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Hello. I have a multileader entity. I want to add additional leaders to my multileader. acadObj is the ActiveX object of my multileader. This is how I made it work for me: (setq muu_lead_vert_new_indx (vla-AddLeader acadObj)) (setq muu_lead_vertices_new (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbdouble '(0 . 8))) (vlax-safearray-fill muu_lead_vertices_new (list pt1 pt2 pt3)) (vla-AddLeaderLine acadObj muu_lead_vert_new_indx muu_lead_vertices_new) It pretty much does the trick, but not as neat as I want it. If I add multiple leaders, and then I want to work with the new leaders... I search for new leaders via: (vlax-invoke acadObj 'getleaderlineindexes 0) (vlax-invoke acadObj 'getleaderlineindexes 1) but 1st command returns '(0), and the second one returns '(1), even if I already have 5 or 8 or 10 leaders on my multileader. An ugly way around that I found, is the following: (setq sbe_ml_indxlist (vl-sort (append (vlax-invoke acadObj 'getleaderlineindexes 0) (vlax-invoke acadObj 'getleaderlineindexes 1)) '<)) (and (/= (length sbe_ml_indxlist) (vla-get-LeaderCount acadObj)) (foreach memb '(0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20) (and (not (vl-catch-all-error-p (vl-catch-all-apply '(lambda (x) (vla-GetLeaderIndex acadObj x)) (list memb)))) (setq sbe_ml_indxlist (append sbe_ml_indxlist (list memb)))))) The idea is: I make a list of leader indexes (first 2 lines). In my code I have more lines prior to it... with some verifications... but the idea is that sbe_ml_indxlist in first 2 lines should get all existing leader line indexes. Next 4 lines, check: If leader indexes added via vla-AddLeaderLine do not end in the list composed by getleaderlineindexes, I check 1 by 1, if a leader with index X exists, it adds that index to the list of existing indexes. There are still many problems... I don't want to get into too much detail... because my post is not about "solving 20 problems"... which result from damaging the multileader entity... My post is about: "please tell me the right way to add leaders to existing multileader" Some of extra-problems with multileader on which I did run vla-AddLeader, just fyi: 1. One time I had a multileader with 10+ leaders, but vla-get-leadercount showed 8 leaders. After I copied the multileader, the new one was returning 7 from vla-get-leadercount. 2. If I add leaders via (command "_.mleaderedit" entname "A" $ pause), than the ones added to the left of multileader are seen via getLeaderLineIndexes but the ones added to the right are not seen. 3. Once I had a case that getLeaderLineIndexes did not return 0-index leader... but (getLeaderIndex acadObj 0) showed that such a leader exists, but I can't recreate it.

