is it possible to "plot objects"

is there a way to do this. I guess the only way would be to "zoom objects" then plot display. but how would you do this in one command?

At minimum, look into the vla-zoom* and either the vla-plot* (

Your asking for two comands why not 5 ?

You can put together as many commands as you like in say a lisp or a script that would start from one entry.

Type "plobj" one command

say

pick pt.......... this only extra response after command rest happens

zoom c of that point at predefined scale probably ask is this ok

now plot a window around that point at scale

zoom extents

save dwg now

and so on

Its really about what your trying to actually do, how are you picking object in first place is that not a 3rd command ? Even a pick would be considered as a command in response to your question.

It sounds simple please provide a bit more info image etc

Your asking for two comands why not 5 ?

 

You can put together as many commands as you like in say a lisp or a script that would start from one entry.

 

Type "plobj" one command

 

say

pick pt.......... this only extra response after command rest happens

zoom c of that point at predefined scale probably ask is this ok

now plot a window around that point at scale

zoom extents

save dwg now

and so on

 

Its really about what your trying to actually do, how are you picking object in first place is that not a 3rd command ? Even a pick would be considered as a command in response to your question.

Huh?

It sounds simple please provide a bit more info image etc

Agreed.

Here's the way I approach it:

• Create a PICKSET of the objects that you wish to plot
  
• Create a PICKSET of all visible entities not selected
  
• Create a APPID (regapp "HIDE")
  
• Add XDATA to the NOT selected PICKSET entities with each entity's current layer value as a STRing
  
• Create a LAYER 'Hide' that can be frozen
  
• Change the NOT selected entities the frozen HIDE layer
  
• ZOOM / VIEW / PLOT as needed
  

I then have a reversing function that changes any entities that have the HIDE XDATA, and CHANGE them back to their original LAYER

I have a couple other scenarios that are more project specific but do the same basic things.

-David

Without knowing what the "objects" are its a bit hard to answer, David is thinking like me and the answer is pretty impressive like the final image.