Is there an easier way to unlock a veiwport

sometimes the veiwport is locked in a drawing, but the layer is turned off

is there any easier way then turning the veiwport layer on and clicking on the vp and unlocking the vp in properties

Since you are using LT it means doing it via LISP is out. But a macro would work. Check out this discussion:

http://discussion.autodesk.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=468710

Nah im on Acad 2007 full version now, i need to change my profile

I am using 2008, here, when I activate the viewport I get a new view on the status bar where it first is a padlock, then the viewport scale and then the annotative scale. While the viewport is active, you can simple click the padlock to unlock it.

That being said, and this is solely my own personal opinion, I hate having viewports on freezed layers, it creates all kinds of confusions and just looks wrong! Much better in my view to have them on one separate layer and have that non-plottable.

I always have my vports switched on and non plottable as mentioned in previous. I also have my right click custimization turned on so that when i want to unlock or lock I just select vport and right click then select lock or unlock. Its slightly easier than going into properties.

I always have my vports switched on and non plottable as mentioned in previous. I also have my right click custimization turned on so that when i want to unlock or lock I just select vport and right click then select lock or unlock. Its slightly easier than going into properties.

I have not made any customization on my right-click and I also have the Display Locked option in there when I right-click on the highligthed viewport - so try that!

My drawing template has the viewport very close to the titleblock perimeter, so I have a hard time selecting the Vport. I wrote macros to lock and unlock them. The macro posted above (Thanks ReMark) in the AutoCAD forum for locking makes it even easier to lock all the Vports (lock them all rather than selecting them). I find it a pain to look for the "Display Locked" (I never remeber how far down it is) then mouse right to select on or off.

Oh heck, I wasn't going to post them, after ReMark posted the link, but here they are anyway.

Lock

^C^C-VPORTS;_LOCK;ON;ALL;;

Unlock

^C^C-VPORTS;_LOCK;OFF

Glen

Holy parenthesis Batman! I have no doubt that this is more robust than the macros I posted. It just boggles my mind that all that code is necessary to do what a macro can do in 3 or 4 commands.

Of course on the flip side, I've seen some of your routines that are just a few lines long that do an incredible amount of work.

Glen

Holy parenthesis Batman! I have no doubt that this is more robust than the macros I posted. It just boggles my mind that all that code is necessary to do what a macro can do in 3 or 4 commands.

 

Of course on the flip side, I've seen some of your routines that are just a few lines long that do an incredible amount of work.

 

Glen

True

In this case, I should have just taken the command route. It's not that mine takes more code, it's that I had to write my own lock, unlock function.

(defun c:LV (/ #Choice)
 (initget 0 "Yes No")
 (and (or (setq #Choice (getkword "Lock Viewports [Yes/No] <Yes>: "))
          (setq #Choice "Yes")
      ) ;_ or
      (or (zerop (getvar "tilemode")) (setvar "tilemode" 0))
      (not (command "_.-vports"
                    "_lock"
                    (if (eq #Choice "Yes")
                      "_on"
                      "_off"
                    ) ;_ if
                    "_all"
                    ""
           ) ;_ command
      ) ;_ not
      (princ (strcat "\nAll viewports have been "
                     (if (eq #Choice "Yes")
                       "Locked!"
                       "Unlocked!"
                     ) ;_ if
             ) ;_ strcat
      ) ;_ princ
 ) ;_ and
 (princ)
) ;_ defun

Still a few, but I made it a single routine with a choice and I put a prompt at the end.

what are all them codes for?

what are all them codes for?

For dancing baby!

cool. im guessing there some lisp program but how are they used, and the macro how do you use them

cool. im guessing there some lisp program but how are they used, and the macro how do you use them

You can't utilize the lisp since you are LT. The macros can be placed in a button.

what are all them codes for?

I think you got more than you asked for

im going to change my profile, because im not in LT no more

You can't utilize the lisp since you are LT. The macros can be placed in a button.

How do i do the Macros? for a freind using LT

and how do i do the LISP? i have never used it before

How do i do the Macros? for a freind using LT

 

and how do i do the LISP? i have never used it before

Macros: Stick them in a button.

Lisp: Paste content into notepad and save as a .lsp file, then appload into Autocad.

sorry for the pain staking task of explaing to me, but ive never done either before, what do you mean by stick in a button, how do i go about it, i would be very grateful

Nick

Follow the directions in this thread for creating a button:

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40928

Glen