Create and Use Calculator Variables in AutoCAD

To evaluate mathematical expressions in a dialog box

If necessary, set the CALCINPUT system variable to 1.

In a dialog box, in an area where you can enter a numeric value, enter a mathematical expression in the following format: =expression (for example, =5+3).

Press Alt+Enter on the keyboard.

The expression is evaluated and its value is displayed.



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Transfer and Migrate Customization, migrate autocad cui

You can transfer and migrate data from a customization or menu file from an earlier release using the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor and the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box.

Transfer Customization

The Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor can be used to transfer data in a CUI, MNU, or MNS file to a CUIx file without modifying the original customization or menu file. The new customization file that is created has the same name as the original file, but with a .cuix extension.
You can also transfer customization information between files. For example, you can transfer toolbars from a partial CUIx file to the main CUIx file so that the program can display the toolbar information. In addition, you can move customizations from the main CUIx file to partial CUIx files, or from a partial CUIx file to another partial CUIx file.

Note: All elements can be transferred between two CUIx files with the exception of the property settings defined under the Quick Properties and Rollover Tooltips nodes.

If you transfer user interface elements that reference other user interface elements, such as a flyout, all the relevant information for that interface element is also transferred. For example, if you transfer the Draw toolbar, which references the Insert toolbar, the Insert toolbar is also transferred.

Note: Button images may not appear in the program when you transfer a toolbar, pull-down menu, or ribbon panel from a CUIx file. If the images are loaded from an image file, those images must reside in a folder that is defined in the Options dialog box, Files tab under Support File Search Path or Custom Icon Location. If the images come from a third-party resource DLL, contact the party who created the resource DLL.

The following is an example of the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor, Transfer tab. You use this tab to transfer user interface customization.

Migrate Customization

As you make changes to the customization in a CUIx file, the changes are automatically tracked. The tracked changes are used when migrating customization from release to release with the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box. In the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, you can migrate any changes made to the standard CUIx files that come with the program with the new shipping versions of the files with the same name. You can avoid manually migrating customization, which might result in the loss of customization.

Note: The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box can be used to migrate user interface customization from previous releases. To access the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, click Start menu (Windows)  All Programs (or Programs)  Autodesk  AutoCAD 2010  Migrate Custom Settings.

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OpenDCL 7.0 Now Available for ZWCAD+

Guangzhou, China: October 24, 2013 -- ZWCAD Design, an innovative supplier of CAD solutions for the MCAD and AEC industries, today announced that the latest OpenDCL 7.0, a free open source dialog box framework for LISP programmers, is available for ZWCAD+ 2014.

OpenDCL is an easy-to-use interactive tool specially designed for LISP programmers who prefer a convenient and powerful replacement to the old style DCL dialogs. Its modern UI elements include a rich set of controls and forms offering a state-of-the-art event-driven programming model. OpenDCL for ZWCAD enables ZWCAD+ 2014 end users and application developers to build advanced and professional custom applications with the simple and portable LISP language.

“We are delighted to have OpenDCL successfully ported to ZWCAD+ with continual help from Mr. Owen Wengerd,” said David Li, Manager of ZWCAD+ Overseas Product Department. “We have seen a growing numbers of ZWCAD LISP programmers and developers using OpenDCL to create and edit their dialog boxes, and in the meanwhile the newly integrated OpenDCL has greatly strengthened ZWCAD+’s competitiveness in application development, an important step forward for the LISP community.”

Owen Wengerd, Lead Developer of the OpenDCL Project said, "I'm very pleased with how easy it was to port our OpenDCL code to load and run inside ZWCAD+ 2014." He added, "The ZWCAD+ team has been extremely responsive and quickly addressed any issues encountered along the way."

ZWCAD+ users or LISP programmers can go to the OpenDCL homepage or ZDN to download the latest OpenDCL7.0

About OpenDCL
OpenDCL is an interactive replacement of DCL (Dialog Control Language) for developing dialog boxes with AutoLISP. OpenDCL is based on ObjectDCL, a commercial application released by 3rd Day Software as open source under the GNU General Public License in 2006 by owner Chad Wanless.

