AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Zoom Extents / Save All / Close All Open Drawings?
May 26, 2010how to make a routine for zoom extents, save all, and close all open drawings in a single routine?
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AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Zoom Extents For All Tabs
Mar 10, 2009I'm currently working in a drawing that has 148 layout tabs and I frequently work in drawings with more tabs than that. when I switch tabs, I like to see everything in the tab. Is there a lisp that will do a zoom extents in every tab so I don't have to manually do it all the time?
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Nov 13, 2012What i would like to do is have autocad do a zoom extents automatically when I open a dwg. Is there a lisp routine that I can run to do this? I use to have something that would do this but I started a new job and cant remember.
View 3 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Zoom Layout (Entities Or Insertion Point Extents)
Oct 12, 2012I 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Don't Auto Open Or Close Dialogs
May 30, 2013Is there a way Autocad could just do what I asked for, and nothing more?A few examples
- After publishing, the publish dialog auto closes. I don't wat that. After publishing dwf I also want pdf.(I know you can save the list, that's not the point. If you didn't close the dialog I wouldn't need it)
- When selecting a hatch, the ribbon automatically jumps to Hatch Editor. I don't want that. Maybe I just want to change the layer. I can find the Hatch editor my self..Dito for XREFS
- I do not want any dialog giving me warnings, about anything.
If an XREF doesn't get attached, I can see that. I don't need a dialog telling me.If a shape file is missing, I can see that..A triangle sign above the command line is totaly adequate.Don't auto open or close dialogs, for what ever reason.
So ... don't auto do anything I can perfectly do manualy. No doubt there are a few more examples I can't think of right now.The nice thing would be to get a variable that gives me that "no auto" mode.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Put List Of Open Drawings Onto Ribbon?
Dec 3, 2012I want to put the list of open drawings (like the window tab on the menubar has) onto the ribbon? Is this possible?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Open Drawings In Previous Format Read Only
Nov 21, 2011I 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Open Xref In Selected Layout And Zoom To Match View?
May 28, 2013I have used Autocad since 1991, and my current job required me to use Microstation. One feature I liked from Microstaiton is the ability to select and open an external DGN reference, and then match the view of the parent DGN. In AutoCAD, you can also select and open an xref, but the DWG opens to the previous saved view, and not to the desired view that matches the layout.
My thought was to experienting with lisp or scipt and export the "Viewctr", "Viewtwist" and "Viewsize" variables to a text file, then importing the text file and using the "Viewtwist" as my "SNAPANG" value, then "Viewctr" as my "ZOOM, CENTER" value, and finally the "Viewsize" as the "Enter magnification or height:" value.
But, alas, have no time, and not quite the knowledge to duplicate MicroStation's open-xref-and-zoom-to-view feature.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Opening Drawings With Default Visual Style Set To 2D Wireframe
Oct 7, 2013Is 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)
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Change To Layer 0 On Exit / Close
Feb 25, 2011I am using 2011 Civil 3D and there is a bug I am trying to get a workaround for. If your drawing is not closed with layer 0 being the current layer several different civil 3D entities assume the color of the current layer of xref'd drawings.
From my reading it appears I need a reactor to thaw layer 0 and make it current before close or exit commands. I am not a programmer and have struggled making this work.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Autosave After 20 Commands Except Zoom
Dec 18, 2012I just started learning LISP yesterday, as our office needs an autosave LISP. People have requested it and I have to do it...
How I wanted to do it:
The LISP will be loaded on every PC of every person with AutoCAD.
On startup "command_count" will be on 0
When using a command like plinie this happens: (+ 1 command_count)
Commands like zoom, undo etc will be ignored
When command_count reaches 20 it executes the qsave command
If using the qsave command it resets the command_count to 0
Thats my not working LISP atm:
(defun c:losave ()(setq command_count 0)(+ 1 command_count)(if command_count 10 "_qsave"));(if command "_qsave" setq 0);(if command "_zoom" (- 2 command_count));(if command "_undo" (- 2 command_count));(if command "_qsave" (* 0 command_count));(setq command_count (+ 1 command_count))
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Rotating 600 Drawings
Jul 18, 2012I 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Zoom Into A Set Of Coordinates Depending On Selection?
Dec 15, 2011can do a routine that zooms into a coordinate, based on input. So for 1A, it would zoom into the coordinate for 1A.
1A = 1,1
1B = 1,2
1C = 1,3
1D = 1,4
I will try to attempt one shortly and will post it within 1 hour.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Passing A Point To Zoom Not Working?
Jul 25, 2012The good news is that, if I were righting a routine that locks up AutoCAD, I'm finished. The bad news is that I'm not.
The code below is the portion of a routine where I have the user select 2 points and then pass those points to the Zoom command and the M2P osnap. The problem is that, when the Mid Between 2 Points osnap tries to use the first point, it returnns an "Invalid point" message, enters a loop and locks ACAD.
(defun C:ZC ()
(setq PointOne (getpoint "First point of M2P "))
(setq PointTwo (getpoint "Second point of M2P "))
[Code].....
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Close Polyline To Wipeout That Not Made Of Straight Line Segments
Oct 31, 2013How can I draw a wipeout matched with a closed polyline?
in the other word, a lisp program that prompted for a closed polyline and draw a wipeout by selected polyline.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Add A Block To Numerous Drawings?
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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Move Tables In Drawings?
Jan 22, 2013I 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).
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Creating Drawings From Excel
Dec 16, 2011This 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: How To Delete Linetype In Drawings
Nov 6, 2013I have some drawing that contains PHANTOM2 linetype.
I can't delete this linetype from my drawings!
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Insert Block Into Several Drawings
Aug 2, 2013Any 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 5, 2012I 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]...
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Finding All JPG References In Drawings
Dec 31, 2013I 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
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Excel Macro To Zoom To Object In Current DWG?
Jun 14, 2013I am looking for an example excel macro to zoom to an object given the obect entities handle.
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Delete All Empty Layouts From Drawings?
Mar 10, 2004I am trying to create a lisp to delete all the empty layouts from mydrawings. I do not see any code to control this.
View 8 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Modify Properties On Multiple Drawings
Nov 6, 2012Any 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Update Several Similar Drawings Through BAT File
Feb 7, 2013i 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).
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Create Layouts In Multiple Drawings
Aug 10, 2013I 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?
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Edit Attribute Text In Multiple Drawings
Sep 16, 2012I 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Script For Moving Drawing In Multiple Drawings?
Apr 23, 2013QT : 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Global Attribute Change Multiple Drawings
Feb 6, 2012We 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.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Create 2D Drawings From 3D Models Using Layers With Different Colors?
Jul 25, 2013I 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!