Change the color of the dimensional text

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  On 4/7/2025 at 10:51 AM, Steven P said:

 

however... quite aggressive asking for the credit here today. Nicer ways to go "Hey, this was originally my code, can you credit me" and perhaps if possible the link to the original code to help the OP out. Code gets shared, the links and credits lost. Always good practice to add links to the sources and credits in case there are thing you want to go back and understand more from any discussions.

 

Having said that though, upload code, you have no control of it's use and I am not sure I'd want credited with a base code that is mine and then heavily modified, or just a snippet of my code included in something larger without me doing checks and testing.

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It is impossible to disagree with that.

[SLW210]

Maybe Tharwat was referring to this code...

 

Please help me create a lisp to Change color of dimension - AutoLISP, Visual LISP & DCL - AutoCAD Forums

[CADSURAY]

Well i was searching out there and Some Codes are Locked .

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how to create a AutoCAD PROTECTED LISP file

 

or make the code look gibberish...Like in the code tag..

 

the File can go around ...the Authors Credits can be hardcoded into the code..

 

That way the LISP File can be uploaded without worrying of loosing credit.

 

 

 

 

[Steven P]

Kind of defeats the object of the forum though of sharing knowledge so that those who need or want to learn from others can do so from those who want to share their code freely. A locked LISP file is great for a finished project but... useless otherwise really.

 

Often the threads are asking for assistance with a snippet of a larger project, and to lock it away doesn't help.

 

Basic manners helps, credit the code where credit is due, a link to the original codes so that others can read and learn.

[BIGAL]

@CADSURAY sorry to burst your bubble but Protected lisp is easy to convert back to plain text. It was introduced say at least 30 years ago. That why these days we have VLX and DES.