AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Script For Moving Drawing In Multiple Drawings?
Apr 23, 2013
QT : 1 . I am looking for a script to move the drawing such that the left bottom corner is placed at 0,0 without any manual intervension. This is to done for all the files in a particular folder.
QT : 2 In the same script file I want one block to be inserted also in each drawing. the block is placed in the network drive . so how to copy the path after putting the insert command. I tried -insert; but it is not working how can i give the path in script file.
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Nov 6, 2012
Any lisp routine on how to change "Drawing Properties" (fields via Mtext) on multiple single drawing files?
There are several instances where we would need to take a project to create another one and simply change the title block description.
As of now, we are opening each drawing (there could be hundreds) and modifiying the drawing properties on each drawing to change the customer name and other project descriptions.
These are not attributes, but fields. I've researched alot on here and couldnt find anything.
The drawing is attached.
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Aug 10, 2013
I have a csv file that has the drawing names and their layout names listed in columns A and B. Before I begin a project, I have to create the Sheet List (in Excel) and the csv file. The csv file is needed because I have a lisp routine that reads the csv and updates all my Title Block attributes in all my drawings. (VERY sweet program) What I'm wanting to do, is create new layouts (using my dwt) based on the information in the csv file. So, when I start a new project all I need to do is create the base drawing files first. Then, in my csv file I've got those drawing names listed in Column A and their corresponding sheet titles (Layout names) in Column B. I run the lisp and it reads the csv and creates layouts in all those base drawings and naming the layouts with the sheet titles from column B.
Column A Column B
DRAWINGS SHEET TITLES
drawing1.dwg A100
drawing1.dwg A101
drawing"n".dwg "n"500
Etc, etc.
I'm needing a way to automate creating hundreds of layouts at once. (very time consuming).So the lisp has to be able to read a csv (or Excel--doesn't really matter) and create new layouts (using my dwt) in as many drawing files represented in column A. [and filtered so it doesn't create duplicates so I can run the routine at a later date when new sheets are added to the drawings] Captcha?
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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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Sep 16, 2012
I need to be able to batch process a bunch of title block attributes automatically.
Block Name: Title Block
Tag Name: SH
Currently they come out with just the number 1, 2 , 3 etc I need to add a leading zero ie 01, 02, 03 etc
All the scripts I have will just replace the number with another
I just want to append the zero infront of the existing number
ie the code will need to read the existing number and decide if its less than 10. if it is less than 10, then the code just needs to append the leading 0. if its 10 or over, then do nothing.
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Feb 6, 2012
We have a few hundred drawings that we need to change certain block attributes. We need to change the valve of the text in that attribute from whatever it is (doesn't matter what it is) to a specific text string.
For example: If the attribute is called "name" and has the text string of ALAN in it in some drawing or BRUCE in other drawings, we want to chaneg all drawings to TOM.
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Sep 16, 2002
I am trying to globally find and replace text in Autocad 2000 drawings. If I have a folder containing 10 Autocad files, I want to open every file in that folder, while in each file, search for a certain line of text and replace that text, then close that file, open the next and find/replace text in that file.
I've created an autolisp file that allows me to open all the files in a certain folder, but I can't find any way, either thru autolisp or scripts, to allow me to find and replace text in each autocad drawing without using Autocad's "find" command to manually enter the text when each drawing is open.
I want to setup the autolisp file to accept input up front, save the "old text" and "new text" to variables, then use those variables as the lisp routine is running.
This version was used to automate creating PDF files. The command 'PDF' is a command from another Lisp file.
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Mar 23, 2003
I have a lisp routine that uploads all the blocks contained within a specific folder and inserts or redefines all blocks of the same name within the current drawing.
My problem is that when I run the routine I prompts me that it can't fine the folder? I created a folder called "blocks" and is located straight onto my C:..........but it still doesn't work.
;FUNCTION TO UPDATE ALL BLOCKS WITHIN A DRAWING
;FROM A SPECIFIC DIRECTORY
(defun c:bup()
(SETVAR "cmdecho" 0)
(setq sst (ssget "X" (list (cons 0 "INSERT"))))
(setq c1 0)
[code].......