About ZWCAD Design
ZWCAD Design Co., Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of ZWSOFT, is an international CAD software provider through its network of over 300 partners in 80+ countries and regions. Its product ZWCAD+ is used by CAD designers across the AEC and MCAD industries.

Contacts:
ZWCAD Design
Kenyth He
+86-20-38289780
heluetao@zwsoft.com
http://www.zwsoft.com

Join ZWCAD Touch Photo Competition and Win a Prize

Guangzhou, China: November 4, 2013 -- ZWCAD Design, an innovative supplier of CAD solutions for the MCAD and AEC industries, announced on November 4 that ZWCAD Touch Photo Competition will run from November 1 to December 1, aiming to discover how users are using their free iPhone and iPad .dwg editor, ZWCAD Touch.

In partnership with Lightworks, a supplier of rendering solutions for developers of advanced 3D computer graphics software, ZWCAD will award the top 5 photo producers, together with 5 randomly-selected entrants, the ZWCAD+ 2014 license and a copy of the rendering software Lightworks Artisan, which is now available in ZWCAD+ 2014, enabling them to flexibly design more diverse architectural and interior tasks and use high-quality rendering to present their ideas. Besides, the winner will also receive an iPad mini.

Participants are required to take photos of themselves using ZWCAD Touch away from their desk and upload them to the ZWSOFT Facebook page, and these photos will be voted on by fans of ZWSOFT.

“We hope more users can join this competition to seize every happy moment with ZWCAD Touch and share with us,” said Daniel Huang, Product Manager of ZWCAD+. “We believe happiness is contagious and every participant can be the spreader of happiness to all the CAD users.”

The information supplied by participants will be used for further development of ZWCAD Touch. The highly popular application for iPhone and iPad allows for fast viewing and editing of drawings and includes compatibility with .DWG files, and it is closely integrated with 3rd-party cloud storage.

This competition coming midway through the 15th anniversary celebrations of ZWSOFT  is a way of giving back to the strong and loyal customer base, and a step in improving its product offering. Big prizes are waiting for you, don’t miss this chance. For more information about this competition, please visit ZWSOFT Facebook.

About ZWCAD Design
ZWCAD Design Co., Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of ZWSOFT, is an international CAD software provider through its network of over 300 partners in 80+ countries and regions. Its product ZWCAD+ is used by CAD designers across the AEC and MCAD industries.

Contacts:
ZWCAD Design
Kenyth He
+86-20-38289780
heluetao@zwsoft.com
http://www.zwsoft.com

ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 Release Notes, What's New in ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1?

Welcome to ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1. This release contains bug fixes, enhancements and newly added features such as 3rd party cloud service support with SkyDrive, compatible with IPv6 networking, and more.

ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 Release Notes, what's new in ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1?

1. New Features
1.1 Support 3rd party cloud service SkyDrive

From now on, you can synchronize drawing files or user's custom profiles between your local directory and SkyDrive with ZWCAD+ Syble. Currently ZWCAD+ provides two choices of cloud storage: Dropbox or SkyDrive.

1.2 Compatible with IPv6 Networking

Working in the IPv6 networking environment with the old version, you may have found some authorization issues, for example the workstation could not get the floating license from the server, or the standalone soft-key could not be activated properly. ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 is now compatible with IPv6, and solves the authorization issues.

For ZWCAD+ network version users, to ensure the authorization you need to upgrade ZWCAD+ to 2014 SP1 version, as well as the Network License Manager.

1.3 New System Variables control ribbon appearance and others

ZWAPPPLUSHIDE Controls the display of the APP+ tab on ZWCAD Ribbon

ZWRIBBONTABHIDE Controls the display of the panels on the Ribbon. The next time you start up ZWCAD+, it displays/hides the panel according to the variables that you previously set.

