Might the next AU have class on tips and tricks for instructors? I've found several students turning in the same CAD file, by noting the handle for a certain object, and toggling among the drawings looking for the same handle to appear in other drawings. It shouldn't be hard to come up with an AutoLISP routine that would label the handle on a selected object. Perhaps a program could check the handle of the object closest the upper left (for example) and list drawings to examine further.
Another trick I've used it to Wblock my "prefect" drawing and lay it UNDER each of the students drawings. Where my zero-lineweight drawing appears, the student has made an error.
Reini Urban made a program many years ago that looked at the TDCREATE among drawings in a folder, and listed the drawings that had the same TDCREATE. This indicated one drawing was a copy of the other. He didn't updated it for R13 or later, though.
Instructors would also like to have the computers (networked or standalone) reset themselves completely at the start of each class.
Be nice to have a program run through 100 item "check list" for drawings and grade them automatically. The results for each student drawing would be compared with the result of the "perfect" instructor's drawing. Could such a program be written that would apply to all assignments? Or would a unique program be needed for EACH assignment.
Anyway, it would be nice to have a class for classroom automation at AU.
-Paul Burgener
Newport News Va, USA 23602-7007
www.evaug.com