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Aug 13, 2013
I often work on drawings which have multiple xrefs, each having up to 100 Layers or more, so the layer manager can be a bit difficult to trawl through to find a local layer to select.
I know how to create a local layer filter using the code ~*|* from the new filter area in layer manager.
Ideally all I want to have to type in is: LOCAL and then the local layer filter would be created, with the filter name being Local-Layers (or similar).
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Oct 7, 2013
Is there a way to programatically set a visual style before a drawing actually opens?
We have some huge models and people seem to forget to change their visual styles back to 2D wireframe before saving and exiting drawings. Some models will crash on some workstations when trying to open in a rendered mode.
I found a lisp with a function that looked to set viewport visual styles. But it does not seem to be supported anymore. --> (vla-put-VisualStyle vport 1)
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Jul 18, 2012
I have to go into approx 600 3D Models and rotate them all by 90.
I've just tried to search for a lisp that will do this to all of these files in one directory and can't find one. Something that will do this and save loads of time. I need to do this tonight so that these MEP files will all be ready for tomorrow morning.
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Nov 6, 2013
(setq plist (vl-directory-files (getvar "dwgprefix") "*.dwg" 1))
(foreach ins1 plist
(setvar "lispinit" 0)
(command "open" ins1)
(command "insert" "C:UsersasmoleyDesktopBSK100_BD" "0.875,0.28125")
(command "save" ins1)
);foreach
(setq plist nil)
bad variable name in SETQ and malformed string on input errors.
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Jan 22, 2013
I have a lot of drawings with two tables in them, and they are all over the place.
I'm able to change the columns widths using the following
(setq PipeList (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel))))
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 0 0.25)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 1 0.25)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 2 2.0)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 3 1.5)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 4 1.625)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 5 1.0)
(vla-setcolumnwidth PipeList 6 1.75)
I'm wondering if I could modify the assoc 10 value to a specific point of '(8.5 10.3675 0.0).
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Dec 16, 2011
This probably isn't the correct discussion group but not sure where else to post this.
My sales department wants to be able to create drawings based on entries in selected in their Excel qouting tool. Basically, they want to configure a product in the field, and be able to show the customer the drawing with TrueView. (They don't have AutoCAD installed).
I would think the best I can do, is manipulate a .dxf file based on their selections but that may get very complicated.
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Nov 6, 2013
I have some drawing that contains PHANTOM2 linetype.
I can't delete this linetype from my drawings!
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Aug 2, 2013
Any way to insert a block onto many different drawings quickly? I have a title block I need to insert into about 100 drawings. It seems very tedious to open each drawing and insert 100 times.
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Dec 31, 2013
I searched the groups and the closest discussion I could find was here but there didn't seem to be a clear cut solution. [URL]. I have a jpg file that I needed to apply some transparency to and saved it as a png file. I now want to delete the jpg file from the folder but it's being referenced in several drawings, and I don't know which ones. Is there a way to reverse the function of Reference Manager (perhaps with a different app), ie find all the drawing files that reference my jpg file?
Intel i7 3.33Ghz, 16Gb RAM
Nvidia Quadro 2000D
C3D 2012 SP4, holding off on C3D 2014
Win 7-64
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Jul 29, 2013
I want to move a large 3D steel file on top of a 2D architectural background. The ISSUE is that when i move it (in plan view "aka top view") the X,Y coordinates change AND the Z coordinate changes... But, I want the Z coordinate to stay the same . I wrote a LISP file that doesnt seem to work (SEE BELOW):
(defun C:MoveXY (/ PT1 PTB PT2)(setvar "CMDECHO" 0)(setq PT1 (getpoint "
Specify Base Point or [Displacement] Displacement: ")PTB (getpoint "
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: ")PT2 (list (car PTB)(cadr PTB)(cddr PT1)))(command "_.MOVE" (SSGET) "" PT1 PT2))
It seems my issue comes when i get to the command line (ssget) seems to mess it all up . How to use the ".Move" command with the (ssget) function?
