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After seeing @BIGAL's suggestion, I'm wondering if I understood correctly what you're asking, Vica. Anyway, I'm attaching a short clip of what I'm talking about. FACTVM de ARCTIS.mp4 I’ve implemented a small emulator of the "pline" command in the base code, but each user should implement the code they need for their specific task instead. Basically, the distance variation from the last stored point in LASTPOINT is displayed above the cursor (though this can be easily changed by modifying the textoGR1 function). Below the cursor, any desired information about the object under it will be shown (or not, if visibility is toggled by pressing the F10 key). This information must be passed to the textoGR2 function as a list of (Property_Name StringValue) pairs. The main code must be implemented in the 'FuncionPrincipal' function.

I wrote this program like four years ago (just for fun / exercise) and maybe used it once or twice so as we say here on Mars : guaranteed to the doorstep If it works : , if it doesn't ... As usual never wrote a manual so have fun experimenting. RlxBlockSync.lsp

however... quite aggressive asking for the credit here today. Nicer ways to go "Hey, this was originally my code, can you credit me" and perhaps if possible the link to the original code to help the OP out. Code gets shared, the links and credits lost. Always good practice to add links to the sources and credits in case there are thing you want to go back and understand more from any discussions. Having said that though, upload code, you have no control of it's use and I am not sure I'd want credited with a base code that is mine and then heavily modified, or just a snippet of my code included in something larger without me doing checks and testing.

https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=30650.msg378483#msg378483

Better armored version, proof against extravagant users ;******************* p o r d e s í a r g o ******************** ;************************ G L A V C V S ************************* ;************************** F E C I T *************************** (defun c:mueveSegmto (/ lstSg dist i se lado op pr pr1 pa pb p1 p2 p3 p4 sgC r aC aR asr dameSgmtos erroria errores error0) (defun erroria () (defun errores (mens) (setq *error* error0) (prin1) ) (setq error0 *error* *error* errores ) ) (defun asr (p1 p2 p3 / a b) (if (> (abs (- (setq a (angle p1 p2)) (setq b (angle p2 p3)))) PI) (if (< a b) (if (> (+ a PI PI) b) - +) (if (> (- a PI PI) b) - +) ) (if (> a b) - +) ) ) (defun dameSgmtos (x pk / f d p s a tam a1 a2 b1 b2 c1 c2 sa sp) (if (= (cdr (assoc 0 x)) "LWPOLYLINE") (progn (setq tam (* (* (getvar "PICKBOX") (/ (getvar "VIEWSIZE") (cadr (setq ss (getvar "SCREENSIZE"))) ) ) 2 ) x (if (= (rem (cdr (assoc 70 x)) 2) 1) (cons (assoc 10 (reverse x)) x) x) b2 (cdr (assoc 10 (cdr (member (cons 10 (setq b1 (cdr (assoc 10 x)))) x)))) c1 (cdr (assoc 10 (cdr (member (cons 10 (setq c2 (cdr (assoc 10 (reverse x))))) (reverse x))))) ) (while (and (setq a1 (cdr p) a2 f f (cdr (assoc (if pk 10 11) (setq x (cdr (member (setq p (assoc 10 x) ) x)))))) (not (setq i (inters f (cdr p) (polar pk (+ (setq a (angle f (cdr p))) 1.5708) tam) (polar pk (- a 1.5708) tam)) )) ) ) (setq sc (list (cdr p) f) f (cdr (assoc (if pk 10 11) (cdr (member (setq p (assoc 10 x)) x)))) sp (if f (list (cdr p) f) (list b1 b2)) sa (if a1 (list a1 a2) (list c1 c2)) ) (list sa sc sp) ) ) ) (erroria) (setq dist (getreal "\nDistance of traslation (ENTER to get the distance on screen): ")) (if (setq lstSg (dameSgmtos (entget (car (setq se (entsel "\nSelect any segment in LWPOLYLINE...")))) (setq pr (cadr se)))) (if (setq pr1 (getpoint (setq pr i) "\nSide to act...")) (if (setq op (asr (setq p2 (car (setq sgC (cadr lstSg)))) pr pr1)) (setq dist (if dist dist (distance pr1 (inters p2 (setq p3 (cadr sgC)) (polar pr1 (- (setq aR (angle p2 p3)) (/ pi 2)) 9999) (polar pr1 (+ aR (/ pi 2)) 9999) nil)) ) pa (polar p2 (setq a (op (angle p2 (setq p3 (cadr sgC))) (/ pi 2.0))) dist) pb (polar p3 a dist) px1 (inters pa pb (car (car lstSg)) p2 nil) px2 (inters pa pb p3 (cadr (last lstSg)) nil) r (entmod (subst (cons 10 px1) (cons 10 p2) (entget (car se)))) r (entmod (subst (cons 10 px2) (cons 10 p3) (entget (car se)))) ) ) ) (princ "\nSelected object is not LWPOLYLINE....Exiting...") ) (princ) )

This related post may be helpful in this regard.

A couple of loose ends to tie up the all-too-fast V.2 release: -Multiple renumbering is currently done based on the order of the objects in the database: this looks ugly if the dispersion is too random. -As PGia has suggested, perhaps I should leave a brief explanation of the code's functionality. So, let's get to it: I've added a couple of improvements to the code that makes up the new version of <<Something different>>, which I've attached below. What's New in Version 2.1 The philosophy of this command is to concentrate the greatest number of functions in the fewest user actions. In addition to the previous capabilities: - individual creation/renumbering of texts based on the cursor position - multiple renumbering of texts using a selection window, thanks to the momentary activation of the 'V' key... The following has been added: - readjustment of the renumbering criteria for multiple texts ('V' key option): from now on, renumbering will be done based on proximity to the first corner indicated on the screen of the selection window. That is, if the selection window is from Northwest to Southwest, the renumbering increment will be in order from least to greatest distance from the Northwest corner. - In addition, the definition of the real-time selection window is discontinuous to differentiate it from others. ;******* <<S o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t V.2.1>> ******* ;******************* p o r d e s í a r g o ******************** ;************************ G L A V C V S ************************* ;************************** F E C I T *************************** (defun c:txtIncrem (/ tam capa ind para a c cl txsel le l s dameTexto uconfig obtcad ent loc tipC nC ps add errores error0 v actTX ventanea pv n cj acdoc md listOrda pr lt f ) (defun errores (mens) (setq *error* error0) (while (>= (boole 1 (getvar "UNDOCTL") 8) 8) (vla-endundomark acdoc) ) (prin1) ) (defun dameTexto (cad / v r l daleVuelta) ;;; WRITE HERE THE CODE YOU NEED TO CUSTOMIZE THE TEXT YOU WANT TO ENTER OR CREATE (defun daleVuelta (a) (cond ((and (> a 64) (< a 91)) (if (> (setq a (+ a 1)) 90) (setq a -65) a)) ((and (> a 96) (< a 123)) (if (> (setq a (+ a 1)) 122) (setq a -97) a)) ((and (> a 47) (< a 58)) (if (> (setq a (+ a 1)) 57) (setq a -48) a)) ) ) (foreach v (reverse (vl-string->list cad)) (if (or (not r) (minusp r)) (setq l (cons (abs (setq r (daleVuelta v))) l)) (setq l (cons v l)) ) ) (vl-list->string (if (minusp r) (cons (if (= r -48) 49 (car l)) l) l)) ) (defun ventanea (/ p no se) (if (listp (setq p (cadr l))) (progn (redraw) (grvecs (list -7 pv (setq no (list (car pv) (cadr p))))) (grvecs (list -7 pv (setq se (list (car p) (cadr pv))))) (grvecs (list -7 no p)) (grvecs (list -7 se p)) ) ) ) (defun actTX (e / le) (entmod (subst (cons 1 tx) (assoc 1 (setq le (entget e))) le)) (setq tx (dameTexto tx)) nil ) (defun listOrda (cj pr / e n l) (vl-sort (while (setq e (ssname cj (setq n (if n (1+ n) 0)))) (setq l (cons (list (cdr (assoc 10 (entget e))) e) l)) ) '(lambda (a b) (< (distance pr (car a)) (distance pr (car b))) ) ) ) (setq error0 *error* *error* errores ) (setq acdoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (while (>= (boole 1 (getvar "UNDOCTL") 8) 8) (vla-endundomark acdoc) ) (princ (setq s "Select PREVIOUS number text or type it... ")) (while (not para) (setq l (grread T 13 2)) (if (not (listp (cadr l))) (if (member (car l) '(2 3 11 25)) (cond ((or (= (cadr l) 13) (= (car l) 25) (= (car l) 11)) (if (and c (not (wcmatch c "*.*"))) (setq ind c para T) (if (not c) (setq para T)) ) ) ((> (cadr l) 31) (setq c (if c (strcat c (chr (cadr l))) (chr (cadr l)))) (prompt (strcat "\r" s c)) ) ((= (cadr l) 8) (if (setq c (if c (substr c 1 (- (strlen c) 1)))) (prompt (strcat "\r" s c)) ) ) (T (princ) ) ) ) (if (= (car l) 3) (if (and (setq e (nentselp (cadr l))) (= (cdr (assoc 0 (setq le (entget (setq e (car e)))))) "TEXT")) (if (not (wcmatch (setq ind (cdr (assoc 1 le))) "*.*")) (setq capa (cdr (assoc 8 le)) a (cdr (assoc 40 le)) cl (cdr (assoc 62 le)) para T) (princ "\n*** The selected object is not valid. Please, try again... ***") ) ) ) ) ) (setq para nil) (if (not capa) (while (not para) (if (and (setq e (car (entsel "\nLAYER/HEIGHT: Select a sample text object (ENTER or RIGHT CLICK to type it)... "))) (setq l (entget e)) ) (if (= (cdr (assoc 0 l)) "TEXT") (setq capa (cdr (assoc 8 l)) a (cdr (assoc 40 l)) para T) (princ "\n*** The selected object is not a TEXT. Please, try again... ***") ) (if (not capa) (if (setq capa (getstring "\nType Layer name: ")) (if (tblsearch "layer" capa) (if (not (setq a (getreal "\nType Height: "))) (setq capa (princ "\n*** A valid height has not been specified. Please, type it again... ***") capa nil) (setq para T) ) (setq capa (princ "\n*** Specified layer does not exist. Please, type it again... ***") capa nil) ) ) ) ) ) ) (setq tx (dameTexto ind) s nil) (while ;(and (setq l (grread T (if s 4 13) (if s 2 0))) (member (car l) '(5 3 2))) (and (setq l (grread T (cond (s 4) (v 4) (T 13)) (cond (s 2) ((and pv v) 1) (v 2) (T 0)))) (member (car l) '(5 3 2))) (prompt (strcat "\rSelect text to modify or insert new text \"" tx "\" (<V> for ON/OFF multiple selection or <RIGHT CLICK> for exit)")) (setq tam (* (getvar "pickbox") (/ (GETVAR "VIEWSIZE") (CADR (GETVAR "SCREENSIZE")))) para nil n nil) (if (= (car l) 2) (cond ((member (cadr l) '(86 118)) (setq v (not v)) ) ;;; HERE MORE CASES ?...(ascii "V") ) (if (or v (setq s (ssget "_C" (list (- (car (setq p (cadr l))) tam) (- (cadr p) tam)) (list (+ (car p) tam) (+ (cadr p) tam)) (list (cons 0 "TEXT")) ) ) ) (cond ((= (car l) 3) (if s (setq md (vla-startundomark acdoc) s (actTX (ssname s 0))) (if pv (if (setq cj (ssget "_C" pv (cadr l) (list (cons 0 "TEXT"))) lt (if cj (listOrda cj pv)) pv (if cj (vla-startundomark acdoc)) v (redraw) lt lt) ;;; (while (setq e (ssname cj (setq n (if n (1+ n) 0)))) (foreach f lt (actTX (cadr f)) ) ) (setq pv (cadr l)) ) ) ) ((and pv (= (car l) 5) (not s)) (ventanea) ) (T (princ) ) ;;; HERE MORE CASES ?... ) (cond ((= (car l) 3) (entmake (list '(0 . "TEXT") (cons 8 capa) (cons 62 (if cl cl 256)) (cons 40 a) (cons 1 tx) (cons 10 (list (car p) (cadr p) 0.0)) ) ) (setq tx (dameTexto tx)) ) (T (if (/= (car l) 5) (princ) ) ) ;;; HERE MORE CASES ?... ) ) ) ) (while (>= (boole 1 (getvar "UNDOCTL") 8) 8) (vla-endundomark acdoc) ) (princ) )

