question regarding macro to insert a block from a folder location

[lldreyer]

Hi,

 

I am wondering if there is a block insert macro that can let the user choose the block they will insert from a specific folder of drawings.

 

i.e. Rather than:

^c^c_.insert;"C:/pathname/blockname.dwg";

I'm looking for something more along the lines of

^c^c_.insert;"C:/pathname/";

(but that doesn't seem to work)

 

Or, my other idea -- is there a way to use getfiled in a basic macro combined with the insert command?

 

I have a LISP routine set up for my AutoCAD users, but am trying to create a similar functionality for my AutoCAD LT users. And unfortunately I don't know much about macros.

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

[BlackBox]

Edit: Congrats on your first post, and welcome to the forums!

 

Try using a tilda "~" in lieu of the filepath. :wink:

 

^C^C^P._insert;"~";

 

 

Edit: Macros can be written using DIESEL, or LISP... You could also use getfiled, to set specific parameters (i.e., default directory, and .dwg file extension) if desired.

[kool130]

hi,

 

Is the location of the block in your "support file search path"?:wink:

 

peace out...

kool

[BlackBox]

I am wondering if there is a block insert macro that can let the user choose the block they will insert from a specific folder of drawings.

 

Is the location of the block in your "support file search path"?

 

How is that relevant to the OP's request..?

 

Admittedly, the Macro I provided does not specify a folder, but instead allows the user to 'navigate' to any folder. The only other way I know how to offer blocks from a specific folder, is to create a Tool Palette for blocks in said folder. Just be sure to add new blocks (those added after you create the Tool Palette) to said Tool Palette. :wink:

[BIGAL]

Its far better to have a little picture of your block in a group that you can pick from rather than remembering its name, we use the old fashioned slides in a pull down these are grouped to common objects 200+ blocks 9 menu choices then multi page choice every body here likes it, but the modern way is like Renderman look into tool palletes these can be called from 1 line in a menu.

 

Theres lots of posts about tool palletes

[BlackBox]

Yeah, we still have some legacy tools which utilize slides. The problem with slides is this:

 

Slide menus are probably not a good idea going forward. The reason is that slide menus work best with slide libraries and the utility for creating slide libraries has not been updated in over a decade. I haven't even tried to run in on Win7 64-bit so see if it will work or if it is included in AutoCAD installs any more.

 

I would suggest that if your users want icon-based buttons for content, that you use either Ribbon buttons or Tool Palettes.

 

Source: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?p=1101435#post1101435