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This is one I was looking at yesterday, sharing here because I am really 12.... 'WipeBottom' will move the defined entity types to the Bottom or Top draw order in a selected block definition. Define the entity types and move direction in the code. Made up because I wanted to split out the selection part of the examples online and use the 2nd part via LISP without user interface. Via LISP I only wanted it to process a single block at a time - selection set processing can be from the calling LISP. Examples out there mostly from Lee Mac - see his website or the link in the code. But apart from that I really wanted to use the LISP command name. (defun c:WIPEBOTTOM ( / MyName MoveType MoveDirection) ;;AcDbTypes: AcDb + .... replace 'movetype' below with these as required ;;AcDbEntity, AcDbLine, AcDbCircle, AcDbArc, AcDbPolyline, AcDbText, AcDbMText ;;AcDbBlockReference, AcDbPoint, AcDbEllipse, AcDbSpline, AcDbHatch, AcDbTable ;;AcDbRasterImage, AcDbLeader, AcDbRay, AcDbXline, AcDbTrace, AcDbWipeout ;;AcDbDimension, AcDbAlignedDimension, AcDbRadialDimension, AcDbDiametricDimension ;;AcDb3PointAngularDimension, AcDbArcDimension, AcDbOrdinateDimension ;;MoveDirections: vla-movetobottom, vla-movetotop (Setq MyName (cdr (assoc 2 (entget (car(entsel "Select Block")))))) ;; block name (setq MoveType "AcDbHatch") (setq MoveDirection "vla-MoveToBottom") (WIPEBOTTOM MyName MoveType MoveDirection) (setq MoveType "AcDbWipeout") (setq MoveDirection "vla-MoveToBottom") (WIPEBOTTOM MyName MoveType MoveDirection) (setq MoveType "AcDbText") (setq MoveDirection "vla-MoveToTop") (WIPEBOTTOM MyName MoveType MoveDirection) ;; MyName: Real Block Name (example "MyBlock"), MoveType "ACDb....", MoveDirection "VLA-MoveTo..." (princ) ) (defun WIPEBOTTOM ( name MoveType MoveDirection / acblk acdoc obj name MoveType) ;;https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/31462-wipeout-inside-blocks-issue/ ;;updated to single block selections only refer to link for selection sets ;Lee Mac 17.06.11 (defun LM:SortentsTable ( space / dict result ) (cond ((not (vl-catch-all-error-p (setq result (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-item (list (setq dict (vla-GetExtensionDictionary space)) "ACAD_SORTENTS") ) ) ) ) result ) ; end not ( (vla-AddObject dict "ACAD_SORTENTS" "AcDbSortentsTable") ) ) ) ; end defun (setq acdoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) ;;ACDoc reference (setq acblk (vla-get-blocks acdoc)) ;ACBlocks references (if name (progn ((lambda ( / lst ) (vlax-for obj (vla-item acblk name) ;;name: Block name. For each object in block (if (eq MoveType (vla-get-objectname obj)) ;;if object is required type (setq lst (cons obj lst)) ;; add to list ) ; end if ) ; end vlax-for (if lst (progn ( (eval (read MoveDirection)) ;; turn text move direction into command (LM:SortentsTable (vla-item acblk name)) ;; Sort objects - make into variable and only process once? (vlax-make-variant (vlax-safearray-fill (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbobject (cons 0 (1- (length lst)))) lst )) ; end vlax-make-variant ) ; end vla-move (vla-regen acdoc acallviewports) ;; move to after lambda?? )) ; end if ; end progn )) ; end lambda ) ;; end progn ) ;; end if name )

