AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Exports Entities From One Drawing To Another
Oct 2, 2011
I know through the block command you can write out a selection of entities to a single drawing.But what I am wondering is if it is possible to have two drawings open, and transfer data quickly between the two?
As an example as we are detailing an assembly we create a title block around a detail, put dimensions and notes on as needed and would then like that to be transfered into another drawing next to the previously transfered detail drawing.
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Jun 2, 2012
This is what i would like to make a lisp for: if the user gives the number tree the last tree inserted entity's are deleted. If the user gives the number four the last four inserted entity's are deleted.
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Nov 27, 2012
I want to code this lisp. The problem which I face is, In some drawings which come from the client, there are a lot of blocks.
I want to detect the blocks which has no sub-entities (but attribute) and add a rectangle inside this block, If it is an attribute add a line from 0,0, to insertpoint of attribute.
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Jul 16, 2013
I am having nearly 1000 drawings where I need to change the title block in a new format.
I am stuck up in moving all the entities in cordinates 15,280 (upper point) and 205,55 (lower Point) to 275,294 (upper point and correspoing lower point.
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Jul 22, 2013
I have 2 selection sets and I'm looking for a more elegant method of checking if both sets contain the exact same entities (note - the order of entities might be different).
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Jun 28, 2013
I continue learning....
(setq ins (vlax-ename->vla-object ( ssname sele cod)) nombre (vla-get-name ins) ) (setq bloque1 (vla-item (vla-get-Blocks (vla-get-Document ins) ) nombre ) ) (setq s_ent1 (vla-item bloque1 1)) (setq pt1 (vla-get-startpoint s_ent1 ))(setq pt2 (vla-get-endpoint s_ent11 ))(setq s_ent2 (vla-item bloque1 2)) (setq pt3 (vla-get-startpoint s_ent2 ))(setq pt4 (vla-get-endpoint s_ent2 ))(command "_pline" pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4 "c")
Why dont draw de _pline?
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Nov 19, 2013
I have redined AutoCAD's copy command alias to C, but to also do other things, like set a few important variables in the background. One of the lisps I've incororated are making new viewports, that also create layers that are visibly specific to the viewport being created.
We were tasked a while ago to do an easy job of copying entities (dimensions, text and what not) in a layout. The problem is, users are copying the viewports too, which is bit more ineffificent than using the create viewport command I developed.
Is there a way to see if a selection set includes (0 . "VIEWPORT") entities? If the check returns nil, well then all is good. If the check returns "true", then I can prompt the user that a "VIEWPORT" entity is selected. I can then exit the command, or ask the user if they are sure they want to copy the "VIEWPORT" entity.
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Aug 16, 2013
I have a lisp that draws variety of entities such as lines, arcs, hatches, points, blocks, text etc. How can I make one single block containing all of them, i.e. one block that has all items drawn since the lisp was invoked.
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Jul 9, 2013
I have code that will set and sae a current UCS to the front of an entity, of course, depending on the viewpoint. This is so, because we need all draft lines in front of 3D solids, such as dimensions, leaders for labels, text entities and so on (the reason for not putting these entities in paper space is another discussion ).
But I'll have on of two problems on numerous occasions:
1. The user forgets all together to run the command.
2. The user will pick the wrong entity that is in the foremost position in that view.
The code I have utilizes the following:
(setq ent (car (entsel)))
(vl-load-com)
(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object ent))
(vla-getboundingbox obj 'LowerCorner 'UpperCorner)
(setq LowerC (vlax-safearray->list LowerCorner))
(setq UpperC (vlax-safearray->list UpperCorner))
Then I'll analyze the X, Y and Z of both the lower and upper corners, and set my UCS to whatever is proper.
Is there a "LowerCorner" and an "UpperCorner" for all entities. I can't see "VSMIN" and VSMAX" working because the elevation of the returned coordinates is always "0,0"
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Feb 15, 2012
I have a lisp routing that the user has to use, to create a ucs, that is exactly on the front of the entity the user selects, so that whne they are drafting, labeling, dimensioningn the 3D entity, none of the drating lines are hidden when plotted.
The code is as follows:
(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object ent))
(vla-getboundingbox obj 'LowerCorner 'UpperCorner)
(setq LowerC (vlax-safearray->list LowerCorner))
(setq UpperC (vlax-safearray->list UpperCorner))
[code]...
Then I do a condition to see which points are greater than others, and move the ucs depending on the view to the foremost point. The program works perfectly.... however, often, they forget to use it.
I was wondering if I could incorporate it in another lisp that everyone uses, but not having the user pick the entity they want to be in front of (sometimes they pick the wrong entity). Instead, take the group of entities (anywhere between 1 to 30 per drawing (these are piping spools, so the entity count is not that great in model space)) and set a front working plane in model space. Working in paperspace is not an option, we're just too deep into our templates and processes.
