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I don't really see the point of the dynamic mode in your function, especially if you want to snap to objects. This would seem to me to be sufficient and would resolve the osnap. (vl-load-com) (defun c:label_bearing ( / l_var AcDoc Space nw_style nw_obj pt1 pt alpha len_l m_pt val_txt) (setq l_var (mapcar 'getvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS" "TEXTSIZE"))) (initget "Bearing Degrees") (if (eq (getkword "\nResult in [Bearing/Degrees]?<Bearing>: ") "Degrees") (mapcar 'setvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS") (list 0 1 (* pi 1.5) 1 3 2 2)) (mapcar 'setvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS") (list 0 0 0 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 "" ) ) (initget 1) (setq pt1 (getpoint "\nPick base point: ")) (initget 1) (setq pt (getpoint pt1 "\nPick other point: ")) (entmake (list (cons 0 "LINE") (cons 10 pt1) (cons 11 pt))) (setq 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")) ) (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) ) (vla-endundomark AcDoc) (mapcar 'setvar '("DIMZIN" "ANGDIR" "ANGBASE" "AUNITS" "AUPREC" "LUPREC" "LUNITS" "TEXTSIZE") l_var) (prin1) ) However, if you absolutely want the dynamic mode with the possibility of osnap, here is the redesigned function attached. ("osmode" must be defined beforehand, no possibility to force it when using the function) My management is succinct: only: "_end" "_mid" "_cen" "_nod" "_qua" "_int" "_ins" "_per" "_tan" "_nea" For a more elaborate management see perhaps the LeeMac function label_Bearing-vertex.lsp

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) )

Must have deleted from my other post, But how grread works I don't know if you can use snaps. every time you move the mouse it updates the point and calculation. maybe Tsuky knows of a way.

The question was AutoCAD and was 12 years ago. To add, not much help just stating a program has a feature without any other context. Though there is the ability to adjust linetypes in MicroStation, the usual remedy is to break the line in most cases, same as AutoCAD.

Hi, some years have passed but still thank you for the solution! I combined this lisp to another i had so now it sets everything inside the block to "ByBlock" Layer → 0 Color → ByBlock Linetype → ByBlock Lineweight → ByBlock Transparency → ByBlock Thanks again! (defun NestedPutProp (nme prop val / blk) (if (and (not (vl-catch-all-error-p (setq blk (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-item (list (vla-get-blocks (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)) ) nme ) ) ) ) ) (= :vlax-false (vla-get-islayout blk)) (= :vlax-false (vla-get-isxref blk)) ) (vlax-for obj blk (vlax-put obj prop val) ) ) ) (defun KGA_Conv_Pickset_To_ObjectList (ss / i ret) (if ss (repeat (setq i (sslength ss)) (setq ret (cons (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss (setq i (1- i)))) ret ) ) ) ) ) (defun c:setbyblock ( / adoc ss doneLst) (vl-load-com) (setq adoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (vla-startundomark adoc) (if (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "INSERT")))) (foreach obj (KGA_Conv_Pickset_To_ObjectList ss) (if (not (vl-position (strcase (vla-get-name obj)) doneLst)) (progn ;; Set standard ByBlock properties (NestedPutProp (vla-get-name obj) 'Layer "0") (NestedPutProp (vla-get-name obj) 'Color 0) (NestedPutProp (vla-get-name obj) 'Linetype "BYBLOCK") (NestedPutProp (vla-get-name obj) 'Lineweight acLnWtByBlock) (NestedPutProp (vla-get-name obj) 'EntityTransparency "BYBLOCK") (setq doneLst (cons (strcase (vla-get-name obj)) doneLst)) ) ) ) ) (vla-regen adoc acallviewports) (vla-endundomark adoc) (princ) )

My first comment is when you hard print the pdf you have to pick a paper size so why would you not just pick a paper size to start with ? I do not understand the Custom scale size needed. In the world you are normally metric or imperial paper sizes. You can easily with a lisp etc plot a standard sheet size in a layout that has a Viewport at the correct scale. I think that is the step your not understanding, many example code does exist. For me a couple of choices make multiple layouts at scale walking along a pline, make multiple rectangs in Model at a scale matching viewports and title blocks in layouts. In this image select a title block and scale pick on Model and correct layout is made. A rectang is drawn in the model showing the result so you can accept or erase and run again. You can move and rotate the rectang before making the matching layout.

See the links in this post for information on using snaps with grread. (The entire thread is a good read)

I should have used acdbAngToS which honors AUNITS

Just a comment over at Autodesk forum I posted some code to plot all dwg's in a certain directory to one pdf using publish. It has a bug though if the dwg's do not have the correct page setup saved, they don't plot. It uses OBDX to make the page setup but that is the point where I have a problem, setting the pagesetup to a known saved name. Still working on it. Using a script may be easier for the moment as can plot the pdf for each dwg then use via lisp Ghostscript to join them back into one. The only downfall is the script will open every dwg to process. I have the code for layouts into one pdf so will look at using a script in that code. The post at Autodesk wants only Model space plotted. The pdf's are located in a \PDF directory under the current dwg directory.

Nice idea, here in Aus the brg is 0-360 dddmmss, much easier than the S & E etc. Maybe be second version.

going to use grread and mouse pointer. maybe edit Demo2?

Thanks... I think I've narrowed it down to an addon downloaded from the Autodesk Exchange Apps site. As soon as I unload it, everything is back to normal. Looks like a minor bug in the addon. Thanks for all your suggestions!

Yes, even though I'm only using basic Arial font I did test with Simplex as well and still have the same problem. Example DWG attached, although I'm certain it's not a drawing-specific issue, as the problem now occurs on any old drawings that I open X.dwg