Needs work, just an example from pyrx import Ap, Db, Ed, Ge, Gi import math print("command = yeehaw") class NavJig(Ed.DrawJig): def __init__(self, basepoint): Ed.DrawJig.__init__(self) self.ds = Ed.DragStatus.kNormal self.basepoint = basepoint self.curpoint = basepoint self.mt = Db.MText() self.mt.setDatabaseDefaults() self.mt.setAttachment(Db.MTextAttachmentPoint.kMiddleLeft) def get_vector_details(self, vector: Ge.Vector3d): v_length = vector.length() azimuth_rad = math.atan2(vector.x, vector.y) azimuth_deg = math.degrees(azimuth_rad) % 360 if 0 <= azimuth_deg <= 90: bearing = f"N {azimuth_deg:.2f} E" elif 90 < azimuth_deg <= 180: bearing = f"S {180 - azimuth_deg:.2f} E" elif 180 < azimuth_deg <= 270: bearing = f"S {azimuth_deg - 180:.2f} W" else: bearing = f"N {360 - azimuth_deg:.2f} W" return f"Length: {v_length:.4f}\\P" f"{azimuth_deg:.2f}%%d " f"{bearing}" def sampler(self): self.setUserInputControls(Ed.UserInputControls.kAccept3dCoordinates) self.ds, self.curpoint = self.acquirePoint() return self.ds def update(self): if self.ds == Ed.DragStatus.kNoChange: return False return True def worldDraw(self, wd: Gi.WorldDraw): if self.ds == Ed.DragStatus.kNoChange: return True try: geo = wd.geometry() v = self.curpoint - self.basepoint self.mt.setContents(self.get_vector_details(v)) self.mt.setLocation(self.basepoint + (v * 0.5)) self.mt.setDirection(v) geo.draw(self.mt) geo.polyline([self.basepoint, self.curpoint], Ge.Vector3d.kZAxis) return True except Exception as err: print(err) @Ap.Command() def yeehaw(): try: jig = NavJig(Ge.Point3d(0, 0, 0)) jig.setDispPrompt("\nPick point:\n") res = jig.drag() print("done", res) except Exception as err: print(err)

Have you looked into fields? When you edit a text object, you can type Ctrl-F to bring up the fields dialog. Pick a category, such as Date & Time, and pick the data you want to insert. To match your example, choose Date and a format. That field will be inserted into the text, like any other characters, but highlighted and with the corresponding data. There are many more pieces of data you can use. Once you put fields into your template, you may never have to change a title block again.

BigAl loves his scripts and I suspect has one to copy and paste in here... though if you search this forum as well there are plenty of pdf and batch examples, just need to put them together. I have a PDF LISP (type in "plotPDF" and it creates a PDF in the drawings folder). Regardless what you are doing, typing 7 characters is a lot faster than the menu for PDF, select save folder and so on - so well worth finding one of these on the internet. As a side comment here set up a separate plotter for PDFs without the 'preview' check box - makes things better. The essence of the batch process is to create a script, saved as for example "MyScript.scr" (remember to set the file type to *.* so it saves right as a scr) Here is an example, copy, paste and change for each file you want to plot _.OPEN "YOUR_FILE_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME.dwg";;OPens the file (load "YOUR_PLOTTING_LISP_FILE_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME.lsp");;Loads the LISP (setvar "ctab" (nth 0 (layoutlist)));;Go to layout '0' (first layout in the layout list) (YOURPDFPLOTTINGLISP) (OR 'YOURPDFPLOTTINGLISP' );;do the plotting (if (= dbmod 0) (command ".close"));;if file not modified close (if (/= dbmod 0)(command ".close" "y"));;if file modified close and "OK to cancel changes" Then in a CAD file run the script We should one day find the time to make this nice, user friendly and a sticky thread the number of times this gets asked over the years... one day...

