Spell check and using a Custom dictionary

[r.grandmaison]

Please, if you're not a good speller, use the SPELL Checker! ;)

And, if you're frustrated by AutoCAD finding all your abbreviations and part numbers in your annotations, create a custom dictionary and point your:

OPTIONS
Files
Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font Files Names
Custom Dictionary File
"To Your networked shared custom dictionary file goes here.cus"

Cheers,

Robert

[Spenner]

Does this work on older versions of AutoCAD and LT?

[Mike.Perry]

Does this work on older versions of AutoCAD and LT?Hi

Please define "older versions".

AutoCAD 2000 could make use of a Custom Dictionary, sorry I can not remember further back than that...

Have a good one, Mike

[Spenner]

Hi Mike,

Sorry i missed off 2000. The company were i work we use AutoCAD LT 2000.

I looked under the Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font File Names and Custom Dictionary File is there, but i have had a few problems with LT 2000 crashing when i have changed things.

[Mike.Perry]

Sorry i missed off 2000. The company were i work we use AutoCAD LT 2000.

I looked under the Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font File Names and Custom Dictionary File is there, but i have had a few problems with LT 2000 crashing when i have changed things.Hi Gareth

No worries...

Pass, as I have never used AutoCAD LT 2000 ( sorry ).

:beer: Mike

[r.grandmaison]

Hi Mike,

Sorry i missed off 2000. The company were i work we use AutoCAD LT 2000.

I looked under the Text Editor, Dictionary, and Font File Names and Custom Dictionary File is there, but i have had a few problems with LT 2000 crashing when i have changed things.

Give it a try- just open Notepad and type in your abbreviations and other items you want SPELL to recognize. Save the file with your company's name and a .cus extension...then point that location to your file.

Cheers,

Robert

PS: Here's what the contents of our "mkm.cus" file looks like:

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"HDQ"
"Pop-out"
"TOE-SCREW"
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(DF#2)
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(TPI)
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*18'-8"
*19'-0"
*19'-6"
*22'-0"
*NOTE:
*RAFTERS
-DAP
-HGUS28-2
0
030071SD3
030071SD5
1
1"DEEP
1/?"1'-0"
1/SD1
1/SD2
10x8x16
11A/OT6
12"O.C.
12"o.c.
12'-0"o.c.
13/SD2
16"O.C.
18"o.c.
18GA
1~wx
1~wx11~4
1~wx11~4x19'-0"±
1~wx11~r
1~wx11~rx21'-0"
1~wx11~rx22'-0"±
1~wx11~rx8'-0"±
1~wx9~8
1~^"O.C.
2
2"O.C.
2"WIDE
2"x2"x~3"
2'-8"O.C.
2-#4x36"LG
2-FT2
2-MSTA36
2-SDS~4x1~8
24"O.C.
24"O.C.C
24F-V4
24F-V8
2x2x~3"
2x2x~3"~P
2x4x4'-0"
2x4x48"
2x4x8'-0"
2x6x12"
2~1"O.C.
2~2"O.C.
2~8"O.C.
2~8"O.C.)
3
3"O.C.
32"O.C.
36"O.C.
3~8"O.C.
3~8x11~r"
3~8x11~rx10'-6"±
3~8x11~rx13'-6"±
3~8x11~rx2'-6"±
3~8x11~rx25'-2"±
3~8x11~rx3'-6"±
3~8x11~rx5'-0"±
3~8x11~rx6'-9"±
3~8x11~rx7'-6"
3~8x11~rx8'-0"±
3~8x11~rx8'-6"±
3~8x14x10'-6"
3~8x14x10'-6"±
3~8x14x13'-0"
3~8x14x13'-0"±
3~8x14x6'-6"±
3~8x14x7'-6"
3~8x9~8x10'-0"
3~8x9~8x14'-6"
3~8x9~8x3'-0"±
3~8x9~8x8'-3"±
4
4"/FT
4"O.C.
4'-0"O.C.
435R-F8
48"O.C.
48"o.c.
4x4x~5
5
5"O.C.
5'-0"O.C.
5/SD1
5~2x21x25'-6"±
5~4x11~4x8'-0"±
5~4x11~r
5~4x11~rx11'-0"
5~4x11~rx11'-6"±
5~4x11~rx13'-6"±
5~4x11~rx15'-0"±
5~4x11~rx15'-6"±
5~4x11~rx18'-7"±
5~4x11~rx8'-6"±
5~4x14x12'-0"±
5~4x14x15'-0"±
5~4x14x19'-0"±
5~4x18~rx21'-0"±
5~4x9~8x16'-0"
6
6"o.c.
6"O.C.
6'-0"O.C.
6/SD2
6~wx27x22'-6"
6~wx27x24'-0"±
7
7/SD6
7x11~r"
7x14x30'-6"
7x16x21'-0"
8
8"DIA
8"MIN
8"O.C.
8'-0"O.C.
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A.B.
A.B.'s
A.C.
A.P.A.
A.T.R.
A325-N
A325-X
ABA44
ABV
ACAD
ACIS
ADDL
ADJ
ALT
ALUM
ANSI/AITC
ANSI/TP`1
APA
APRX
Arnold
ARS
ASBUILT
ASTM
AutoCAD
AutoCDM
Autodesk
AutoEDM
AutoFlix
AutoLathe
AutoLISP
AutoShade
AutoSketch
AutoSolid
AutoSurf
AutoVision
AWPA
B.D.
BACKFILL
backfilled
backfilling
BACKNAIL
BACKSPAN
BALLISTER
BDM
BLDG
BLK
BLOCKOUT
BLW
BM
BOT
BP~0
BRG
BTW
BTWN
C
C.J.
C.M.U.
C.P.
C6x20
C6x20GA
callout
CANT
Casa
CBC
CBSQ46-SDS2
CDX
CEILING-S.A.D.
CJT3
CJT5
cleanouts
cleanouts.
CLG
close-in.
CLR
CMST
CMST14
CMST16
CMSTC16
CMU
COL
COLL
COMB
compaction
CONC
COND
CONN
CONST
CONT
COTATI
CROSS-HATCHED)
CS14
CS16
CS16x2'-6"
CS16x6'-0"LG
CSK
D.`1's
D.F.
D.F.#2
D.J.
D.L.
D.S.A.
D.T.
DAP
DBL
DEFPOINTS
DET
DF
DF/DF
DIA OR %%C
DIA
DIAG
DIM
DIST
doubler
Downslope
downspout
downspouts
DSA
DSC
DTM
DWG
e
E.B.
E.E.
E.F.
E.I.F.S.
E.M.
E.N.
E.O.R.
E.S.
E.W.
EA
EAHC
EAVE
EG7
EK
EL
ELEC
ELEV
EMB
EMBED
EMBEDMENT
Engineer-of-Record
ENGR
EPC44
EPC46
EPC64
EQ
EXP
EXT
F.F.
F.J.
F.N.
F.O.
F.O.C.
F.O.M.
F.O.P.
F.O.S.
FASCIA
Fax:(707)578-7153
FD1
FDN
FIN
FL1
FL10
FL11
FL12
FL13
FL14
FL15
FL18
FL2
FL3
FL4
FL5
FL6
FL7
FL8
FL9
FLR
FOUNDATION/SLAB
FOUNDATIONS/SITE
free-draining
FRMG
FT
FT3
FTG
G.I.
G.T.
G.T./D.T.
GA
GALV
GBC-EACH
geotechnical
Geotechnical
GH48-6,
GH48-8
Giblin
GL3
GLAV
GLB
GLT3
Glu-lam
Gluelam
Glulam
Glulams
gouting,
GR
