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Virtual Tablet Navigator (VTN)

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Virtual Tablet Navigator (VTN)

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Virtual Tablet Navigator (VTN) is an add-on AutoLISP application using DCL to bring Autodesk® AutoCAD® physical Tablet Menu commands virtually onto the graphics screen.

Free

Virtual Tablet Navigator (VTN) is an add-in app coded entirely using AutoLISP®/Visual LISP® offering 100% Autodesk® AutoCAD® compatibility. VTN takes the Tablet Menu commands in AutoCAD and visually presents them on the screen for selection. Now users without a physical digitizer tablet can select these built-in AutoCAD commands using Virtual Tablets on the screen. VTN divides the 2018 Dwg Format Tablet Menu in the AutoCAD template into 8 Virtual Tablet areas to be presented on the screen.

Using VTN's Navigator window users can click on one of these Virtual Tablet areas to navigate to the corresponding Tablet Menu and then select the AutoCAD commands on the screen.

The following are the 8 Virtual Tablet areas:

DRAW TABLET - Brings up the commands on the Draw Tablet Menu

EDIT/SNAP/MODIFY/DATABASE TABLET - Brings up the commands on the Edit/Snap/Modify/Database Tablet Menu

FILE TABLET - Brings up the commands on the File Tablet Menu

INSERT/FORMAT/DIMENSION TABLET - Brings up the commands on the Insert/Format/Dimension Tablet Menu

NUMERIC TABLET - Brings up the commands on the Numeric Tablet Menu

TOOLS TABLET - Brings up the commands on the Tools Tablet Menu

USER TABLET - Brings up on to the screen Tablet Menu area 1 - this area is purposely left blank for users to add their own commands

VIEW TABLET - Brings up the commands on the View Tablet Menu

VTN Video Introduction

Details

Operating system

win64-platform-icon

Release date

Sep 2, 2021


Last updated

Mar 26, 2026


Version

1.0.0


Language

English

Compatible with

ACD-icon

ACD

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

MAP-icon

MAP

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

CIV3D-icon

CIV3D

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

ACAD_E-icon

ACAD_E

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

BLDSYS-icon

BLDSYS

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

PLNT3D-icon

PLNT3D

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

Capabilities

Building design

Documentation

Tags

Commercial content

Schematics

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

The AutoCAD 2018 Drawing Format Tablet Template.dwg file is included for reference and is downloaded from Autodesk Knowledge Networkhttps://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Configuring-the-Tablet-Menu-Area-AutoCAD.html

This app relies heavily on AutoCAD slide files (*.sld). In order for this app to run properly, all slide files need to be stored in the same location as the AutoLISP files (*.lsp).

The end user’s graphic screen resolution must support at least 1600x1200 resolution for all Virtual Tablets to appear properly.

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