This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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David: There were two here in the libraries at one time… DET.LSP was one, I think, and the other I don't know the name of… One cuts out squares and the other cuts out circles. Check in Library 2. If they aren't there, ask Jeffrey to look through the old…
Gary: Well, the way I understand it, when you start switching between real and protected mode the bus timing and the speed of the fpu make alot of difference… Does this thing have a 'turbo' mode and have you tried this with it switched off? Also, what speed is your…
Dennis: I have never kept a list, except in my head. Accordingly, as a departed spirit, I get a little misty when I remember all of those who carry on the cause. Since I'm considering actually doing something with the list one day, I suppose I should get an 'official'…
David: Here's a simple way to handle what you're talking about… Create a block with ticks at the corners of a full size sheet (say, 30×42). Set the limits from 0,0 to the plotter's available plot area. If you're using a drawing border, insert the border so that it will…
G: Well, you don't need Newdx unless you are running a memory manager. Newdx is required to update the PharLap extender for DMPI compatability, I believe. That said, it certainly appears that you have a problem with your cpu or your math co-processor. I don't know anything specific about AST…
Mark: Well, I would say that you're already there and the announcement will be RSN . If I ever strike it even sorta rich, I'm giving out gold melted floppies on a chain (not full size, of course…) to those that have made it to the order. I think I'm…
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#R11c2 BUG VERIFY HELP
Message #21906
Mark: Well, I won't bore other forum members about the OMF since most of them aren't interested… but, you can ask Ken Billing… he interviewed the AYA' for a newsletter… I don't know if it went anywhere, though… . C#
David: I might almost bet that Tony T. has a layer merge lisp routine. I encountered the same difficulty recently and did it manually because I could do that faster than write a routine. I don't expect it to come up that often, but if Tony doesn't have one, maybe…
Arlene: I plead the 5th . If you can borrow a copy of Using Animator, the last chapter and one of the appendices will give you alot more detail. Also, 'Presenting With Autodesk', from New Riders reportedly has some good info on this, but I don't have any opinion as…
Arlene: Well, you should buy a good book like 'Using Animtor', instead of the trash you got … This isn't a simple subject, mind you, and just about anything that anyone will tell you will be out of date in a week . Basically, you have to have a graphics…
Steve: You define the shape with a 'hole' in the middle and loft the whole shebang. There are a number of ways to loft a shape with a hole part of the way through. The simplest is to loft two shapes, one with the hole and one without. After reading…
Brad: Thanks for the response; I think you may have hit on something; the 255 character limit is new to me; You know, I have always had a goofy time combining command prompt responses and lisp routines in menu; macros. I think I have always been missing part of the…
Lansing: Without getting out my disks to look, aren't they in a separate sub-directory or on a bonus disk, etc? Craig.
Cliff: All much appreciated. I have my own reasons for wishing ACAD/AEC to be the best. Please see my messages to Dave Sly, #21929 & 21931. I think I can safely say that, of all the packages I have seen, if ACAD and ARRIS had the best of each, the…
Jim: Write a BASIC routine that reads the current directory of drawings and creates a script file that enters each drawing and runs the Autolisp routine, exits the drawing, and then loads the next drawing, etc. Or, if you need alot of information, do the same BASIC routine to write…
Brad: Not to butt in, but I had the same thing happen to me the other day when I was trying to do a quick fix to a menu macro. I didn't have the time to think it all out, but this is something like what I was doing. I…
ACAD/AEC
Message #21932
Cliff: P.S. ARRIS did not have 'live' text on screen. Bad idea. ARRIS is DEFINITELY slower than ACAD on comparable hardware, although its features might make the drawing time faster for Architect. I couldn't drive it home to take my baby out on Saturday night, either. Craig. .
Dave: P.S. The 386 did have 2M of extra memory without 3d and 4M for the 3d modeling. It also had a 40M hard disk. But then, mine has those things to make ACAD do what I want it to do also. If anyone wants to network ACAD, I don't…
Theo: Sounds like you did some text editing in the document mode (i.e. letter writing format). I know that the temptation is great to do so, since your text lines up nicely, etc. but it won't work. There may be some text editors that let you do all of those…
Dave: . .I viewed the ARRIS package on a 386 pc. Nothing special about it. The Xenix is SCO Xenix and costs $695 retail. I understand what you are saying about product support. If it weren't for this forum, the capabilities of the local ACAD dealers would have left me…
#software protection
Message #21904
RLH: If a guy screws up a routine, he just copies over it with the original and starts over. That is, of course, if the software is not copy protected. My kid learns things the same way. His imagination depends on it! (I can't resist booing Kelvination). Craig. .
