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Hi, I have thousands of drawings. They are all similar to This.dwg one. My final goal is to merge them into one kml file.. This would take months to do it one by one. If I have the right lisp to automate this in one drawing, then I can use script to run that lisp over other drawings. To reduce the result file size, I decided to keep only the green polyline in the center of the drawing(which matters the most): (defun C:foo ( / varf ins str) ; Selecting Polyline (setq varf (list '(-4 . "<OR") '(0 . "LWPOLYLINE") '(-4 . "<AND") '(0 . "POLYLINE") '(-4 . "<NOT") '(-4 . "&") '(70 . 80) '(-4 . "NOT>") '(-4 . "AND>") '(-4 . "OR>") (cons 62 3) ) ) (sssetfirst nil (ssget "_X" varf)) ; Inverting selection (if (ssget "_I") (progn; then (sssetfirst nil) (command "_.select" "_all" "_remove" (ssget "_p") "") (sssetfirst nil (ssget "_p")) ) (prompt "\nRequires pre-selection."); else ) ; Delete Selection (command "_.erase") ; And This is how I insert Drawing Name (and (or (> (getvar 'DWGTITLED) 0) (alert "Save the drawing then try again!") ) (setq ins (getpoint "\nChoose Insertion Point: ")) (setq str (entmakex (list '(0 . "MTEXT") '(100 . "AcDbEntity") '(100 . "AcDbMText") (cons 10 (trans ins 1 0)) (cons 40 0.8);Text height (cons 7 "STANDARD");Text style '(1 . "") ) ) ) (vla-put-textstring (vlax-ename->vla-object str) "%<\\AcVar Filename \\f \"%tc4%fn2\">%}" ) ) ) Now these are what I'm looking for: - I don't want to pick the insertion point manually, need to insert field inside or over selected polyline - after inserting field text, I want to explode the text. to maintain drawing name after merge. - adding a condition to check the process, if anything goes wrong, insert that drawing name at (0,0,0). this way I can track that file to check it manually. Thank you in Advanced.

Hi Is there any way to export all layers separately into pdf format? i want to export all of them at once to edit them in illustrator. It's taking alot of time to export them one by one from autocad I don't have any professional Experience with programming but i have tried to made this .lisp with chatGPT but it's not working to export files which property in codes needs improvements please (defun c:ExportLayersToPDF (\Users\Useer\Desktop\pdf layers) (setq dwgname "EMERALD HILLS MP (2007) 25 01 2023") ; (setq dwgpath "F:\Shahtaj Ahmed Bhutto\AUTOCAD") ; (setq layname "") (while (setq layname (tblnext "LAYER" layname)) (and layname (/= layname "0") (/= layname "DEFPOINTS") (/= (logand (cdr (assoc 70 (tblsearch "LAYER" layname))) 1) 1) (progn (setq pdfname (strcat dwgname "_" layname ".PDF")) (setq pdffullpath (strcat dwgpath pdfname)) (command "-plot" "Yes" "Model" "" "" "DWG To PDF.pc3" "A0" "PORTRAIT" "Inches" "Fit" "Center" "No" "No" "No" "Yes" "No" "No" "Yes" "Yes" pdffullpath) T ) ) ) (princ) )

Hello guys, I am new to this forum. I need LISP for Selection of alternate lines from the selection set of lines like 1st, 3rd, 5th, .....etc lines in Autocad. I am attaching the file with my requirement. Alternate Selection of lines.dwg Please help me out with an possible lisp solution. Also, Is there a Autocad Plugin to do this? If so Please share the link Thanks in advance, Pranesh Rathinam

So i make some lisp-cover them to fas. Put all in 1 folder and make 1 mnu file that load with menuload and load all that lisp. But now i want put that in USB and when i load it to autocad, whatever i click in any lisp i want password showup then when i enter password i can use all fuction of it. Every time i open autocad and use them i need reenter password. Any change i can make that?

Hello everyone, I have one issue with dimension properties where I want to know if something can be done. We work with meters as units, and we make a lot of details so we've found a format that suits our needs but it means a lot of manual overrides. Basically, the dimensions are to be displayed with meters as the units, and we have the two first decimals for the cm as is, but we write the next or next two decimals for the mm range as superscript, stacking the last two digits. Is there any way to have the precision set to .0000 and stack the last two digits as default as opossite to manually override each dimension? Thanks in advance!

