Las Vegas, Nevada December 3-6, Course: Working with Custom menus in ADT

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1 Las Vegas, Nevada December 3-6, 2002 Speaker Name: Bob Callori Course: Working with Custom menus in ADT Course Description Want to customize ADT so that the Design Center symbol library content appears in toolbar format? Discussions include methods for creating custom toolbars using ADT design content or your own custom symbols and how to display toolbars from a pulldown menu. The instructor will cover basic toolbar customization issues including how to switch between the CSI Master and AutoDesk Architectural Desktop format pulldown menus. Bob Callori, AIA IA Interior Architects, Inc callori@jps.net Voice: c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 1 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

2 COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Duplicate the Design Content Imperial Toolbar to open Design Center symbol folders 2. Create toolbar that would open subfolders, such as Dishwasher, in Design Center 3. Create toolbar flyouts with icon buttons for each ADT symbol to place ADT symbols into drawings (instead of drag and drop from Design Center)...Place ADT symbols on specified layer...display user friendly prompts at command line...include appropriate object snap mode during symbol insertion...set orthomode on if appropriate...open attribute dialog if appropriate...easily edit symbol s path or location 4. Create custom toolbar to place symbols into drawings Place an ADT, CSI folder or Office Standard symbol on specified layer Display user friendly prompts at command line Include appropriate object snap mode during symbol insertion Set orthomode on if appropriate Open attribute dialog if appropriate Easily edit symbol s path or location c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 2 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

3 STARTING YOUR AUTOCAD SESSION Click on the ADT for AU Library shortcut on your disk. This will automatically add the custom library folders and paths to your AutoCAD session. The following is furnished For Your Information only - 1. You can save your current settings to an.arg file name and recall these settings by clicking on the desktop shortcut. 2. Open the Options dialog and click the Export button. The.ARG file can be saved on a network drive. 3. The Target edit box contains the following: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\acad.exe" /t "c:\program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Template\Aec Arch (Imperial - Intl).dwt" /p "C:\Library\library.arg" Code Comment "C:\Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Acad.exe starts the ADT program Desktop 3\acad.exe" /t "c:\program Files\Autodesk Architectural Refers to the template file that appears when the Desktop 3\Template\Aec Arch (Imperial - ADT session first opens Intl).dwt" /p "C:\Library\library.arg" Library.arg save all the settings: Search paths, menus, template file, etc. c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 3 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

4 MENUS AND FOLDERS \Program Files\ADT Content folder AecArchX.mns Custom library located in the \Library\CSI Content folder Adt.menu The Appliances ADT menu command expands the Design folder in DesignCenter. This toolbar also expands the main Design folders in DesignCenter. Picking the Appliances icon displays the Appliances folder The CSI format of the Design folders A custom office standard Symbols folder Note: Pick each main folder to expand the main folder. c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 4 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

5 Appliances (D1) command displays DC-Appliances toolbar Opens the ADT Design Center and displays the Dishwasher subfolder under Appliances Opens the ADT Design Center and displays the Kitchen Unit subfolder under Appliances Opens the ADT Design Center and displays the Misc subfolder under Appliances Appliances (T1) command displays Appliances toolbar which opens flyouts with icons of individual symbols: Dishwasher flyout Kitchen unit flyout Misc flyout Range flyout Refrigerator flyout 1 Inserts Standard dishwasher 2 Inserts Convertible dishwasher First flyout (shown below) 3 Inserts Undercounter dishwasher c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 5 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

6 Standard ADT Menus Acad.mns Accovl.mns 1. The Design Content Imperial toolbar is part of the AecArchx menu. Express.mns AecArchx.mns Acad.mns 2. Design Content Imperial toolbar is shown below. Pick the Appliances icon. 3. The Appliances icon opens the Appliances folder in the Architectural Desktop library Standard ADT Menu with custom menus This is a toolbar/icon version of the ADT Design Content Library that places ADT symbols into your drawing based on your current dimscale with user friendly prompts. ADT Library (ADT.mns) Custom Library (Custom.mns) c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 6 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

7 SETTING SEARCH PATHS Save symbol search paths in Options dialog: FILES Tab Autodesk Architectural Desktop Content \Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Support \Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Fonts \Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Help \Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Content\Layers \Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Express Custom Library \Library\Support \Library\Bmp AEC CONTENT Tab c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 7 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

