Write your name on the status bar of AutoCAD

[Omer Saif]

Nice

[Organic]

i want my name start up in dwg individual in massage box every time i open the dwg

 

How vain lol.

[roykes001]

Thanks, pretty cool!

[Guest Trekiez]

If you want that extra little bit of creativity, try adding this to your SETVAR MODEMACRO !

 

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Looks really cool in the bottom corner!

[Guest Trekiez]

Here's how it looks in my AutoCAD 2014

[alanjt]

Here's what I set as my modemacro variable...

 

(setvar
 "modemacro"
 "$(getvar,clayer)  ($(edtime, $(getvar,date),H:MMam/pm) - $(edtime,$(getvar,date),M.DD.YY))  Textsize: $(getvar,textsize) $(if, $(!=, $(getvar,viewtwist), 0), Viewtwist: $(angtos, $(getvar,viewtwist) [, 0, 2]) , ) AnnoScale: $(getvar,cannoscale)  Dimscale: $(getvar,dimscale) $(if, $(!=, $(getvar,filletrad), 0), FilletRad: $(getvar,filletrad), ) $(if, $(=, $(getvar,worlducs), 1),*WCS* ,*NON-WCS*) $(if, $(=, $(getvar,osnapz), 1),*OSZ ZERO* ,*OSZ*) "
)

 

Viewtwist and FilletRad only display if something other than zero.

 

The date/time is pretty stupid, but I added it so long ago, it doesn't bother me. If I ever decided to add something else, I'd remove it for space consideration.

 

[coolvj]

Thank you so much for sharing. It’s really amazing. Oh God My name is inside CAD. It’s so cool.

[CEEinOrlando]

Awesome little trick!

[LosGirk]

B to the A! Thanks!

 

 

(setvar "modemacro" "Los Girk/Stats> Dimscale: $(getvar,dimscale) Textsize: $(getvar,textsize);$(if, $(!=, $(getvar,viewtwist), 0), Viewtwist: $(angtos, $(getvar,viewtwist) [, 0, 2]) , ); Layer: $(getvar,clayer) " )

Edited April 26, 2014 by LosGirk

[alanjt]

B to the A! Thanks!

 

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(setvar "modemacro" "Los Girk/Stats> Dimscale: $(getvar,dimscale) Textsize: $(getvar,textsize);$(if, $(!=, $(getvar,viewtwist), 0), Viewtwist: $(angtos, $(getvar,viewtwist) [, 0, 2]) , ); Layer: $(getvar,clayer) " )

 

Glad it helps.

[ReMark]

And to think we used to be content with just having our initials on a drawing.

[alanjt]

And to think we used to be content with just having our initials on a drawing.

 

Putting one's name in the statusbar is silly, but to each his/her own.

[ReMark]

Next we'll want a picture of ourselves.

[alanjt]

Next we'll want a picture of ourselves.

 

Wait, you don't have one of those in your DWGs?!?

[mdbdesign]

One question about "modemacro":

Is there any variable that can show which default AutoCAD template (metric or imperial) was used to create drawing?

[Dadgad]

One question about "modemacro":

Is there any variable that can show which default AutoCAD template (metric or imperial) was used to create drawing?

 

Good question, that would be pretty helpful!

That and UNITS would be nice to display too.

[mdbdesign]

I think I got it:

 

Default Template [0-inch 1-mm] You are in: $(getvar,MEASUREINIT)

 

and it looks like that (last second I did update Def to Default):

[ReMark]

Editing time? What if a client calls while you are in the middle of doing a drawing and you are on the phone for 30 minutes? If the drawing is open the entire time that 30 minutes gets added to the editing time does it not?

[mdbdesign]

Editing time? What if a client calls while you are in the middle of doing a drawing and you are on the phone for 30 minutes? If the drawing is open the entire time that 30 minutes gets added to the editing time does it not?

All customer conversation is billable. In this case is it just for me.

[ReMark]

That would only apply if the person on the phone is the same one who's drawing it is that you are working on. Client A could be on the phone while you are editing Client B's drawing.

 

So really it does not keep track of the "actual" time spent on creating and editing the drawing.