Description
Some consider AutoLISP, like Latin, to be a "dead" language. Nothing could be further from the truth! AutoLISP is an API built into AutoCAD software that's highly accessible, easy to write, and easy to debug. It provides comprehensive access to the underlying AutoCAD engine, allowing you to create new commands that can automate many tasks and change the way you interact with the program on a daily basis. We will demonstrate how to write a series of small, useful programming examples that provide examples of solid coding techniques—combined with unique, purpose-driven functionality for production drafting and design—which you can build upon after the session into larger and more complex routines. Even with little programming experience, participants will gain a wealth of knowledge about how to use the AutoLISP API to automate daily tasks, and how to use AutoCAD and its associated applications to increase productivity.
Key Learnings
- Learn about basic AutoLISP 101, including variables, functions, loops, object selection and modification, and the AutoCAD Object Model.
- Learn how to create and load function libraries, pass parameters, demand-load your code, and effectively debug your programs.
- Learn how to create routines from functions, code complex operations in a few lines, and create scripts that iterate through drawings.
Speaker
- MSMatthew StachoniMatt Stachoni is currently Cintoo's Product Manager for BIM & Construction. Prior to joining Cintoo, Matt had a 35+ year career in the AEC industry as a BIM, CAD, and IT Manager in a wide range of Architectural, Interior Design, MEP, and Construction firms,. He also served as a Senior BIM Specialist for several Autodesk Value-Added Resellers, providing training, implementation, customization, and technical support services across the entire Autodesk AEC portfolio for his clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Most notably, Matt served as the lead VDC and Reality Capture Manager for Tutor Perini / Parsons JV, the joint venture team of Prime Contractor and Design Partners for the Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A Redevelopment Project, a new $1.4B, 1.1 million square foot, LEED Silver-certified 33-gate state of the art airport terminal, currently the largest Design-Build project in New Jersey's history.