Anyone who’s used AutoCAD for a while probably remembers the little arrow buttons on the layout tabs that let you flip between sheets quickly. For some reason Autodesk removed them, and it’s always been a small but annoying thing to lose — especially when you’re working with lots of sheets. This LISP is a simple fix. It adds two commands: LNEXT to jump to the next layout and LPREV to go back. It reads the tabs in the proper order, can skip the Model tab if you want, and will loop around from the end back to the start. You can even put the commands on your Quick Access Toolbar so they’re always there, just like the old arrows used to be. Nothing fancy — just a small script that makes working with layouts feel normal again. How to install and use: Save the LISP: Copy the code into a file called LAYOUT_ARROWS.lsp. Load it in AutoCAD: Type APPLOAD → browse to your .lsp file → click Load. (Optional) To load automatically every time: place it in a support folder and add (load "LAYOUT_ARROWS.lsp") to your acaddoc.lsp. Use the commands: LNEXT – jumps to the next layout tab LPREV – jumps to the previous layout tab LTABS – lists layouts in order LGOTO – jump to a specific layout number Add arrow buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT): Type CUI and press Enter. In the Command List panel, click New Command twice. For the first command: Name: Next Layout Macro: ^C^C_LNEXT For the second command: Name: Previous Layout Macro: ^C^C_LPREV (Optional) Assign arrow icons to each command. Drag both commands into Quick Access Toolbar 1 (left panel). Click Apply and OK — your new arrow buttons will appear at the top of AutoCAD. Done. You now have simple arrow buttons to flip between layout tabs — just like AutoCAD used to have. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; ----------------------------------------- ; LAYOUT_ARROWS.lsp — Next/Prev/Goto layout tabs ; Brings back “arrowing” between layout tabs. ; Commands: LNEXT, LPREV, LGOTO, LTABS, LSETMODEL, LSETWRAP ; Settings: NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* (T/NIL), NB*WRAP* (T/NIL) ; ----------------------------------------- (vl-load-com) ;; ----------------------------- ;; SETTINGS (tweak as you like) ;; ----------------------------- (setq NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* nil) ; T = include "Model" in rotation; NIL = skip it (setq NB*WRAP* T) ; T = wrap around at ends; NIL = stop at ends ;; -------------------------------- ;; UTIL: get tab names in TabOrder ;; -------------------------------- (defun nb:layouts-get (/ doc lays pairs name ord) (vl-load-com) (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)) lays (vla-get-Layouts doc) pairs '()) (vlax-for L lays (setq name (vla-get-Name L) ord (vla-get-TabOrder L)) (setq pairs (cons (cons name ord) pairs)) ) ;; sort by visible left->right order (setq pairs (vl-sort pairs '(lambda (a b) (< (cdr a) (cdr b))))) ;; optionally drop MODEL (setq pairs (if NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* pairs (vl-remove-if '(lambda (p) (= (strcase (car p)) "MODEL")) pairs))) ;; return just the names (mapcar 'car pairs) ) ;; -------------------------------- ;; UTIL: index of item in list ;; -------------------------------- (defun nb:index-of (x lst / i) (setq i 0) (while (and lst (/= (car lst) x)) (setq lst (cdr lst) i (1+ i))) (if lst i -1) ) ;; -------------------------------- ;; Safe tab switch (case-insensitive) ;; -------------------------------- (defun nb:safe-settab (name / tabs exact) (setq tabs (nb:layouts-get)) ;; find actual-cased name from current tab list (setq exact (vl-some '(lambda (x) (if (= (strcase x) (strcase name)) x)) tabs)) (if exact (setvar 'CTAB exact) (prompt (strcat "\nLayout not found in current list: " name)) ) (princ) ) ;; -------------------------------- ;; Core: next/prev logic with wrap ;; -------------------------------- (defun nb:nextprev (dir / tabs cur idx new total) (setq tabs (nb:layouts-get)) (cond ((or (null tabs) (null (cdr tabs))) (prompt "\nOnly one layout available to cycle.")) (t (setq cur (getvar 'CTAB)) ;; If Model is excluded but current is Model, start from first paper tab (if (and (not NB*INCLUDE-MODEL*) (= (strcase cur) "MODEL")) (setq cur (car tabs)) ) (setq idx (nb:index-of cur tabs) total (length tabs)) (if (< idx 0) (progn (prompt "\nCurrent tab not in list; jumping to first.") (nb:safe-settab (car tabs)) ) (progn (setq new (+ idx dir)) (cond ((and NB*WRAP* (< new 0)) (setq new (- total 1))) ((and NB*WRAP* (>= new total)) (setq new 0)) ) (if (or (< new 0) (>= new total)) (prompt "\nReached end; wrapping disabled.") (nb:safe-settab (nth new tabs)) ) ) ) ) ) (princ) ) ;; -------------------------------- ;; Commands ;; -------------------------------- (defun c:LNEXT () (nb:nextprev 1)) (defun c:LPREV () (nb:nextprev -1)) (defun c:LGOTO (/ tabs n) (setq tabs (nb:layouts-get)) (if (null tabs) (prompt "\nNo paper space layouts.") (progn (c:LTABS) (setq n (getint (strcat "\nGo to layout number <1-" (itoa (length tabs)) ">: "))) (if (and n (>= n 1) (<= n (length tabs))) (nb:safe-settab (nth (1- n) tabs)) (prompt "\nInvalid number.") ) ) ) (princ) ) (defun c:LTABS (/ tabs i cur) (setq tabs (nb:layouts-get) i 1 cur (getvar 'CTAB)) (prompt "\nLayouts (TabOrder):") (foreach L tabs (prompt (strcat "\n " (itoa i) ". " L (if (equal (strcase L) (strcase cur)) " <current>" ""))) (setq i (1+ i))) (princ) ) (defun c:LSETMODEL (/ ans) (setq ans (getkword (strcat "\nInclude MODEL in rotation? [Yes/No] <" (if NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* "Yes" "No") ">: "))) (cond ((wcmatch (strcase (vl-princ-to-string ans)) "Y*") (setq NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* T)) ((wcmatch (strcase (vl-princ-to-string ans)) "N*") (setq NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* NIL))) (princ (strcat "\nInclude MODEL: " (if NB*INCLUDE-MODEL* "Yes" "No"))) (princ) ) (defun c:LSETWRAP (/ ans) (setq ans (getkword (strcat "\nWrap-around at ends? [Yes/No] <" (if NB*WRAP* "Yes" "No") ">: "))) (cond ((wcmatch (strcase (vl-princ-to-string ans)) "Y*") (setq NB*WRAP* T)) ((wcmatch (strcase (vl-princ-to-string ans)) "N*") (setq NB*WRAP* NIL))) (princ (strcat "\nWrap enabled: " (if NB*WRAP* "Yes" "No"))) (princ) ) (prompt "\nLoaded: LNEXT / LPREV / LGOTO / LTABS (LSETMODEL, LSETWRAP to tweak).") (princ)

