Rev Cloud to act like p-line on custom Acad

[hydro]

Hi guys,
I had a quick question about Revclouds. I have seen at other firms that they can pic Points to do there revclouds instead of having to drag the rev cloud around. it would make drawings a lot neater if we knew how to do this. right now we have a custom script sence we work specificaly with HVAC and Plumbing. let me know if you have any ideas, thanks

Alex

[lpseifert]

Besides dragging, in 2006 you can click to draw a revcloud, or draw a polyline first and the convert it into a revcloud (object option).

[hydro]

how do you go about converting it? I'm just used to the custom comands and dont really know the regular cad commands so Im not sure how to get to object option, thanks

[Cad64]

how do you go about converting it? I'm just used to the custom comands and dont really know the regular cad commands so Im not sure how to get to object option, thanks

Draw your closed polyline, type REVCLOUD to start the command, type O for Object and then select the polyline. Just watch your command line for options.

[NuttZ]

Draw your closed polyline, type REVCLOUD to start the command, type O for Object and then select the polyline. Just watch your command line for options.

Awesome tip...I usually go to the tool palettes and click on revison with tag. I like this way better, and it is neater :D

Thanks,
David

[hydro]

for some reason neither of those options works for me. is there a way to script it into the autocad directory. maybe it was erased when we were putting in our custom script.

[Cad64]

What happens when you type REVCLOUD? Does it say "Unknown Command". Try selecting it from the "Draw" pull down menu. Maybe your script is redefining the command. You need to be careful when writing custom routines to make sure you don't overwrite existing commands. You could try removing the script, restart Autocad and try Revcloud again. Then you would know for sure.

[lpseifert]

Revcloud is an internal command in 2006. Try using the Redefine [Redefine > revcloud] command to see if the command has been undefined.

[hydro]

revcloud works fine, Im trying to be able to either pick points or change a p-line into a revcloud. when I type revcloud this comes up "Arc length/<Pick cloud starting point>: p" so I picked p as shown, then "Point or option keyword required." comes up. so now I can start at a point but then I can't pick points from there. when I do redefine for revcloud or RC which is the shortcut ot says "unknown command name"

[lpseifert]

I'm using vanilla 2006 and this is what I see when i type REVCLOUD at the command line:
Specify start point or [Arc length/Object/Style] <Object>:

[hendie]

same prompts on 2004

[hydro]

? im not sure what to do now. this is strange.....

[lpseifert]

Let's see if you have a lisp or .arx routine overriding the acad REVCLOUD.
At the command line type in (findfile "revcloud.lsp"). If you get a nil response type in (findfile "revcloud.arx").
If either returns a file name with it's path, that is probably the offending file. Try renaming it to something like revcloud.lsp.test, restart acad, and try the REVCLOUD command again.

[GE13579]

Besides dragging, in 2006 you can click to draw a revcloud, or draw a polyline first and the convert it into a revcloud (object option).

It should be pointed out that the polyline must be closed... not sure if that's the reason, there's a tutorial which covers revclouds, see http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/autocad/drawing-objects.php

Don't know if this helps just happened that I was reading up on them last night and didn't notice it mentioned anywhere in the thread that it should be closed. :unsure:

GE13579

[GE13579]

Draw your closed polyline, type REVCLOUD to start the command, type O for Object and then select the polyline. Just watch your command line for options.

Oops missed that one I was obviously still half asleep please ignore my previous thread lol :oops:

[lpseifert]

I'm using 2006 and you can use an open polyline with REVCLOUD. It's used a lot to create treelines on Civil/Survey drawings.

[GE13579]

Ahhhh, sorry, I'm new to all this and also using 2004 just learning as I go in these forums sorry once again! :oops:

[hydro]

the "findfile" command is unknown in my autocad. this is strange...

[lpseifert]

It's a lisp command so it has to be in parenthesis, just like this:
(findfile "revcloud.lsp")

[hydro]

I put "test" after the "revcloud.lsp" and now "Error loading file: REVCLOUD.LSP". is this what should happen?

[lpseifert]

This indicates to me that your startup applications are loading a prior version of Revcloud, probably from an older version of the express tools or from a 3rd party. Did you try Revcloud at the command line to see if 2006 internal version of Revcloud works?