8 CREATING AN ACADDOC.LSP FILE 1. Create an Acaddoc.lsp file to: Define search paths for your custom symbols and for the ADT symbols located in the \Library\Content folders. Define your custom routines or commands for icon buttons. 2. Save the Acaddoc.lsp file in the \Library\Support folder. The acaddoc file is a custom file that can be created by an end user. It allows you to store/set system variables, autocad paths and autolisp programming code. 3. Using a setq function, you can assign any name or group of letters to represent the entire path and place minimal code in the Macro associated with this button section of the Customize dialog as shown below: C:/Library/symbols/ Represents an Autolisp function Alias name to represent full path Actual full path "C:/Library/symbols/") - Full path can be used in toolbar code to represent the full path. sign is used just to make the alias name unique). - this is an autolisp function used to set quote (the path) in memory. You can use one forward slash(/) in the acaddoc.lsp file or two backward slashes (\\) between each folder name. 4. The Acaddoc.lsp file can be used to define the location of your symbols: C:\Library\symbols is where your office standard symbols can be stored C:\Program Files\Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3\Content\Imperial\Design folders is where you can retrieve the Autodesk architectural desktop symbols C:\Library\Content\Imperial\Design folders is where I have placed the CSI directory structure folders which contain duplicate symbols as in the Autodesk architectural desktop symbols (for this demonstration). c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 8 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

9 5. Routines can be defined in the Acaddoc.lsp file. INSBLK is the name of the routine for this training session. Notice that the variable for Osnap is assigned the letters OSM in the acaddoc.lsp file, but in the toolbar code it will appear as nea. ;(start) autolisp PROGRAM FOR TOOLBARS (start) ;;Toolbar code: ^C^C(insblk5 "duplex-e") "a-power-e" "14" "nea" pause "1" "1" "0" "Pick to place existing duplex outlet, then pick to orient." nil) ;;Code analysis: ({routine name} {path + block name} {layer name} {layer color} {osnap} {user allowed to pick angle} {unique prompt}) (defun insblk (BLK LAY COL OSM ROT ORTH ATTD ATTR PMT / pt1) ;This section saves current variables (SETQ OLDCMDECHO (GETVAR "CMDECHO")) (SETQ OLDLAYER (GETVAR "CLAYER")) (SETQ OLDORTHOMODE (GETVAR "ORTHOMODE")) (SETQ OLDATTMODE (GETVAR "ATTMODE")) (SETQ OLDATTREQ (GETVAR "ATTREQ")) (SETQ OLDATTDIA (GETVAR "ATTDIA")) ;Sets system variables (SETVAR "CMDECHO" 0) (SETVAR "ATTMODE" 1) ;Assign variables to commands - (command "OSNAP" OSM) (command "LAYER" "M" LAY "c" COL LAY "") (command "ORTHOMODE" ORTH) (command "ATTDIA" ATTD) (command "ATTREQ" ATTR) ;Set specific object snaps ;Make Layer/layer color ;Set Ortho mode on/off ;Set attribute dialog display on/off ;Set attribute dialog prompt request on/off ;Display unique command prompt for each icon (princ (strcat "\n" PMT)) ;Display this prompt when user picks point to insert symbol (SETQ pt1 (GETPOINT "\npick point for symbol...")) ;Insert object based on current dimscale value with variable for rotation of object (COMMAND "INSERT" BLK pt1 (getvar "dimscale") (getvar "dimscale") ROT) ;;;Rotates attribute horizontally upon insertion (defun dxf (code elist) (cdr (assoc code elist)) ) (setq entname (dxf -1 (entget (entlast)))) (while (and entname (/= (dxf 0 (setq entdata (entget entname))) "SEQEND")) (cond ((and (dxf 2 entdata) (= (dxf 0 entdata) "ATTRIB")) (entmod (list (cons -1 entname) (cons 50 0))) )) (setq entname (entnext entname)) ) (entupd (entlast)) ;This section restores original variable values (SETVAR "CLAYER" OLDLAYER) (SETVAR "CMDECHO" OLDCMDECHO) (SETVAR "ORTHOMODE" OLDORTHOMODE) (SETVAR "ATTMODE" OLDATTMODE) (SETVAR "ATTREQ" OLDATTREQ) (SETVAR "ATTDIA" OLDATTDIA) (PRINC) ) ;(end) autolisp PROGRAM FOR TOOLBARS (end) c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 9 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

