AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Set Model Space To Display As Plot Style?

Jun 28, 2012

Is there a way to get model space to "display plot styles" through a lisp routine or a script?

i'm currently setting up a whole bunch of custom tool palettes for the company I work for and instead of the icons displaying in their actual colour (at the moment they're green, which doesn't show up very well on the light grey background), I'd rather they show in the plotstyle assigned to the individual dwg's.

call up the page setup manager (while in model space) and click modify, you can then check the radio button to "display plot styles" in the top-right corner. But when you have around 100 - 200 blocks to change, that process can be rather time consuming and cumbersome!

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Auto Update Of XY Coord In Model Space Onto Paper Space (Layout Tab) Block

Nov 5, 2013

I've tried doing a block that automatically updates the X and Y coordinates from its moveable leader. I can get it to work in model space or paper space. But my problem is I want it to work in PS, but update with the MS coordinates through the viewport.

I can get it to update, by LISP, by picking a point and passing the points to the blocks attributes. At the moment I have a LISP when actioned it locks the viewports, activates the viewport, and asks you to select a point. Once selected it de-activates the viewport (going back into layout tab) then asks which block you want to update. Where you now select the block and it updates the coordinates.  I.e. manually pick the point in MS, switch to PS and then manually pick the block. Then I have to manually modify the leader to the correct location.

I'm hoping that I can (In PS) move the end of the leader to snap to a position in MS and the coord updates to reflect the correct MS coordinates. I'm thinking that maybe this can't be done automatically and that I maybe can move the leader but I'm not sure how I can do it without running a LISP to update the block?

I'd be happy moving the leader then just running a single command and the leader coordinates updating without having to select the points and the block again.
  
I've attached the block showing the auto update of the attributes (fields).

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: How To Change Plot Style

Feb 21, 2001

Is there a way for me to change a layers plot style from one to another with LISP?

We use named plot styles, STB's not CTB's.

I want to be able to create an icon that will change all layers with the plotstyle "normal" to "black". Is this possible with lisp?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Change Plot Style Table?

Oct 3, 2012

Is it possible to create a lisp that would change the plot style table?  I don't know of any variable to type to change that.  We convert drawings from Solid works to AutoCad and use the basic monochrome plot style.  I'd like to easily change that since the act of doing that is repeated many times.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Display Plot Styles In 2012

Mar 18, 2013

Attached LISP will toggle the 'Display Plot Styles' for all layout tabs or the current layout tab.  In 2010 it would not affect model space. 

With 2012, AutoCAD added 'Display Plot Styles' as an option on the model space tab.  This routine now affects that tab. 

How to make it not change this setting for the model space tab?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Select And Bind All Xrefs In Model Space

Oct 9, 2012

Any code that will select all xrefs in modelspace and bind (insert) them?

the   -xref  bind command requires explicit names and if I use * it will also bind my titleblock xref in paperspace which I want to avoid.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Move UCS To Front Of All Entities In Model Space

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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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Changing Color Of Background In Model Space

Jan 2, 2014

Any routine for changing color of AutoCAD background in model space. As for changing background color we have to follow four steps namely as follows:-

1. Execute OP

2. Go to display tab

3. Go to color tab

4. Change color

A tool that directly calls the model color shall be highly beneficial.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Link Attribute Paper To Model Space

Jan 24, 2013

Is there a way by which I can link  a paper space block attribute to model space block attribute

In other words

Paper space as a block Title and attribute "QTY"

Model space has a block X and attribute "QTY_MODEL"

Is it possible to edit "QTY" and as a result get automatic update on "QTY_MODEL"

I am not familiar with diesel/macros yet in Acad.

Config :: Intel (R) Xeon (R) CPU E31245 @ 3.30 GHz, 16.0 GB, 64bit win7
Inventor 2013 and Vault Basic 2013

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Delete Objects In Model And Paper Space

Feb 14, 2013

Is there a quick way to simultaneously delete all objects in a layer if these objects are found across several layout tabs and model space?

At the moment, I'm getting the objects using: (setq a (ssget "X" '((8 . "Revision"))))

This finds all objects in the drawing, but if I just use: (command "_.erase" a "")

to delete them, only the the objects in the current layout or space are getting deleted...

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Check Object Type Of All Objects In Model Space

Feb 25, 2013

Without opening the drawing...

