loaded as and when a user needs them for this I introduce the To avoid this time delay, programs can be 'demand-loaded', i.e. Programs require loading, there may be a noticeable increase in the time taken to open a drawing.

This method will load every program into memory everytime a drawing is opened, hence should a large number of One disadvantage of using the load function arises when the user wishes to load a large To aid in the construction of an ACADDOC.lsp utilising the load function I have constructed anĪCADDOC.lsp Creator Program which can write statements to the ACADDOC.lsp to load all programs in aĭirectory (and subdirectories) - saving you all the tedious typing. ( load 'C:\MyPrograms\MyLISP.lsp' 'MyLISP Failed to Load.' ) ( load 'F:\My Folder\MyApp.fas' 'MyApp Failed to Load.' ) ( load 'MyProgram' 'MyProgram Failed to Load.' ) Or copy the following line to the AutoCAD command line: Things get a little complicated should there exist more than one ACADDOC.lsp file, so, to check if such a file already exists, type With this knowledge one can edit or create an ACADDOC.lsp to include any AutoLISP expressions to be evaluated upon startup.

If one or more such files are found, AutoCAD will proceed to load

Upon opening a drawing or starting a new drawing, AutoCAD will search all listed support paths including the working directory forĪ file with the filename: ACADDOC.lsp.

For these reasons, I shall introduceĪnother method which, although requires the user to have some basic knowledge of AutoLISP, overcomes these difficulties. There have also been a few known bugs surrounding the Startup Suite in past versions of AutoCAD. Migrate his or her programs to another computer, all programs will need to be added to the Startup Suite on the new computer. The method of using the Startup Suite to load programs automatically does have a few disadvantages however: should the user wish to All programs listed in the above panel will be loaded every time a drawing is opened.

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