Jamie: Geez, you're such a nice guy. >Roger…I don't think nice guys should have opinions. Everyone wants to punch them out instead of the guy that's causing the problem. >Jamie…Explicative deleted…WHAM!!!!. Speaking of bad code. My viewset lisp routine only works for 12" monitors, I recently discovered. (Or should I…
Jim: Hey, buddy, what's goin' on? Well, every Canadian developer that I know here in Florida is a cheap b*s*a*d, but that may be due to the fact that they're doctors and lawyers. So, who can say what the rates should be. I might be able to help if you're…
.All of the work can be done from screen menus. Great for a 19" monitor, probably not useable on a 12". Some menus were hard to read even on the 19". . .3d package left ACAD in the dust. It is impressive to Architects, until they try to get a…
Cliff: No, I haven't seen it yet. What would I have to do to be able to see it? I haven't seen any fliers, etc. either, although I think I recall seeing something on the Forum about a release date. Is this going to be a free update or is…
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ACAD/AEC
Message #21798
Cliff: . I don't think anyone on this forum could accuse me of not being an avid ACAD supporter. I can assure you my response to my partner was very much in line with your comments. I would simply like to point out that it was observed by a potential…
Lansing: Sigh. It must be soo booring to live in the middle of the country. Those of us on the right coast are very attuned to the use of psychoactive software, even though it is in greater use on the left coast. That's because the left side of the brain…
ACAD/AEC
Message #21726
.My partner in our Sarasota office took a basic class in ACAD since we are preparing to computerize that office. His training did not yet include AEC. He then went to an American Institute of Architects seminar on CAD, where a number of software vendors were present for a 2…
ACAD/AEC
Message #21726
.My partner in our Sarasota office took a basic class in ACAD since we are preparing to computerize that office. His training did not yet include AEC. He then went to an American Institute of Architects seminar on CAD, where a number of software vendors were present for a 2…
Jamie: What in blue blazes is hypertext? Anything like Hyperspace? Beam me up, Scottie. Craig. .
Jamie: What in blue blazes is hypertext? Anything like Hyperspace? Beam me up, Scottie. Craig. .
#21585-
Perspectives dwg
Message #21633
What type of specialty? User or programmer? We use a second party program to convert ACAD 3d drawings to perspectives. We don't think autoshade is yet ready for our requirements, nor is our hardware ready for 256 colors. I am an Architect in the U.S. I would be happy to…
#21585-
Perspectives dwg
Message #21633
What type of specialty? User or programmer? We use a second party program to convert ACAD 3d drawings to perspectives. We don't think autoshade is yet ready for our requirements, nor is our hardware ready for 256 colors. I am an Architect in the U.S. I would be happy to…
AEC Arch & Mech
Message #21632
I have had a chance to read the article to which you referred. Unfortunately, I am not able to dedicate much time right now to the two great resources of Cadence and Cadalyst, and am sometimes operating in the dark about new developments. I would like to have the time…
AEC Arch & Mech
Message #21632
I have had a chance to read the article to which you referred. Unfortunately, I am not able to dedicate much time right now to the two great resources of Cadence and Cadalyst, and am sometimes operating in the dark about new developments. I would like to have the time…
Katinka, You know, if you guys used computers, you could probably cut down the reqistration to 2-3 weeks. They're a great new invention! . How about registration over the fourm? Is there a way to guarantee the authorship, like with a dealer (forum member) confirmation and a pass word? You…
Michael: Just to add to the pile, are you the guy with the 386 that has 8 megs of memory? If so, I will soon have some questions for you. If not, do you know who it is? Craig.
Lansing: Go get 'em, buddy. Architects that use ACAD without AEC must be masochists. I, too, didn't read the fine print about OPEN architecture when I bought AEC along with ACAD. I guess if I had, I wouldn't be so disturbed by the things that I don't like that I…
acad.lsp
Message #21325
Dick: First, as you can see, decrypting the AEC lisp files is not a popular subject with the guys at ADESK. Actually, Jamie's reply was much milder than I expected. I would suspect that you did your editing with the wordprocessor in a document mode. You either have to use…
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