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CadTools General Category => CadTools General => Topic started by: denverdude on February 20, 2010, 11:54:39 PM

Title: Loading CadTools inside of AutoCAD
Post by: denverdude on February 20, 2010, 11:54:39 PM

Lars – Great program!

Does anyone have ideas of the best method of loading CadTools from inside of AutoCAD?  Either by a tool button or by the pulldown menu.

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Loading CadTools inside of AutoCAD
Post by: Lars on April 01, 2010, 11:01:47 PM

Hi! Missed to reply on this.
CadTools is a out of process software, it cant be launched inside AutoCAD.

Title: Re: Loading CadTools inside of AutoCAD
Post by: AndreN on September 27, 2010, 01:01:53 PM

Hi Denverdude,

What you could do is to make a button in ACAD that open cadtools for you when you click it.  But that would be the same as adding it to your windows toolbar.

Firstly you need to make the following lisp file.

(defun c:CAT ()
(startapp "C:\\Program Files\\Cadtools\\CadTools.exe")
(princ)
)

save this as CAT__Start CADtools.lsp

Also you must make sure that the lisp file is in one of you ACAD support folders.

If you do want to make a custom button.

Go to Tool, Customize, Interface.

Then create a new button.

^C^C(load "CAT__Start CADtools") CAT

use the above macro to enter in the command section.

Save button and add to your ribbon or a toolbar and PRESTO.

Is somewhat of a complex setup but it will work.

Title: Re: Loading CadTools inside of AutoCAD
Post by: Kenan on September 29, 2010, 08:33:08 AM

Nice workaround for this problem, but I have CADTools icon in quick launch toolbar, it's easy to start it since it's always visible, maybe you can try that too Denverdude.