LIBMAKER USER'S MANUAL
     
LIBMAKER v3.0   
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 files must 
be in a directory that AutoCAD recognizes in its search path.
   
INSTALLATION STEPS:   
   
Since LIBMAKER  needs to  find its  files during execution, LIBMAKER  
directory must be included in the AutoCAD search path environment variable.   
   
     DOS:   
                    SET ACAD=C:\LIBMAKER  
                    
    Windows:   
   
     Make sure the directory you choose is included in the AutoCAD search 
     path environment variable, in the Preferences (environment).   
                        
                     c:\LIBMAKER  
   
Once installed, go into AutoCAD and from the "Command:" prompt type:   
   
  Command: (load "LIBMAKER") <RETURN>  (this will load the LIBMAKER.LSP file)   
   
  Command: libmk             <RETURN>  (this runs the program)    
  
Distribution Files   

     LIBMKDMO.LSP   -    Main Program  
     LIBMKER.DCL    -    Dialogue Definitions 
     IMGTEST.DCL    -    Dialogue Definitions   
     ORDERLIB.TXT   -    Registration/ORDER form (Print & Mail)   
     REGISLIB.TXT   -    Registration Agreement   
     DOCUMLIB.TXT   -    Documentation, LIBMAKER USER'S MANUAL     
     FAI.SLD
     MAIN_LST.LIB
     MAIN_LST.TXT
     LIBMKER.DWG
     

        
If any of these files are missing, you have an unauthorized or 
incomplete LIBMAKER.         

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".

Library to modify: 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.

Symbol to modify: Is a list of your symbol. To modify the symbol list, you must 
first pick a symbol.

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

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