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What does Plugins do ?

Plugins is an advanced lsp/fas/vlx/arx add-on application loader for AutoCAD 2000+
It greatly simplifies the task of loading your add-ons into AutoCAD as when you open a new drawing, Plugins will automatically scan for and load all the add-on applications from any folder that you specify.
It is fully configurable and you can have multiple folders that Plugins loads applications from. You can also control what types of file are loaded from each folder.
You no longer need to manually load your add-ons or manually edit any AutoCAD files with a text editor in order to have AutoCAD load them, all you need to do is simply copy your add-ons into your chosen folders on your hard disk and let Plugins load them all for you automatically into ever drawing that you open.

Why would I want to use Plugins ?

	Plugins is great for people who regularly download and test new lisp routines from the internet.
	It is very useful for developers for rapid reloading of multiple files by simply typing plugins at the AutoCAD command prompt.
	No more tedious manual loading of your files, let plugins load them for you automatically.
	No more editing text files or the startup suite in order to load your files.
	You can have plugins load all your files for you but you can also choose to disable loading all your plugins. This is particularly useful if you want to speed up batch processing on a large number of files. (Try doing this with the built-in AutoCAD startup suite !)
	If you manage or maintain a large number of machines with your companies standard add-ons, load plugins onto each machine and set a network folder as their plugin path. Now when you make changes to your company standard add-ons on the network you no longer need to re-visit each workstation to set them up as plugins will automatically detect the changes that you made and load the revised add-ons accordingly.

Installing and using Plugins

Full instructions on how to install Plugins are included in the dowload zip file.
When you have installed Plugins and you open a drawing, it will prompt information to your command line to let you know what is happening during the load process. You can read this information by using F2 to open the AutoCAD text console - View Screenshot

Plugins.vlx loads 4 main parts that you can run by typing them into the AutoCAD command line.
PLUGINS will run plugins and reload all your plugins based on the current settings.
PLUGINCFG opens up the main settings dialog - View Screenshot
PLUGINEDIT opens a dialog that allows to quickly select multiple files and open them for editing in your favourite text editor - View Screenshot
PLUGINEXP opens a Windows Explorer window so you can manage your plugin collection