Create a Profile With AutoCAD and AutoLISP (1 of 3)

Are you a cad draftsman who does not have a vertical application and need an easier way to create profiles? Maybe you are an independent engineer and you do your own drafting. You would like to use a vertical application, but you find them too expensive for your budget. Perhaps you are a drafter at a firm that uses a vertical product, but on some projects you have no need of a 3d model, yet still need to create profiles.

This is a 3 video series showing how to create 2d profiles for your civil plans using regular AutoCAD along with a few lisp files that are available for free download on the internet.

To download the lisp files use the following links:

chelev link
http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com/files/blog/groundup/chelev.lsp
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quickprofile link
http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5605&d=1209400765
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adgrid link
http://paracadd.com/lisp.htm

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chelev.lsp can be used to move or "lift" your contour lines to their proper z value if your contours were originally created at a zero elevation making them usable for the quickprofile lisp.

1. be sure all contours are on the same layer
NOTE: it is best to turn off all layers but contours prior to running chelev.lsp

2. load chelev.lsp

3. type chelev

4. follow prompt to select point (low)

5. follow prompt to select point (high)

6. type starting elevation

7. type contour interval

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Get the chelev.lsp file at the Autodesk Civil Community
http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com/files/blog/groundup/chelev.lsp

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• autocad
• tutorial
• autolisp
• lisp
• profile
• topo
• civil
• 2d
• 3d
• chelev

[rustysilo]

@007413527 Yes you can reference the floor plan into other drawings and any changes you make to the floor plan drawing will show in the other drawings that it is referenced into.

[007413527]

@007413527 how about the references?? can i use also that, example 2 drawings which is the same floor plan then i will edit the 1st drawing and the second one automatically will change as well??

[avenger9mm]

@007413527 you can try the batchlisp program that creates a script file on the file and running it together with the lsp routine you like to run , search and download batchlisp - hope it helps

[007413527]

just to ask..how can i edit 10 drawing in 1 open drawing and all these 10 are automatically change? can anybody tell to me now!? tnx..

[topocalcad]

Si Tienes Civil 3D No Necesitas Una Rutina Lisp