Here's my take on it: (defun c:foo (/ lm:unformat b el p r s sp tx) (cond ((setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "CIRCLE")))) (cond ((null (tblobjname "block" "Bubble")) (entmake '((0 . "BLOCK") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 0) (8 . "0") (100 . "AcDbBlockReference") (66 . 1) (2 . "Bubble") (10 0. 0. 0.) (70 . 2) ) ) (entmake '((0 . "CIRCLE") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 0) (8 . "0") (100 . "AcDbCircle") (10 0. 0. 0.) (40 . 1.) ) ) (entmake '((0 . "ATTDEF") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 0) (8 . "0") (100 . "AcDbText") (10 0. 0. 0.) (40 . 0.75) (1 . "") (50 . 0) (41 . 1) (51 . 0) (7 . "Standard") (71 . 0) (72 . 1) (11 0. 0. 0.) (100 . "AcDbAttributeDefinition") (280 . 0) (3 . "") (2 . "#") (70 . 8) (73 . 0) (74 . 2) (280 . 1) ) ) (entmake '((0 . "ENDBLK") (100 . "AcDbBlockEnd") (8 . "0"))) ) (command "_.ATTSYNC" "_NAME" "BUBBLE") ) ;;-------------------=={ UnFormat String }==------------------;; ;; ;; ;; Returns a string with all MText formatting codes removed. ;; ;;------------------------------------------------------------;; ;; Author: Lee Mac, Copyright © 2011 - www.lee-mac.com ;; ;;------------------------------------------------------------;; ;; Arguments: ;; ;; str - String to Process ;; ;; mtx - MText Flag (T if string is for use in MText) ;; ;;------------------------------------------------------------;; ;; Returns: String with formatting codes removed ;; ;;------------------------------------------------------------;; (defun lm:unformat (str mtx / _replace rx) (defun _replace (new old str) (vlax-put-property rx 'pattern old) (vlax-invoke rx 'replace str new) ) (if (setq rx (vlax-get-or-create-object "VBScript.RegExp")) (progn (setq str (vl-catch-all-apply (function (lambda () (vlax-put-property rx 'global actrue) (vlax-put-property rx 'multiline actrue) (vlax-put-property rx 'ignorecase acfalse) (foreach pair '(("\032" . "\\\\\\\\") (" " . "\\\\P|\\n|\\t") ("$1" . "\\\\(\\\\[ACcFfHLlOopQTW])|\\\\[ACcFfHLlOopQTW][^\\\\;]*;|\\\\[ACcFfHLlOopQTW]" ) ("$1$2/$3" . "([^\\\\])\\\\S([^;]*)[/#\\^]([^;]*);") ("$1$2" . "\\\\(\\\\S)|[\\\\](})|}") ("$1" . "[\\\\]({)|{") ) (setq str (_replace (car pair) (cdr pair) str)) ) (if mtx (_replace "\\\\" "\032" (_replace "\\$1$2$3" "(\\\\[ACcFfHLlOoPpQSTW])|({)|(})" str) ) (_replace "\\" "\032" str) ) ) ) ) ) (vlax-release-object rx) (if (null (vl-catch-all-error-p str)) str ) ) ) ) (setq sp (vlax-ename->vla-object (cdr (assoc 330 (entget (ssname s 0)))))) (foreach e (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s))) (setq r (/ (cdr (assoc 40 (setq el (entget e)))) 2.)) (setq p (cdr (assoc 10 el))) (cond ((setq tx (ssget "_C" (mapcar '- p (list r r r)) (mapcar '+ p (list r r r)) '((0 . "*TEXT"))) ) (setq r (* 2 r)) (setq b (vla-insertblock sp (vlax-3d-point p) "Bubble" r r r 0.)) (vla-put-textstring (car (vlax-invoke b 'getattributes)) (lm:unformat (cdr (assoc 1 (entget (ssname tx 0)))) nil) ) (entmod (append (entget (vlax-vla-object->ename b)) '((8 . "BUBBLE")))) (entdel e) (entdel (ssname tx 0)) ) ) ) ) ) (princ) )

