Overall Lisp/command line

[nyaromulo]

My general lisp stopped working, for example if I type "L" on the command line I should be prompt to draw line" in this case it says

"Unknown command "L". Press F1 for help"

 

Same as when I type "C" for a circle and so on. What can I do to bring all these short cut back to work on the command line? I am so used to typing commands...I am dying right now!

 

thank you

[Freerefill]

If you have a LISP set up to do that, it sounds like you need to re-load it. While you're at it, check to see if it's your startup suite.

 

Though, doing that is not always the best option. Most people prefer to edit their ACAD.pgp file (Tools > Customize > Edit Program Parameters) and create shortcuts there.

[Commandobill]

Like freerefill said your pgp file should be set up to do this.... heres what mine looks like

 

; 
;
;  Program Parameters File For AutoCAD 2008
;  External Command and Command Alias Definitions

;  Copyright (C) 1997-2007 by Autodesk, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

;  Each time you open a new or existing drawing, AutoCAD searches 
;  the support path and reads the first acad.pgp file that it finds.

;  -- External Commands --
;  While AutoCAD is running, you can invoke other programs or utilities
;  such Windows system commands, utilities, and applications.
;  You define external commands by specifying a command name to be used
;  from the AutoCAD command prompt and an executable command string 
;  that is passed to the operating system. 

;  -- Command Aliases --
;  The Command Aliases section of this file provides default settings for
;  AutoCAD command shortcuts.  Note: It is not recommended that  you directly
;  modify this section of the PGP file., as any changes you make to this section of the 
;  file will not migrate successfully if you upgrade your AutoCAD to a
;  newer version.  Instead, make changes to the new 
;  User Defined Command Aliases
;  section towards the end of this file.

;  -- User Defined Command Aliases --
;  You can abbreviate frequently used AutoCAD commands by defining 
;  aliases for them in the User Defined Command Aliases section of acad.pgp.
;  You can create a command alias for any AutoCAD command,
;  device driver command, or external command.

;  Recommendation: back up this file before editing it.  To ensure that
;  any changes you make to PGP settings can successfully be migrated
;  when you upgrade to the next version of AutoCAD, it is suggested that
;  you make any changes to the default settings in the User Defined Command 
;  Aliases section at the end of this file.

;  External command format:
;  <Command name>,[<Shell request>],<Bit flag>,
[*]<Prompt>,

;  The bits of the bit flag have the following meanings:
;  Bit 1: if set, don't wait for the application to finish
;  Bit 2: if set, run the application minimized
;  Bit 4: if set, run the application "hidden"
;  Bit 8: if set, put the argument string in quotes
;
;  Fill the "bit flag" field with the sum of the desired bits.
;  Bits 2 and 4 are mutually exclusive; if both are specified, only 
;  the 2 bit is used. The most useful values are likely to be 0 
;  (start the application and wait for it to finish), 1 (start the 
;  application and don't wait), 3 (minimize and don't wait), and 5 
;  (hide and don't wait). Values of 2 and 4 should normally be avoided, 
;  as they make AutoCAD unavailable until the application has completed.
;
;  Bit 8 allows commands like DEL to work properly with filenames that 
;  have spaces such as "long filename.dwg".  Note that this will interfere 
;  with passing space delimited lists of file names to these same commands.
;  If you prefer multiplefile support to using long file names, turn off 
;  the "8" bit in those commands.

;  Examples of external commands for command windows

DEL,       DEL,            8,File to delete: ,
DIR,       DIR,            8,File specification: ,
SH,        ,               1,*OS Command: ,
SHELL,     ,               1,*OS Command: ,
START,     START,          1,*Application to start: ,
TYPE,      TYPE,           8,File to list: ,

; Examples of external commands for Windows
; See also the (STARTAPP) AutoLISP function for an alternative method.

