How to create a script in AutoCAD?

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5 Nov, 2012 09:20 PM

If you want to automate repetitive tasks, then you should use scripts.
Scripts are instructions executed by computer which could alternatively be executed one by one, by a human operator.

1. Step 1:

   Creating a script is actually a simple action which imply to create a set of instructions that are exceuted automatically by a script interpreter.
   These instructions can be executed within any text editor, such as Notepad.

2. Step 2:

   AutoCAD commands that normally you would execute one by one are written in the text file as lines.
   Let’s make a simple script that creates automatically three UCS’s: Front, Top and Right.

3. Step 3:

   Note!
   Comments can also be included in the script file.The lines that contains the ‘;’ sign are interpreted as comments.

4. Step 4:

   Just type into Notepad these sets of instructions or copy&paste them from this webpage.
   
   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
   ;This is a comment. ;
   ;Comments will not be interpreted by application. ;
   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
   _-view ;This it’s the first command that will be interpreted
   Front ;Set the view to Front
   UCS ;Starts the User Coordinate System command
   na ;NAmed option
   s ;Save the UCS…
   Front ;… with the name ‘Front’
   _-view ;Starts the view command…
   Top ;…and sets the view to Top
   UCS ;Same steps as above!
   na
   s
   Top
   _-view
   Right
   UCS
   na
   s
   Right ;The last view is named ‘Right’

5. Step 5:

   Note!
   Don’t forget to save the file with the .scr extension!
   Type 'scr' at the command line if you want to run a script!