@AirBall With your request :elevations in vertices Try this for convert your lwpolyline to 3Dpoly with 3Dfaces (defun pt_sum_store (pt? pt_lst / count p1 p2 vtx alpha btw_alpha) (setq alpha 0.0 vtx (car pt_lst) count 1 ) (while (< 1 (length pt_lst)) (setq p1 (car pt_lst) p2 (cadr pt_lst) pt_lst (cdr pt_lst) btw_alpha (q_ang pt? p1 p2) btw_alpha (if (< 180.0 btw_alpha) (- btw_alpha 360.0) btw_alpha ) alpha (+ alpha btw_alpha) ) (setq count (1+ count)) ) (setq btw_alpha (q_ang pt? p2 vtx) btw_alpha (if (< 180.0 btw_alpha) (- btw_alpha 360.0) btw_alpha ) ) (+ alpha btw_alpha) ) (defun q_ang (pt? p1 p2 / alpha beta) (setq beta (angle pt? p1) alpha (angle pt? p2) alpha (- alpha beta) ) (if (< alpha 0) (setq alpha (+ (* 2 pi) alpha)) ) (* (/ (float alpha) pi) 180.0) ) (defun pt_in_poly (pt? pt_lst / ) (if (equal 0.0 (pt_sum_store pt? pt_lst) 0.0001) nil T ) ) (vl-load-com) (defun c:lwpolyto3dpoly ( / js AcDoc Space ename obj pr lst_pt ss nb ent dxf_ent l_pt n X1 X2 X3 Y1 Y2 Y3 Z1 Z2 Z3 E1 E2 E3 E4 Z nw_lst-pt nw_obj) (princ "\nSelect polyline.") (while (null (setq js (ssget "_+.:E:S" (list (cons 0 "*POLYLINE") (cons 67 (if (eq (getvar "CVPORT") 1) 1 0)) (cons 410 (if (eq (getvar "CVPORT") 1) (getvar "CTAB") "Model")) (cons -4 "<NOT") (cons -4 "&") (cons 70 112) (cons -4 "NOT>") ) ) ) ) ) (setq AcDoc (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)) Space (if (= 1 (getvar "CVPORT")) (vla-get-PaperSpace AcDoc) (vla-get-ModelSpace AcDoc) ) ) (setq ename (ssname js 0) obj (vlax-ename->vla-object ename) pr -1 ) (repeat (fix (vlax-curve-getEndParam obj)) (setq pr (1+ pr) lst_pt (cons (vlax-curve-GetPointAtParam obj pr) lst_pt) ) ) (setq lst_pt (cons (vlax-curve-GetPointAtParam obj (1+ pr)) lst_pt)) (setq ss (ssget "_F" lst_pt '((0 . "3DFACE")))) (cond (ss (repeat (setq nb (sslength ss)) (setq ent (ssname ss (setq nb (1- nb))) dxf_ent (entget ent) l_pt (list (cdr (assoc 10 dxf_ent)) (cdr (assoc 11 dxf_ent)) (cdr (assoc 12 dxf_ent)) (cdr (assoc 13 dxf_ent)) ) ) (if (equal (car l_pt) (cadr l_pt)) (setq l_pt (list (list (cadr l_pt) (caddr l_pt) (cadddr l_pt)))) (setq l_pt (cons (list (car l_pt) (cadr l_pt) (caddr l_pt)) (list (list (cadr l_pt) (caddr l_pt) (cadddr l_pt))))) ) (mapcar '(lambda (y / n) (foreach e lst_pt (cond ((pt_in_poly e y) (setq n 0) (foreach item '(("X" . "'car") ("Y" . "'cadr") ("Z" . "'caddr")) (mapcar '(lambda (e) (set (read (strcat (car item) (itoa (setq n (1+ n))))) e)) (mapcar (eval (read (cdr item))) (car l_pt)) ) (setq n 0) ) (setq E1 (+ (* X1 (- Y2 Y3)) (* X2 (- Y3 Y1)) (* X3 (- Y1 Y2))) E2 (+ (* Y1 (- Z2 Z3)) (* Y2 (- Z3 Z1)) (* Y3 (- Z1 Z2))) E3 (+ (* Z1 (- X2 X3)) (* Z2 (- X3 X1)) (* Z3 (- X1 X2))) E4 (- (- (* E2 X1)) (* E3 Y1) (* E1 Z1)) Z (- (- (* (/ E2 E1) (car e))) (* (/ E3 E1) (cadr e)) (/ E4 E1)) nw_lst-pt (cons (trans (list (car e) (cadr e) Z) 1 0) nw_lst-pt) ) ) ) ) ) l_pt ) ) (setq nw_obj (vlax-invoke Space 'Add3dPoly (apply 'append nw_lst-pt ) ) ) (vla-put-Layer nw_obj (vla-get-Layer obj)) (vla-put-Color nw_obj (vla-get-Color obj)) (vla-put-Lineweight nw_obj (vla-get-Lineweight obj)) (vla-delete obj) ) ) (prin1) )

This returns the serial number of the motherboard. It is more unique than the hard drive's serial number and also more unique than the variant of this same function that uses "Select * from Win32_BaseBoard". (defun obt_UUID (/ LObj SObj OSObj UUID) (setq LObj (vlax-create-object "WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") SObj (vlax-invoke LObj 'ConnectServer nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil) OSObj (vlax-invoke SObj 'ExecQuery "SELECT UUID FROM Win32_ComputerSystemProduct") ) (vlax-for Obj OSObj (setq UUID (vlax-get Obj 'UUID)) ) (foreach Obj (list LObj SObj OSObj) (and Obj (vlax-release-object Obj)) ) UUID ) This might be a good option if you want your program to continue working when the user changes their hard drive but not their motherboard.

I guess using GRREAD to pick a point in real time and behind the scenes do a search box looking for text and in particular a match say "ABC" in "ABCDEFGH" if yes then zoom in on that text. I am not good at GRREAD code so some one else may be able to help. Search box.part based on a pick point. (setq off 18) ; needs to be changed to suit a dwg. (while (setq pt (getpoint "\nPick point ")) (setq pt1 (polar pt (* 0.25 pi) off)) (setq pt2 (polar pt (* 0.75 pi) off)) (setq pt3(polar pt (* 1.25 pi) off)) (setq pt4 (polar pt (* 1.75 pi) off)) (setq pts (list pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4 pt1)) (setq ss (ssget "CP" pts '((0 . "TEXT")))) (if (= ss nil) (princ "\n nothing found ") (princ (strcat "\n" (cdr (assoc 1 (entget (ssname ss 0)))) " found")) ) )

;| Adapted from an original idea by ElpanovEvgeniy 26.02.2010 https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=30650.msg378483#msg378483 ******************* p o r d e s í a r g o ******************** ************************ G L A V C V S ************************* ************************** F E C I T *************************** |; (defun c:offSetea (/ se e pS c? c?c d dk r r1 pu p0 p1 p2 p3 o pt1 pt2 pt3 px1 px2 pa pb ct-r a42 op lgr bd fe *s* para asr dameCentroRadio erroria errores error0) (defun erroria () (defun errores (mens) (setq *error* error0) (entmod fe) (prin1) ) (setq error0 *error* *error* errores ) ) (defun asr (p1 p2 p3 / a b) (if (> (abs (- (setq a (angle p1 p2)) (setq b (angle p2 p3)))) PI) (if (< a b) (if (> (+ a PI PI) b) - +) (if (> (- a PI PI) b) - +) ) (if (> a b) - +) ) ) (defun dameCentroRadio (pt1 pt2 a42 / d radio h aP th centro) (setq radio (/ (setq d (distance pt1 pt2)) (* 2 (sin (/ (setq th (* 4 (atan a42))) 2)))) ; Radio del arco h ((if (> (abs th) PI) - +) (sqrt (- (* radio radio) (* (/ d 2) (/ d 2))))); Distancia del centro al punto medio aP (+ (angle pt1 pt2) (* (/ pi 2) (if (> a42 0) 1 -1))) ; Ángulo perpendicular centro (list (+ (/ (+ (car pt1) (car pt2)) 2) (* h (cos aP))) (+ (/ (+ (cadr pt1) (cadr pt2)) 2) (* h (sin aP)))) ) (list centro radio) ; Devuelve centro y radio ) (erroria) (if (setq se (entsel "\nSelect LWPOLYLINE...")) (if (= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (setq e (car se))))) "LWPOLYLINE") (progn (setq c? (= (vla-get-closed (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object (setq e (car se))))) :vlax-true) c?c (equal (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o (vlax-curve-getStartParam o)) (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o (setq pu (vlax-curve-getEndParam o))) 1e-6) p1 (fix (vlax-curve-getParamAtPoint o (vlax-curve-getClosestPointTo o (setq pS (cadr se))))) p2 (if (= p1 (1- pu)) (if c? 0 (1+ p1)) (1+ p1)) p0 (if (zerop p1) (if c? (1- pu)) (1- p1)) p3 (if (= p2 pu) (if (or c? c?c) 1) (1+ p2)) pt1 (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o p1) pt2 (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o p2) r (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam e (vlax-curve-getParamAtPoint o (vlax-curve-getClosestPointTo o pS))) pt0 (if p0 (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o p0) (polar pt1 (+ (angle pt1 pt2) (/ PI 2.)) 100)) pt3 (if p3 (vlax-curve-getPointAtParam o p3) (polar pt2 (+ (angle pt1 pt2) (/ PI 2.)) 100)) a42 (cdr (assoc 42 (member (list 10 (car pt1) (cadr pt1)) (setq fe (entget e))))) ) (while (and (not para) (setq lgr (grread nil 13 0))) (if (or (member (cadr lgr) '(107 75)) (= (car lgr) 25) (not (listp (cadr lgr)))) (if (= (car lgr) 25) (setq para (entmod fe) bd T) (if (member (cadr lgr) '(107 75)) (setq *s* (not *s*)) ) ) (if (zerop a42) (setq d (distance (setq r1 (if *s* (progn (entmod fe) (setq para T dk (getreal "\nType the OFFSET distance (ENTER or RIGHT CLICK to indicate point on screen): ")) (getpoint r (if dk "\nSide to act on... " "\nPick a point on the screen... ")) ) (progn (prompt (strcat "\r " (if d (rtos d 2 3) "0.0") "...Press \'k\' to activate keyboard input...")) (cond ((= (car lgr) 5) (cadr lgr)) ((= (car lgr) 3) (setq para T) (cadr lgr)) ) ) ) ) (setq r (inters pt1 pt2 (polar r1 (setq a (+ (angle pt1 pt2) (/ PI 2.))) 3) (polar r1 (+ a PI) 3) nil)) ) px1 (inters pt0 pt1 (setq pa (polar pt1 (setq a ((asr pt1 r r1) (angle pt1 pt2) (/ pi 2.0))) (if dk dk d))) (setq pb (polar pt2 a (if dk dk d))) nil) px2 (inters pt2 pt3 pa pb nil) ) (setq ct-r (dameCentroRadio pt1 pt2 a42) d (- (distance (if *s* (progn (entmod fe) (setq para T dk (getreal "\nType the OFFSET distance (ENTER or RIGHT CLICK to indicate point on screen): ")) (getpoint r (if dk "\nSide to act on... " "\nPick a point on the screen... ")) ) (progn (prompt (strcat "\r " (if d (rtos (abs d) 2 3) "0.0") "...Press \'k\' to activate keyboard input...")) (cond ((= (car lgr) 5) (cadr lgr)) ((= (car lgr) 3) (setq para T) (cadr lgr)) ) ) ) (setq c (car ct-r)) ) (abs (cadr ct-r)) ) px1 (polar pt1 (angle (if (minusp d) pt1 c) (if (minusp d) c pt1)) (abs (if dk dk d))) px2 (polar pt2 (angle (if (minusp d) pt2 c) (if (minusp d) c pt2)) (abs (if dk dk d))) ) ) ) (if (not bd) (foreach l (list (list p1 (list (car px1) (cadr px1))) (list p2 (list (car px2) (cadr px2)))) (vla-put-coordinate o (car l) (vlax-make-variant (vlax-safearray-fill (vlax-make-safearray 5 '(0 . 1)) (cadr l)))) ) ) ) ) (alert "No LWPOLYLINE selected") ) (alert "NOTHING selected") ) (princ) ) One last small improvement that displays the cursor offset in real time (command line) during the first phase of the command. A very useful little feature, I think.