EXPLORER,  START EXPLORER, 1,,
NOTEPAD,   START NOTEPAD,  1,*File to edit: ,
PBRUSH,    START PBRUSH,   1,,


; Command alias format:
;   <Alias>,*<Full command name>

;  The following are guidelines for creating new command aliases.
;  1. An alias should reduce a command by at least two characters. 
;      Commands with a control key equivalent, status bar button, 
;      or function key do not require a command alias. 
;      Examples: Control N, O, P, and S for New, Open, Print, Save.
;  2. Try the first character of the command, then try the first two, 
;      then the first three.
;  3. Once an alias is defined, add suffixes for related aliases: 
;      Examples: R for Redraw, RA for Redrawall, L for Line, LT for 
;      Linetype.
;  4. Use a hyphen to differentiate between command line and dialog 
;      box commands.
;      Example: B for Block, -B for -Block.
;
; Exceptions to the rules include AA for Area, T for Mtext, X for Explode.

;  -- Sample aliases for AutoCAD commands --                   
;  These examples include most frequently used commands.  NOTE: It is recommended 
;  that you not make any changes to this section of the PGP file to ensure the 
;  proper migration of your customizations when you upgrade to the next version of 
;  AutoCAD.  The aliases listed in this section are repeated in the User Custom
;  Settings section at the end of this file, which can safely be edited while
;  ensuring your changes will successfully migrate.



