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Fundamentals of AutoLISP®

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  • Class ID: CP501-2
  • Class Information
  • Primary Track: Customization and Programming
  • Primary Software: AutoLISP

Class Audience

Average AutoCAD user

Class Description

AutoLISP has been around for a long time and has always separated the AutoCAD® green thumbs from the gurus. The amount of AutoLISP code used in CAD-dependent industries remains tremendous, and AutoLISP is more powerful today than ever. It's free, it's gentle and forgiving, and it provides users with the ability to create new AutoCAD commands in minutes. This class helps seasoned AutoCAD users enter the world of customization and programming using the AutoCAD native graphical language. The class provides over 30 examples of code to help the student understand the syntax of this programming language. The material is designed for intermediate-level AutoCAD users who have never programmed in AutoLISP before.

Class Highlights


  • Data types, variables, constants, arrays

  • Math functions, general syntax, conventions

  • Decision trees and nested loops

  • Functions, subroutines, local and global vars

  • Dotted pairs, entity lists, sample applications

View all 4 questions Questions & Answers

  • Reply shubhankar sahoo asked...
    Hello Sir,thanks for your reply.And how can i get the oppertunity for online classes & how can i get the autolisp document file? 05-15-2009 9:25PM

  • Reply shubhankar sahoo asked...
    hello sir...i need to do the LISP programming language as a profession. So how can i get help as a registered person of this website as a beginner of LISP programming? 05-14-2009 10:03PM

  • Reply dave espinosa-aguilar replied...
    the AU Online papers are provided 'as is.' they are not intended to teach the course without the presentation they were designed around. the fundamentals of autolisp paper is exactly such a document... it was used at AU 2008 as a supplementary aid to the concepts which were taught in the lecture. if you are looking for a way to learn AutoLISP, you may want to contact your local dealerships, AutoCAD Training Centers (ATCs), Autodesk Education, or your local technology centers, colleges, institutes, and training centers. my underastanding is that AU Online does not re-teach any of the presentations that were offered at the Au event. it merely provides the papers from the event for the benefit of those who could not attend or who did attend and have follow up questions. 05-15-2009 3:36PM

  • Reply shubhankar sahoo asked...
    Hello sir,I am from computer science background(Btech).I know the AUTOCAD 2008(2D) commands and also working in a construction company in survey department using the AUTOCAD. As I am from programming background,so I have a great desire to learn LISP,DCL.I have sound knowledge in .Net 2.0 and also c++. So,please give me your suggession as I need. 05-11-2009 9:28PM

  • Reply dave espinosa-aguilar replied...
    i'm sorry, but i don't understand your question. if you are asking for a suggestion, what is the suggestion regarding? 05-12-2009 11:12AM

  • Reply Sandeep Kumar asked...
    Dear sir, How can i get your class handout through e-mail? 03-18-2009 1:47AM

  • Reply dave espinosa-aguilar replied...
    hi Sandeep. i believe you need to download it from this AU site. 03-22-2009 10:13AM

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