Autocad 2005 questions 1

[structuresguy]

HI all. We recently upgraded to Autocad 2005, well actually Architectural Desktop 2005...the same but different.

Anyway, I have two questions about functions which have changed slightly:

1. The copy command now defaults to multiple copy. Is there anyway to revert it back to the single copy mode it used to have?

2. The chamfer command no longer shows you the distance setting in the command line when activated. So you have no idea what type of chamfer you are going to get until you have done it. Anyway to change it back to display the distance settings again?

Thanks

 

[borgunit]

Well with copy, if you hit escape, space, enter... the command finishes. Different, but workable. The chamfer does not seem right; we use AutoCAD mechanical which has presets based on standards like ISO or ANSI, or use your own company standards. Maybe ADT 2005 has a similar thing.

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[IFRs]

Curiously enough, if you use a LISP for COPY it does only one but if you type COPY on the command line it does multiple. Since I struggle to use only two characters on the command line, I never knew. Put this in your Acad.lsp and use CO instead of COPY.

(DEFUN C:CO () (COMMAND "COPY") (PRINC)) ; Copy

When I type CHAMFER on the command line, I get this, which does show the distances:

Command: chamfer
(TRIM mode) Current chamfer Dist1 = 0.5000, Dist2 = 0.5000
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]:

I use AutoCAD 2005 SP-1 - maybe ADT is different??

 

[structuresguy]

Hi

I will try your suggestion about the copy.

When I ran chamfer with ADT 2004, I used to get exactly what you have shown. Specifically the dist1 and dist2 values would show up. Now with ADT 2005, these values no longer appear when I run the command. Very very frustrating.

I tried going to autodesk's website, but their knowledge base has nothing on this topic. Plus I could not find an email address for tech support. Anyone know it?


Thanks

 

[structuresguy]

Thanks again. the lisp works perfect.

Also, I discovered that the chamfer problem I described above only occurs in ADT. Autocad and Building Systems works just like it always has. I also discovered that you can force it to use the default autocad chamfer/fillet function by inserting a period in front of command, like this: .chamfer

So I reprogrammed my toolbar buttons and all is as it should be.

 

[IFRs]

Does reprogramming your copy toolbar button to .copy work?