How can I iterate through and check the object type of all objects in model space?  And... then delete them if they are certain types... like lines, circles, polylines, text, mtext, etc?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Plot Transparency Option In PLOT Dialog Box

Sep 11, 2012

Where else do they keep this setting? I only have found it in Active Layout in extended dada

(entget (vlax-vla-object->ename(vla-get-activelayout (vla-get-activedocument(vlax-get-acad-object)))) '("*"))
The last pice of extended data is:
 ("PLOTTRANSPARENCY" (1071 . 0))
When i change it to 1
(setq layout(vla-get-activelayout (vla-get-activedocument(vlax-get-acad-object))))
(vla-getXdata layout "PLOTTRANSPARENCY" 'type 'data)
(vlax-safearray-fill data  '("PLOTTRANSPARENCY" 1))
(vla-setXdata layout  type data)

it stays there (extended data), but the setting in Plot dialog box doesn't change!!! And it still prints no transparency.

It takes to save the drawing and reopen it again to see the change.

The command -PLOT does not have this setting as well, so my options back to VBA or Lisp, but HOW?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: How To Add Cadfile Plot Date And Plot Time As Attribute

Aug 30, 2012

I am aware of the plot stamp available in the Plot Dialog box, however, we are looking at ways to imbed this info in the dwg. I currently have the WD_TB with an attribute for FULLFILENAME, an attribute for PLOT DATE, and an attribute for PLOT TIME12. So I get the information on the dwg. I would like to be able to run all these attributes as a string. I have tried FULLFILENAME|PLOT DATE|PLOT TIME12 with spaces, commas, ( ), " ",  etc. and I do not know the proper syntax to get this to work. I have also tried (getenv "FULLFILENAME") or the getvar, in the title descriptions box.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Changing Text Style Used By Table Style

Jun 29, 2012

I am looking for a way to change the text style used by a table style with Visual LISP.  So far I have been able to get the IAcadTableStyle object from the acad_tablestyle dictionary, but there is no property for text style.  Is this even possible?  Code and results are below.

(defun DumpTableStyles ()
(setq dict (vla-get-dictionaries (vla-get-activedocument(vlax-get-acad-object))))
(setq TableStyles (vla-item dict "acad_tablestyle"))
(vlax-for TableStyle TableStyles
(vlax-dump-object TableStyle)
)
)

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Toggle Between Customized Old Style Menus / New Style Workspaces?

Nov 13, 2011

Is there a way to toggle between customized old style menus and new style workspaces?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Opening Drawings With Default Visual Style Set To 2D Wireframe

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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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Create Plot A0 Or A0+ Onto Several A3?

Mar 20, 2013

Is it possible to create a lips that does the following:

- In the Modelspace

- Get 2 points to create a plot window / give two points. (get point 1, get point 2, list points)

- Divide the window into A3 size windows

- plot scale 1:100 / prompts to ask

- Plot / Print the A3 size windows with the given / preset configuration(s)

- Perhaps even add a number to each page.

In other words, Plot / Print a A2, A1, A0 or bigger onto several A3 pages.

Depending on how big the page is, number of A3 pages, plotscale 1:100

Or asks what plot scale I want to use.The only thing I think I will need is something like:

Get point 1, get point 2, List the points. So I can set the window.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Plot In A File Some Windows?

Jan 24, 2001

I need to plot in a file some windows from a LISP, like (command "-plot"...

The windows are defined in a list of points like (((0 0 0)(10 10 0))...) defining lower-left and upper-right corners. Each .plt file must be saved with a different name.

Is it possible from AutoLISP in 2000?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Plot To A File Share

Oct 3, 2012

R2012 win7

Can you plot to file using a "file share" location? i.e. \\bcnymfilp01\Parts_Labels\88881"

(vl-cmdf ".plot" "Y" "" "\\bcnymprtp01\Proto Label Printer" "Legal" "I" "Landscape" "N" "E" "Fit" "C" "Y" "monochrome.ctb" "Y" "A" "Y" "N" "Y" "\\bcnymfilp01\Parts_Labels\88881" "Y" "Y")

Everything seems to run but when it comes to the plotting, AutoCAD crashes.

Findfile works fine:

Command: (findfile "\\bcnymfilp01\Parts_Labels\50981.plt")
"\\bcnymfilp01\Parts_Labels\50981.plt"

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Open / Change And Plot DWG

Jul 9, 2013

Is it possible to open a dwg, change something and then plot a layout with visual lisp. This is my start. Opening is working, but plotting not. I have to switch between drawings before the function is going on. Sometimes it's plotting an empty sheet and otherwise an error: ERROR: Automation Error. Description was not provided.

(defun plotbatch ()(vl-load-com)(setvar "sdi" 0);; open file(setq acadobject (vlax-get-acad-object))(setq documents (vla-get-documents acadobject))(setq open (vla-open documents "U:\testfile.dwg" :vlax-false));; changing something;; plot layout(setq plot (vla-get-plot open))(vla-put-NumberOfCopies plot 1)(setq layouts (vla-get-layouts open))(vlax-for each layouts (if (= (setq name (vla-get-name each)) "TestLayout") (progn (setq salayout (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbString (cons 0 0))) (vlax-safearray-put-element salayout 0 name) (vla-setlayoutstoplot plot salayout) (setq errmsg (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-PlotToDevice (list plot "\\RW-PRN01\RICOH"))) (if (vl-catch-all-error-p errmsg) (prompt (strcat "ERROR: " (vl-catch-all-error-message errmsg))) ) ) ));; close file(vla-close open :vlax-false)(princ))

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: File To Plot All Layers ON?