Never stop thinking about problems, even when you are doing something outside.... Nice @GLAVCVS!

@PGia I went out for my 40-50 km bike ride today and I've been thinking about this for a while. I tried OVERKILL-MR and I admit I wasn't able to figure out the right ranges to remove the excess without causing any damage to the rest of the drawing (perhaps someone can prove otherwise). For this reason, in my opinion, I think you should look for another solution. I assume your ultimate goal is to have a clean drawing on which to create a polygon topology. To do this, use '_mapclean' in C3D, activating the options in 'Cleanup Actions': - Delete duplicates - Erase short objects - Break crossing objects - Dissolve pseudonodes Repeat this 2 or 3 times. I don't think this will solve all the problems. But it will leave the drawing ready for you to try creating a polygon topology. The problematic polylines that remain in the drawing will appear with each attempt to create the topology. It's a laborious but safe process. I imagine you're confused because you suddenly have to do something you haven't done before. But I think you'll have no choice but to waste a little time learning.

My effort... Just Text... ;;; Combine different overlapping text alphabetically. ;;; ;;; https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/98013-is-it-possible-for-combining-different-texts-that-overlapping/#findComment-671805 ;;; ;;; By SLW210 (a.k.a. Steve Wilson) ;;; (defun c:CombTxtABC ( / ss i ent txts sorted-text result-text base-point) ;; Get string value (defun get-text-entity (ent) (cdr (assoc 1 (entget ent))) ) ;; Get insertion point (defun get-ins-point (ent) (cdr (assoc 10 (entget ent))) ) ;; Sort alphabetically (defun sort-by-text (a b) (if (equal (cadr a) (cadr b)) nil (if (or (null (cadr a)) (null (cadr b))) (null (cadr a)) (< (cadr a) (cadr b)) ) ) ) ;; Prompt user (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "TEXT")))) ; Only allow TEXT (not MTEXT) (if ss (progn (setq txts '()) ;; Loop through (setq i 0) (while (< i (sslength ss)) (setq ent (ssname ss i)) (if (and ent (eq (cdr (assoc 0 (entget ent))) "TEXT")) (setq txts (cons (list (get-ins-point ent) (get-text-entity ent) ent) txts)) ) (setq i (1+ i)) ) ;; Sort by content (setq sorted-text (vl-sort txts 'sort-by-text)) ;; Combine all (setq result-text "") (foreach text-item sorted-text (setq result-text (strcat result-text (cadr text-item))) ) ;; Insertion point from first text (setq base-point (car (car sorted-text))) ;; Create new TEXT with combined string (entmake (list (cons 0 "TEXT") (cons 8 "0") ; Layer (cons 10 base-point) (cons 40 1.0) ; Height (cons 1 result-text) (cons 7 "Standard") ; Text style (cons 72 1) ; Center justified (cons 11 base-point) ) ) ;; Delete original text (foreach text-item sorted-text (if (and (listp text-item) (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (caddr text-item))))) (entdel (caddr text-item)) ) ) (princ (strcat "\nCombined text: " result-text)) ) (princ "\nNo valid TEXT selected.") ) (princ) ) Text/MText... ;;; Combine different overlapping text/Mtext alphabetically. ;;; ;;; https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/98013-is-it-possible-for-combining-different-texts-that-overlapping/#findComment-671805 ;;; ;;; By SLW210 (a.k.a. Steve Wilson) ;;; (defun c:CombTxt_MTxtABC ( / ss i ent txts sorted-text result-text base-point) ;; Get string value (defun get-text-entity (ent) (if (eq (cdr (assoc 0 (entget ent))) "MTEXT") (cdr (assoc 1 (entget ent))) ; For MTEXT (cdr (assoc 1 (entget ent))) ; For TEXT ) ) ;; Get insertion point (defun get-ins-point (ent) (cdr (assoc 10 (entget ent))) ) ;; Sort alphabetically (defun sort-by-text (a b) (if (equal (cadr a) (cadr b)) nil (if (or (null (cadr a)) (null (cadr b))) (null (cadr a)) (< (cadr a) (cadr b)) ) ) ) ;; Prompt user (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "TEXT,MTEXT")))) ; Allow both TEXT and MTEXT (if ss (progn (setq txts '()) ;; Loop through (setq i 0) (while (< i (sslength ss)) (setq ent (ssname ss i)) (if (and ent (or (eq (cdr (assoc 0 (entget ent))) "TEXT") (eq (cdr (assoc 0 (entget ent))) "MTEXT"))) (setq txts (cons (list (get-ins-point ent) (get-text-entity ent) ent) txts)) ) (setq i (1+ i)) ) ;; Sort by content (setq sorted-text (vl-sort txts 'sort-by-text)) ;; Combine all (setq result-text "") (foreach text-item sorted-text (setq result-text (strcat result-text (cadr text-item))) ) ;; Insertion point from first text (setq base-point (car (car sorted-text))) ;; Create new text with combined string (entmake (list (cons 0 "TEXT") (cons 8 "0") ; Layer (cons 10 base-point) (cons 40 1.0) ; Height (cons 1 result-text) (cons 7 "Standard") ; Text style (cons 72 1) ; Center justified (cons 11 base-point) ) ) ;; Delete original (foreach text-item sorted-text (if (and (listp text-item) (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (caddr text-item))))) (entdel (caddr text-item)) ) ) (princ (strcat "\nCombined (M)Text: " result-text)) ) (princ "\nNo valid Text or MText entities selected.") ) (princ) )

Another option, more respectful of the original format, could be to replace your Entmakex with this one. (entmakex (foreach as el (setq l (if (setq v (cond ((= (setq c (car as)) 0) '(0 . "TEXT")) ((member c '(8 1 40 50 7 72)) as) ((= c 71) (cons c (cadr (assoc (cdr as) '((1 2) (2 1) (3 0) (4 0) (5 0)))))) ((= c 73) '(73 . 2)) ((member c '(10 11)) (cons c p2)) ) ) (append l (list v)) l ) ) ) )

Hi The easiest way is to explode up the text. You can add at the end (vla-explode (vlax-ename->vla-object (setq eu (entlast)))) (entdel eu)

Nikon, I'd consider adding a check that a suitable text was selected, quick and dirty like this: ;;Loop till a mtext is selected. (while (not (equal (assoc 0 (entget (setq MyEnt (car (entsel "Select Mtext"))))) '(0 . "MTEXT") )) (princ "\nNo, Please ") ) Though of course if no mtext can be selected or the user changes their mind escape is the only way out so be wary of variables and error functions if needed. If the text strings are always short (under 250 characters) your code can be shortened to something like this I think. The second ssget you can use a wildcard "*TEXT" to get all text types. (defun c:test ( / ) ;;Loop till a mtext is selected. (while (not (equal (assoc 0 (entget (setq MyEnt (car (entsel "Select Mtext"))))) '(0 . "MTEXT") )) (princ "\nNo, Please ") ) ;;get text string. Assuming the search text is less than 250 characters else use another method (setq MyText (cdr (assoc 1 (entget myent)))) ;;get a selection set. Again assuming text strings less then 250 characters. (princ "\nNow select texts to search: ") (setq MySS (ssget (list (cons 0 "MTEXT")(cons 1 (strcat "*" MyText "*"))))) ;; do what you want here with MySS (princ) ) a slight different take on yours for longer texts which should work for LT too (defun c:test ( / MyText MySS FinalSS acount) ;;Loop till a mtext is selected. (while (not (equal (assoc 0 (entget (setq MyEnt (car (entsel "Select Mtext"))))) '(0 . "MTEXT") )) (princ "\nNo, Please ") ) (setq MyText (cdr (assoc 1 (entget myent)))) ;; selected text string ;;Get the texts to search. (princ "\nNow select texts: ") (setq MySS (ssget (list (cons 0 "*TEXT")))) ;; Loop through texts adding to selection set where text is found (setq acount 0) (setq FinalSS (ssadd)) (while (< acount (sslength MySS)) (setq MyEnt (entget (ssname MySS acount))) (if (or (wcmatch (strcase (cdr (assoc 1 MyEnt))) (strcat "*" (strcase Mytext) "*" )) ;; last 250 characters (if (cdr (assoc 3 MyEnt))(progn (wcmatch (strcase (cdr (assoc 3 MyEnt))) (strcat "*" (strcase Mytext) "*" )) ;; first 250 characers (wcmatch (strcase (cdr (assoc 3 MyEnt))) (strcat "*" (strcase Mytext) "*" )) ;; Middle 250 characters )) ; end if, end progn assoc 3 ) ; endor (progn ;; found (setq FinalSS (ssadd (ssname MySS acount) FinalSS) ) ) (progn ;; not found ) ) ; end if (setq acount (+ acount 1)) ) ; end while ;; do what you want here with found texts FinalSS )

