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  1. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    I only mildly dabbled in lisp, never actually programmed anything myself. But I did appreciate the value of good lisp routines, and had a decent library of them. I was always big into custom menus & pgp file customization for quick command access. That was back in AutoCAD 12 days. Funny story...
  2. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Lol, I see what you did there.
  3. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Excellent!!
  4. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Thank you maripali, I will give this a go!
  5. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    The draftsmen are responsible for the DXF creation from the model, so hence the clean-up is our responsibility, of which splines are occasionally a part of. It's true that there are only a very few mouse clicks after opening the geometry, to identify the splines via. color change. My goal was...
  6. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Interesting idea, never really considered that, but I see how it would be possible.
  7. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Yes, that's exactly how it's handled now.
  8. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Thank you guys, I appreciate the input! Currently, our models are done in Inventor, then the DXF files are processed or "cleaned-up" in AutoCAD. Splines don't occur terribly often, but as you mentioned SparWeb, it's when a bend crosses a radii. I am not particularly fond of replacing a spline...
  9. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    I believe TerryScan is correct on this, in that it would require a custom routine. I just don't see how it would be possible any other way. Maripali: Interestingly, I did stumble onto this yesterday. I had always exported from the Inventor drawing, but I did find the setting you mentioned at...
  10. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    I didn't realize my original post was so difficult to understand. This has nothing to do with line widths or linetypes. "I want to incorporate this into a template, so when a DXF file is opened, the splines will automatically show up in RED"
  11. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    The whole point is, I want ALL splines to be modified, and I want them to initially open the DXF file with the splines a specific color. It's not as simple as creating a layer.
  12. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    This doesn't have anything to do with plotting, it's strictly a geometry type issue.
  13. blades741

    Color assignment by object type

    Is it possible to assign a color to an object type? More specifically, I want to assign RED (for example) to SPLINES, and I want it done automatically (globally). The reason for this is simple: when we export sheet metal flat-patterns out of an Inventor drawing, we import it into AutoCAD for...
  14. blades741

    Spline-free stencil letters DXF or DWG?

    Ok, using the font that Berkshire posted, I created a stencil-type font with characters that will be cut-out friendly (link below). Not a 'font' in the true sense of the word, but a collection of blocks within a DWG. When exploded down, they contain only lines. These will work well with our old...
  15. blades741

    Spline-free stencil letters DXF or DWG?

    Berkshire, Awesome font! Although I was able to clean up the original font via. PEDIT, this font will ultimately save the time & hassle of doing that. Thank you!
  16. blades741

    Anyone here using other alternative than AutoCAD, free license and perpetual?

    +1 for DraftSight. Very AutoCAD-like program. As mcgyver mentioned, I'm not sure about pricing for commercial use. Another VERY AutoCAD similar program is progeCAD. I downloaded a trial, and was quite impressed with it as far as look and feel of AutoCAD. Although not free, it's only like $400 or...
  17. blades741

    Spline-free stencil letters DXF or DWG?

    Thank you JN & Pinwards. Actually, that's what I ended up doing after talking to some co-workers & finding out that the laser can deal with polylines, so I simply converted the splines to plines. I would still love to find a DXF or DWG file of 'clean' stencil letters that could be inserted as...
  18. blades741

    Spline-free stencil letters DXF or DWG?

    Hello all, I am looking for a simple block-type font for stencil letters/numbers that will NOT create splines when exploded. Our laser cutter software has issues with splines, so I'm looking for characters made up of simple line & arc type construction. I'm not holding out much hope for a TTF or...

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