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by Reinaldo N. Togores (Author)
This book -updated for Release 2019- aims at guiding he who uses AutoCAD on a daily basis in becoming a true expert. That kind of AutoCAD expert that is acquainted with, understands and can manipulate the program's inner workings to achieve the desired output in a fast and efficient way. That expert who is not satisfied with what comes out of the box, but demands more. Like automating the creation and shaping of 3D objects, whether 3DSolids, subdivision meshes, associative or NURBS surfaces and setting the points of view and visualization modes that help in understanding the generated models. To these and other advanced techniques, including parameterization, reactors, the graphical user interface and building applications, more than half of this book is dedicated. For this we use Visual LISP, the tool of choice to customize and extend AutoCAD's features, be it by its capabilities as a basic scripting language to automate repetitive tasks or taking advantage of advanced drawing database access possibilities and the management of properties and methods exposed through the ActiveX interface. LISP programming techniques, including the use of the Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment, are explained starting from scratch. No previous experience in programming is required to profit from this book's contents. User support is available at http: //lispexpert.blogspot.com/. The source code for all the examples included in the book can be downloaded freely from the author's Blog https: //lispexpert.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_16.htm
Author Biography
Reinaldo N. Togores, is an Architect with a degree from the University of Havana (Cuba) and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Cantabria (Spain). Took part in the massive plans of peasant housing and school buildings developed in Cuba during the sixties and seventies. Since 1980 he has been dedicated to research on advanced design methods. These investigations led him to make contact with AutoCAD, a tool with which he has worked since its first versions. Linked to teaching since 1970, he has been Professor of Design at the Faculty of Architecture and the Higher Institute of Industrial Design, both in Havana. Graphic Expression Techniques Professor since 1994 of at the University of Cantabria, Spain. Visiting Computer Aided Design and Programming Professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (La Paz, Bolivia), the Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías (Potosí, Bolivia) and the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Corrientes, Argentina). Consultant and applications developer for AutoCAD and AutoCAD MAP in projects carried out in northern Spain. Member of several University Research Groups, as well as the Spanish Association of Graphic Engineering Teachers (INGEGRAF). Member of the Autodesk Developers Network (ADN) as University Developer.