Maybe this will help you (defun c:altObjs (/ cj a e l n at vlaObj) (if (setq a (getreal "\nNew height for (M)Texts/attributes: ")) (if (setq cj (ssget '((0 . "*TEXT,INSERT")))) (while (setq e (ssname cj (setq n (if n (1+ n) 0)))) (if (wcmatch (cdr (assoc 0 (setq l (entget e)))) "*TEXT") (entmod (subst (cons 40 a) (assoc 40 l) l)) (if (= (vla-get-hasAttributes (setq vlaObj (vlax-ename->vla-object e))) :vlax-true) (foreach at (vlax-safearray->list (variant-value (vla-getattributes vlaObj))) (vla-put-Height at a) ) ) ) ) ) ) (princ) )

Hi I understand that it's sorting based on the first number in each row Maybe this can help you (defun c:draganK (/ nmarch nmarch1 arch arch1 linea separa<->campos lst lstA v) (defun separa<->campos (tx lstCtrs / c p l) (foreach c (vl-string->list tx) (if (member (setq c (chr c)) lstCtrs) (if p (setq l (cons (atof p) l) p nil)) (setq p (if p (strcat p c) c)) ) ) (reverse (if p (cons (atof p) l) l)) ) (setvar "DIMZIN" 0) (if (setq nmarch (getfiled "Select source file" "" "*" 2 ) ) (if (setq arch (open nmarch "r")) (if (setq arch1 (open (setq nmarch1 (strcat (vl-filename-directory nmarch) "\\" (vl-filename-base nmarch) "_sorted" (vl-filename-extension nmarch) ) ) "w" ) ) (progn (while (setq linea (read-line arch)) (setq lst (separa<->campos linea '("," ";" " ")) lstA (cons lst lstA) ) ) (foreach v (vl-sort lstA '(lambda (a b) (< (car a) (car b)))) (write-line (foreach x v (setq s (if s (strcat s "\t" (rtos x 2 3)) (rtos x 2 3)))) arch1) (setq s nil) ) ) ) ) ) (if arch (close arch) ) (if arch1 (progn (close arch1) (startapp "notepad" nmarch1) ) ) (princ) )

@Marcin O An example of using entmakex to create the line: ;; Change this (command "_line" (list 10 end_x end_y 0) (list end2_x end2_y 0) "") ;; to this (entmakex (list '(0 . "LINE") (list 10 end_x end_y 0) (list 11 end2_x end2_y 0)))

@leonucadomi @PGia I'm attaching a new version V.3 that can also renumber block attributes. It also includes some other new features. However, I'm letting you know that <Something different> is going on 'holidays' and won't be serving any more requests for a while I'm attaching the description and new features of V.3: - Individual creation/renumbering of TEXTs and MTEXTs based on the cursor position - Multiple renumbering of TEXTs/MTEXTs via selection window (option key 'V') based on proximity to the first corner indicated on the screen of the selection window. That is: if the selection window is from Northwest to Southeast, the renumbering increment will be in order from least to greatest distance from the Northwest corner Added in this version: - Ability to detect and renumber block attributes using the same criteria as 'TEXT' and 'MTEXT' attributes. (Note: This may not work for block attributes with multiple levels of nesting.) - New functionality (by pressing the 'A' key) to change text alignment on the fly. A preview of how it works: SDifferent_V3.mp4 SDifferent_V3.lsp

@EIA You can use a dynamic block. А-А.dwg

Why not something different...? ;************************ G L A V C V S ************************* ;************************** F E C I T *************************** (defun c:txtIncrem (/ tam capa ind para a txsel lstent le l s dameTexto errores error0) (defun errores (mens) (setq *error* error0) (prin1) ) (defun dameTexto (/ tx) ;;; WRITE HERE THE CODE YOU NEED TO CUSTOMIZE THE TEXT YOU WANT TO ENTER OR CREATE (cond ((= (strlen (setq tx (itoa (setq ind (+ ind 1))))) 1) (strcat "00" tx) ) ((= (strlen tx) 2) (strcat "0" tx) ) (T tx) ) ) (while (not para) (if (setq ent (car (entsel "\nSelect index text..."))) (if (= (cdr (assoc 0 (setq lstent (entget ent)))) "TEXT") (if (wcmatch (setq ind (cdr (assoc 1 lstent))) "#,##,###,####") (setq ind (atoi ind) capa (cdr (assoc 8 lstent)) a (cdr (assoc 40 lstent)) para T) (princ "\n*** The selected object is not valid. Please, try again... ***") ) ) (setq para T) ) ) (setq error0 *error* *error* errores ) (setq tam (* (getvar "pickbox") (/ (GETVAR "VIEWSIZE") (CADR (GETVAR "SCREENSIZE")))) para nil) (princ "\nSelect text to modify or insert new text (RIGHT CLICK for exit)...") (while (and (setq l (grread T (if s 4 13) (if s 2 0))) (member (car l) '(5 3))) (if (setq s (ssget "_C" (list (- (car (setq p (cadr l))) tam) (- (cadr p) tam)) (list (+ (car p) tam) (+ (cadr p) tam)) (list (cons 0 "TEXT")) ) ) (cond ((= (car l) 3) (entmod (subst (cons 1 (dameTexto)) (assoc 1 (setq le (entget (ssname s 0)))) le)) ) ;Here are other possible cases ) (cond ((= (car l) 3) (entmake (list '(0 . "TEXT") (cons 8 capa) (cons 40 a) (cons 1 (dameTexto)) (cons 10 (list (car p) (cadr p) 0.0)) ) ) ) ;Here are other possible cases ) ) ) (princ) )

Where layer transparency is concerned, this may be of interest - https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=52473.msg574001#msg574001

;;; blocks in group (defun c:big ( / gl ) (vl-load-com) (if (not (vl-consp (setq gl (lag)))) (alert "Computer says no : there are no groups") ;;; show all blocks in group (choose from group list) (sabig (cfl gl)) ) (princ) ) ;;; list all groups (setq rtn (lag)) (defun lag ( / gps lst) (setq gps (vla-get-groups (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (vlax-for g gps (setq lst (cons (vla-get-name g) lst))) (if (vl-consp lst) (acad_strlsort lst)) ) ; choose from list (cfl '("1""2""3")) (defun cfl (l / f p d r) (and (setq p (open (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) "w")) (princ "cfl:dialog{label=\"Choose\";:list_box{key=\"lb\";width=40;}ok_cancel;}" p) (not (setq p (close p)))(< 0 (setq d (load_dialog f)))(new_dialog "cfl" d) (progn (start_list "lb")(mapcar 'add_list l)(end_list)(action_tile "lb" "(setq r (nth (atoi $value) l))(done_dialog 1)") (action_tile "accept" "(setq r (get_tile \"lb\"))(done_dialog 1)")(action_tile "cancel" "(setq r nil)(done_dialog 0)") (start_dialog)(unload_dialog d)(vl-file-delete f))) (cond ((= r "") nil)(r r)(t nil))) ;;; display list (plus message) (defun dplm (l m / f p d w) (and (vl-consp l) (setq l (mapcar 'vl-princ-to-string l)) (setq w (+ 5 (apply 'max (mapcar 'strlen l)))) (setq p (open (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) "w")) (princ (strcat "cfl:dialog{label=\"" m "\";:list_box {key=\"lb\";" "width="(itoa w)";}ok_only;}") p)(not (setq p (close p)))(< 0 (setq d (load_dialog f)))(new_dialog "cfl" d)(progn (start_list "lb") (mapcar 'add_list l)(end_list)(action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog)")(start_dialog)(unload_dialog d)(vl-file-delete f)))) ; multiple association (defun massoc ($i $l / a l)(while (setq a (assoc $i $l))(setq l (cons (cdr a) l) $l (cdr (member a $l))) l)) ;;; test if (vla) object is a block / get blockname / ename->vla-object (defun block-p (o) (and (setq o (e->o o)) (member (vla-get-objectname o) '("AcDbBlockReference" "AcDbBlockTableRecord")))) (defun block-n (o) (if (block-p o)(if (vlax-property-available-p o 'EffectiveName)(vla-Get-EffectiveName o)(vla-Get-Name o)))) (defun e->o (e) (cond ((= 'vla-object (type e)) e)((= 'ename (type e))(vlax-ename->vla-object e))(t nil))) ;;; show all blocks in group (defun sabig (gname / odic gdic grec el blist) (setq odic (namedobjdict)) (setq gdic (dictsearch odic "ACAD_GROUP")) (setq grec (dictsearch (cdar gdic) gname)) (setq el (massoc 340 grec)) (if (vl-consp el) (foreach x el (if (block-p x)(setq blist (cons (block-n (e->o x)) blist))))) (if (vl-consp blist) ;;; (dplm (acad_strlsort blist) (strcat "Blocks in group " gname)) (write-list blist) (alert (strcat "Computer says no : sorry no block in group " gname)) ) ) (defun write-list ( l / fn fp) (if (setq fp (open (setq fn (strcat (getvar "dwgprefix") "file1.txt")) "w")) (progn (foreach item l (write-line item fp)) (close fp) (gc) (gc) (startapp "notepad" fn) ) ) (princ) )

https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=51248.msg563608#msg563608

https://www.lee-mac.com/unformatstring.html

Only one DIMALIGNED call is required, e.g.: (defun c:mydimalign ( / e p x ) (if (and (setq e (car (entsel))) (= "LWPOLYLINE" (cdr (assoc 0 (setq x (entget e))))) ) (foreach g x (cond ( (/= 10 (car g))) ( p (command "_.dimaligned" p (setq p (cdr g)) "@5<180")) ( (setq p (cdr g))) ) ) ) (princ) )

@pondpepo9 I can't tell you if what you are looking for exists unless you can be more specific on what you want. Ideally, post a DWG with the Before and After and explain in more detail what the workflow should be. Then if someone has something they are willing to share, write, or alter - we can let you know. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a forum just to order up free programs. We prefer helping those who wish to learn programming and need a place to start, which is the purpose of this forum.