I know there is a vmin and vmax, but they are for the X and Y axis, a VMax along the Z-axis would be great.
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Dec 25, 2012
I have uploaded the handout for my AU2012 class to Google Drive. The link is [URL] It contains the detailed explanation for all the source code used in entmake-ing and entmod-ing the new MESH (aka Subdivision Surfaces) entities. [URL]
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May 19, 2013
I am modifying stuff in a dynamic block insert entity. There is no "endblk" entity at the end of these definitions and I need to cycle through every entity within the block definition. When it gets to the last entity, I get an error because you cannot entnext passed the last entity. There are 2 things:
1. How to retrieve the # of entities in a block without cycling through it.
Or
2. A quick lesson in the *error* function, I cannot figure out how to implement this. I basically want to to say:
(if (entnext myent)) returns a error, don't abort & continue on.
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Jan 17, 2012
I am trying to create a selection set (or LIST) of all objects inside a unnamed GROUP.
I found a means to access the unnamed group, however I am having trouble creating the list.
Command: (entget (cdr (assoc 350 (dictsearch (namedobjdict) "ACAD_GROUP"))))((-1 . <Entity name: 7efe6280>) (0 . "GROUP") (5 . "130") (102 . "{ACAD_REACTORS")(330 . <Entity name: 7efe5c68>) (102 . "}") (330 . <Entity name: 7efe5c68>) (100 . "AcDbGroup") (300 . "") (70 . 1) (71 . 1) (340 . <Entity name: 7efe6268>) (340 . <Entity name: 7efe6260>))
In the example above, there are 2 entities in the group.
What I want to do is to remove a certain entity from the GROUP, then delete the entity.
Repeat until all entities of that type are removed (I can figure this part out...).
How do I create a Selection Set (or LIST) of all entities inside a GROUP?
To access the first GROUP name in the dictionary:
(cdr (assoc 3 (dictsearch (namedobjdict) "ACAD_GROUP")))
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Dec 4, 2013
I am working on a flood inundation, I would like to find a lisp or command(i'm not finding) to connect two points with a given elevation following the surface file or surface entities.
here is a small section as example right now it's just guesswork, some of these have taken a week to connect all the sections.
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Oct 12, 2012
I have a drawing with various layouts that when I do a Zoom Extents the drawings is reduced to the size of a point.
I have done all the usual, ie: look for extra entities that are "out in space" so to speak and there are none.
I wonder if I have a block or image which may have an insertion point "out in space" and if this may be the issue.
Is there some way to Select all entities or Blocks (insertion point) that may exist outside a particular area ie: drawing limits.
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Mar 19, 2012
We have this need to have all of the solids in a drawing to be placed in the "solid" layer.
Sometimes folks are drafting lines to develop these solids, and keeping the lines on the "solid" layer, rather than moving them to another layer, or deleting them altogether.
I could get folks to run this command before leaving the drawing.
I'm thinking something along the lines of:
Select all entities that are on the solids layer that are not solids.
If nil, great, do nothing.
If entities are selected, let me do something with them.
I'm hoping the following can be modified ever so slightly.
(setq non_solid (ssget "X" (list (cons 0 "3DSOLID")(cons 8 "solid"))))
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Oct 13, 2013
I am trying to put together a lisp routine for exporting a Civil3D drawing to basic autocad entities and convert it to a clients layer standards.
I don't want any user input, so I see two problems with the routine at the moment.
Step 2. SAVEAS - I want the drawing to be saved in the same directory as the current drawing, either called "CLIENT_export.dwg" or preferably "Export_{current drawing name}.dwg". If the dwg exists I want it either to overwrite or increment a suffix number.
Step 4. At the moment it askes the user for a selection, I want it to select "ALL"
;;;Purpose to convert a Civil3D drawing into CLIENT layer standards.
(defun c:client ()
(setq old-echo (getvar "CMDECHO"))
(setvar "cmdecho" 1)
[Code]...
I don't have any experience with LISP or any other programming. I have just been cobbling this together from bits and pieces I have found on the web.
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Mar 7, 2013
I want to insert another drawing layout tabs contents in current drawing.
It's easy for MODEL tab, but for LAYOUT tabs, I dont know how!?
I prepared a code for INSERTING MODEL tab in current drawing:
(defun INS_DWG (TAB path dwg P / blk)(setq blk (strcat ""*" path dwg """));(setq N (vla-get-count (vla-get-layouts)));;Number of LAYOUT TABS in dwg(if (or(= TAB 0) (= TAB nil))(command "INSERT" blk P 1 0)); TAB=0 or omitted ==>Insert MODEL;(if (= TAB 1));==>Insert the 1st LAYOUT in dwg file;(if (= TAB 2));==>Insert the 2nd LAYOUT in dwg file;and so on....);;;usage:;;(INS_DWG 0 "c:\test\" "test.dwg" '(0 0))
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Nov 26, 2012
how to delete all OLE objects from drawing by most efficient way.
