The current version is available for download here.
(Just unzip the downloaded file and drag nitros-v3g9.VLX onto AutoCAD.)
This version is tested and works on Autocad 2000-2015 as well as 2019 and 2020.
Known issue: Autocad Architecture Desktop version does not install Nitros menu correctly.
Recommended to use the standard Autocad without any Desktop modification
Interface
There are three interface methods.
Right-click in a view > Nitros Shortcuts
Menu bar > Nitros
(If you are using an Autocad version with Ribbon interface,
switch Workspace to Autocad Classic by typing WORKSPACE
and setting current workspace. Autocad ARCHITECTURE does
not allow this, though.)
Use NITROS toolbar (only for the essential NITROS commands)
Example: Using Table Grammar
Start by dragging the NITRO .vlx plug-in file onto your Autocad screen.
Nitros Shortcuts > Insert Shape: choose "table_marker" shape and click in the view
Double click the table shape you inserted.
Choose a transformation rule from the list.
(select shapes with circle marker) > Nitros Shortcuts > Auto Derive:
Set Recursion depth to 10 and proceed. Hit space bar to cycle through different compositions.
Type K to exit interation.
Other examples inNitros Shortcuts > Insert Shape:
iceray_rectangle_intial_shape: starting shape for iceray grammar example
cap_block: starting shape for Chinese bracket grammar (3D)
seed120/seed180: starting shape for Melnikov plan grammar
See the Small Shape Grammars section below for illustrations of these grammar.
To remove NITROS menu from Autocad, Nitros Shortcuts > Remove NITROS Menu
NITROS API is available for those who want to implement a small shape grammar in Autolisp.
Small Shape Grammars in NITROS
This library includes selected examples and projects from
4.207.