GR.BM.
gridline
gridlines
GT.E.
GYP.BD.
H.D.G.
H.S.
H.S.B.
H2.5A
HD14A's
HD8A
HDA's;
HDQ's
HDQ8
HDR
HGA10
HGA10KT
HGR
HGUS5.50/12
HGUS7.25/14
HH6
HHD
HHUS5.50/10
HOLDOWN
HORIZ
HSS
HSS10x5x~4
HSS4x4x
HT
HTC4
HTT
HTT's
HTT16
HTT22
HU
HU11
HU410
HU412
HU414-2
HU44
HUC
HUC212-2
HUC410
HUC414
HUC48
HUC610
HUC612
HUC614
HUC68
HUS46
HUSC410
I.C.B.O.
I.D.
I.F.
INFILL
INFO
INT
JST
JT
K.P.
KD
KINGSTUD
Klienfelder
KR
L.L.
L.L.H.
L.L.V.
L.S.L
L.V.L
L2x2x
L4x4x
LB
LBP
LBP~0
LBS
LG
loadings
LOC
LOGIX
LS30
LS70
LS90
LSL
LSSU410
LSTA18
LSTA24
LSTA9
LT
LTP4
LTT19
LU24
LUS
LUS24
LUS26
LUS28
LUS46
LVL
LVL'S
M.B.
M.B.M.
M.I.
M.U.
M`1T3511.88-2
MacMillan
Marin
MATCHLINE
MAX
MC6x16.3
MECH
MFR
Microllam
midspan
MIN
MIN*
MIRAFE
MISC.
MKM
ML
MSCT28,
MSTA18
MSTA24
MSTA36
MSTC40
MTL
MTS10
MUDSILL
N.I.C.
N.S.
N.T.S.
N/A
NAILER
NAILERS
NER108.
NON-BEARING
non-perforated
NON-SHEAR
O.C.
o.c.
O.D.
O.F.
O.H.
O.R.S./S.S.S.
O.S.H.P.D.
O/
O/NUMBER
one-half
OPNG
OPP
OPT
outfall.
OUTLOOKERS
P
P.D.F.
P.E.N.
P.P.
P.S.I.
P.S.L.
P.T.
P.T.D.F
P.T.D.F.
Parallam
PARL
PB44
PC44
PC46
PC88
PERF
PERP
Petaluma,
PHD
PHD'S
PHD2
PHD2-SDS3
PHD5
PIN/BOLT
Piner
PLAM
PLF
PLY
post-tensioning
PS1
psf
psi
purlin
purlins
Px5~8x
P~4x3x8LG
P~8x5x8
P~8x8~8x11
P~w
q
r
R
R.H.W.S.
R.O.
R41A
R7A
RAFTER/BM
rebar
REBAR
REFRAME
REINF
REQ'D
REQD
RESUPPORT
RET
retentions:
RETG
RETIGHTEN
RGH
ROHNERT
Rosa
Rosa,
RWD
S.A.D.
S.C.D.
S.E.D.
S.M.D.
S.S
S.S.
S.W.
SAWCUT
SCHED
SCL
SD1
SD2
SD2.1
SD3
SD3.1
SD4
SD4.1
SD5
SD5.1
SD6
SD7
SD8x`w
SDS
SDS~4x2~8"
SDS~4x3
SDS~4x3~8"
SDS~4x4"
SDS~4x4~8
SDS~4x4~8"
SDS~4x6
SDS~4x6"
Sebastopol,
SEC
SELEECT
SHEARWALL
shearwall
SHEARWALLS
SHT
SHTG
SIM
SIM.
SIMPSON
SMACNA
SMTA36
SOFFIT
Sonoma
SONOMA
SP
SPC-1
SPECS
SQ
SS`1
STAG
STD
STEMWALL
STIFF
STL
STRL
STRONG-WALL
STRONG-WALLS.
STRONGBACK
STRUCT.
STUB-END
STUCT.
SUB-PURLIN
SUBPURLIN
SUBPURLINS
SYM
SYMM
t
T&B
T&G
T.N.
T.O.
T.O.C.
T.O.P.
T.O.S.
T.U.
T2K
T6x20GA
THA18
THA218
THK
THRD
THRU
TIEDOWNS
TILT-UP
TimberStrand
TJ`1
TJ`1/230
TJI
TJI/230
TOE-NAILS
TS
TS4x4x~4
TYP
U.O.N.
U.S.
UBC
uncorrected,
underfloor
UNIT-SLOT
V.`1.F.
V.I.F.
VERT
w
w"x12"
W.P.
W.PT.
W.S.
W.W.F.
W/
W/(N)
W/10-16d
W/10-~3"x2~4
W/10d
W/16d
W/2-16d
W/2-FT9
W/2-PART
W/2-ROWS
W/2-~w"
W/2x
W/3-16d
W/4-10d
W/4-16d
W/4-8d
W/4FT3
W/6-10d
W/8-10d
W/8d
W/HU46
W/MASONRY
W/P.D.F.
W/SHEATHING
W/SHTG
W/STD
W/~6"SHIM
W/~6"x5"
W/~w"
W14x38
W18x55
W8x67
WD
WEDGE-ALL
Wind/Seismic:
WP
WT
wx11~r
x3'-0"LG
XL,
\U+00B1

[andy.manninen]

PS: Here's what the contents of our "mkm.cus" file looks like:

"HDA"
...(snip)
Fax:(707)578-7153
...(snip)
\U+00B1

Nice!
it took the : ( as a :(
:Cheers:

[r.grandmaison]

Nice!
it took the : ( as a :(
:Cheers:

Yeah, I saw that! ;)

[jaberwok]

Does this work on older versions of AutoCAD and LT?

It works in R14.
I think it works back to R12.


BTW, if you name your custom dictionary with a DIC extension, it can be used with both Word and AutoCAD. [That's old info, it could be out of date].