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Oct 31, 2011
I have been looking around the web to find a quick lsp routine that will take all the xrefs in a drawings and move them back onto layer "xref" or "0" depending on what the design team wants.
The ones I have found don't work or move all the xrefs to separate layers.
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Mar 10, 2004
I am trying to create a lisp to delete all the empty layouts from mydrawings. I do not see any code to control this.
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Feb 7, 2013
i am working on writing a lisp to update several similar drawings through a .bat file. One of the things i would like to do is to automatically increase the revision number by one. I have figured out everything except how to select the text. Looking at the database, the coordinates for the revision number are (10 15.2908 0.0295 0.0). However, (setq a (ssget "x" '((0 . "TEXT,MTEXT")(10 15.2908 0.0295 0.0)))) returns nil.
If each drawing's revision number is not in the exact same location, is it possible to select by a range of coordinates? Using (getpoint), the range is from (15.5 0.0 0.0) to (15.1805 0.1409 0.0).
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Dec 3, 2012
I want to put the list of open drawings (like the window tab on the menubar has) onto the ribbon? Is this possible?
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Nov 26, 2013
I find that the command to move objects to a different layers runs very slow in one of the drawing. I want to find out what wrong with the drawing and how to speed things up.
I have a LISP program that batch processes a large number of drawings. One of the step to process each drawing is to change the colors of some objects according to the status of the objects. I do this by moving the objects to a later that has the right color. So far the program only takes 2 to 4 minutes to process each drawing. But the program takes close to 90 minutes to process one specific drawing. I track down the problem has to do with the command that moves the objects to the right layer, like this:
(vl-cmdf "_.chprop" (ssget) "" "_layer" "ABC-Prod-Good-Pcs" "")
This command takes a very long time to finish, like 40 minutes each time it runs (to move 1200+ objects), and the program needs to run it twice for a total of approximately 80 minutes.
Please note that the drawing itself is not the largest drawing, and it doesn't have the largest number of objects to be moved either. It is close to the top-5 drawings in term of drawing size and the number of objects to be moved. I cannot say that the drawing size or the number of objects to be moved are the cause of the problem.
I tried to "speed up" by moving 200 objects incrementally. That didn't work. I tried to "speed up" by moving 100 objects incrementally and saving the drawing after each 100 objects are moved. That didn't work either; actually the speed is slightly slower than simply moving 1200+ objects all at once.
I don't know what to do. I believe there may be something unusual about that drawing. By the way, the reason why I choose to change color by moving objects to a different layer has to do with the fact that I have found this is the best way so far. I tried to change the color of the objects directly. But I find that the color of some sub-parts of the objects are not changed (because their color is by-layer). That's why I choose to change color by moving objects to a different layer.
How I can check the drawing, any different way to change color that is better.
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Dec 20, 2013
I have a lot of attribute blocks in my drawing which i want to move them one by one
so , here is what i want to do :
I have numbers (or texts) in my work area and this numbers also exist in my attribute blocks .. i wanna move my attribute blocks with tag name value reference to my specify area if tag name values are matching with text or numbers in this area .. every block will check my selected tag string and will be move on matching text in my work area.
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Dec 14, 2011
how to do this programmatically and without modifying the handle of the object,i am trying to do it programmatically (entmod (cons 410 newname)(assoc 410 ... no luck.
(entmakex -ing will modify or create a new handle ctrl-X and then ctrl-V recreates a new handle too ...
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Jan 1, 2014
I am having trouble moving an object a certain distance. The distance is defined by a pre-defined variable. I just can't figure out the syntax for the autolisp command.
Here is the bit of code if written, there is more code not shared here that defines the points for the polyline .
