AutoCAD
W
e all love getting free stuff. I especially enjoy getting free stuff that’s useful. I remember getting in the mail free sample shampoo packets to try. There was one time I even got different flavored teabags all for free in the mail. Believe it or not AutoCAD version 2.6 (which is as far as I can remember) and versions thereafter have always included free samples. The free samples I’m referring to are the many open source lisp files packaged with AutoCAD adding to the core commands and extending the power of the product. Since these free samples can be easily accessed, they can provide benefits to two groups of AutoCAD users. The first group are those who just want to use AutoCAD as a tool. This group can
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by: Paul Li
benefit by knowing about and then implementing the additional commands provided by these free lisp files to help improve product efficiency. The second group are those who want to customize AutoCAD by learning how to code with AutoLISP. This group can benefit by seeing the Autodesk developers’ program. The free sample lisp files can be thoroughly examined to help improve this group’s programming skills.
MORE FREEBIES
Before I continue, I would like to illustrate how Autodesk continues to add value to AutoCAD by including more and more of these free sample lisp files.
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