2012年的发的文章，时隔13年居然依旧是互联网上延曲线填充唯一的解决方案，谢谢！伟大无需多言。 现在已经是2025年了，应该不用我翻译成英文回帖子了 表达一下感谢

Get smaller fingers so you don't hit them by accident? Look at an internet search: 'AutoCAD mapping F keys"

now you tell me I like this quote : “Life is not obliged to give us what we expect.” Sure , some users don't respond or don't give a like but unlike some users , I don't feel the need to respond to every thread or want to collect as many likes as I can for the sake of reputation points. Most of us are here just to give a helping hand to those who ask for it and expecting eternal glory or whatever only leads to disappointment. Having said this , I am gratefull for everybody who liked my post. It does give a feeling of appreciation. Even when OP is a No Show , others may still find your response useful. So when you do deal with a 'leacher' , just append his folder with "_No_Show" so next time you feel the urge to respond you can lower your expection for ever getting a response.

You can not use that code this will always Fail its not supported in LT2024 25, you can not do a vlax-get-or-create-object (vlax-get-or-create-object "Excel.Application") Ok what will work is to write a csv file. Then read that file into Excel. Not sure if "Shell" function is supported, then can as last line start excel and open the csv. Try this change path and filename to one you have. If you dont have a csv just save one from Excel for test. (startapp "Excel.exe" "D:\\acadtemp\\tags.csv") Let us know if it works.

Hi all, I just wrote my first DCL program. It's a renamer for blocks and layers. It has a block walk function to zoom into the block to be renamed from the selection, and the layers are highlighted when picked in the edit box. The rename dialog in ACAD hasn't been touched since I started using it in 2004 so I think this will help identify and rename Blocks and Layers much better. There is a bug whereby if something has been renamed, the zoom to block or highlighting of objects doesn't work. I'll try to fix the bug when I get some spare time. Fixed in v1.01 below. Thoughts on this and improvements are welcome. 3dwannab_Rename_Blocks_and_Layers.lsp 3dwannab_Rename_Blocks_and_Layers.dcl

Try this (defun c:foo ( / ss e_base pt_base n lst) (princ "\nSelect base point:") (while (null (setq ss (ssget "_+.:E:S" '((0 . "POINT")))))) (setq e_base (ssname ss 0) pt_base (cdr (assoc 10 (entget e_base))) ) (princ "\nSelect points to connect:") (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "POINT")))) (cond (ss (if (ssmemb e_base ss) (ssdel e_base ss)) (repeat (setq n (sslength ss)) (setq lst (cons (cdr (assoc 10 (entget (ssname ss (setq n (1- n)))))) lst)) ) (mapcar '(lambda (x) (entmake (list (cons 0 "LINE") (cons 10 pt_base) (cons 11 x) ) ) ) lst ) ) ) (prin1) )

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This should change all block definitions to scale uniformly. (defun c:foo nil (vlax-for b (vla-get-blocks (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (and (= 0 (vlax-get b 'isxref) (vlax-get b 'islayout)) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-put-blockscaling (list b acuniform)) ) ) (princ) )

I have plot titles in model but try not to use it. A better way is to make a rectang at the required scale using your A1 sheet, the A1 title block is saved in layouts at 1:1 scale then a mview is used to view the model at desired scale. It is a 2 step process make rectangs then make layouts so you can add more as you go along. This video is step 1, then just select all rectangs which are on a layer and make matching layouts. The code I have takes into account that you may have different orientation, Portrait or Landscape, even down to the rectang can be on an angle and Mview matches. Ok the sample dwg has been screwed with the 6000 is 4so 1st step is rescale back to match 6000 or 6.0 then make a retang at scale. Put title block in layout at 1:1 ie 841x594 - edges. Draw rectangs.mp4 I do charge a small fee as the code needs to be setup to match your title block. I am metric ignore scale in movie. Have a look at this dwg. Drawing1-2.dwg

;;; toggle draw toolbar (defun c:tdtb ( / lst ) (vlax-for mnu (vla-get-menugroups (vlax-get-acad-object)) (vlax-for tlb (vla-get-toolbars mnu) (if (= (vla-get-visible tlb) :vlax-true) (setq lst (cons (vla-get-name tlb) lst))))) (if (member "Draw" lst) (command "-toolbar" "Draw" "Hide") (command "-toolbar" "Draw" "Show") ) )

What I use in my day-to-day work is basically something like this. I'd normally type the right command name in and go about that approach. As Steven pointed out, once the direction is set, most users are happy with it. (Only works in 2D): (defun c:lx nil (CommandDirection (list "_.LINE" pause) ".Y")) (defun c:ly nil (CommandDirection (list "_.LINE" pause) ".X")) (defun c:cx (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_.COPY" ss "" "_M" pause) ".Y"))) (defun c:cy (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_.COPY" ss "" "_M" pause) ".X"))) (defun c:mx (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_MOVE" ss "" pause) ".Y"))) (defun c:my (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_MOVE" ss "" pause) ".X"))) (defun c:sx (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_STRETCH" ss "" pause) ".Y"))) (defun c:sy (/ ss) (if (setq ss (ssget "_:L")) (CommandDirection (list "_STRETCH" ss "" pause) ".X"))) ;; Command Direction - Jonathan Handojo ;; Creates a command that constraints point prompts to X, Y or Z axis. ;; cmd - a list of strings to pass into the AutoCAD command function. ;; => The next prompt following the string list supplied must be a point selection. ;; dir - a string of either ".X", ".Y" or ".Z" (defun CommandDirection (cmd dir) (apply 'command cmd) (while (not (zerop (getvar "cmdactive"))) (command dir "_non" "@0,0,0" pause) ) (princ) )

This is taking the above a little further, but is not as finished as I might want. The user can alter the direction before or after selecting the entities rather than selecting the direction and then the entities. I reckon if you are using grread in something similar you are wanting quite a complex solution, most users are happy with 'select an option and enter' to continue. A bit of work to do another time so show the rubber bands for the stretches and to add in object snaps, but I am just adding this in here as an example - I might get more chance to look at this another day. (defun c:GRStretch ( / mod MyDist MyEnt MySS pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4 endloop acount) (setq endloop "No") (setq mod "X") (princ (strcat "Press \"X\" or \"Y\" [" mod "], select entities to stretch, or [ENTER] to exit: ")) (while (and (setq g (grread t 14 2)) (= endloop "No") ) (cond ((= (car g) 2) ;;Set mode - text entry (if (or (= 88 (cadr g))(= 120 (cadr g))) (setq mod "X")) ; x, X (if (or (= 89 (cadr g))(= 121 (cadr g))) (setq mod "Y")) ; y, Y (if (or (= 13 (cadr g))(= 32 (cadr g))) (setq endloop "Yes")) ; end loop marker ;;NUMBER ENTRY (if (and (< 48 (cadr g)) (< (cadr g) 57)) (progn (princ "\n")(princ (chr (cadr g))) (setq MyDist (atof (strcat (chr (cadr g)) (rtos (getreal)))))(princ "\n")(princ MyDist) ) ) ;;END NUMBER ENTRY (princ (strcat "\nPress \"X\" or \"Y\" [" mod "], select entities to stretch, or [ENTER] to exit: ")) ; change of mod ) ; end text entry cond ((= (car g) 3) ;;Set click (cond ; set / reset points ((= pt1 nil)(setq pt1 (cadr g))) ((= pt2 nil)(setq pt2 (cadr g))) ((= pt3 nil)(setq pt3 (cadr g))) ((= pt4 nil)(setq pt4 (cadr g))) ( T (setq pt1 nil)(setq pt2 nil)(setq pt3 nil)(setq pt4 nil)) ; reset points ) (if (setq MyEnt (car (nentselp pt1)) ) ; if single entity selected (progn (redraw MyEnt 3) (setq pt2 pt1) (princ (strcat "\nSingle Entity Selected.\nSpecify base point (or X, Y) [" mod "].")) ) ; end progn ) ; end if (if (and pt1 pt2 (not MyEnt)) (progn (if (< (car Pt1)(car Pt2)) ; L->R Selection (setq MySS (ssget "_W" Pt1 Pt2 )) ; Window selection (setq MySS (ssget "_C" Pt1 Pt2 )) ; crossing selection ) (redraw) (if MySS (progn (setq acount 0) (while (< acount (sslength MySS)) (redraw (ssname MySS acount) 3) (setq acount (+ acount 1)) ) ; end while MySS (princ (strcat "\nEntities Selected.\nSpecify base point (or X, Y) [" mod "].")) ) ; end progn (progn (setq pt1 nil)(setq pt2 nil)(setq pt3 nil)(setq pt4 nil) ) ) ; end if MySS ) ; end progn ) ; end if pt1, pt2, not MyEnt ) ; end click entry cond ((and pt1 (not pt2) (= (car g) 5) (not MyEnt) ) ; Draw selection rectangle (setq p3 (cadr g)) (setq p2 (list (car pt1) (cadr p3))) (setq p4 (list (car p3) (cadr pt1))) (redraw) (grvecs (list -256 pt1 p2 p2 p3 p3 p4 p4 pt1)) ) ) ; end conds ;;Single entity stretch ; (if (and pt2 MyEnt) (if (and pt3 MyEnt) (progn (princ "\nSpecify second point") (if (= mod "X") ; X or Y axis ; (command "_.stretch" MyEnt "" (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) pt2) (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) (setq pt3 (getpoint)))) ; (command "_.stretch" MyEnt "" (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) pt2) (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) (setq pt3 (getpoint)))) (command "_.stretch" MyEnt "" (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) pt3) (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) (setq pt4 (getpoint)))) (command "_.stretch" MyEnt "" (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) pt3) (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) (setq pt4 (getpoint)))) ) (redraw MyEnt 4) (setq pt1 nil)(setq pt2 nil)(setq pt3 nil)(setq pt4 nil) ; reset points (setq MyEnt nil)(setq MySS nil) ; reset entity selection (princ (strcat "Press \"X\" or \"Y\" [" mod "], select entities to stretch, or [ENTER] to exit: ")) ) ; end progn ) ; end if ;;Selection set stretch (if (and pt3 MySS) (progn (princ "\nSpecify second point") (if (= mod "X") ; X or Y axis (command "_.stretch" MySS "" (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) pt3) (mapcar '* '(1 0 0) (setq pt4 (getpoint)))) (command "_.stretch" MySS "" (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) pt3) (mapcar '* '(0 1 0) (setq pt4 (getpoint)))) ) (setq acount 0) ; remove highlights (while (< acount (sslength MySS)) (redraw (ssname MySS acount) 4) (setq acount (+ acount 1)) ) ; end while MySS (setq pt1 nil)(setq pt2 nil)(setq pt3 nil)(setq pt4 nil) ; reset points (setq MyEnt nil)(setq MySS nil) ; reset entity selection ) ; end progn ) ; end if ) ; end while grread (redraw) (command "regen") (princ "Ended OK")(princ) ) -EDIT- Added a quick number entry function to specify distance later

