A lightweight, powerful, and all-in-one Visual Studio Code extension designed for AutoCAD developers and CAD drafting specialists working with AutoLISP (.lsp, .mnl) and Dialog Control Language (.dcl).
🚀 Key Features
🎨 Rich Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax recognition for AutoLISP keywords, AutoCAD core functions (command, entsel, ssget, entget), Visual LISP APIs (vla-*, vlax-*, vlr-*), DXF group codes, numbers, and strings.
🔍 Parentheses Balance Audit: Real-time detection of unbalanced open or closed parentheses with line and column precision. Never lose minutes searching for an unclosed bracket!
⚡ Smart Production Snippets: Instant templates for command definitions (defunc), subroutines (defun), selection set iterators (ssloop), conditional blocks (cond), and safe *error* handlers.
📋 Function & Command Navigator: QuickPick modal (Ctrl+Shift+P -> AutoLISP: List All Defined Functions) allowing one-click jumping to any subroutine or c:command in the file.
🛡️ Safe Error Handling Template: Quick insertion of standard AutoCAD error handling that protects CMDECHO, OSMODE, and closes active undo marks on user cancel.
📊 Live Status Bar Indicator: Shows real-time balance status (Balanced (142 pairs) or Unbalanced) directly in your status bar.
⌨️ Commands & Shortcuts
Command
Shortcut
Description
AutoLISP: Audit Parentheses & Syntax Balance
Ctrl+Alt+L / Cmd+Alt+L
Audits parentheses balance across the entire file
AutoLISP: List All Defined Functions & Commands
Ctrl+Shift+P
Search and jump to any function in the file
AutoLISP: Insert Production Error Handler
Ctrl+Shift+P
Inserts protected *error* boilerplate
AutoLISP: Insert Professional File Header
Ctrl+Shift+P
Inserts file metadata header at top of file
📦 How to Install (.vsix)
Open Visual Studio Code.
Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Cmd+Shift+X on Mac) to open the Extensions view.
Click the three dots ... (More Actions) at the top of the Extensions view.
Select Install from VSIX....
Select autolisp-cad-helper-1.0.0.vsix and click Install.
