Invokes the on-line geometry calculator and returns the value of the evaluated expression
Supported Platforms: AutoCAD for Windows and Mac OS only; not available in AutoCAD LT
Prerequisites: The GeomCal ObjectARX application must be loaded before the function can be called, (arxload "geomcal").
Signature
(c:cal expression)
- expression
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Type: String
A quoted string.
See the AutoCAD CAL command for a description of allowable expressions.
Return Values
Type: Integer, Real, List, or nil
The result of the expression.
Examples
The following example uses cal in an AutoLISP expression with the trans function:
(trans (c:cal "[1,2,3]+MID") 1 2) >> Select entity for MID snap: (20.0465 16.0369 3.0)