FILLET And CHAMFER Driving Brave Man Nuts!

As some will remember, I already posted about problems with fillet and chamfer, which I'm having on a single computer - mine. As I'm working on an important project, I don't want to risk fuzzing around with the installation - never change a running system, especially if you depend on it. Now, I have to live with encounters of the third kind.

1.) My version is English.

2.) My ACAD.PGP says:

 
V, *CHAMFER
C, *FILLET

3.) NO CHAMFER and NO FILLET in my ACAD.LSP (I totally removed the words from the lisp).

4.) Start AutoCAD.

 
5.) Enter V -> UNKNOWN COMMAND "FASE"
6.) Enter C -> UNKNOWN COMMAND "ABRUNDEN"

These are the GERMAN commands for chamfer and fillet!

It also seems that AutoCAD does not access the pgp, as I tried to create some shortcuts like "KJH, *LINE" which did not work, neither after reinit nor after restart.

No I searched my installation for other PGPs and LSPs- without success. And yes, I also looked for hidden files.

NOW comes the really weird part:

7.) I opened my ACAD.LSP and entered:

 
(DEFUN C:V () (COMMAND "_CHAMFER"))
(DEFUN C:C () (COMMAND "_FILLET"))

8.) Appload

 
9.) Enter C -> UNKNOWN COMMAND "FILLET"
10.) Enter V -> UNKNOWN COMMAND "CHAMFER"

ISN'T IT CRAZY!? WHAT THE HELL!

Is there some other whatsoever CUI stuff? How can it be that an english installation installed on a computer which has never seen a german version remeber german commands while forgetting the most common english commands?

AND:

11.) If I use the buttons (which I hate) both commands work properly.

GHOST - MESSAGES FROM CUI?

Looks like something went odd in your language settings. I have no idea how that has happened, but try this for fun:

(defun c:v() (command (getcname "_chamfer")))

Hi Freerefill,

I tried it, with the same result: unknown command chamfer. I also replaced "v" by "vbc" (some other unused shortcut name) to be sure that autocad accessed this command. For vbc I also got the same result.

Sorry your getcname trick didn't work.

C'mon boyz, donledme down!

What if you did this (Notice the preceding “period”)?

(DEFUN C:V () (COMMAND "._CHAMFER"))

(DEFUN C:C () (COMMAND "._FILLET"))

Seant, you're cooler than Officer McClane. I noticed and it worked. What the hell! I could have spent some time by myself to put a "." or an "*" or a "%" or a "&" or maybe a "€" before or behind the "_" or the ":" ... Seant, you made my day. Send me your account details, and I'll transfer a million to you. A million tanzanean shillings, I mean, not a million €.

No, honest: how come, and what was or is the problem?

PS: What's the saucer on your pic? Your home? Looks interesting.

And how come all other commands work properly without?

I’m glad you’re back online. The preceding period tells AutoCAD to use the native command regardless of how else the standard name has been redefined.

The “saucer” is actually a hydrofoil sailboat design. See here for larger images:

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11552

Great. I'm happy.

Concerning the underwater foils: I once made rectangular hydrofoil design with slightly flexible underater wings divided across the whole length and width into 2 chambers: an upper chamber and a lower chamber both filled with water. by pressing water from one chamber into the other you could adjust the profile of the wings from positive to negative without rudders. I guess a negative profile windwards would be necessary, because else without ballast, a hydrofoil sailboat design might capsize.

Strange thing that the airsail profile seems to be the wrong way round - rounded astern. Or do you sail with the broad ass and the rudders a-bow?

Other thing might also be that you don't see much ahead when steering (except see ^ above).

Nice modelling and texturing!

Yor friendly engineer

Cool.

It does sound like that particular installation of AutoCAD has some autorun redefinition scheme. Was that workstation previously used by a German speaking CAD operator?

With regard to the sailboat: A more detailed explanation can be found here (a link to a visual aid can be found on post # 13)

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1963

I am a German speaking CAD operator.

I'm not sure whether there was a previous German install on that computer, but I rather think there was none. On the other hand, I can't explain the German commands otherwise.