Hii all...I found a multiline polyline lisp from online, its gonna ask how many line and their offset distance...but its assigning layer automatically, can anyone do the changes so it will ask which layer I want to choose for my each line and it should automatically take the linetype as by layer...if I am choosing even no. of line, then the path I am drawing its automatically think that as center line and offset the distance, can anyone makes changes so it will make one line in my drawn path and ask me in which side I want to allocate how many line... multi line.lsp

hello i want help for creating lisp for me please ... the lisp will do these functions 1- as the attached image (1a) if i have block with yellow at right and some green blocks 2- i want when i launch the lisp to ask me to draw poly line that i want as in image 2a 3- after that when i draw this path with polyline and press enter the lisp ask me to choose blocks that i want to connect to this polyline and i will choose one by one or multiple blocks then after choosing the blocks and press enter ... the lisp will offset the main polyline that i draw and connect every polyline with the basepoint of the blocks that i choose sequentially as appear in this image 5a (attached DWG) can anyone help me please sample.dwg

Hi! I have this code that i found here in the forum it was created by @rlx. My question is how to add an automatic current date and time to the end of the file when im saving it. Many thanks! xoxo (defun c:foo (/ _dir F NF P SF SH) (defun _dir (msg path / sh folder out) (or (vl-file-directory-p path) (setq path (getvar 'dwgprefix))) (cond ((and (setq sh (vlax-get-or-create-object "Shell.Application")) (setq folder (vlax-invoke-method sh 'browseforfolder 0 msg "&H2000" path)) ) (setq out (vlax-get-property (vlax-get-property folder 'self) 'path)) (setq out (strcat (vl-string-right-trim "\\" out) "\\")) ) ) (and sh (vlax-release-object sh)) out ) (if (setq p (_dir "Pick a directory yo!" "E:\\Autocad Files\\SSC\\North Region\\SNE\\")) (progn (setq f (getvar 'dwgname)) (setq sf "Plans") (setq nf (strcat p sf "\\" f)) (cond ((cond ((findfile nf) (print "File exists...") nil) ((vl-file-directory-p (strcat p sf)) (vl-file-copy (strcat (getvar 'dwgprefix) f) nf) t) ((vl-mkdir (strcat p sf)) (vl-file-copy (strcat (getvar 'dwgprefix) f) nf) t) ) (setq sh (vlax-get-or-create-object "Shell.Application")) (vlax-invoke-method sh 'open nf) (vlax-release-object sh) ) ) ) ) (princ) ) (vl-load-com)

hi can anyone here help write a lisp routine that can be run project wide to hide/show attributes . The user must be given an option to select an object , write or select attribute name and also select multiple drawings from the project. I have a code that updates the attribute value , attaching that - Please help change that to hide/show attributes updateATTRIB.lsp

I've received a design for a new drainage network, however all the pipe segments have been modelled as 3D polyface mesh (I've attached a sample DWG). The network is very large and I don't want to have to try and manually trace new polylines. Rather than going back to the designer to ask them if they can provide me with 3D centrelines of the pipes, is it possible to extract this information easily in autocad? Any help would be greatly appreciated! 3D Drainage Polyface Mesh Example.dwg