3A,        *3DARRAY
3DMIRROR,  *MIRROR3D
3DNavigate,*3DWALK
3DO,       *3DORBIT
3DW,       *3DWALK
3F,        *3DFACE
3M,        *3DMOVE
3P,        *3DPOLY
3R,        *3DROTATE
A,         *ARC
AC,        *BACTION
ADC,       *ADCENTER
AECTOACAD, *-ExportToAutoCAD
AA,        *AREA
AL,        *ALIGN
3AL,       *3DALIGN
AP,        *APPLOAD
AR,        *ARRAY
-AR,       *-ARRAY
ATI,       *ATTIPEDIT
ATT,       *ATTDEF
-ATT,      *-ATTDEF
ATE,       *ATTEDIT
-ATE,      *-ATTEDIT
ATTE,      *-ATTEDIT
B,         *BLOCK
-B,        *-BLOCK
BC,        *BCLOSE
BE,        *BEDIT
BH,        *HATCH
BO,        *BOUNDARY
-BO,       *-BOUNDARY
BR,        *BREAK
BS,        *BSAVE
BT,        *MAPTRIM
BVS,       *BVSTATE
C,         *CIRCLE
CAM,       *CAMERA
CB,        *COPYBASE
CH,        *PROPERTIES
-CH,       *CHANGE
CHA,       *CHAMFER
CHK,       *CHECKSTANDARDS
CLI,       *COMMANDLINE
COL,       *COLOR
COLOUR,    *COLOR
CO,        *COPY
CP,        *COPY
CT,        *CTABLESTYLE
CYL,       *CYLINDER
D,         *DIMSTYLE
DAL,       *DIMALIGNED
DAN,       *DIMANGULAR
DAR,       *DIMARC
JOG,       *DIMJOGGED
DBA,       *DIMBASELINE
DBC,       *DBCONNECT
DC,        *ADCENTER
DCE,       *DIMCENTER
DCENTER,   *ADCENTER
DCO,       *DIMCONTINUE
DDA,       *DIMDISASSOCIATE
DDI,       *DIMDIAMETER
DED,       *DIMEDIT
DI,        *DIST
DIV,       *DIVIDE
DJL,       *DIMJOGLINE
DJO,       *DIMJOGGED
DL,        *DATALINK
DLI,       *DIMLINEAR
DLU,       *DATALINKUPDATE
DO,        *DONUT
DOR,       *DIMORDINATE
DOV,       *DIMOVERRIDE
DR,        *DRAWORDER
DRA,       *DIMRADIUS
DRE,       *DIMREASSOCIATE
DRM,       *DRAWINGRECOVERY
DS,        *DSETTINGS
DST,       *DIMSTYLE
DT,        *TEXT
DV,        *DVIEW
DX,        *DATAEXTRACTION
E,         *ERASE
ED,        *DDEDIT
EL,        *ELLIPSE
ER,        *EXTERNALREFERENCES
EX,        *EXTEND
EXIT,      *QUIT
EXP,       *EXPORT
EXT,       *EXTRUDE
F,         *FILLET
FI,        *FILTER
FREEPOINT, *POINTLIGHT
FSHOT,     *FLATSHOT
G,         *GROUP
-G,        *-GROUP
GD,        *GRADIENT
GEO,       *GEOGRAPHICLOCATION
GR,        *DDGRIPS
H,         *HATCH
-H,        *-HATCH
HE,        *HATCHEDIT
HI,        *HIDE
I,         *INSERT
-I,        *-INSERT
IAD,       *IMAGEADJUST
IAT,       *IMAGEATTACH
ICL,       *IMAGECLIP
IM,        *IMAGE
-IM,       *-IMAGE
IMP,       *IMPORT
IN,        *INTERSECT
INF,       *INTERFERE
IO,        *INSERTOBJ
J,         *JOIN
L,         *LINE
LA,        *LAYER
-LA,       *-LAYER
LAS,       *LAYERSTATE
LE,        *QLEADER
LEN,       *LENGTHEN
LIS,       *LAYISO
LI,        *LIST
LINEWEIGHT, *LWEIGHT
LMAN,      *LAYERSTATE
LO,        *-LAYOUT
LS,        *LIST
LT,        *LINETYPE
-LT,       *-LINETYPE
LTYPE,     *LINETYPE
-LTYPE,    *-LINETYPE
LTS,       *LTSCALE
LW,        *LWEIGHT
M,         *MOVE
MA,        *MATCHPROP
MAT,       *MATERIALS
ME,        *MEASURE
MI,        *MIRROR
ML,        *MLINE
MLA,       *MLEADERALIGN
MLC,       *MLEADERCOLLECT
MLD,       *MLEADER
MLE,       *MLEADEREDIT
MLS,       *MLEADERSTYLE
MO,        *PROPERTIES
MS,        *MSPACE
MSM,       *MARKUP
MT,        *MTEXT
MV,        *MVIEW
NORTH,     *GEOGRAPHICLOCATION
NORTHDIR,  *GEOGRAPHICLOCATION
O,         *OFFSET
OP,        *OPTIONS
ORBIT,     *3DORBIT
OS,        *OSNAP
-OS,       *-OSNAP
P,         *PAN
-P,        *-PAN
PA,        *PASTESPEC
PARAM,     *BPARAMETER
PARTIALOPEN, *-PARTIALOPEN
PE,        *PEDIT
PL,        *PLINE
PO,        *POINT
POL,       *POLYGON
PR,        *PROPERTIES
PRCLOSE,   *PROPERTIESCLOSE
PROPS,     *PROPERTIES
PRE,       *PREVIEW
PRINT,     *PLOT
PS,        *PSPACE
PSOLID,    *POLYSOLID
PTW,       *PUBLISHTOWEB
PU,        *PURGE
-PU,       *-PURGE
PYR,       *PYRAMID
QC,        *QUICKCALC
QCUI,      *QUICKCUI
R,         *REDRAW
RA,        *REDRAWALL
RC,        *RENDERCROP
RE,        *REGEN
REA,       *REGENALL
REC,       *RECTANG
REG,       *REGION
REN,       *RENAME
-REN,      *-RENAME
REV,       *REVOLVE
RO,        *ROTATE
RP,        *RENDERPRESETS
RPR,       *RPREF
RR,        *RENDER
RW,        *RENDERWIN
S,         *STRETCH
SC,        *SCALE
SCR,       *SCRIPT
SE,        *DSETTINGS
SEC,       *SECTION
SET,       *SETVAR
SHA,       *SHADEMODE
SL,        *SLICE
SN,        *SNAP
SO,        *SOLID
SP,        *SPELL
SPL,       *SPLINE
SPLANE,    *SECTIONPLANE
SPE,       *SPLINEDIT
SSM,       *SHEETSET
ST,        *STYLE
STA,       *STANDARDS
SU,        *SUBTRACT
T,         *MTEXT
-T,        *-MTEXT
TA,        *TABLET
TB,        *TABLE
TC,        *TCASE
TH,        *THICKNESS
TI,        *TILEMODE
TO,        *TOOLBAR
TOL,       *TOLERANCE
TOR,       *TORIENT
TP,        *TOOLPALETTES
TR,        *TRIM
TS,        *TABLESTYLE
UC,        *UCSMAN
UN,        *UNITS
-UN,       *-UNITS
UNI,       *UNION
V,         *VIEW
-V,        *-VIEW
VP,        *DDVPOINT
-VP,       *VPOINT
VS,       *VSCURRENT
VSM,       *VISUALSTYLES
-VSM,      *-VISUALSTYLES
W,         *WBLOCK
-W,        *-WBLOCK
WE,        *WEDGE
X,         *EXPLODE
XA,        *XATTACH
XB,        *XBIND
-XB,       *-XBIND
XC,        *XCLIP
XL,        *XLINE
XR,        *XREF
-XR,       *-XREF
Z,         *ZOOM