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Hello, I have AutoCAD LT and created a new template this week, but I'm having an issue when saving .dxf files to be sent to our laser cutter. When the drawings are converted from inches to mm and saved, they are over 2000 KB, and the drawings do not appear on the laser computer. Our usual file size after converting and saving is around 200 KB. I am able to save the same drawings in our previous templates and send them to the laser, no problem. I have done PURGE, AUDIT, and selected all to make sure there are no unaccounted-for objects. All the save and plot settings under OPTIONS match up with the template that saves the .dxf correctly. What am I overlooking? An issue that occurs when adjusting the DWGUNITS? A preference for saving formatting?

I would add: ; Original by Emmanuel Delay + additions (defun c:MuOffLay ( / ss pt3 i off_dst obj elast pickset1 old_dst str_prompt) ;; creating a new layer (if (not (tblsearch "LAYER" "OffsetLines")) (command "_-layer" "_make" "OffsetLines" "_color" "1" "OffsetLines" "") ) ;; memorizing the distance (setq old_dst (getenv "MULTIOFF_LASTDST")) (if old_dst (progn (setq str_prompt (strcat " Offset Distance <" old_dst ">: ")) (setq off_dst (getreal str_prompt)) (if (not off_dst) (setq off_dst (atof old_dst)) ) ) (setq off_dst (getdist " Offset Distance: ")) ) (setenv "MULTIOFF_LASTDST" (rtos off_dst 2 3)) (setq pt3 (getpoint " Offset point: ")) (setq pickset1 (ssadd)) (princ " Select objects: ") (setq ss (ssget)) (setq i 0) (while (< i (sslength ss)) (setq obj (ssname ss i)) (command "_.offset" off_dst obj pt3 "") (setq elast (entlast)) (command "_.chprop" elast "" "_la" "OffsetLines" "_color" "1" "") (ssadd elast pickset1) (setq i (1+ i)) ) (sssetfirst nil pickset1) (princ) )

