Creating Custom Status Lines with DIESEL
DIESEL was first introduced in AutoCAD Release 12. Its primary purpose was to provide a means of customizing AutoCAD’s status line. The status line in AutoCAD is the bar appearing at the bottom of the AutoCAD application window. Without any customization, the status line appears as shown in Figure 35.7.
Figure 35.7. AutoCAD 2002’s default status line.
The status line is a valuable resource, providing the user with rapid access to frequently used functions, such as Grid and Snap settings. The status line also contains the coordinate read-out panel, which can be set to give a continuous display of the ...
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