ZOOMWHEEL Specify the direction of the transparent CAD zoom operation when you use the mouse wheel, for example, you can specify scrolling wheel forward as zooming in, backwards as zooming out, or vice versa.

1.4 Newly supports CAD .Net interface 

RasterImage.ImageTransparency

Line.Angle

2. Enhancements 

Allows you to select a raster image by click selecting or window selecting, even the image frame is set as hidden

Create tooltips for the full path 

When you hover your cursor over the document tab, a tooltip will be displayed with the full path of this document.

zpvb compatibility 

Ensures the zpvb files created by ZWCAD+ 2012 can be loaded and run on ZWCAD+ 2014

Adjust the column width and it will be remembered 

In the Layer Properties Manager dialog box, you can adjust the column width and the result will be remembered, so the next time you open the dialog box, it will display as it was last set.

Different ribbon layout for standard version and professional version 

In the old version, the standard version and professional version had exactly the same ribbon layout, while some functions in the standard version were disabled, which may confuse our users. From now on, we have rearranged the ribbon for the standard version. In the ZWCAD CUI editor, if you attempt to add a command which is not support in the standard version, you will get an alert.

3. Bug Fixed (100 issues) 

Online update 

Fixed some bugs involving the online update. Users can now update ZWCAD+ to the latest version using the online update function.

6021: copy ZWCAD+ entity and paste it in office application, double click this entity, ZWCAD+ crashes

4669: extend: window select the object to extend, it extends to the wrong position

4894: find: in some specific drawing, after doing " find & replace ", ZWCAD+ would create an extra symbol ";"

5426: laymrg: in some specific drawings, command "laymrg-t" takes a long time to get a response

6193: Group: the filter "Display unname group" does not work with the unnamed group created by command "groupunname"

6212: Plotstyle\Stb: cannot set the default plot style as STB for a newly created drawing

ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 Released for a More Solid and Flexible Workflow

Guangzhou, China: November 6, 2013 -- ZWCAD Design, an innovative supplier of CAD solutions for the MCAD and AEC industries, today announced the release of ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1. With new features and enhancements such as IPv6 networking and SkyDrive storage support, ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 will provide users a more solid and flexible workflow that streamlines the product design process.

ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 has added new features aiming directly at improving the user experience of the software and the design workflow. Users will find more convenient ways to manage their licenses, share drawings through the Cloud, as well as customize their ribbon interface. Highlighted new features inside ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 include:

Compatibility with IPv6 Networking --- Users can now get the fluent and flexible licensing experience in the IPv6 networking environment, solving authorization issues with less effort and time;

SkyDrive Storage Support --- ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 integrates SkyDrive storage support to give users one more choice to share their drawings. SkyDrive users can now use ZWCAD+ Syble to synchronize drawing files and their custom profiles to the Cloud service they have been using without making a switch;

Other features such as ZOOMWHEEL can specify the direction of the zoom operation when using the mouse wheel. .Net API has also been enhanced with new functions allowing developers to customize applications faster and easier. All of these new features will help users gain the maximum benefit from ZWCAD+.

“ZWCAD+ is renowned for its easy-to-use features and simplified workflow. And this time’s new service pack is also in line with this principle,” said Daniel Huang, Product Manager of ZWCAD+. ”It offers a more fluent experience by improving licensing management and online storage support, helping users optimize the efficiency and productivity of their workflow and their use of ZWCAD+ technologies. “

ZWCAD+ 2014 SP1 is now available. For more information about this new service pack, please click here or follow ZWSOFT Facebook.

About ZWCAD Design

ZWCAD Design Co., Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of ZWSOFT, is an international CAD software provider through its network of over 300 partners in 80+ countries and regions. Its product ZWCAD+ is used by CAD designers across the AEC and MCAD industries.

Contacts:

ZWCAD Design

Kenyth He, 

+86-20-38289780

heluetao@zwsoft.com

http://www.zwsoft.com