Write a macro that opens a specific drawing/template

[Steve_Bennett]

Hi Dan,
Dosen't that just start a new drawing from a template? I think what he wants to do is open the template to edit it. ie He's working on some drawings and thiinks of something that needs to be fixed in his template (becuase he's testing it) and hits the button. Or at least that's my understanding.

Then what about a shortcut of the item on the desktop?

[Steve_Bennett]

Then what about a shortcut of the item on the desktop?

nevermind. that just makes a new dwg

[Mr Cory]

That only works for the dwg, it actions the same as qnew if you open a template in explorer

[david_peterson]

Then what about a shortcut of the item on the desktop?

Now there's an outside the box idea. Create an icon on your desktop set to open the template that you want to modify. Then you can simply pick on the little windows "show desktop" icon and you can open it directly. Only problem there is waiting for it to launch another session of ADT. I'm still thinking that there's a way around this using a basic button or a right click maybe that acts like the "open x-ref" command but you don't have to select what you want to open because you already know that.

[Opie]

Will this post, "Opening new template in LISP" help?

[david_peterson]

Will this post, "Opening new template in LISP" help?

Thanks Opie, Looks like that one should work.

[Steve_Bennett]

Thanks Opie, Looks like that one should work.

Yeah, that would work. Just tested it. You can only have 1 dwg open when running the command in that lisp that rkmcswain posted.

[Mr Cory]

Sweet cheers guys!! Thanx for all your help!

[kennet.sjoberg]

Yeah, that would work. Just tested it. You can only have 1 dwg open when running the command in that lisp that rkmcswain posted.

yes, but you should try his last post
(vl-load-com) with
(vla-Add (vla-get-Documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) "acad.dwt")

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

[Mr Cory]

Grr is it just me or does it flick back to the drawing you had open?