hello everybody , hope u all are great ... i have this lisp to get sum of some texts in autocad by choosing them one by one , but instead i wanna select those texts in one time by one selection click for them all ... i really appreciate ur help thanks in advance ;; wrriten by dlanorh from cadtutor (defun rh:em_txt ( pt txt lyr sty tht xsf) (entmakex (list '(0 . "TEXT") '(100 . "AcDbEntity") '(100 . "AcDbText") (cons 10 pt) (cons 1 txt) (if lyr (cons 8 lyr)) (if sty (cons 7 sty)) (if tht (cons 40 tht)) (if xsf (cons 41 xsf)) );end_list );end_entmakex );end_defun (vl-load-com) (defun c:t+ ( / *error* sv_lst sv_vals ent elst el num xsf ans tot qflg nlst sel pt txt) (defun *error* ( msg ) (mapcar 'setvar sv_lst sv_vals) (if (not (wcmatch (strcase msg) "*BREAK*,*CANCEL*,*EXIT*")) (princ (strcat "\nAn Error : " msg " occurred."))) (princ) );end_defun (setq sv_lst (list 'cmdecho 'osmode 'dynmode 'dynprompt) sv_vals (mapcar 'getvar sv_lst) );end_setq (mapcar 'setvar sv_lst '(0 0 3 1)) (while (not tot) (setq el (entget (setq ent (car (entsel "\Select First Text Number Entity : "))))) (cond ( (wcmatch (cdr (assoc 0 el)) "*TEXT") (cond ( (= (cdr (assoc 0 el)) "TEXT") (setq num (atof (getpropertyvalue ent "TextString")) xsf (cdr (assoc 41 el)))) (t (setq num (atof (getpropertyvalue ent "Text")) xsf 1.0)) );end_cond (cond ( (zerop num) (setq num nil) (alert "Text Entity NOT a number")) (t (setq tot num))) ) (t (alert "Not a Text Entity")) );end_cond (cond (num (setq nlst (cons ent nlst)))) );end_while (while (not qflg) (setq sel (entsel "\nSelect Next Text Number Entity : ")) (cond ( (not sel) (initget "Yes No") (setq ans (cond ( (getkword "\nSelection Finished [Yes/No] <No>")) ("No"))) (if (= ans "Yes") (setq qflg T)) ) );end_cond (cond ( (and (not qflg) sel) (setq elst (entget (setq ent (car sel)))) (cond ( (and (wcmatch (cdr (assoc 0 elst)) "*TEXT") (not (vl-position ent nlst))) (cond ( (= (cdr (assoc 0 elst)) "TEXT") (setq num (atof (getpropertyvalue ent "TextString")))) (t (setq num (atof (getpropertyvalue ent "Text")))) );end_cond (cond ( (zerop num) (setq num nil) (alert "Text Entity NOT a number"))) ) ( (vl-position ent nlst) (alert "Already Selected") (setq num nil)) (t (alert "Not a Text Entity")) );end_cond (if num (setq tot (+ tot num) nlst (cons ent nlst) num nil)) ) );end_cond );end_while (cond ( (and tot qflg) (setq pt (getpoint "\nSelect Total Insertion Point : ") txt (if (zerop (rem tot 1.0)) (rtos tot 2 0) (rtos tot 2 3)) );end_setq (rh:em_txt pt txt (cdr (assoc 8 el)) (cdr (assoc 7 el)) (cdr (assoc 40 el)) xsf) (if nlst (foreach o (mapcar 'vlax-ename->vla-object nlst) (vla-delete o))) ) );end_cond (mapcar 'setvar sv_lst sv_vals) (princ) );end_defun

Hi Everyone, From few days I'm trying to make an auto lisp which can understand the difference between 2 different layers and calculate area according to that. Unfortunately I'm not getting proper results anyone can please help. I was trying to create the lisp in below steps. Step-1: After entering command user will select whole drawing in single selection Step-2: Lisp will select only object in Layer-1 & Layer-2 (Other layers objects will be ignored) Step-3: Lisp will calculated the area of Layer-1 & Layer-2 Step-4: Now it will Subtract the area of Layer-2 from Layer-1 Step-5: and paste it as Text.

Hi! With the help of the autodesk forum I have this lisp that consecutively increments a numeric value in a specific field of OD, also copies the block name to another field of the same OD. This lisp assigns the internal consecutively when the field INTERNO_SENAL has a data type of character, can the same process be done when the type of the OD field is as internal? Having this lisp is it possible that the value of INTERNO_SENAL is also copied in the INTERNO attribute of the block? ADD_ID.lsp

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has/ can whip up a LISP routine that selects any dimension (rotated, aligned, diametric, radial, ect) from the entire drawing (not just a selection) that has a "dim scale linear" value that is <> Not Equal to 1 I have been doing it in "qselect" then choosing the options but this is very time consuming. (Where it says "Rotated Dimension" I would like the command to check all dimension types at once, not just rotated) Thank-you kindly, Ola

Hi all, I am trying to write a lisp that will create a DropDown list in Autocad. With the selection from the fields I want to execute different commands that I have defined before. (defun c:create_dropdown () (setq choise1 command1) (setq choise2 command2) (setq choise3 command3) (setq choise4 command4) (strcase (initget (getkword [choise1/choise2/choise3/choise4])))) )

Hello Community! I have been researching this for some time, I am trying to know if it is possible through a routine (lisp) to transfer / copy the information from LT (link template associated with a database in access) to the OD (object data) as I show in the image. So i need a very specific Lisp/VLisp/VBA/Dotnet routine who asks for : -- The Link Template DB name -- Which DB fields are you interested for -- Which OD Table MAP to fill -- Which OD Fields MAP to create or to use (if already existing) -- Selecting objects -- Retain only objects which the correct parameters -- ACTION ... Copy Data to OD fields ... append DWG & MDB files as example. thanks for the help you can give me, greetings EJEMPLO.zip

