Help - Select duplicate entities

[teknomatika]

Hence the statement
"Problem I can see with that is, which one the two will be moved to "Duplicates" layer?"

It is better to be in the lower-order entities.

Change:
(setq objs (ssget "_X" '((0 . "~VIEWPORT") (0 . "~INSERT"))))
to:
(setq objs (ssget ":L" '((0 . "~VIEWPORT") (0 . "~INSERT"))))

Resolved.

How'd you propose to go about doing that?
We could include a prompt to select an entity for layer information and retain enitities on that layer. and the rest would be moved to a new layer with the its original name with a suffix of _D?

Would that work for you?

For my case it is preferable that the entities considered duplicates (or common) detected in the lower order of overlapping entities, are sent to its own layer. The suggestion of layers with the suffix D is interesting.
In short, the most important thing is that made ​​the detection and differentiation of the entities considered duplicates, so it will be possible to manipulate independently.

[pBe]

I see. let see what i can do. BRB

[teknomatika]

pBe,
Thank you. I'm waiting.
However, I continue to try the latest version of the routine but I find several inconsistencies. I see that some entities that are not duplicates are detected as such and sent to the respective layer. Also, sometimes duplicate entities are directed to the respective layer but does not assume the color set for the same.
Certainly these are problems to be solved.

[pBe]

I noticed that too

Post Updated:

Check the previous posted code

Also, sometimes duplicate entities are directed to the respective layer but does not assume the color set for the same.

EDIT: You want to keep the oriignal color for the duplicates? If the color properteis of the duplicate entities are BYLAYER it would follow the new layers color property, in which case is easy to include that feature in the code, but if not bylayer it will retain its color.

[teknomatika]

pBe,
I prefer to be assigned a different color.
Tanks.

[pBe]

pBe,
I prefer to be assigned a different color.
Tanks.

What color might that be? Did you try the modified code?

[teknomatika]

pBe,
Any color. is indifferent.

However I tried the new version of the routine. It seems to be better. But still some inconsistencies.
I attach an image to better understand.

The result after running the routine is not consistent: Sometimes doing the work properly and sometimes not. Strange.

duplicates_example_2.jpg

[pBe]

pBe,
However I tried the new version of the routine. It seems to be better. But still some inconsistencies.

I suspect the inner square are different entities.. one is PLINE the other are lines or the other three are not exact geometrically the same

[teknomatika]

No. If no polylines. The polylines of the rectangles were previously exploded.
In most cases the routine performs the task well. It's almost perfect.

[pBe]

No. If no polylines. The polylines of the rectangles were previously exploded.
In most cases the routine performs the task well. It's almost perfect.

Strange indeed
Anyhoo. what do you want to do with the colors?

POST UPDATED: includes color retention for new duplicate layer