What is a LISP Routine and what do they do?
LISP is a programming language that AutoCAD can understand. Many people have written LISP routines to perform all kinds tasks for AutoCAD users. You can think of them as scripts, macros, programs, or code. Basically, they are just text files with instructions (in a special language) that AutoCAD uses to automate repetitive or complicated AutoCAD tasks. Some useful programs at Lanc & Tully: An.lsp An autonumbering routine that creates and spaces a sequence of numbers for paperspace notes. Blockonline.lsp Inserts a block at a specified distance along a line. Clo.lsp Current Layer Offset. Use this to offset objects on any layer a specified distance to the current layer. Clayoff.lsp Use this to offset objects on any layer a specified distance to the current layer. Similar to Clo.lsp but this routine prompts the user for distances each time. Cvl.lsp Current Viewport Layer. This routine creates or modifies a layer to be visible in the current viewport only. Fontchg.lsp Resets all L&T standar
