Dialog Box Programming – No Experience Required Dialog boxes provide users of AutoCAD and IntelliCAD the ability to create professional-looking applications with minimal effort. Many existing LISP applications can be redesigned around this GUI making programs more efficient. This allows the user to operate the application with very little understanding. The...

Creating the Hello example You may type the code in a text  editor like Notepad for the HELLO.DCL file as each step is presented here or type the entire code as shown below. Be sure to save the file on the AutoCAD/IntelliCAD path for now, in order for it to load correctly. First, type these two lines as comments to identify the DCL file and its purpose: //...

Entering the AutoLISP Code You are now ready to write the LISP code to control the HELLO dialog. Start your text editor and type the code as shown at the bottom of the page or you may type the code as each line is explained below. Type the first two lines as comments to identify the LSP file and its purpose: ;;; HELLO.LSP ;;; Displays “HELLO WORLD!”...