; The following are alternative aliases and aliases as supplied 
;  in AutoCAD Release 13.

AV,        *DSVIEWER
CP,        *COPY
DIMALI,    *DIMALIGNED
DIMANG,    *DIMANGULAR
DIMBASE,   *DIMBASELINE
DIMCONT,   *DIMCONTINUE
DIMDIA,    *DIMDIAMETER
DIMED,     *DIMEDIT
DIMTED,    *DIMTEDIT
DIMLIN,    *DIMLINEAR
DIMORD,    *DIMORDINATE
DIMRAD,    *DIMRADIUS
DIMSTY,    *DIMSTYLE
DIMOVER,   *DIMOVERRIDE
LEAD,      *LEADER
TM,        *TILEMODE

; Aliases for Hyperlink/URL Release 14 compatibility
SAVEURL, *SAVE
OPENURL,   *OPEN
INSERTURL, *INSERT

; Aliases for commands discontinued in AutoCAD 2000:
AAD,        *DBCONNECT
AEX,        *DBCONNECT 
ALI,        *DBCONNECT 
ASQ,        *DBCONNECT 
ARO,        *DBCONNECT 
ASE,        *DBCONNECT
DDATTDEF,   *ATTDEF
DDATTEXT,   *ATTEXT
DDCHPROP,   *PROPERTIES
DDCOLOR,    *COLOR
DDLMODES,   *LAYER
DDLTYPE,    *LINETYPE
DDMODIFY,   *PROPERTIES
DDOSNAP,    *OSNAP
DDUCS,      *UCS

; Aliases for commands discontinued in AutoCAD 2004:
ACADBLOCKDIALOG,  *BLOCK
ACADWBLOCKDIALOG, *WBLOCK
ADCENTER,         *ADCENTER
BMAKE,            *BLOCK
BMOD,             *BLOCK
BPOLY,            *BOUNDARY
CONTENT,          *ADCENTER
DDATTE,           *ATTEDIT
DDIM,             *DIMSTYLE
DDINSERT,         *INSERT
DDPLOTSTAMP,      *PLOTSTAMP
DDRMODES,         *DSETTINGS
DDSTYLE,          *STYLE
DDUCS,            *UCSMAN
DDUCSP,           *UCSMAN
DDUNITS,          *UNITS
DDVIEW,           *VIEW
DIMHORIZONTAL,    *DIMLINEAR
DIMROTATED,       *DIMLINEAR
DIMVERTICAL,      *DIMLINEAR
DOUGHNUT,         *DONUT
DTEXT,            *TEXT
DWFOUT,           *PLOT
DXFIN,            *OPEN
DXFOUT,           *SAVEAS
PAINTER,          *MATCHPROP
PREFERENCES,      *OPTIONS
RECTANGLE,        *RECTANG
SHADE,            *SHADEMODE
VIEWPORTS,        *VPORTS

