As you dive in, you will find a ton of settings and options you probably wish you had in your “other” CAD environment. I would also recommend that you prepare to spend a little time familiarizing yourself with the Options/Setting menu in BricsCAD. To enable this feature, simply toggle the option in Settings / Program options / System: If you are auto-launching your programs using Acad.lsp or Acaddoc.lsp, you will simply need to rename and or combine those files into a single file named “ on_start.lsp”. To start, let review the setup and launch of your existing programs in BricsCAD. The primary differences when “porting” your apps will be a few minor setup steps, command line structure, and possibly file locations. Your code loads and runs, and the functionality is identical.
When you’re ready to start migrating, you’ll find that there are virtually no differences in BricsCAD LISP versus OtherLISP. The streamlined user interface and the quad cursor actually make it easier to use menus than to type. The more I use BricsCAD, the less I seem to rely on those keyboard short-cuts. Once I discovered where all commands were located, I found that I wasn’t toggling between tool menu palates as often as I did in OtherCAD.Īs a side note… you know you are truly “old school” when you prefer to type short-cut commands with your non-mouse hand, rather than picking through 2 or 3 levels of menus. For me, I found that I actually preferred the standard layout and command access of BricsCAD over the “other” environment. However, I would first recommend using the default BricsCAD interface for a week or so before you make any changes to the menus.
What are some of the items to consider?įor the sake of this discussion, we are going to focus on LISP customization and not on menu and custom user interface (CUI) modifications. Now, as you move to BricsCAD, you are ready to migrate your environment and standards. If you’ve read my previous posts ( part 1 and part 2), you know that BricsCAD fully supports the LISP tools that you and your company have relied upon for years (perhaps decades).
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