Loading AutoLISP routines everytime

[VBOYAJI]

I have an autolisp routine that i use extensively. But everytime i open a new drawing or an old drawing, i have to appload and find lisp routine. Is there a way that i can load the lisp routine into any drawing that i am working on. Lets you open autocad and lisp routine loads up automatically.

thanks

--Vahe

[Steve_Bennett]

Please note I have moved this to the AutoCAD customization forum.

[Steve_Bennett]

Make sure you add the lisp routine to the Startup suite inside appload (the little suitcase icon in the appload window).

[pferreira]

Read about "The acad.lsp File" in the AutoCAD help documentation, basically you can create a acad.lsp file that Will load your routines every time a drawing session is started.
Autocad searches in the support file search path for an acad.lsp file every time Autocad is launched.

[Opie]

Similar to what Pedro is saying, I would recommend you place a line as shown below.

(load "lisp filename.lsp")

To have it load in each drawing, you will want to place that in an ACADDOC.LSP file. This file will need to be in your support paths directory.

HTH

[Birdy]

I concur with the acaddoc.lsp file. Also check out the autoload function. Way cool
Sample of my acaddoc.lsp:


;;;===== AutoLoad MY LISP Applications ==============
;;;
;;; Syntax: (autoload "FILENAME" '("COMMAND1" "COMMAND2"))

(autoload "HOLES" '("HOLES"))
(autoload "VPLOCK" '("LO" "LA" "UO" "UA" "VT"))
(autoload "AUTOLAYOUT" '("TAB"))
(autoload "MTJUST" '("MTJUST"))
(autoload "FLIPTEXT" '("FT"))
(autoload "KILLDOTS" '("KILL"))
(autoload "KILLASHADE" '("KILLASHADE"))
(autoload "LOCKVP" '("LVP" "UVP"))
(autoload "DIMADJ" '("DAD"))
(autoload "SETSCALE" '("SS"))
;etc, etc.

(sorry. having trouble with the code tags)