And this is the small variation that best fits what @leonucadomi is asking for, I think. With the peculiarity that the "jog" will be placed where the selection is made with the pickbox. ; Original by RonJonP, edited by P. Kenewell and GLAVCVS (defun c:ltx (/ e o s le to l) (setvar "cmdecho" 0) (command "._undo" "_be") (while (and (setq e (car (setq l (entsel "\rSelect a TEXT, MTEXT or DIMENSION...")))) (wcmatch (cdr (assoc 0 (setq le (entget e)))) "*TEXT,DIMENSION")) (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) (cond ((= "TEXT" (setq to (cdr (assoc 0 le)))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "%%O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "%%O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "MTEXT" to) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "DIMENSION" to) (if (not (tblsearch "APPID" "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION")) (regapp "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION") ) (entmod (append le (list (list -3 (list "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION" '(1070 . 387) '(1070 . 3) '(1070 . 389) (cons 1010 (cadr l))))))) (if (= (vla-get-textoverride o) "") (vla-put-textoverride o "\\O<>") (vla-put-textoverride o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textoverride o)) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) (command "._undo" "_end") (setvar "cmdecho" 1) (princ) )

This will do what you want by selecting multiple objects in the selection set. ; Original by RonJonP, edited by P. Kenewell and GLAVCVS (defun c:ltx (/ o s le to p1 p2 pIns) (setvar "cmdecho" 0) (command "._undo" "_be") (if (setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) (foreach e (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s))) (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) (cond ((= "TEXT" (setq to (cdr (assoc 0 (setq le (entget e)))))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "%%O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "%%O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "MTEXT" to) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "DIMENSION" to) (if (not (tblsearch "APPID" "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION")) (regapp "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION") ) (setq p1 (cdr (assoc 13 le)) p2 (cdr (assoc 14 le)) pIns (polar (cdr (assoc 10 le)) (angle p2 p1) (* (distance p1 p2) 0.8)) x (entmod (append (entget e) (list (list -3 (list "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION" '(1070 . 387) '(1070 . 3) '(1070 . 389) (cons 1010 pIns)))))) ) (if (= (vla-get-textoverride o) "") (vla-put-textoverride o "\\O<>") (vla-put-textoverride o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textoverride o)) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) (command "._undo" "_end") (setvar "cmdecho" 1) (princ) )

Change if to while. (if (setq s (ssget ""_+.:E:S" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) .. runs once ) (while (setq s (ssget "_+.:E:S" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) ... repeats while you have an entity selected. have to right click or enter to exit loop )

I have already managed to change the selection to individual and cancel the zoom but to repeat the routine I use repeat 100 (....) I don't know any other way

Its incomplete code and only uses vla-object names showing best practice for using cond. Use the original code setting e type outside the cond to check instead of using enget for each cond check. with dimensions you use entget three times, mtext two times. its probably only saving ms of time. ; Original by RonJonP, edited by P. Kenewell and GLAVCVS (defun c:ltx (/ o s pt i p1 p2 le typ) (setvar "cmdecho" 0) (command "._undo" "_be") (if (setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) (foreach e (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s))) (setq typ (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))) (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) (cond ((= "TEXT" typ) ... ) Every time you are using enget its returning something like this. ( (0 . "MTEXT") ; saving this bit (5 . "1F2") (330 . <owner>) (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 0) (8 . "TextLayer") (100 . "AcDbMText") (10 100.0 200.0 0.0) (40 . 2.5) (41 . 50.0) (71 . 1) (72 . 5) (1 . "This is a multiline text") (7 . "Standard") (210 0.0 0.0 1.0) (11 100.0 200.0 0.0) (42 . 1.0) (43 . 1.0) (50 . 0.0) (73 . 1) (44 . 0.0) (45 . 0.0) (90 . 0) (91 . 1) (92 . 0) (93 . 0) (94 . 0) (95 . 0) )

This is what I need, I just would like it to be for selecting a single selection (entsel) and not zoom, Just select a dimension and a point for the jogline and repeat the routine.

a default location near any arrow

something is wrong

Is it possible not to specify breakpoints, but just make a break to the right of the text?

