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Artisan:
I have looked through some of the older threads, but I couldn't really find anything that answered my question, so I wanted to ask again.
We are in a situation where after coming into my new estimating position, I am finding numerous errors in the plans being submitted by our current CAD department. The method I use to notify the architectural manager of the problems is by shooting him an email about the problems. I don't know if that is going any further because I am still catching some issues.
My idea is to open our master drawings and use a LISP routine or something else that will pop up an information window when the next user opens the drawing. In this window, I was going to list out the errors that needed to be corrected prior to copying the file over for the next project. Since our projects come from our master files, these are the drawings that would have this "data window". The window would list the errors needed to be corrected and then after they are corrected, the user could take the window off of the file as a way to indicate the errors were corrected. My thought process is that this would be a LISP of some sorts that runs when a person opens the file. The first thing they see in the file would be this window popping open and telling them to correct some issues. Am I correct in thinking that this would be possible or is there a feature that is available already that I have overlooked in ADT? Any help or guidance would greatly be appreciated.
Keith™:
Not that I am aware of, but if it were comprehensive enough, it would be a really good tool to develop.
Artisan:
--- Quote from: Keith on September 08, 2005, 02:08:54 PM ---Not that I am aware of, but if it were comprehensive enough, it would be a really good tool to develop.
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Well then, where do we get started on such an item? Is there a way to make a LISP routine run when a specific drawing is opened? I was thinking that LISP routines are drawing session limited. Would this be a Script routine instead? If so, how does one get dialog boxes to pop up with Scripts since they work from the command line?
CAB:
Take a look at these..
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1707.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1193.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1691.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1342.0
Artisan:
--- Quote from: CAB on September 08, 2005, 04:21:49 PM ---Take a look at these..
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1707.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1193.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1691.0
http://www.theswamp.org/forum/index.php?topic=1342.0
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MP's idea seems to be very close to what I am looking for. I tried Marks LISP routine, but I couldn't get the VLX file to work because I have never used one of those files. :-( Anyway, thanks for the help so far, it appears that I am getting closer to something that may exist.
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