Introduction to Visual LISP Editor Inside AutoCAD (VLISP)

By Isaac Harper, Infrastructure Industry Specialist, ATG West

Are you still updating your AutoLisp Routines in Notepad? If so, you know why people say LISP stands for Lost In Stupid Parentheses! Because it can be nerve racking trying to make sure everything is matched up properly. So what it I told you that there is a LISP Editor inside AutoCAD that is fairly easy to use, has some basic functions that allow you to automate testing processes and debugging mistakes…. all in an editor that is COLOR CODED!

What VLISP offers:
During the development cycle of an AutoLISP application or routine, the AutoLISP user performs a number of operations that are not available within the AutoCAD software. Some of these operations—like text editing—are available with other software tools. Others, such as full AutoLISP source-level debugging, are introduced only with VLISP. In VLISP, you perform most of the necessary operations…