so i've been trying to make a routine forever that will set all the blocks to scale uniformly without success..
Lisp part:
(defun c:bsu ()
(princ "
Block Scale Uniformly
")
(vl-vbaload (strcat home "/vba/timVBA.dvb"))
(vl-vbarun "block_scale_uniformly")
(princ)
[code]....
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AutoCAD 2012 Structural Detailing SP1 & Revit Structure 64bit
Win 7 64bit
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[URL] how to add a dynamic radius, with reference to the Move and scale actions.
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"2. Add the Scale Action to the Move Action"
"3. You already noticed the angle of the stretches (45, 315) needing to change and the Move multiplier of 1.414"
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