slimjramirez
1st Oct 2008, 04:14 pm
I did a search and found some LISPs in other threads that kind of address what I'm asking about, but I'm looking for something a little more in-depth.
I'm working with AutoCAD MEP 2008, and using the Pipe function to specify systems. Bossman has asked me to figure out how to utilize commands/functions/lisps to calculate the length of nominally-sized pipes and be able to output them so that we can create a table, or something to get a bill of materials created.
Something that would put out a file, or table, or some file that I could at least copy/paste from to put into a BOM scheduling to the effect of
Steam - Low Pressure - 2"dia - 25'
Domestic Hot Water - 1.5"dia - 32'
Domestic Hot Water - 2.5"dia - 37'
Domestic Hot Water - 3"dia - 24'
Domestic Water - 1.5"dia - 42'
Domestic Water - 2"dia - 35'
Domestic Water - 2.5"dia - 27'
etc
etc
etc
Can MEP'08 do this on its own, or should I be looking into LISPs?
Again, I don't need something exactly like what I showed above, but something that gets that idea across.
I'm working with AutoCAD MEP 2008, and using the Pipe function to specify systems. Bossman has asked me to figure out how to utilize commands/functions/lisps to calculate the length of nominally-sized pipes and be able to output them so that we can create a table, or something to get a bill of materials created.
Something that would put out a file, or table, or some file that I could at least copy/paste from to put into a BOM scheduling to the effect of
Steam - Low Pressure - 2"dia - 25'
Domestic Hot Water - 1.5"dia - 32'
Domestic Hot Water - 2.5"dia - 37'
Domestic Hot Water - 3"dia - 24'
Domestic Water - 1.5"dia - 42'
Domestic Water - 2"dia - 35'
Domestic Water - 2.5"dia - 27'
etc
etc
etc
Can MEP'08 do this on its own, or should I be looking into LISPs?
Again, I don't need something exactly like what I showed above, but something that gets that idea across.