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Practical AutoLISP Programming - Beginner to Advanced

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Practical AutoLISP Programming - Beginner to Advanced

With this course, you should be able to develop your own programs to increase your productivity

updated on icon Updated on Jun, 2025

language icon Language - English

person icon Arnold Higuit

category icon Development ,Programming Languages,

Lectures -78

Duration -7 hours

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Course Description

You will understand and learn AutoLISP and how it is used in AutoCAD. You will have a deeper understanding of AutoCAD objects and how they can be manipulated by AutoLISP without even touching them.
You will learn how to create your own AutoCAD Shortcut Commands and Macros. You will be able to create simple to medium complexity Programs from scratch with the help of several exercises to reinforce what you learn.
By the end of this course, you should be able to develop your own programs to increase your productivity. For example:
  • Start automating repetitive tasks
  • develop programs that extract drawing information and many more…
And most importantly, you will become an AutoLISP programmer

Who is this course for?

  • This course is intended for Designers, Architects, engineers, Draftsmen, CAD Operators, Quantity Surveyors, and All AutoCAD users who want to expand their knowledge beyond AutoCAD to the next level and be more productive.
  • This is also for those who have a passion to learn new programming languages.

Goals

  • You will understand and learn AutoLISP and how it is used in AutoCAD.
  • You will have a deeper understanding of AutoCAD objects and how they can be manipulated by AutoLISP without even touching them.
  • You will learn how to create your own AutoCAD Shortcut Commands and Macros.
  • You will be able to create simple to medium complexity Programs from scratch with the help of several exercises to reinforce what you learn.
  • By the end of this course, you should be able to develop your own programs to increase your productivity. Like, automating manual tasks and extracting objects.
  • And most importantly, you will become an AutoLISP programmer.

Prerequisites

  • Knowledge of AutoCAD.
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD is essential to learning this course. A more advanced is beneficial as you need to have a good understanding of AutoCAD Command and Objects.
Practical AutoLISP Programming - Beginner to Advanced

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction Section

8 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 00:50 00:50
  • play icon Course Outline 05:23 05:23
  • play icon Introduction to AutoLISP 01:36 01:36
  • play icon Who is this Course for? 02:00 02:00
  • play icon What will i learn 01:23 01:23
  • play icon About the Author 01:37 01:37
  • play icon Why Learn AutoLISP? 01:57 01:57
  • play icon Tools 03:54 03:54

Quick win demo

4 Lectures
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AutoLISP rules

1 Lectures
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AutoLISP variables

5 Lectures
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AutoLISP math functions

2 Lectures
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AutoLISP's list functions

16 Lectures
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AutoLISP's user input functions

10 Lectures
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Object handling functions

7 Lectures
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AutoLISP's selection sets

8 Lectures
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Conditionals and equality functions

3 Lectures
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AutoCAD objects- data model

7 Lectures
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Symbol table and dictionary handling functions

3 Lectures
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Hands- on projects

3 Lectures
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Conclusion

1 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Arnold Higuit

Arnold Higuit

A Sr. Software Developer and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) and Microsoft Certified Applications Developer (MCAD) with extensive knowledge on different technology in different industries.

I have worked on several companies ranging from Architectural, Engineering & Construction, Utilities, Marketing, Telecommunications, and now in Financial Corporation.

I have been exposed to many different Technologies and Frameworks and Programming Languages. Developing applications using C#, Java, AutoLISP, VB/VBA, GIS and CAD Applications. I also worked on many different Enterprise Databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase).

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