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I have a quick question regarding the two attached files. I have a
"Buffalo" menu with a menuitem "holes" with the heading "Buffalo Hole
Inserts".
I am attempting to automatically load this menu (in it's absence) using the
acad.lsp with the menuitem "holes" in the P11 position. What am I doing
wrong?
Thanks in advance.
BTW the menu loads but the pulldown doesn't appear. If I load the menu
manually the pulldown appears in the last position.
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acad.lsp
;This file loads the RAM Drafting Menus.
;See acaddoc.lsp for the loading of the RAM Drafting LISP routines.
(if (not (menugroup"ram"))
(progn
(command "menuload" "ram.mns")
(menucmd "P10=+RAM.RAM")
)
)
(if (not (menugroup"buffalo"))
(progn
(command "menuload" "buffalo.mns")
(menucmd "P11=+holes.buffalo")
)
)
(if (not (menugroup"cadlibdu"))
(progn
(command "menuload" "cadlibdu.mns")
)
(princ)
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//
// AutoCAD menu file - S:\ram customization\buffalo.mnc
//
***MENUGROUP=Buffalo
***POP11
**Holes
[Buffalo Hole Inserts]
[--]
[9/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill3;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;9/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[11/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;11/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[13/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;13/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[15/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;15/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[--]
[1-1/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.0625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-3/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.1875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-5/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.3125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-7/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.4375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-9/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-11/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.6875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-13/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.8125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-15/16 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.9375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[--]
[3/4 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.75;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[7/8 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[--]
[1" Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-1/8 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-1/4 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.25;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-3/8 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-1/2 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-5/8 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[1-7/8 Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[2" Diameter
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;2;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
[--]
//
// End of AutoCAD menu file - S:\ram customization\buffalo.mnc
//
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Reply to
Chuck
Loading thread data ...
I'm taking a guess,..
maybe the acad.lsp loads the menu groups before AutoCAD loads it'
main menu so it gets "overwritten". If you load the menus from s::startup operation you may get around this. or maybe I'm of track. :
Reply to
CarlB
Rather than use lisp, you could just use the menuload command, browse to the mns file and it will load. It will then be saved with the current profile (options) and will load with every session.
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Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill3;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;9/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;11/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;13/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;15/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.0625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.1875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.3125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.4375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.6875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.8125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.9375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.75;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.25;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;2;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
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Reply to
Peter Ruehle
A friend found the problem for me. The proper command for menucmd was "P11=+buffalo.holes" not "P11=+holes.buffalo" In order to avoid the confusion I've renamed the menu item from holes to buffalo. Now my menucmd is "P11=+buffalo.buffalo" Thanks for your help.
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Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill3;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;9/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;11/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;13/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;15/16;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.0625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.1875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.3125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.4375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.6875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.8125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.9375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.75;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill1;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.125;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.25;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.375;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.5;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.625;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;1.875;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
Hole]^C^C-layer;make;drill2;color;red;;;circle;\diameter;2;-layer;set;0;;-hatch;select;l;;p;s;;
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Reply to
Chuck

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