I have received the attached drawing from one of my clients. (I have removed geometry to maintain confidentiality. But it retains the essence of problem that I have). I have to write VB/A program that extracts data from this drawing. For that I need to know the extents of the drawing. The system variable ExtMin shows a value of X (98331) which is greater than the X (92817) of min. point (left bottom corner of the border) of existing geometry. I have tried everything (purge, overkill, audit, recover) but can't find a way to correct the value of ExtMin. Assuming that this drawing is corrupt and can't be recovered, then I have another problem. How can I programatically find that the ExtMin value of this drawing is wrong and hence this drawing is corrupt. ExtMin Problem.dwg

Good Day AllI've turned to forum advice and I really hope someone can help me.I have to create 13 wall panels that will be laser cut. The panel drawings were done in Inventor and I'm editing the flat pattern in AutoCAD. If you look at the attached images of one of these panels you will get the idea, each panel cut-out "pattern" must be randomly generated and I was hoping someone could give me some advice as doing this manually, by hand, is insane and after all we work on machines and machines can automate right!? I am also attaching a flat pattern of one of the panels (they all have different height and width dimensions too). Just as a side note I did try a scatter script but it doesn't give the appropriate result because if you look closely you will see the dashes are inline but randomly knocked out. I was thinking maybe a random dashed line script or procedure that can then be exploded to rectangular shapes for DXF export or a custom random hatch but I don't know how to do either. Hope I'm making sense. Thank you in advance.

Hello, I am new in AutoCAD. I draw 1:1 floor plan, I draw 1m in real like 1 in autocad. Now I have to plot it in pdf as 1:50. How can I do that

Hello! I have been getting suggestions and help from this forum for some time now, but have reached a point where I am currently at a loss. I am still relatively new to the topic of lisp and co, but I am trying to improve constantly. For my current problem, I am trying to select a block and insert a point into it. I have simplified my current lisp file into the function below so as not to go over the top. My problem is that I get back an empty selection set and thus can't execute the function from Lee Mac correctly. (defun TestFunction ( / ) (while (= ss NIL) (if (setq ss (ssget "_+.:S:E:L" '((0 . "INSERT")))) (progn (setq ent (ssname ss 0)) (setq Block (vla-item (vla-get-blocks (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (cdr (assoc 2 (entget (ssname ss 0)))))) (Insert_Point) ) ) ) ) (defun Insert_Point ( / ) ;; Block Einfügepunkt ermitteln (setq Message (strcat "\nEinfügepunkt wählen:")) (setq Pnt (getpoint Message)) (setq sel (ssadd)) (setq Point (vla-addpoint Block (vlax-3d-point Pnt))) (ssAdd (vlax-vla-object->ename Point) sel) ;; sel stays empty so the following line cant be executed properly (UpdateBlock doc ent sel) ) Many thanks for your help! Best regards Florian

Hi I work in a company, people come to us with their plot registry, on which are the dimensions (north,east,south,west) and area of their plots. But there are no angles. For example, a plot of 25 * 10 meters with an area (according to the mathematical calculations) should be 250 square meters. But 244.95 is listed on the registry.My question is how do I quickly draw this plot (according to the registry) in AutoCAD? Is there any lisp for this?

Hello! I need some advice on AutoCAD! The question is: our organization has moved back to remote work. What version of the program would you recommend to install on a laptop, taking into account that we need to use 5 computers simultaneously with "WorkTime" and "Zoom".

Hello everyone, The attached code that "Replace the text by block and transfer the value to the attribute" and the code is working. What I intend to do now and am not succeeding in doing is the following : 1) I noticed that, the block insertion point is being at the coordinate (Geometry --> Position X of variable T2B_Text). Is it possible to insert the block at the coordinate ( Text --> Text alignment X of variable T2B_Text)? (See image 1) 2) Is there any way to make sure that the total value of the variable "T2B_AttributeTag" is not all transferred to the block attribute? (See image 2) Example: T2B_AttributeTag = TO 1301-UZY-1826A Value of Block attribute (T2B_Block) = 1301-UZY-1826A (Accurate this way) Obs : The Txt file is by (DannyNL), taken from the AutoCad forum. Code Lisp.txt

Hello fellow Autocad users, I've recently recieved a messy 3d model (consisting of various geometry types) in order to draw section plans from them. First I tried to generate a floorplan with Autocads "Generate Section/Elevation" tool, thus recieving the projection as intelligent object. In order to draw the plans cleanly from the messy projection I want to transform the projection into a linegrafic, but I can't find a way to edit the projections without crashing Autocad. I also can't use flatshot since the projection is not a Brep. Is there any way to transform the projection into a line grafik, or another alternative to generate cross sections? I've attached an image to depict the problem (I use a german version of AutoCad architecture 2020). Thank you in advance!

Are there any resources I can take a look at to find all different types of electric transmission poles in autocad.