

Some internal training will be required to run your Scripts. The Bad – Loading Script files can be a fiddle, and your users will need to know where to find the Script files. This is not available to AutoCAD LT users. If you are using the full version of AutoCAD, you can use the LISP programming language within your script. AutoCAD scripts can contain comments, to remind you what the script does. Should you want to update a Script file, you only need to change it in one place for everyone to get the changes. AutoCAD scripts can be stored in a central location on your server. The Good – AutoCAD scripts can contain long lists of instructions for AutoCAD to follow. All you really need to automate AutoCAD is a good understanding of the sequence of commands that you need to complete to get the job done. I hope to demonstrate that the process of writing a Macro is the same as that of writing a Script. A Macro usually lives within your CUI or on a Tool palette.

In my last post for CAD Notes, I showed you how to take a task that you perform frequently, and automate it by turning it into an AutoCAD script.
