Learning Lisp

[GreyHippo]

The AUGI training program had an excellant program on learing lisp and creating lisp routines. The program number was 049. A good starting point.

[gareth.spencer95580]

Hi,
I am a new to this site and i am requesting a little help. I have been working with AutoCAD now for a few years and would like to learn about AutoLISP can anyone point me in the right direction to were I can start. For example the best sites to go for tutorial I can look at or download to get me started.
Thanks.

Gareth

[Opie]

You could try Afralisp. This site has some good tutorials.

If you have any questions, just ask in here. Someone will come along and help you out.

[peter]

Hi Gareth,

I teach Visual LISP at a college level and have tried a few different to present the material.

I would suggest the book AutoLISP programming practices and techniques by Rawls and Hagen.

It is written for r14 but is a great place to start learning lisp.

It is an excellent workbook to learn "AutoLISP".

Once you have a good foundation in "AutoLISP" ... The visual LISP part is fairly straight forward.

Ofcourse the best place to learn LISP is on any one of the several LISP forums including, the autodesk newgroups, AUGI forums, theswamp.org, or www.waun.org email lists.



As mentioned about Kenny Ramage's afra lisp is also an excellent resourse.

Autodesk University is a good place to learn too.

Peter Jamtgaard P.E.

Hi,
I am a new to this site and i am requesting a little help. I have been working with AutoCAD now for a few years and would like to learn about AutoLISP can anyone point me in the right direction to were I can start. For example the best sites to go for tutorial I can look at or download to get me started.
Thanks.

Gareth

[Mike.Perry]

I am a new to this site and i am requesting a little help. I have been working with AutoCAD now for a few years and would like to learn about AutoLISP can anyone point me in the right direction to were I can start. For example the best sites to go for tutorial I can look at or download to get me started.

Hi

Also try this thread - Learning Lisp

Have a good one, Mike

[devitg.89838]

Hi,
I am a new to this site and i am requesting a little help. I have been working with AutoCAD now for a few years and would like to learn about AutoLISP can anyone point me in the right direction to were I can start. For example the best sites to go for tutorial I can look at or download to get me started.
Thanks.

Gareth

Please see here

http://courses.home.att.net/autolisp/index.htm

[Glenn Pope]

Hi Gareth

Please note that I have merged your thread with this one.

I have also stickied this thread since it contains a collection of great resources for learning lisp. Hopefully this will make it easier for new people wanting to learn lisp to find.

Thanks

[jguest82179]

I Learnt Lisp back in Release 11, then release 12 came out with a very good manual on using Lisp (hard copy of course).......If you can get hold of that you are well on your way. I still use it more than anything else!

I couldn't agree more - I have a borrowed copy on my desk here at work, and another copy (which I was fortunate enough to be given when a previous workplace upgraded to R14) in my office at home.

I find it much easier than navigating the online help. My only concern though is that it might not include the whole of the available function list, seeing as it is now over 13 years old. I haven't found anything yet that has been dropped, though, so that means that it is a good place to start as everything in it stillworks (afaik).

Personally I think it would be a good move on the part of AutoDesk if they were to offer a new edition of this invaluable resource. Its best feature is that it is written in plain language so as even newbies like myself can understand it, yet it covers even the most complex topics.

Chapter 4 (Catalog of AutoLISP Functions) in particular is exceptionally helpful as a 'Quick Reference', and I have even seen LISP programmers with many years of experience refer back to this book on a regular basis.

[CadDog]

I just got back myself and
was able to find all my lisp friends...
Kenny and others....

I knew Kenny was away but wow
this site is easily doubled in size...

I have hours and hours of reading to do to catch again...

So many codes to read but so little time...

[aaronic_abacus]

I recommend "AutoLISP in plain English"
Also I find the AutoCAD R12 AutoLISP manual to very useful.