Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4.
Start a text editor.
5.
With the text editor, open the log file whose name starts with Flange in the folder
listed here:
/Users/user name/Library/Application Support/
Autodesk/local/AutoCAD Mac/R18.1/ENU/
This file stores the text data from the Command prompt whenever the Log File option
is turned on. You must turn off the Log File option before you can view this file. Note
that this location is usually a hidden one. See “Finding Hidden Folders That Contain
AutoCAD Files” in Appendix B (on the topic's website), “Installing and Setting Up
AutoCAD for Mac,” for more information.
As you can see in step 5, the log file is given the name of the drawing file from which the log is
derived, with some additional numeric values. Because the Flange log file is a standard text file,
you can easily send it to other members of your workgroup or print it for a permanent record.
FINDING THE LOG FILE
If you can't find the log file for the current drawing, you can enter
LOGFILENAME
↵ at the
Command prompt and AutoCAD will display the filename, including the full path. If you want
to change the default location for the log file, open the Application Preferences dialog box and
click the Application tab. Click the plus sign to the left of the Log File Location option in the list
box. A listing appears show ing you where the draw ing log file is stored. You can then modif y this
setting to indicate a new location.
Capturing and Saving Text Data from the Command Line Palette
If you're working in groups, it's often helpful to have a record of the status, editing time, and
system variables for particular files readily available to other group members. It's also conve-
nient to keep records of block and layer information so you can see whether a specific block is
included in a drawing or what layers are normally on or off.
You can use the Clipboard to capture and save such data from the Command Line palette.
The following steps show you how it's done:
1.
Move the arrow cursor to the Command prompt at the bottom of the Command Line
palette.
2.
Right-click and choose Copy History from the shortcut menu to copy the contents of the
Command Line palette to the Clipboard.
If you want to copy only a portion of the Command Line palette to the Clipboard, perform
the following steps:
1.
Using the I-beam text cursor, highlight the text you want to copy from the Command
Line palette to the Clipboard.
