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The Data tab should contain the dimensional data that the script needs to fill in the values. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CREATING YOUR OWN VERSION.ġ. Select any cell on the row of the model you wish to create, and click the button that says “Copy Block to Clipboard”. To use the program, you will probably want BricsCAD open and a drawing open, where you want to insert the new block.
BRICSCAD MAC INSERT EXCEL WINDOWS
PREPARING THE WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT, TO PERMIT THE PROGRAM TO RUN You can place the block by clicking anywhere in the original drawing. That block is then placed into the clipboard and the temporary drawing closed. It does this by first opening a new drawing, drawing the lines and text, and then it converts it to a block. This example version simply draws a rectangle and places the model# of a refrigeration condensing unit. It can replace the function of a dynamic block with a table, which is not available in BricsCAD. This is a spreadsheet with a macro embedded that will read a line of commands in Excel, and put them into BricsCAD. But, I was glad to see that I had saved the TXT file.
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BRICSCAD MAC INSERT EXCEL TRIAL
However, since creating a complex script involves a lot of trial and error, it is very helpful if that external file is a spreadsheet that is read natively.Īs I say in the included read-me, the program's existence was very much dependent upon the many on this forum, and the support staff at BricsCAD, who helped me when I got stuck. Since VBA is not on all versions of BricsCAD, and not everyone has MS Office, ideally this concept will be redone using perhaps LISP to read an external file.
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Excel must have the same thing done to it. After this, you must do the same for any shortcuts you use to start BricsCAD. To do this, you have to find the BricsCAD.exe file, and right-click it and choose "Run this program as an administrator" on the Compatibility tab. BricsCAD itself needs to be "run as admin". Otherwise Windows will prevent one program from controlling another. Depending upon your security settings in Windows, you may have to set "Run as Administrator" in a few places. There is one important issue in regards to your Windows environment. But, I have struggled enough to get it to this point, that I want to leave it as it is for a while. Ideally, that box may permit the user to filter the list or sort the list on various columns. And this form shows the list of model numbers. Perhaps there should be a VBA form that pops up when you press that button. I am not sure how best to make this better. I find that as my list of model# get long, the user has to scroll back up to the top to press the macro button.
BRICSCAD MAC INSERT EXCEL CODE
There are probably some lines of code that might not be necessary. It is working! The version I have attached is fairly simple, which would help those who are trying to understand how it works.