getpoint and DXF

hello again. I'm continuing to try to learn how to create/modify entities through DXF codes. I was trying to write a lisp to create a circle with it's center based on user input. This is what I tried first

(defun C:UA ()
 (setq CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify insertion point: "))
 (entmake '((0 . "CIRCLE") (8 . "TEST") ([color=Red]10 CPT)[/color] (40 0.375)))
 )

I got a DXF error on group 10. I first thought well maybe it was because CPT would return ( x y z ) with parenthesis while the group should be (10 x y z) not (10 (x y z) ) so next i tried

(defun C:UA ()
 (setq CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify insertion point: "))
 (entmake '((0 . "CIRCLE") (8 . "TEST") (10 (car CPT) (cdr CPT) (cddr CPT)) (40 0.375)))
 )

i still get the same issue. what am I missing?

since not all data is literal, can't use a quoted list. Try:

(entmake (list '(0 . "CIRCLE") '(8 . "TEST") (cons 10 CPT) '(40 0.375)))

hello again. I'm continuing to try to learn how to create/modify entities through DXF codes. I was trying to write a lisp to create a circle with it's center based on user input. This is what I tried first

 

 

(defun C:UA ()
 (setq CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify insertion point: "))
 (entmake '((0 . "CIRCLE") (8 . "TEST") ([color=red]10 CPT)[/color] (40 0.375)))
 )

 

I got a DXF error on group 10. I first thought well maybe it was because CPT would return ( x y z ) with parenthesis while the group should be (10 x y z) not (10 (x y z) ) so next i tried

 

(defun C:UA ()
 (setq CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify insertion point: "))
 (entmake '((0 . "CIRCLE") (8 . "TEST") (10 (car CPT) (cdr CPT) (cddr CPT)) (40 0.375)))
 )

 

i still get the same issue. what am I missing?

You did not need to use car, getpoint returns the x, y & z values.

To use variables in your list you need to use cons.

(defun C:UA (/ CPT)
 (setq CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify insertion point: "))
 (entmake
   (list
     (cons 0 "CIRCLE")
     (cons 8 "TEST")
     (cons 10 CPT)
     (cons 40 0.375)
   )
 )
 (princ))

A little extra when you decide to go there:

Set your layer & linetype defaults.

Creates the linetype definition HIDDEN2.

(Note: If you are using continuous linetype you do not need a linetype definition.)

Create a layer called CIRCLE.

Layer color red.

Linetype HIDDEN2.

Lineweight 25mm.

Get the radius & center point.

Put the Circle on the layer.

(defun C:UA2 (/ CPT RAD LNAM LTYP LWGT LCLR)                         ;Define function, Declare local variables
 (setq LNAM "CIRCLE"                                               ;Set layer name
       LCLR  1                                                     ;Set layer color
       LTYP  "HIDDEN2"                                             ;Set linetype
       LWGT  25)                                                   ;Set lineweight
 (or (tblsearch "ltype" "HIDDEN2")                                 ;Search drawing for linetype
   (entmake                                                        ;Entity make
     (list                                                         ;Start list
       (cons   0 "LTYPE")                                          ;Entity type
       (cons 100 "AcDbSymbolTableRecord")                          ;Subclass marker
       (cons 100 "AcDbLinetypeTableRecord")                        ;Subclass marker
       (cons   2 "HIDDEN2")                                        ;Linetype name
       (cons  70  0)                                               ;Standard flag values (bit-coded values)
       (cons   3 "Hidden2 (.5x) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ");Linetype description
       (cons  72  65)                                              ;Alignment code; value is always 65, the ASCII code for A 
       (cons  73  2)                                               ;The number of linetype elements 
       (cons  40  0.1875)                                          ;Total pattern length 
       (cons  49  0.125)                                           ;Dash, dot or space length (one entry per element)
       (cons  74  0)                                               ;Complex linetype element type (one per element). Default is 0 (no embedded shape/text)
       (cons  49 -0.0625)                                          ;Dash, dot or space length (one entry per element)
       (cons  74  0)                                               ;Complex linetype element type (one per element). Default is 0 (no embedded shape/text)
     )                                                             ;End list
   )                                                               ;End entity make
 )                                                                 ;End or
 (if (null (tblsearch "layer" LNAM))                               ;Search drawing for layer name
   (entmake                                                        ;Entity make
     (list                                                         ;Start list
       (cons 0   "LAYER")                                          ;Entity type
       (cons 100 "AcDbSymbolTableRecord")                          ;Subclass marker
       (cons 100 "AcDbLayerTableRecord")                           ;Subclass marker
       (cons 2    LNAM)                                            ;Layer Name
       (cons 6    LTYP)                                            ;Linetype
       (cons 62   LCLR)                                            ;Layer color
       (cons 70   0)                                               ;Layer state
       (cons 290  1)                                               ;Plotting flag
       (cons 370  LWGT)                                            ;Set lineweight
     )                                                             ;End list
   )                                                               ;End entity make
 )                                                                 ;End if
 (setq RAD (getreal   "\nSpecify radius: ")                        ;Get Radius
       CPT (getpoint "\nSpecify circle center point: "))           ;Get center point
 (entmake                                                          ;Entity Make
   (list                                                           ;Start list
     (cons   0 "CIRCLE")                                           ;Entity type
     (cons 100 "AcDbEntity")                                       ;Subclass marker                            
     (cons 410 "Model")                                            ;Model Space
     (cons   8  LNAM)                                              ;Layer
     (cons 100 "AcDbCircle")                                       ;Subclass marker
     (cons  10  CPT)                                               ;Center point
     (cons  40  RAD)                                               ;Radius
   )                                                               ;End list
 )                                                                 ;End Entity make
 (princ))                                                          ;Exit quietly

From the Acad developer help:

cons Function

Adds an element to the beginning of a list, or constructs a dotted list

(cons new-first-element list-or-atom)

Arguments

new-first-element

Element to be added to the beginning of a list. This element can be an atom or a list.

list-or-atom

A list or an atom.

Return Values

The value returned depends on the data type of list-or-atom. If list-or-atom is a list, cons returns that list with new-first-element added as the first item in the list. If list-or-atom is an atom, cons returns a dotted pair consisting of new-first-element and list-or-atom.

Examples

Command: (cons 'a '(b c d))

(A B C D)

Command: (cons '(a) '(b c d))

((A) B C D)

Command: (cons 'a 2)

(A . 2)

Here is an interesting Thread on Entity Make for blocks showing the use of cons.

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36793&highlight=entmake+blocks

Hi Guitar guy,

Your question has probably already been answered, but this is definitely worth a read for future:

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showpost.php?p=258390&postcount=20