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Hello!

 

Not new to Autocad but new to Cadtutor....I have receive a drawing choc full of wipeouts (arg!). What's worse is the wipeout frames are acting as necessary linework so I cannot just delete them through Qselect.

 

Is there a way to convert wipeouts to polyline regions? They are on many different layers with differing linetypes so I want to retain all those characteristics.

 

Thanks!

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rkmcswain - exploding the wipeouts removes their layer sensitive characteristics (linetypes, color, etc).

 

rkent - using the region command did not work on the wipeouts. "1 closed, degenerate or unsupported object rejected"

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Command: BOUNDARY

Pick internal point: Selecting everything... (the "everything" was a wipeout)

Selecting everything visible...

Analyzing the selected data...

Analyzing internal islands...

Pick internal point:

BOUNDARY created 1 polyline

 

When done erase the wipeout.

 

I just tested it. It works.

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ReMark,

 

Thanks for the tip..I love this command. However, this drawing has hundreds of wipeout regions..this is not a practical way to quickly change them all.

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ReMark,

 

Thanks for the tip..I love this command. However, this drawing has hundreds of wipeout regions..this is not a practical way to quickly change them all.

 

Changing them all at once is a tough request... Have you considered changing them one at a time, really fast instead? :wink:

 

Enjoy the freebie:

 

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------;
;;; c:WIPEOUT->REGION
;;; Courtesy of RenderMan, CADTutor.net
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------;
;;; Description:
;;; Convert all wipeouts within a given drawing to regions.
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------;
;;; Exit function:
(defun WIPEOUT->REGION:Exit  (msg)
 (cond ((not msg))                                                     ; Normal exit
       ((member msg '("Function cancelled" "quit / exit abort")))      ; <esc> or (quit)
       ((princ (strcat "\n  <!>  Error: " msg "  <!> "))))             ; Fatal error, display it
 (WIPEOUT->REGION:Quit))
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------;
;;; Quit function:
(defun WIPEOUT->REGION:Quit  ()
 (setvar 'cmdecho *oldCmdecho*)
 (setq *oldCmdecho* nil)
 (setq *error* *oldError* *oldError* nil)
 (vla-endundomark *activeDoc*)
 (princ))
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------;
;;; Main function:
(defun c:WIPEOUT->REGION  (/ ss)
 (vl-load-com)
 (vla-startundomark
   (cond (*activeDoc*)
         ((setq *activeDoc*
                 (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))))))

 ;; Error checking
 (setq *oldError* *error* *error* WIPEOUT->REGION:Exit)
 (setq *oldCmdecho* (getvar 'cmdecho))
 (setvar 'cmdecho 0)

 ;; Main code
 (if (and (setq ss (ssget "_x" '((0 . "WIPEOUT"))))
          (setq ss (ssget "_x")))
   ((lambda (i / e v visList wipList mn mx c)
      (while (setq e (ssname ss (setq i (1+ i))))
        (if (/= "WIPEOUT" (strcase (cdr (assoc 0 (entget e)))))
          (progn
            (vla-put-visible
              (setq v (vlax-ename->vla-object e))
              :vlax-false)
            (setq visList (cons v visList)))
          (setq wipList (cons e wipList))))
      (foreach w  wipList
        (vla-getboundingbox
          (setq v (vlax-ename->vla-object w))
          'mn
          'mx)
        (setq c
               (mapcar '*
                       (mapcar '+
                               (setq mn (vlax-safearray->list mn))
                               (setq mx (vlax-safearray->list mx)))
                       '(0.5 0.5 0.5)))
        (vl-cmdf "._boundary" c "")
        (vl-cmdf "._matchprop" w (entlast) "")
        (vl-cmdf "._region" "")
        (vla-delete v))
      (foreach o  visList
        (vla-put-visible o :vlax-true)))
     -1)
   (prompt "\n  <!>  No Wipeouts Detected in Currect Drawing  <!> "))
 (WIPEOUT->REGION:Quit))

 

 

Perhaps the moderators will find this post 'constructive'... I digress. : eyeroll:

Edited by BlackBox
Edit1: Forgot mn, mx variable calls within Lambda, Edit2: removed redundant *cancel* setting(s)
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I hope the Wipeout isn't irregularly shaped so the midpoint of the boundingbox doesn't fall within the boundary of the wipeout (eg. the wipeout in the shape of a "U").

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rkmcswain - exploding the wipeouts removes their layer sensitive characteristics (linetypes, color, etc).

 

 

Sorry guy... I was just doing a quick brain dump.... Didn't realize props were not retained...

Looks like you got plenty of other options... :-)

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