; Aliases for commands discontinued in AutoCAD 2007:
RMAT,      *MATERIALS
FOG,       *RENDERENVIRONMENT
FINISH,    *MATERIALS
SETUV,     *MATERIALMAP
SHOWMAT,   *LIST
RFILEOPT,  *RENDERPRESETS
RENDSCR,   *RENDERWIN

; AutoCAD Map Aliases
ADELOGIN,       *MAPLOGIN
MAPADMIN,       *MAPTOPOADMIN
MAPBROWSELPN,   *MAPBROWSELINK
MAPDEFINELPN,   *MAPDEFINELT
MAPQUERY,       *MAPTOPOQUERY
MAPWSEXECUTEQUERY, *MAPWSQUERYEXECUTE
MAPABOUT,       *ABOUT
MAPEXPORTMAPGUIDE, *MAP2SDF
MAPIMPORTMAPGUIDE, *MAPSDFIN

;  -- User Defined Command Aliases --
;  Make any changes or additions to the default AutoCAD command aliases in 
;  this section to ensure successful migration of these settings when you
;  upgrade to the next version of AutoCAD.  If a command alias appears more
;  than once in this file, items in the User Defined Command Alias take
;  precedence over duplicates that appear earlier in the file.
;  **********----------**********  ; No xlate ; DO NOT REMOVE

[Freerefill]

Fun tip: See the alias for the Shell command? You can open up programs and files with AutoCAD using that and the other external commands, which allows the AutoCAD command prompt to act as a sort of shell for the DOS command prompt. If you're clever enough, you can create a playlist for all your favorite songs or movies, or even websites!

[nyaromulo]

Freerefill & Commandobill, I have acad.pgp file under support file. When I go to (Tools > Customize > Edit Program Parameters), I see the file well, but I do not want to edit it though! I just want to load it to AutoCAD to be able to use, since it can’t get it through support file. What should I do?

thank you two

[Freerefill]

Your acad.pgp file should load every time you start AutoCAD and open a new drawing, and don't worry about editing it, as long as you create what you need exactly as you see all the other shortcuts, you won't ruin anything. If you're still worried, we can help you there as well.

 

If your acad.pgp file doesn't seem to be working, try the REINIT command.

 

I don't know about everyone else, but I rarely use shortcuts or macros. All of my "shortcuts" are in fact mini LISPs, and I load them all on startup. If you're using the same system, you'll have to check to see if your LISP (or LISPs) are still being loaded.

[nyaromulo]

I tried the command "REINIT" but an error come says

"Dialogs are not available because DCL files are not loaded" I went through "C" drive and there are so many files with (*.dcl) under support files, which should be available every time I open AutoCAD. Any idea why this occurs?

[Lee Mac]

May be a silly suggestion, but have you checked what your support path actually is? Someone may have tampered with it inadvertently.

 

Go to Tools > Options > Files > Search Path... (top one)

[nyaromulo]

Oh I am back: I check my support files, all seems to be attached to the right folders/files. I am puzzled!

[Freerefill]

My two cents...

 

This seems to have gone beyond a LISP not loading properly; it sounds like several things are not being loaded. This could be a problem with AutoCAD itself, and the entire thing may need to be reinstalled.

[eldon]

Or even try a re-boot. My AutoCAD sometimes does not load properly at a new session, menus and aliases. But in my case, a restart of the computer sorts it (until the next time)

[nyaromulo]

I reinstalled the program, no more errors now, Oh what a thing!

 

thank you