dwg-lab

Testing phase. dwg-lab is in a pilot: check the sheets before work starts on site.

One block kit and one command

35 blocks, a template and a small AutoLISP file. Ten minutes to install. Type DL, pick a socket, click on the wall: it lands on its layer, faces the room and asks for the height.

WEB-06

AutoCAD 2013 or newer. DWGLAB.lsp for AutoCAD 2021 and newer (prompts in English or Russian), DWGLAB_EN.lsp for 2013 to 2020. Tested in AutoCAD 2024 and 2026.

Install in four steps

  1. Unzip into one folder

    DWGLAB_KIT.zip into, for example, C:\DWGLAB. Everything the tools need is inside.

  2. Load the tools

    APPLOAD, pick the .lsp, Load. Add it to the Startup Suite in the same window to have it in every drawing.

  3. Set the template

    OPTIONS, Files, Default Template for QNEW: DWGLAB_ICONPACK.dwt. New drawings start in mm with every pack layer and block. In your existing drawings just run the commands: the blocks load by themselves.

  4. Type DL

    A picture menu of all 35 blocks. Click one, then click on the plan.

Page 1 of the install guide (English; Russian and Armenian inside)
Page 1 of the install guide (English; Russian and Armenian inside)

The commands

DLPicture menu of every block
DL_SOCKETSockets: single, double, IP44, 32A, TV, data, USB
DL_SWITCHSwitches: 1, 2 keys, pass-through, dimmer
DL_LIGHTSpot, ceiling, pendant, wall light, track
DL_WATERCold, hot, drain, toilet, floor drain, washer
DL_HEATRadiator, towel dryer, AC, vent, thermostat
DL_ROOMRoom outline and tag: name, ceiling, floor
DL_PROJECTSlab height, once per drawing
DL_CHECKQuick check in AutoCAD before you upload
DL_FIXLAYERSMoves every block to its layer

Some of the 35 blocks

SOCKET
SOCKET
SOCKET_2
SOCKET_2
SOCKET_TV
SOCKET_TV
SOCKET_32A
SOCKET_32A
SWITCH_1
SWITCH_1
SWITCH_2
SWITCH_2
SPOT
SPOT
PENDANT
PENDANT
WALL_LIGHT
WALL_LIGHT
WATER_COLD
WATER_COLD
WATER_HOT
WATER_HOT
WC_DRAIN
WC_DRAIN
FLOOR_DRAIN
FLOOR_DRAIN
RADIATOR
RADIATOR
TOWEL_DRYER
TOWEL_DRYER
AC_INDOOR
AC_INDOOR
THERMOSTAT
THERMOSTAT
DOOR
DOOR
The same blocks on the book's legend page, so the crew reads the signs you drew
The same blocks on the book's legend page, so the crew reads the signs you drew