A way to work around without lisp?

We currently have autocad 2004 and we use the wipeout command often. I would like to modify the existing command so that the wipeouts created automatically are assigned color 220.

Is there any way to do this with a macro and such? Right now, I see lisp recreating the prompts for wipeout.arx including the creation of a closed polyline to mimic the command. Is there an easier way to do this? Thanks.

What is so wrong with the way Wipeout currently works?

"...masks underlying objects with the current background color."

There is nothing wrong with it. But when I print PDF's, wipouts show up as solid black boxes regardless if TFRAMES in on or off. This has to do with the fact that my color map has screening at 100% for any color and only becomes apparent when creating PDFs. When I turn screening down to 0%, the problem is fixed. We have decided to map a dedicated color (color 220) to 0% screening for wipeouts and text masks.

Selecting all wipeouts before printing and changing their color is not acceptable because this type of stuff gets missed when rushing for a deadline and printing, and we also want some wipeouts to show up.

You could Create a tool pallette tool that makes wipeouts and set the properties from there.

Can LISP not be used? it makes things a ton easier:

(defun c:wipe  (/ *error* oldce)

 (defun *error* (msg)
   (if oldce (setvar "CECOLOR" oldce))
   (or (wcmatch (strcase msg) "*BREAK,*CANCEL*,*EXIT*")
       (princ (strcat "\n** Error: " msg " **")))
   (princ))    

 (setq oldce (getvar "CECOLOR"))
 (setvar "CECOLOR" "220")

 (command "_.wipeout")
 (while (= 1 (logand (getvar "CMDACTIVE") 1))
   (command pause))

 (setvar "CECOLOR" oldce)
 (princ))

Macro for the toolbar:

^C^C(c:wipe)

Wow Lee that's excellent. I was looking some helping info, but I'll take the full solution

That works for 99% of our scenarios. Thanks!

Wow Lee that's excellent. I was looking some helping info, but I'll take the full solution

 

That works for 99% of our scenarios. Thanks!

Happy to help buddy