26-Jun-2000

LHC Machine Kit for Solid Designer

Copy the files into a separate directory for evaluation first and 
to make it easy to load. From Solid Designer, change to this directory
and enter the command (load "mach-1.lsp") on the prompt line.  The
following macros will appear in the toolbox.

Drill Hole, C'Bore Hole, Multi Copy, Dowel Pin, Die Bushing

See the file machine_macs.txt for guidelines on use.  Units are inches.

In addition to the five macros listed, there are two files loaded that
contain functions called by those macros.  All functions use the package 
"LHC", so if you wish to use them in your own macros, use must also 
use this package or rename the package.  Icon files for the five macros
have also been included.  See your documentation about toolbars to
use them.

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The purpose of these macros and functions is to provide users with a 
base for further customization as well as some useful functionality.
I believe they provide a good variety of examples for both part creation
and machine operations by providing the entire source code with no
black box dll's.  The Integration Kit provided some good examples to
start with, but I felt that most didn't apply to our company operations.
I found additional help in the book "Lisp 3rd Edition" by Winston & Horn.

It is my hope this contribution will also be an encouragement to other
Solid Design programmers to extend the capabilities of these macros and
share those extensions.

Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated, but I can only
provide support on a limited basis as my time allows.   

Bruce Fisher
L.H. Carbide Corporation
Ph#   : 219-432-5563
email : bfisher@lhcarbide.com