LECTURE PRESENTATION

 

Outline

See “NXProgramming & Customization”

Scripts

Excel generation of commands

• Search & Replace (Delimiters)
• Concatenate Strings in Excel
• Command Line Paste (.txt)

Script files (see link)

• AutoCAD Script Example
  • Drawing File (with a block called “zipmarker”)
  • Script File (Rename to .scr)

Attribute Extraction (see AutoCAD Reference)

• Attribute Extraction (.dwg)
• TEMPLATE  (.txt)
• Sample Data (.txt)

Programming interfaces

Macros
AutoLISP/Vlisp (Reference Guide)(basics)

Example:

Realize for AutoCAD – Generate simple G-code in AutoCAD
cncengrave (revised version of Chris Radek’s realize)
Open AutoCAD, type “appload” and load the lisp file.
Will create the command “engrave”

VBA
NX Open
NX Grip