Macros Autocad 2014 LT

I have a macro

^C^C(setvar “cecolor” “ByLayer”) (setvar “celweight” -1) (setvar “celtype” “ByLayer”)

This is the error:

Command: (setvar LISP command is not available.

Command: “cecolor” Unknown command "“CECOLOR”". Press F1 for help.

Command: “ByLayer”) Unknown command "“BYLAYER”)". Press F1 for help.

can't seem to get it to work.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Give me like 5 minutes, I should be able to knock a correction out for you.

One thing to check are the quotes - did you created that in Word? Try to replace them with ("). Make sure also that there is a space at the end of that macro.

Silly me, that's easy. Just put:

 ^C^C^Csetvar;cecolor;bylayer;setvar;celweight;-1;setvar;celtype;Bylayer;

LT has the ability to use setvar, just not getvar plainly, getvar has to be burried in a diesel string.

Ooops... Seems that the OP is using LT, so AutoLISP isn't supported!

Silly me, that's easy. Just put:

 ^C^C^Csetvar;cecolor;bylayer;setvar;celweight;-1;setvar;celtype;Bylayer;

 

LT has the ability to use setvar, just not getvar plainly, getvar has to be burried in a diesel string.

It gives me this now:

Command: setvar

Enter variable name or [?] : celtype

Enter new value for CELTYPE : Bylayer

^C^Ccecolor;"ByLayer";celweight;-1;celtype;"BYLAYER";

Try that? I don't think you need "setvar" here.

Thats true Tuns. You shouldn't need it, it actually shouldn't make any difference.

Ooops... Seems that the OP is using LT, so AutoLISP isn't supported!

Tell me about it. Half the stuff I want to do I can't.

^C^Ccecolor;ByLayer;celweight;-1;celtype;ByLayer;

Try that? I don't think you need "setvar" here.

Still wants me to enter a new value for celtype

Command: cecolor

Enter new value for CECOLOR : ByLayer

Command: celweight

Enter new value for CELWEIGHT : -1

Command: celtype

Enter new value for CELTYPE : ByLayer

It wont change celtype because it is just one of those variables that wont accept the same value. The only way you can fix it is by just taking it out of the macro.

Still wants me to enter a new value for celtype

One way to do it is do an if statement with some diesel to avoid issuing that change.

Oops, I updated my macro. Try it one more time?

Also can you guys give me some websites to learn macros better or maybe a book. Also do Macros work with Autocad 2014 LT... I was told yes by some people and no by others.

Thanks

The main thing you can't use with LT is just LISP VBA .NET, so all the fun languages. Diesel is the way to go.

Here is the AutoDESK guide for LT 2012. Best one by far 2013 is much less complete.

http://exchange.autodesk.com/autocad/sites/default/files/autocad_pdf_cust-guide_enu_v2_0.pdf

Oops, I updated my macro. Try it one more time?

This is the error:

Enter new value for CECOLOR : "ByLayer"

Command: celweight

Enter new value for CELWEIGHT : 1

Cannot set CELWEIGHT to that value.

*Invalid*

You can;t set celweight to 1. You can only select -1, -2, or -3.

http://exchange.autodesk.com/autocad/enu/online-help/ACD/2012/ENU/pages/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-50de.htm

You copied it wrong. Make sure you have the negative value in the macro. Where did you get the positive 1?

Anyways, Mwade will take care of ya from here since I'm leaving work now. Good luck Diesel.

The main thing you can't use with LT is just LISP VBA .NET, so all the fun languages. Diesel is the way to go.

 

Here is the AutoDESK guide for LT 2012. Best one by far 2013 is much less complete.

http://exchange.autodesk.com/autocad/sites/default/files/autocad_pdf_cust-guide_enu_v2_0.pdf

Thank you very much

Thank you very much

You are welcome Diesel is just a learn as you go thing. Doesn't take long to pick up though. If you have questions, just post em here, someone will help.

Here are a couple fun diesel macros for you:

^C^Csetvar;useri2;$M=$(getvar,attreq);^P$M=$(if,$(<,$(getvar,useri1),13),attreq;1;-insert;delta;\1;1;0;$M=$(getvar,useri1);-la;t;rev$M=$(getvar,useri1);;chprop;L;;LA;rev$M=$(getvar,useri1);;,^C)^Zattreq;"$M=$(getvar,useri2)";

^C^C^P$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,tilemode),0),-insert;schedule.dwg;^C^C-insert;electrical_notes;\1;1;0;x;l;;^Z

You copied it wrong. Make sure you have the negative value in the macro. Where did you get the positive 1?

Anyways, Mwade will take care of ya from here since I'm leaving work now. Good luck Diesel.

Command: cecolor

Enter new value for CECOLOR : "ByLayer"

Command: celweight

Enter new value for CELWEIGHT : -1

Command: celtype

Enter new value for CELTYPE : "BYLAYER"

I will have Autocad 2014 on Monday and will try with that. Plus read over the pdf Mwade showed me.

Thanks