(defun c:t1 ( / al ss ) (setq al (vla-get-activelayout (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (if (setq ss (ssget "_X" (list '(0 . "LWPOLYLINE")))) (vlax-for o (setq s (vla-get-activeselectionset (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (setq h (vla-addhatch (vlax-get al 'block) acHatchPatternTypePredefined "SOLID" :vlax-true)) (vlax-invoke h 'AppendOuterLoop (list o))(vlax-invoke h 'Evaluate) ) ) (princ) ) (defun c:t2 ( / al ss) (setq al (vla-get-activelayout (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (princ "\nSelect objects to apply solid hatch to : ") (if (setq ss (ssget (list '(0 . "LWPOLYLINE")))) (vlax-for o (setq s (vla-get-activeselectionset (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (setq h (vla-addhatch (vlax-get al 'block) acHatchPatternTypePredefined "SOLID" :vlax-true)) (vlax-invoke h 'AppendOuterLoop (list o))(vlax-invoke h 'Evaluate) ) ) (princ) )

I made some comments on your code. It does work but could be made more efficient. However the main point it does work, and I'll often leave things at that rather than spending hours optimising code to save milliseconds. The 'nil' report is just the LISP telling you that there is no result from the LISP. You could put this at the end (princ) which makes the LISP exit quietly. You could see the LISP reporting something by putting for example 'a' as the last line. So some comments I'd make: (defun c:zoo () ;; I'd use (defun c:zoo ( / ) - easier to check if you have localised variables (if (setq a (entlast)) ;; OK, check there is a Last Entity (while (setq b (entnext a)) ;; after (entlast) there should be no entnext (setq a b) ) ;; Add comment here "End While" - longer codes makes modification easier ;; Add here what happens if there is no 'entlast' ) ;; Add comment here "End if" - as above (setq ent (entget a)) (setq po (assoc 10 ent)) (setq pt (cdr po)) ;; Could combine this line to the po line above (setq po (cdr (assoc 10.... ))) (command "zoom" "c" pt 50 "") ;; Add here (princ) to exit quietly (no 'nil' after ending the code) ) Following your code format I'd do something like this (defun c:zoo ( / a pt) ;; Localise variables in case other LISPS use the same (especially common ones like pt) (if (setq a (entlast)) (progn ; If 'a' found (setq pt (cdr (assoc 10 (entget a)))) ;; Get point (command "zoom" "c" pt 50) ;; Zoom to point ) ; end progn (progn ; if 'a' not found ;; If 'a' not found (princ "\nNo entity found") ;; Report that 'a' not found ) ; end progn ) ; end if (princ) ; exit quietly ;;change this to pt to see effect of LISP reporting something (zooming point) )

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For single entity selection only: (defun c:test ( / MyEnt ) (while (setq MyEnt (car (entsel "\nSelect entity to delete"))) (command "erase" MyEnt "") ) ; end while (princ "OK") (princ) ) For multiple entity selections: (defun c:test ( / MyEnt ) (princ "\nSelect entity to delete") (while (setq MyEnt (ssget)) (command "erase" MyEnt "") ) ; end while (princ "OK") (princ) ) I also prefer to just press the Delete key on my keyboard.

