, to the more advanced features, such as modifying the AutoCAD environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Thorough explanations are enhanced by live projects and examples that make it easy to comprehend and master the customizing concepts of AutoCAD 2004.

About the Author
Sham Tickoo has been teaching CAD/CAM, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, and drafting and design since 1981. Mr. Tickoo is currently an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Calumet. In addition to his academic career, Mr. Tickoo has been employed as a machinist, quality control engineer, design engineer and software developer.

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