LIBMAKER USER'S MANUAL (network) LIBMAKER v 3.0 Copyright 1997 by: Chris C. Watts DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES FROM CHRIS C. WATTS , HIS AGENTS AND ASSOCIATES, AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS OF A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. FOR DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE TRADEMARKS Autocad is a trademark of Autodesk Inc. INTRODUCTION Chris C. Watts has developed and makes available this powerful program for saving and inserting "WBLOCK" from an dialogue box. It allows you to create your own library of symbols, on the fly. To insert the symbol, just select, the symbol description you have given it. You will visually see a slide of the symbol you have picked. Libmaker graphical interface inside dialog box makes this program fast and easy to use. It allows you to create, rename, move and delete library and symbols. The unregistered version contains the same set of tools as in the registered version. You can save all your symbols, but unlike the registered version, you can only have one library in your library list. SETTING UP LIBMAKER IMPORTANT NOTE: In order for this program to properly work all network files and uesr files must be in a directory that AutoCAD recognizes in its search path. INSTALLATION STEPS: The disk USER is for the user computer and allows only insertion of Wblock. The disk MANAGER is for the Managers computer and allows access of librarys and symbols to create, rename, i.e. The disk NETWORK is for your network server. It is for the storage of all the librarys and symbols you create. Since LIBMAKER needs to find its files during execution, LIBMKNET directory must be included in the AutoCAD search path environment variable. 1. For Windows and DOS place install disk for LIBMAKER ( USER, MANAGER and NETWORK) in drive A or B 2. Start install from the DOS prompt, enter A:\INSTALL 3. You will be prompt for the DRIVE:\DIRECTORY for the installation. defalt........C:\LIBMKUER or LIBMKMAN or LIBMKNET. Since LIBMAKER needs to find its files during execution, LIBMKNET and LIBMKUER or LIBMKMAN directory must be included in the AutoCAD search path environment variable. DOS: SET ACAD=drive:\LIBMKMAN or LIBMKUER SET ACAD=drive:\LIBMKNET Windows: Make sure the directory you choose is included in the AutoCAD search path environment variable, in the Preferences (environment). drive:\LIBMKMAN or LIBMKUER drive:\LIBMKNET Once installed, go into AutoCAD and from the "Command:" prompt type: Command: (load "LIBMAKER") (this will load the LIBMAKER.LSP file) Command: libmk (this runs the program) Distribution Files USER disk LIBMAKER.LSP - Main Program LIBMKER.DCL - Dialogue Definitions ORDERLIB.TXT - Registration/ORDER form (Print & Mail) REGISLIB.TXT - Registration Agreement DOCLIBNT.TXT - Documentation, LIBMAKER USER'S MANUAL (network) MANAGER disk LIBMAKER.LSP - Main Program LIBMKER.DCL - Dialogue Definitions ORDERLIB.TXT - Registration/ORDER form (Print & Mail) REGISLIB.TXT - Registration Agreement DOCLIBNT.TXT - Documentation, LIBMAKER USER'S MANUAL (network) NETWORK disk MAIN_LST.DAT - Main Program Data MAIN_LST.TXT FAI.SLD - My logo SLDLOGO.DAT - Data LIBMKER.DWG LIBMAKER DIALOGUE BOX : Type LIBMK at the command: prompt. The LIBMAKER dialog box will appear. The main dialog box is for selecting and inserting symbols. Just select the library and symbol you want to insert, then pick OK. From the main dialog box you can pick MODIFY LIBRARY, this will bring up an dialog box with tools for modifying your library. MODIFY LIBRARY DIALOGUE BOX TOOLS: Your Logo Slide: First you must make a slide in AutoCAD and then pick the GET button to put your Logo slide in the Logo Window. Pick your slide from the SLIDE FILE BOX and the pick OK. You will be prompted to "replace existing file?" pick "YES". Modify Library: Is a list of your library. To modify a library, you must first pick a library to modify. CREATE LIBRARY: You are prompted for a description and then you create a file name for you library ("Sample.lib"). MOVE LIBRARY: You are prompted to pick the library you want to move and then you are prompted to pick the library you want to move in front of. DELETE: You are prompted to pick the library to delete. NOTE Libmaker will "shell out to DOS" to delete the file. Rename Library: Pick the edit box and type in the new description, then pick SET. The new description will be redefined in the Library List. Modify Symbol: Is a list of your symbols. To modify a symbol, you must first pick a symbol to modify. CREATE SYMBOL: You are prompted for a description and then you create a file name for your symbol (just like wblock command). Then you are prompted to select the symbol elements and base point. A slide will be automatically created and you will be prompted if you want a base point "Mark" (Y/N). The base point "Mark" is on the slide only. You will be prompted to type U to restore entities. MOVE SYMBOL: You are prompted to pick the symbol you want to move, then you are prompted to pick the symbol you want to move in front of. DELETE: You are prompted to pick the symbol to delete. Rename Symbol: Pick the edit box and type in the new description, then pick SET. The new description will be redefined in the Symbol List. LIBMAKER is design to save you drawing time. How to Contact the Author Write to: Chris C. Watts 65 W. Valley Ridge St. Ojai, CA 93023 or by e-mail: clarkwd@aol.com http://members.aol.com/clarkwd AutoLISP and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.