once made (and posted) this one for fun. Use function (c:t2) : select folder , app searches *.* and displays them in listbox. With out clicking on anything start typing letters and numbers that should be part of filename. The more you type , the smaller the list becomes. When list is small enough press ok and all files in listbox will be openend. So make sure your list box doesn't still contain 100 drawings because it will try to open every single one of them and app is very hard to kill (use ctr-alt-del) ;;; DIP - Dynamic Input , Rlx Sep'23 ;;; sort of (grread) for dcl with exception for space, tab & enter which are reserved by dcl ;;; haven't (yet) found a way to catch character for space. ;;; So gonna use ' (quote) for space, not ideal but it is what it is (vl-load-com) (defun dip ( %lst / dip-list dip-width key-lst imb-str capslock bksp bksl qmrk eb-txt f p d r ib dialog-list drv lb-sel return-list) (setq dip-list %lst) ;;; make sure all elements are strings (setq dip-list (mapcar 'vl-princ-to-string dip-list)) ;;; find length of longest member (setq dip-width (car (vl-sort (mapcar 'strlen dip-list) '>))) ;;; create key codes (setq key-lst (vl-remove-if '(lambda (x)(member x '(34 92))) (append (gnum 33 95) (gnum 123 125)))) (setq imb-str ":image_button {color=dialog_background;width=0.1;height=0.1;fixed_height=true;key=\"ib_") ;;; see if acet-sys-keystate function is available (setq capslock (member 'acet-sys-keystate (atoms-family 0)) eb-txt "" bksp (strcat ":image_button {color=dialog_background;width=0.1;height=0.1;" "fixed_height=true;key=\"ib_bksp\";label=\"&\010\";}") bksl (strcat ":image_button {mnemonic=\"\\\\\";color=dialog_background;width=0.1;" "height=0.1;fixed_height=true;key=\"ib_bksl\";label=\"&\\\\\";}") qmrk (strcat ":image_button {mnemonic=\"\\\"\";color=dialog_background;width=0.1;" "height=0.1;fixed_height=true;key=\"ib_qmrk\";label=\"&\\\"\";}") ) (and (setq p (open (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) "w")) (mapcar '(lambda (x) (write-line x p)) (append (list "dip:dialog {label=\"DIP - Dynamic Input (Rlx Sep'23)\";:row {alignment=centered;") (crim) (list bksp bksl qmrk "}") (list ":image_button {color=141;height=1;fixed_height=true;key=\"ib_ib\";}" ":text_part {key=\"tp\";height=1;width=40;}" ) (list (strcat ":list_box {height=25;width=" (itoa (fix (* dip-width 0.9))) ";key=\"lb\";multiple_select=true;}") "ok_cancel;" "}") ) ) (not (setq p (close p))) (< 0 (setq d (load_dialog f))) (new_dialog "dip" d) (progn (upd_lbox) (action_tile "ib_bksp" "(upd_txtp $key)") (action_tile "ib_bksl" "(upd_txtp $key)") (action_tile "ib_qmrk" "(upd_txtp $key)") (stim) (action_tile "lb" "(setq lb-sel $value)") (action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog 1)") (action_tile "cancel" "(done_dialog 0)") (setq drv (start_dialog)) (unload_dialog d) (vl-file-delete f) ) ) (cond ((= drv 0)) ((= drv 1) (cond ((and (boundp lb-sel) (vl-consp dialog-list)) (setq return-list (mapcar '(lambda (x)(nth (atoi x) dialog-list)) (SplitStr lb-sel "")))) ((vl-consp dialog-list) (setq return-list dialog-list)) (t (setq return-list nil)) ) ) (t (setq return-list nil)) ) return-list ) ;;; create image_buttons : (setq lst (gimb)) (defun crim () (mapcar '(lambda (x)(strcat imb-str (chr x) "\";label=\"&" (chr x) "\";}")) key-lst)) ;;; start image_buttons (defun stim () (foreach x key-lst (action_tile (strcat "ib_" (chr x)) "(upd_txtp $key)"))) ;;; update edit_box , k = key (ib_$) (defun upd_txtp ( k / s l) (cond ;;; backspace ((and (eq k "ib_bksp") (> (setq l (strlen eb-txt)) 1)) (setq eb-txt (substr eb-txt 1 (1- l)))) ;;; backslash ((eq k "ib_bksl") (setq eb-txt (strcat eb-txt "\\"))) ;;; quotation mark ((eq k "ib_qmrk") (setq eb-txt (strcat eb-txt "\""))) ;;; use ' for space ((eq k "ib_'") (setq eb-txt (strcat eb-txt " "))) (t (setq eb-txt (strcat eb-txt (case (substr k 4))))) ) (if (wcmatch (strcase eb-txt t) "*bksp")(setq eb-txt "")) (start_image "ib_ib") (fill_image 0 0 (dimx_tile "ib_ib") (dimy_tile "ib_ib") 141) (end_image) (set_tile "ib_ib" eb-txt) (mode_tile k 2) (upd_lbox) ) (defun upd_lbox ( / filter) (if (not (vl-consp dip-list)) (setq dip-list '("void"))) (cond ((= eb-txt "") (setq dialog-list dip-list)) (t (setq filter (strcat "*" eb-txt "*")) (setq dialog-list (vl-remove-if-not '(lambda (x)(wcmatch (strcase x) (strcase filter))) dip-list)) ) ) (start_list "lb") (mapcar 'add_list dialog-list) (end_list) (set_tile "tp" (strcat " selected " (itoa (length dialog-list)) " of " (itoa (length dip-list)))) ) ;;; helper functions ;;; determine status caps lock for when typing filter (even though filter uses strcase) (defun case (s) (cond ((null s) "") ((not (eq (type s) 'STR)) "") ((null capslock) s) (t (if (= (acet-sys-keystate 20) 0) (strcase s t) (strcase s))))) ;;; generate number (gnum 1 5) -> '(1 2 3 4 5) (defun gnum (s e / i l) (and (numberp s)(numberp e)(setq i s)(while (<= i e)(setq l (cons i l) i (1+ i)))) (reverse l)) ; (SplitStr "a,b" ",") -> ("a" "b") (defun SplitStr (s d / p) (if (setq p (vl-string-search d s))(cons (substr s 1 p)(SplitStr (substr s (+ p 1 (strlen d))) d))(list s))) ;;; d = directory , e = extension like "*.dwg" , f = flag include subfolders (any value or nil) (defun alf (d e f) (setq d (vl-string-right-trim "/" (vl-string-translate "\\" "/" d))) (if f (apply 'append (cons (if (vl-directory-files d e)(mapcar '(lambda (x) (strcat d "/" x)) (vl-directory-files d e))) (mapcar '(lambda (x) (alf (strcat d "/" x) e f))(vl-remove ".." (vl-remove "." (vl-directory-files d nil -1)))))) (mapcar '(lambda (x) (strcat d "/" x))(vl-directory-files d e 1)))) ; generic getfolder routine with possibility to create a new subfolder (GetShellFolder "select path") (defun GetShellFolder ( m / f s) (if (and (setq s (vlax-create-object "Shell.Application")) (setq f (vlax-invoke s 'browseforfolder 0 m 65536 "")))(setq f (vlax-get-property (vlax-get-property f 'self) 'path)) (setq f nil))(vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-release-object (list s)) (if f (strcat (vl-string-right-trim "\\" (vl-string-translate "/" "\\" f)) "\\"))) ; returns T if no errors occurred during program execution (defun ShellOpen ( $f / it sh ) (if (and (not (void $f)) (setq $f (findfile $f)) (setq sh (vla-getInterfaceObject (vlax-get-acad-object) "Shell.Application"))) (progn (setq it (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-invoke (list sh 'open $f)))(vlax-release-object sh)(not (vl-catch-all-error-p it))) (progn (prompt "\nShell application was unable to open file")(setq it nil)))) (defun void (x) (or (eq x nil) (and (listp x)(not (vl-consp x))) (and (eq 'STR (type x)) (eq "" (vl-string-trim " \t\r\n" x))))) ;;; test function (defun c:t1 () (setq lst (dip (alf (car (fnsplitl (findfile "acad.exe"))) "*.dwg" t))) (alert (apply 'strcat (mapcar '(lambda (x)(strcat x "\n")) lst))) ) ;;; select a folder , app finds all files , don't click anything but just start typing and list will be updated with filter you typed ;;; after that all files left will be opened so don't try to open 100 autocad drawings at once... (defun c:t2 ( / fol lst dip-list) (if (and (setq fol (GetShellFolder "Select folder to search")) (vl-consp (setq lst (alf fol "*.*" t))) (vl-consp (setq dip-list (dip lst)))) (foreach f dip-list (ShellOpen f))))

you could rewrite your while loops to : (while (and (> i 0) (not (wcmatch (substr textstring i 1) "#"))) (setq i (1- i))) (while (and (> i 0) (wcmatch (substr textstring i 1) "#")) (setq i (1- i))) this may fix some or all of your problems , it depends on the format of your texts. If your text ends with some letters you still have to append those too. for example (I disabled entsel and replaced it with a fix text) (defun c:IncrementTextNumber ( / ent entData textString i numEnd numStart numericPart numberValue newNumberValue newNumericPart newTextString ) ;(setq ent (car (entsel "\nSelect the text to increment: "))) ; Select the text entity (setq ent t) (if ent (progn ;(setq entData (entget ent)) ; Get the entity data ;(setq textString (cdr (assoc 1 entData))) ; Extract the text string ;;; *** testing (setq textString "123abc456def789ghi") ;; Find the position of the last numeric part (setq i (strlen textString)) ;(while (and (> i 0) (not (numberp (atoi (substr textString i 1))))) (setq i (1- i)) ) (while (and (> i 0) (not (wcmatch (substr textstring i 1) "#"))) (setq i (1- i))) ;; Find the start of the numeric part (setq numEnd i) ;(while (and (> i 0) (numberp (atoi (substr textString i 1)))) (setq i (1- i)) ) (while (and (> i 0) (wcmatch (substr textstring i 1) "#")) (setq i (1- i))) (setq numStart (+ i 1)) ;; Extract and increment the number (setq numericPart (substr textString numStart (- numEnd numStart -1))) (setq numberValue (atoi numericPart)) (setq newNumberValue (+ numberValue 1)) ;; Keep leading zeros (setq newNumericPart (rtos newNumberValue 2 0)) (while (< (strlen newNumericPart) (strlen numericPart)) (setq newNumericPart (strcat "0" newNumericPart)) ) ;; Replace the old number with the new number (setq newTextString (strcat (substr textString 1 (1- numStart)) newNumericPart)) (if (< numEnd (strlen textstring)) (setq newTextString (strcat newTextString (substr textString (1+ numEnd))))) ;| ;; Update the text in the drawing (entmod (subst (cons 1 newTextString) (assoc 1 entData) entData)) (entupd ent) |; (alert (strcat "Org. text : " (vl-princ-to-string textString) "\nNew text : " (vl-princ-to-string newTextString))) (princ "\nText updated successfully.") ) (princ "\nNo text selected.") ) (princ) ) (c:IncrementTextNumber)

Try this: (defun c:foo (/ o s) (if (setq s (ssget ":L" '((0 . "*TEXT")))) (foreach e (vl-remove-if 'listp (mapcar 'cadr (ssnamex s))) (setq o (vlax-ename->vla-object e)) (if (= "TEXT" (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "%%O" (vl-string-left-trim "%%O" (vla-get-textstring o)))) (vla-put-textstring o (strcat "\\O" (vl-string-left-trim "\\O" (vla-get-textstring o)))) ) ) ) (princ) )

Often I have to (ok , I want to) edit text (or blocks) directly on screen that are in a sort of table like order. Then it would be nice to be able sort it in rows & columns. In a perfect world all items would be spaced evenly. But we're not living in a perfect world now are we? Besides , that would be boring. Had something like this written a very long time ago but lately needed to be able to see if sorting order was correct before doing my stuff. So also for the fun of it I created mini app to sort things out (but not in my head) Anyways , added routine including a couple of tiny test functions. My own needs are a little bit more complex because need to be able to apply it on (sometimes specific) attributes in blocks too , but I leave the specialities for you little dragons Working is as follows: Select a group of simple text's (you can use attached drawing). The shape of your selection determines if you sort by row or by column (landscape means rows , portrait means columns. It uses the boundary size from 1st item in selection as a fuzz factor , some blocks are a little up , some a little down etc. This you can check by selecting the blocks on the left side of the sample drawing. After you made selection all insertionpoints (or text alignment points) the points are marked with blue number indication their rank on the social ladder. After this I use (grread) in a loop where you can use Tab to switch between ByRow & ByColumn , Spacebar to cycle in which Quadrant to start numbering and Enter means you're a happy human of planet earth. (C:t1) just shows you the list , (C:t2) you can replace the texts with another string. Rlx-Sort-SS.dwg RlxSortSS.lsp