johnengineer Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Is it possible to use the Block Edit command to edit multiple blocks at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE13579 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I shouldn't imagine so, as when you edit a block, if it contains other blocks you are prompted to choose the block you require. I believe AutoCAD treats blocks as individual drawings, so the only option I can think of is to do it in multiple windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'm not totoally sure what you are asking. But if you are asking if you can update all instances of a block in your drawing by editing it in the block editor, then yes thats exactly what it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnengineer Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 I have a drawing with a ton of blocks. The lines within those blocks are not "bylayer." What would be the best way to change all the lines within those hundred blocks to "bylayer?" I am having to open up these blocks individually to do this which is very tedious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Select all the blocks, _QSELECT may be best. Then _SETBYLAYER or Modify>Change to ByLayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnengineer Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 I tried that method, but somehow I can't change the color of the blocks through the layer manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LElkins Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Here you go John, see the attached file, something I just did for you. If you need help in how to use this then just post back. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnengineer Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 What do I do with this file Leikins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LElkins Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Extract the dvb file from the zip. Place the dvb anywhere that you want, on the server if more users need it. Then create a custom button and add the macro ^C^C-vbarun;"dvb location/BColor.dvb!BColor"; where dvb location is the path to the dvb file. Ensure that you use / rather than \ in the file path. Let me know if you have any problems. Note that this will set all entities, in ALL blocks in the drawings to be colored ByLayer. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnengineer Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Worked great! This is sort of like a Lisp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LElkins Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 It is VBA, along the lines of lisp in the fact that it is a form of programming/scripting, but at the same time entirely different. Glad I could help. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdarmanin Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 there is also nuke.lsp which i use often. i think its downloadable from dotsoft.com. i only have it at work and i am at home right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnengineer Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 I tried loading this file on another computer running CAD, but it gave me a fatal regarding Microsoft Basic Edition 2003. How do I resolve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrus the virus Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Extract the dvb file from the zip.Place the dvb anywhere that you want, on the server if more users need it. Then create a custom button and add the macro ^C^C-vbarun;"dvb location/BColor.dvb!BColor"; where dvb location is the path to the dvb file. Ensure that you use / rather than \ in the file path. Let me know if you have any problems. Note that this will set all entities, in ALL blocks in the drawings to be colored ByLayer. Cheers Please, can I get this file as wel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Please, can I get this file as wel... Note that Lelkins posted as a guest, and the file he refered to was added as an attachment to his post, that attachment has since been removed, so imo I think it's a slim chance you'll get the file. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chulse Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 There are many lisps out there that do about the same thing. Fixblocks.lisp is one though I don't remember where I found it... sorry Try a search... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 fixblock.lsp is from manusoft.com fixblock.lsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chulse Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 fixblock.lsp is from manusoft.com Thanks - I didn't want to post it myself since I couldn't give proper credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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