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ALSPSOL0508: Thumbnail Previews for Old Drawings
Tip# ALSPSOL0508 By Tony Hotchkiss On 01-May-2008
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Rated By 1 users Downloaded : 1483
Categories : Saving Files, Display Control
Software type : AutoCAD
Rename File To : Tip ALSPSOL0508: Alisp-Zoom-Save.LSP, Zoom-Save.DCL
Alisp-Zoom-Save.LSP: Routine automatically opens any number of DWG, DXF files and zooms them to 80% of extents.

Jim McSwain of Toone, Tennessee, asked for a program to convert some old drawing and DXF files to a format that has an 80% zoom and a thumbnail preview. Many of his old drawings are standard parts that have been saved under old versions of AutoCAD, and he cannot see a thumbnail preview because the zooming was set poorly or there is no preview at all.

The AutoLISP Solution is ZOOM-SAVE.LSP and ZOOM-SAVE.DCL, which opens any number of selected DWG or DXF files and automatically zooms them to 80% of the extents of the drawing before saving with a preview.

Get the Code!
Download the ZOOM-SAVE.LSP and ZOOM-SAVE.DCL files from Cadalyst's Get the Code! library (May 2008) and save them in AutoCAD's Support directory. Use the Appload facility by selecting Tools / Load Application, then use the browser to select ZOOM-SAVE.LSP.

How to Use the ZOOM-SAVE.LSP Code
To start the program, enter ZS, and you will see the Zoom-Save dialog box.
You can select the file type to display using the DWG and DXF radio buttons. Select the drive and the directory to see a list of files in the right-hand half of the dialog box. To select files, use the standard Microsoft Windows selection procedures: Click on any file to select a single file; use the shift key to select a group of files; and hold down the Ctrl key and click to select arbitrary files.

 

 

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Comment by Carmichael,Matt
Posted on 2008-10-17 17:37:47
Program works the first time then crashes the system. Tweaks with system variables and does not reset them. Great concept but needs work.