Mar 6, 2013

Lisp file to plot all layers on,

I’m not sure if there is a lisp file that cans Plot All Layers ON at a time instead of going to the long story of the layer properties manager.

Software: AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD C3D, AutoCAD M3D, Revit
Windows 7 (Ultimate 64 bits),
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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Delete Text Style Not In Use?

Nov 29, 2012

I cannot purge a textstyle out of my drawing. When I run purge nothing is available.

However if I select the style from the style dialog I am able to select delete and delete the style.

When I use the method on the style (vlax-invoke-method style 'Delete). AutoCAD states:

Automation Error. Object is referenced by other object(s)

The style is defenatly not in use but may have been used in the past.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Change Text Style

Dec 16, 2013

I am trying to put together a LISP that changes the font of two text styles. One bing  named "Standard", and the other "WD".

This is what I have so far...

(defun C:CHANGESTYLE (/ entities len count ent ent_data ent_name new_style_name)
(command "STYLE" "Standard" "Romantic" "" "" "" "" "")
(setq entities (ssget "X" '((0 . "TEXT")))
len(sslength entities) count 0);

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 I couldn't figure out how to select mtext and text all in one swoop, so i ran it twice 

Now, when i run this code, i get the following error "lselsetp nil".

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Set Dimension Style To Annotative Off?

Nov 8, 2013

I am trying to create a lisp routine, that will check the dimension style "standard" to see if its annotative.  If it is, I need it to turn annotative to off.  

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Factory Design Suite Ultimate 2012
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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: SPACE In Folder Or Path Name

Feb 12, 2013

I'm try to write a list to produce a script file!I just want to insert a dwg file in current drawing.back to MS Windows, in case of having [space] in a folder's name, we should use "" marks:

CD "Program Files"; DEL "file 10.txt"; ....

I tried both with and without "" marks but I failed!I pasted part of my code below with result of each case:

(setq TBFile "H:z.autocadA1 A2 A3.dwg")
(write-line "-INSERT" des)
(write-line (strcat "*" TBFile) des); ; *H:z.autocadA1 A2 A3.dwg  <<=should be this
(write-line "0,0" des);;insert point
(write-line "1" des);;xyz scale
(write-line "0" des);;rotation
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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Remove Space From MTEXT

Apr 25, 2013

In my drawing I have lot of MTEXTS having unwanted spaces in between the text strings. 

A lisp to remove space from MTEXT. Here i am attaching sample drawing with MTEXT which is to be modify. Magenta color MTEXT need to modify like yellow color MTEXT.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Display Height Of 3D Object To 3 DPS

Jun 14, 2013

I have this lisp which will display the height of a 3D object to 2 dps. What I need is for 3dps to be displayed but I have no real understanding of LISP coidng so I can't work out where this is specified in the routine.

Why this LISP does not work when I try to use it in a drawing which has a Pointools POD file working (or previously had one) within it?

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Changing Default Plot Stamp

Mar 20, 2013

Right now I have a few lines in the ACADDOC.lsp file to set up the plot stamp for all users. I would like to just turn on the plot stamp and auto load a custom .pss file that I have set up.

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Plot A File With Block / Attribute Name

Jan 23, 2012

I would like to :

-select an attribute block in my layout viewports

- select a directory where the PDF will be saved

- select the printer

and zoo.

All my layouts will be printed. The files will be created. The filename will be the attribute name (different in each layout viexports).

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Custom Plot From Windows Explorer

Jan 27, 2012

Goal: using the native windows explorer, Open the folder containing the the multitude of drawings from different vendors and customers, usually 30 -40 .dwg files.

Highlight all the files, Right click print.behind the scenes without any further clicking or involvement from the user autocad plots the extents of model space of all the drawings to a designated plotter fit to 11x17 sheets. 

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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: How To Restore Previous Text Style

Jun 5, 2012

I wrote (setq oldtext (getvar "textstyle")) to save the current text style,

(setvar "textstyle" (getvar "dimtxsty")) to change the text style to the current dimension text style (which appens to be romans) and later (setvar "textstyle" oldtext) to restore the text style to its original setting but it won't work.

This is the same format used to save and restore osnap in many lisp routines.

When I check the program in the visual lisp editor, oldtext returns "standard" (the original text style - so that part works) but "textstyle" returns nil.  I even tried (setvar "textstyle" "standard") to no avail.  "Textstyle" remains romans.

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