Just sharing a simple script I just wrote, I don't have a question When drawing the hidden lines of stairs steps (the overlap of the lower step hidden under the step above) I thought: I would like to select all the steps; multi offset them; the offset lines should be selected and gripped, so that I can set them in a different layer (a layer with LType Hidden) ... But feel free to comment, improve, ... ;; Multi Offset. New objects get selected and gripped. ;; For example to make the hidden stairs steps... Select all (defun c:moff ( / sel ss pt3 i off_dst obj elast pickset1) (setq off_dst (getdist "\nOffset Distanct: ")) (setq pt3 (getpoint "\nOffset point: ")) (setq pickset1 (ssadd)) (princ "\nSelect objects: ") (setq ss (ssget)) (setq i 0) (repeat (sslength ss) (setq obj (ssname ss i)) (command "offset" off_dst obj pt3 "") (setq elast (entlast)) ;; (ssadd elast pickset1) (setq i (+ i 1)) ) ;; now grip the pickset (the newly made objects) (sssetfirst nil pickset1) )

I think I forgot something important: when there are multiple selections, it's necessary to show the user which object will be modified in each case. Below, I've included the complete code with a zoom utility to show the user the next object to modify. ; Original by RonJonP, edited by P. Kenewell and GLAVCVS (defun c:ltx (/ o s pt i p1 p2 le) (setvar "cmdecho" 0) (command "._undo" "_be") (if (setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) (foreach e (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s))) (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) (cond ((= "TEXT" (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "%%O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "%%O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "MTEXT" (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textstring o)) ) ) ) ) ((= "DIMENSION" (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))) (if (not (tblsearch "APPID" "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION")) (regapp "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION") ) (command "_zoom" "_w" (setq i (cdr (assoc 10 (setq le (entget e))))) (polar i (angle (setq p2 (cdr (assoc 14 le))) (setq p1 (cdr (assoc 13 le)))) (distance p1 p2))) (if (setq pt (getpoint "\rJOG: Pick a point on the DIMENSION line")) (entmod (append (entget e) (list (list -3 (list "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION" '(1070 . 387) '(1070 . 3) '(1070 . 389) (cons 1010 pt)))))) ) (if (= (vla-get-textoverride o) "") (vla-put-textoverride o "\\O<>") (vla-put-textoverride o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "\\O" (vla-get-textoverride o)) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) (command "._undo" "_end") (setvar "cmdecho" 1) (princ) )

To indicate the 'jog' position 1 to 1, insert this code after the clause ((= "DIMENSION"... (entget e) )))) (if (not (tblsearch "APPID" "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION")) (regapp "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION") ) (if (setq pt (getpoint "\nJOG: Pick a point on the DIMENSION line")) (entmod (append (entget e) (list (list -3 (list "ACAD_DSTYLE_DIMJAG_POSITION" '(1070 . 387) '(1070 . 3) '(1070 . 389) (cons 1010 pt)))))) )

Hi Do you want to place the 'jog', indicating its location in each case, or in a predetermined location?

I downloaded the code and ran it. No problem here. I made sure to change the Defined Width property and to add a mask and a frame. That way the change is obvious once it happens. Is it possible you're using it on text and not mtext? Because the function excludes anything that's not mtext.

Great. It worked. Thanks

I think Lee Mac is onto something, I just can't make it work just like IndianaJackson said, nothing happened. Did anyone manage to make it work?

Also you can return the vla-object list with foreach by wrapping it in mapcar. eliminating having to use (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)). Pulling the vla-object name before the cond means your checking the variable rather then check the entity up to 3 times. ; Original by RonJonP, edited by P. Kenewell, updated by Mhupp (defun c:ltx (/ D O S) (vl-load-com) (setq D (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (vla-startundomark D) (if (setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "*TEXT,DIMENSION")))) (foreach o (mapcar 'vlax-ename->vla-object (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s)))) (setq typ (vla-get-ObjectName o)) (cond ((= typ "AcDbText") (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "%%O" (vl-string-subst "" "" (vl-string-subst "" "%%O" (vla-get-textstring o))))) ) ((= typ "AcDbMText") ... ) ((= typ "AcDbDimension") ... ) ) ) ) (vla-endundomark D) (princ) ) -edit also useing the (vla-startundomark allows you to have things selected before you run the command.