;-- the varaible box_height is defined earlier in the routine
;-- Draw the polyline for the top of the cabinet
(command "pline" p1tt P2tt P3tt P4tt P5tt P6tt P7tt P8tt "c")
;-- Assign the new part a variable name
(setq cab_toppl (entlast))
;-- Extrude the polyline to make the top of the cabinet
(command "extrude" cab_toppl "" cab_intw "0")
;-- Assign the new part a variable name
(setq cab_top (entlast))
;-- Rotate the top of the cabinet down to the floor of cabinet
(command "rotate3d" cab_top "" 2 p1tt p2tt 90)
;-- Move the top of the cabinet to the final location
;-- HERE IS THE PART I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH. ESSENTIALLY ONCE THE PART IS CREATED I'VE NAMED IT CAB_TOP AND AM NOW TRYING TO MOVE IT IN THE Z AXIS THE DISTANCE DEFINED BY THE VARIABLE BOX_HEIGHT WITHOUT USER INPUT
(command "move" cab_top "" "0,0,0" (list (0 0 (box_height) "")
;--THIS PART IS OKAY
(setvar "CLAYER" oldlayer) ;restore active layer
(setvar "BLIPMODE" 1)
(setvar "OSMODE" 135)
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Nov 21, 2011
I am looking for a way to force all DWG files created with previous versions of AutoCAD to automatically open "Read Only". For example, using Civil 3D 2011, I open a file that is a 2007 format DWG. I want this file to automatically open read only, and inform the user that it has opened read only.
I'm hoping that this is possible, since opening a 2007 format DWG in a newer AutoCAD already tells you that it's an older format in the command line, and files can already be opened as read only.
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Jul 25, 2013
I am using Autocad 2012. I need to make some 2D execution drawings from a 3D model. I tried to use the following commands: flatshot, flatten §ion plane. All of them are having bad results. From all this 3 commands the closer to my needs is the flatshot. But I am working with many layers which have different colors, so when I will generate the 2D views I need to see the same color as the layers have (each color is for a particular medium).
I am using this command without showing the obscured lines. When I am generatic the isometric views with the flatshot I am seeing strange objects (UFO), is far away from the original model, you can see in the attachment.
My questions are: It is possible to generate somehow 2D views (front views&isometric views) seeing the color which every element has, and it is possible to correct somehow those ugly isometric views ( the guys from autocad should do something with this, because when I am generatic a isometric view the 2d drawing that I recived is completely different from the 3D model !).
I want to make the drawings using the 2D views, because the 3D Models are very big (50-60MB) and it is very hard to work with them!
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Jan 24, 2012
I have a library that has a primary folder with 11 subfolders. If the LISP can go through all the subfolders, that would be great. But, if it cannot, I can work with going into each subfolder and running the routine. There are over 12,000 files and I don't have the time to open each one and change the color.
Here's what I need the LISP to do:
open the drawing
select everything
change the color to "bylayer"
save
close
open next drawing in folder and repeat
Once it gets to the end of the folder it can stop.
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Feb 7, 2013
I was wanting to create a script to go through and clean up a bunch of drawings in a given folder. I've written a lisp routine (cleanx) that works fine when you run it on a single drawing, but I'm having some trouble integrating it into a script. As it is currently, I'm experiencing several issues -
1) It prompts the user for an 'object' after finding 0 objects. It seems to be caused by the line,
(command "-layer" "u" "*" "t" "*" "on" "*" "" "")
in 'cleanx' based on the text window, but I'm not sure why it does that given that if I run cleanx directly it doesn't prompt me.
2) It ends with saying 'Really want to discard all changes to drawing?' which confused me as I use Qsave before I close, and then confused me further when I realized that the text window suggests that this prompt comes up after the 'open' command, and that if I type <Y> (exit without saving) then it asks me to select a file. Why doesn't it save, close and then open the next file automatically?
;;; Main program, command: batchjob;;; By Abdul Huck(defun c:cleanb (/ dwgs file dwgName scrFile folderName) (setq folderName (browsefolder "Select folder to perform batch job: ") ) (setq dwgs (vl-directory-files folderName "*.dwg")) (setq scrFile (open (strcat folderName "\batchJob.scr") "w")) (write-line "SDI 1" scrFile) (foreach file dwgs(setq [code].......
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Aug 25, 2005
I need a LISP routine that could delete specific blocks from drawings. I have over 100 drawings, each having 4 blocks that I need to get rid of.
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