Change Mtext in block using script

[daveyboyd]

Hi,

 

I am wondering if you can program a script to enable me to change a piece of Mtext within a block.

 

I have a bunch of drawing files which have our company border on them inserted as a block, within the border block I have some Mtext giving the scheme title, unfortunatley due to things dragging along the scheme has now ran into 2010, the drawings have 2009 on them! I need a scritpt that I can open said title block and change the Mtext from 2009 to 2010 and close the block, save etc for all my drawings. Is this possible? I have scriptpro installed but dont know what to ask . . .

 

Thanks for your help

 

Dave

[dbroada]

I wouldn't try to do the MTEXT change (if it is part of a block) with a script as there are easier ways. I would open up the block and make the changes there and then reinsert the block into the drawing. This is relatively easy using a script. You need to make sure the new block definition is available, either by putting it in the current folder or in a searched folder. Then...

 

-insert
BlockName=
0,0
1
1
0
erase
l

qsave

the = after block name tells AutoCAD to redefine the existing block from the external drawing file. If doing it by hand you can here but I don't know a way of escaping a script cleanly so I insert a new instance of the block @ 0,0, x scale, y scale (might need a z scale too?), and 0 rotation and then delete the block you have just put in. Job done You may need a zoom extents before the erase last as AutoCAD used to erase the last visible entry but now erases the very last entry.