f1 and help

[bjenk8100]

hello,

 

i just upgraded to acad 2011 from 2010. This is bothering me, i use to hit f1 when looking for help and a list would pop up INSIDE of autocad. Now, i hit F1 and it takes me to autodesks help site. I cant even find where the help feature inside of autocad is even located in 2011. Any help would be great.

[nestly]

Yeah, they changed the Help file format and made them web based, they also changed the way they work.

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=14964770&linkID=9240617

 

 

 

*edited because I originally stated that Help file aren't even installed locally, which may be incorrect.

 

If the help files don't work, or aren't installed locally, see this link

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15068206&linkID=9240818

Edited December 10, 2010 by nestly

[ccowgill]

2011 is now html based and will open in a browser.

I had to do a couple of things to get the chm back.

First you have to download the chm files and put them in a folder on your computer

then you have to have a program that fires reactors and in the command started reactor

you have to have a call that sets a global variable (if you want context related help)

and you have to have a program that issues the help command to initiate the chm file

and finally you need to create a keyboard shortcut key for f1 to launch the program, issuing the help command.

clear as mud?

 

automatically loading something like this in each drawing ought to help:

(if (not Command_Starting_Reactor)
 (setq    Command_Starting_Reactor
    (vlr-command-reactor
      nil
      '((:vlr-commandwillstart
         .
         Command_Started_Command
        )
       )
    ) ;_ end of vlr-command-reactor
 ) ;_ end of setq
 () ;_ the reactor is already loaded
) ;_ end of if

(defun Command_Started_Command (In_ReactorName In_Command / LayObj)
 (setq helpcommand (car In_Command))
) ;_ end of defun

(defun c:LaunchacadHelp    (/ c1)
 (if (= Helpcommand nil)
   (setq c1 "")
   (setq c1 Helpcommand)
 ) ;_ end of if
 (help "C:\\AUTODESK\\HELP\\ACAD181.chm" c1)
) ;_ end of defun

Edited December 10, 2010 by ccowgill
added help code