10 6. Toolbar code shows the Macro associated with the Duplex Outlet symbol. The bulleted items below identify settings for variables that have been identifed in the acaddoc.lsp file....name of command that runs the routine insblk...path and block name [BLK] duplex )...Layer name [LAY] a-power...layer color assignment [COL] 3...Osnap(s) appropriate to block name [OSM] nea...rotation of block [ROT] pause or 0...Orthomode [ORTH] 1 (on)...display Attribute dialog (Attdia) [ATTD] 0 (off)...prompt for Attribute dialog (Attreq) [ATTR] 0 (off)...prompt specific to block being inserted into drawing [PMT] Pick to place duplex outlet, then pick to orient. 7. To open the Customize dialog...tools > Customize > Toolbars or Right-click icon, then pick Customize...Right-click the icon button, then pick Properties c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 10 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

11 LOADING THE CUSTOM MENU The following is furnished For Your Information only - 1. Use the Menuload command to add additional menus to the current menus loaded. 2. Enter the MENULOAD command to open the Menu Customization dialog box and click on the Menu Groups tab. 3. Pick BROWSE 4. Locate the CUSTOM.MNS file in the C:\Library\Support folder, then click OPEN. Once the file is selected, the menu name, ex. custom.mns appears in the File Name edit box in the Menu Customization dialog. 5. Click LOAD and the custom.mns file will display the MENUGROUP name (identified at the top of the custom.mns file) in the Menu Groups list box. ***MENUGROUP=Custom c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 11 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

12 6. The MENUGROUP name shown in the Menu Groups list box. 7. Click the Menu Bar tab. Highlight Custom in the Menu Group list box at the left. The Custom Library menu will appear in the Menus List box. 8. Highlight Concept in the Menu Bar list box at the right. Click the INSERT>> button to place the Custom Library menu in the menu bar before the Concept menu. 9. Pick CLOSE to exit the dialog. c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 12 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

13 EXERCISES We will use this Sample Symbols toolbar to demonstrate how to edit Macro values and customize each icon button. Changing Description and Command line prompt Existing New Existing Description: Round table with chairs: Uses architects in-house Library symbol folder Existing Macro (prompt): ^C^C(insblk "conf8") "a-furn" "2" "nea" "0" "1" "0" "0" "Pick to place round table with 4 chairs.") Changing Orthomode New Description: Rectangular table with chairs: Uses architects inhouse Library symbol folder New Macro (prompt): ^C^C(insblk "conf8") "a-furn" "2" "nea" "0" "1" "0" "0" "Pick to place rectangular table with 4 chairs.") Existing New Existing Macro (orthomode=on): ^C^C(insblk "chair") "a-furn" "2" "nea" pause "1" "0" "0" "Pick to place chair, then pick to orient.") New Macro (orthomode=off): ^C^C(insblk "chair") "a-furn" "2" "nea" pause "0" "0" "0" "Pick to place chair, then pick to orient.") c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 13 9/23/2002 8:59 AM

14 Changing display/suppression of attribute dialog box Existing New Existing Macro (attribute dialog suppressed): ^C^C(insblk "duplex") "a-power" "3" "nea" pause "1" "1" "0" "Pick to place duplex outlet, then pick to orient.") New Macro (attribute dialog opens): ^C^C(insblk "duplex") "a-power" "3" "nea" pause "1" "1" "1" "Pick to place duplex outlet, then pick to orient.") Changing symbol path from ADT to Library\Content folder Existing New Existing Macro (symbol path): "C:/Library/Content/Imperial/Design/Div15 - Mechanical/ Plumbing Fixtures/Drains/") ^C^C(insblk "roof drain") "A- Flor-Pfix" "140" "" "0" "1" "1" "0" "Pick point to place roof drain. ") New Macro (symbol path): "C:/Program Files/Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3/Content/Imperial/Design/Plumbing/Drains/") ^C^C(insblk "roof drain") "A-Flor- Pfix" "140" "" "0" "1" "1" "0" "Pick point to place roof drain. ") c:\documents and settings\t_wurcj\local settings\temporary internet files\olk2\adt custom menu1.doc 14 9/23/2002 8:59 AM