A start with this? (vl-load-com) (defun c:label_bearing ( / l_var AcDoc Space nw_style nw_obj dxf_text pt1 pt2 dxf_line key pt alpha len_l m_pt val_txt) (setq l_var (mapcar 'getvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS" "TEXTSIZE"))) (mapcar 'setvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS") (list 0 1 (* pi 0.5) 4 3 2 2)) (setvar "TEXTSIZE" (* (getvar "VIEWSIZE") 0.015)) (setq AcDoc (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)) Space (if (= 1 (getvar "CVPORT")) (vla-get-PaperSpace AcDoc) (vla-get-ModelSpace AcDoc) ) ) (vla-startundomark AcDoc) (cond ((null (tblsearch "STYLE" "BEARING")) (setq nw_style (vla-add (vla-get-textstyles AcDoc) "BEARING")) (mapcar '(lambda (pr val) (vlax-put nw_style pr val) ) (list 'FontFile 'Height 'ObliqueAngle 'Width 'TextGenerationFlag) (list "romand.shx" 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0) ) ) ) (setq nw_obj (vla-addMtext Space (vlax-3d-point '(0.0 0.0 0.0)) 0.0 "" ) dxf_text (entget (entlast)) ) (initget 1) (setq pt1 (getpoint "\nPick base point: ") pt2 pt1 ) (entmake (list (cons 0 "LINE") (cons 10 pt1) (cons 11 pt2))) (setq dxf_line (entget (entlast))) (while (equal pt2 pt1) (setq pt2 ((lambda ( / key pt alpha len_l m_pt) (princ "\nPick other point: ") (while (and (setq key (grread T 4 0)) (/= (car key) 3)) (cond ((eq (car key) 5) (redraw) (setq pt (cadr key) alpha (angle pt1 pt) len_l (distance pt1 pt) m_pt (mapcar '* (mapcar '+ pt1 pt) '(0.5 0.5 0.5)) val_txt (vl-string-subst "%%d" "d" (strcat (angtos alpha) "\\P " (rtos len_l) " m")) dxf_line (entmod (subst (cons 11 pt) (assoc 11 dxf_line) dxf_line ) ) ) (if (and (> alpha (* pi 0.5)) (<= alpha (* pi 1.5))) (setq alpha (+ alpha pi)) ) (mapcar '(lambda (pr val) (vlax-put nw_obj pr val) ) (list 'AttachmentPoint 'Height 'DrawingDirection 'InsertionPoint 'StyleName 'Layer 'Rotation 'TextString 'Color) (list 5 (getvar "TEXTSIZE") 5 m_pt "BEARING" (getvar "CLAYER") alpha val_txt 2) ) (entmod (subst (cons 50 alpha) (assoc 50 dxf_text) (subst (cons 10 (polar m_pt (+ alpha (* pi 0.5)) (getvar "TEXTSIZE"))) (assoc 10 dxf_text) dxf_txt) ) ) ) ) ) (cadr key) )) ) ) (vla-endundomark AcDoc) (mapcar 'setvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS" "TEXTSIZE") l_var) (prin1) )

Maybe with this subterfuge? (defun c:foo ( / src dxf app doc scr old new) (while (progn (setvar 'errno 0) (setq src (car (entsel (strcat "\nSelect block reference: ")))) (cond ((= 7 (getvar 'errno)) (princ "\nMissed, try again.") ) ((= 'ename (type src)) (setq dxf (entget src)) (cond ((/= "INSERT" (cdr (assoc 0 dxf))) (princ "\nPlease select a block reference.") ) ((= 4 (logand 4 (cdr (assoc 70 (tblsearch "layer" (cdr (assoc 8 dxf))))))) (princ "\nSelected block is on a locked layer.") ) ) ) ) ) ) (if (= 'ename (type src)) (progn (setq app (vlax-get-acad-object) doc (vla-get-activedocument app) src (vlax-ename->vla-object src) old (vlax-get-property src (if (vlax-property-available-p src 'effectivename) 'effectivename 'name)) new (strcat old (getstring t (strcat "\nSpecify new block name <" old ">: " (princ (strcat "\n" old))))) ) (cond ((and (= "" new) (or (not (snvalid new)) (tblsearch "block" new)) ) (princ "\nBlock name invalid or already exists.") ) (T (command "_.rename" "_block" old new)) ) ) ) (prin1) )

Not so sure you can do 'end' with the keyboard with the standard (getstring) functions - either live with it or perhaps a DCL pop up might let you do this. Should be able to amend Lees Code to insert a dialogue if it really is necessary. Change this line to call another function with the code needed, return value will be the string that (setq new is looking for: (setq new (strcat (getstring t (strcat "\nPrefix For Block <" def ">: ")) " " old)))

Hehe reminds me of when I made a shortcut command for one of our customs lisp "Assembly populate".

I wasn't talking about the code

Ahh, was that yours RX? Mega apologies - I thought I had taken Lees from earlier in that thread (For this thread, RLX also had some ace code in the thread I linked to above)

Thanx Steven , for wiping mine...

I use a template with all my setups, then command "PSETUPIN" to import. If you want to use lisp to add one it's as simple as this: (vla-add (vla-get-PlotConfigurations (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))"TEST") But then you also have to set the appropriate properties ... IMO it's much easier to use a template.