There are abt 150 drawings, each has from 2 to 20 or so OLE objects which need to be deleted. OLE objects are on many paper spaces.
I tried to use qselect but it selects only what is in current space.
Would need some lisp or some other methode than all can be deleted (excluding those which resides in blocks).
Tried also yto use ssx and then erase but still it deletes only what is on current space.
Just as additional info, those OLE are all pictures, not xls files for example.
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Oct 18, 2002
How can you open a drawing read-only with autolisp.
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Oct 7, 2011
Any lisp routine out there to append (prefix) text to dtext?
i have 100s of dtext that has numbers in them, and i need to place the "#" symbol in front of them now.
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Apr 22, 2013
I am trying to insert one or another block into a drawing, and i need to do this 8 times per drawing.
(defun C:detector (/ filename gas pressure)
(repeat 8 (initget 1 "Gas Pressure")
(setq filename (getkword "
Enter Detector Type [Gas/Pressure]: "))
(if (= filename "gas") (command "-insert" "*T:\acad\schematic_circuits\suny\sunygasdetectornew.dwg" pause "" "")
(or (if (= filename "pressure")
(command "-insert" "*T:\acad\schematic_circuits\suny\sunypressuretransmitternew.dwg" pause "" ""))
) ;;end or
) ;;end if
) ;;end repeat
)
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May 27, 2012
I am working on a lisp that automaticaly draws some tubes and fittings.First the user has to select the block where the tubes start and then he selects where the tubes has to end.Herefor i whrote this lisp..
(defun c:test () ;;------------=={ Set Dynamic Property Value }==--------------;;;;;;;; Modifies the value of a Dynamic Block Property ;;;;-------;;;; Author: Lee Mac, Copyright © 2010 - www.lee-mac.com ;;;;---------------------;;;; Arguments: ;;;; block - VLA Dynamic Block Reference Object ;;;; prop - Dynamic Block Property Name ;;;; value - New value for Property ;;;;------------------;;;; Returns: Value property was set to, else nil ;;;;-------------------;;(defun LM:SetDynamicPropValue ( block prop value ) (setq prop (strcase prop)) (vl-some (function (lambda
[code]....
Is it posible to show the user how the tubes gow befor chozing the second point?(A litle bit like when you stretch a dynamic block where you can see how the object will look like while preforming the stretch action).
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Oct 4, 2013
As you smart individuals can figure out, we do up drawing packages for construction that consist of several drawings, hundreds of drawings, for several modules of construction. Our process usually consists of one layout per drawing, so that the lisp guy can do a drawing count and put in sheet numbers based on how I manipulate the list of drawings in the one directory folder.
Now I have a client, despite the way we currently do things, requires that about 70% of the drawings will have multiple layouts. Now we're back in the stone ages, manually putting in sheet numbers, eating up our budget for this contract.
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Aug 19, 2013
how to use AutoLISP to draw lines between two points. I have x,y,z coordinates for the end points in an excel sheet which I can save as a text file. I need to pull the coordinates from the file and use them to draw the lines. There are 2000+ lines so it is not feasible to draw them manually.
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Dec 5, 2012
I have the following string of code, that I'll write in everyone's start-up suite. I'm able to retrieve a list of files I want to modify, for whatever reason. (One example, when plotting drawings with layouts, sometimes the shadeplot setting is wireframe, and not classic hidden, though it's been set up in our templates).
The huge question is, can I get a list of drawings to a variable in one drawing, and have access to that variable list, in the next drawing I open? I'll iron out the bugs on read-only statuses, or manipulating drawing states later.
(defun GetDrawings ()
(setq currentpath (getvar "dwgprefix"))
(command "pspace")
(setq DrawingList (dos_getfilem "Select a file" currentpath "Drawing files (*.dwg)|*.dwg|All files (*.*)|*.*||"))
(setq ListOfDrawings (cdr DrawingList))
(setq DrawingPath (nth 0 DrawingList))
[code]...
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Jul 30, 2013
I'd like to create a lisp that would check my drawings for stray vertices (I only draw in full measurements per UCS), and automatically round them up to the closest whole value, or at least mark them up in circles for manually fixing them.
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Aug 9, 2013
I need lisp that draws rectangle between two lines by window selection. As attached.
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Nov 13, 2001
can you start autocad with no drawing open ?
i would think that some type of script would work or could you change your target on a shortcut?
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Nov 28, 2013
Is there a way of opening existing cmds in the visual lisp editor and edit them to do something else? I'd like to set up a lisp where 'uu' would switch the drawing units from decimal to architectural units and hittng 'uu' again would switch it back.
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Dec 5, 2011
I want to draw a line which shows a particular color scheme, I at current do this by drawing a solid line of one color and then use a dashed line of another color top go over it.
The obvious problem is that these lines are being double drawn. Is there a way using lisp that I can draw both lines at once?
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