jrn Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm wondering if there's a way to make endpoints visible on selected lines/polylines while drawing new lines/polylines or running other routines... Anyone? Maybe it sounds a bit useless to you, but it could really help me out here. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 You could enable BLIPMODE but I know of no one who actually uses it any more. Anyway, you should really be using OSNAPS for accuracy in making your picks. Are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thanks. hmm... BLIPMODE or 'BLIPMODE returns the message: unknown command Im running Autocad Architecture 2012, and I can also see the description of the commands in help menu. Yes, I couln't work without OSNAPS. (I'm so annoyed by drawings made without accuracy - even when I know it's way under the normal given tolerances on the construction site ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Maybe you should update your profile since you aren't using AutoCAD 2009. Just checked my plain vanilla 2012 version of AutoCAD. From AutoCAD Help file... Command entry: 'blipmode for transparent use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Wow, they finally took blipmode out! About time if you ask me. I remember I would always turn that off back when I was learning CAD in r9 dos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 BLIPMODE This system variable has the same name as the BLIPMODE command. Use the SETVAR command to access this system variable. "0" turns them off while "1" turns them on. Ha, ha, ha. They didn't go away after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Ha, ha, ha. They didn't go away after all! (In best Darth Vader voice from Ep. 3) Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Blipmode: "No, f700es, I am your father." f700es: "No...that's not true! That's impossible!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Maybe I'm confused, but unless you've got a bunch of lines stuck end to end or overlapping each other, the end point is gonna be where the line ends, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Blipmode will drive you nuts. It doesn't really show the ends of a line, but where you clicked....for any reason. Draw a crossing or selection box, you get 2 blips. Offset a line, you get a blip where you picked the one to offset, and where you picked to indicate direction. You end up with a screen full of blips after while, which disappear immediately upon zooming or doing anything that makes the screen refresh. Its the most useless thing they ever programmed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thanks.hmm... BLIPMODE or 'BLIPMODE returns the message: unknown command Im running Autocad Architecture 2012, and I can also see the description of the commands in help menu. Yes, I couln't work without OSNAPS. (I'm so annoyed by drawings made without accuracy - even when I know it's way under the normal given tolerances on the construction site ) If you still want blipmode on simply put a dot in front of the command .blipmode, on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Blipmode will drive you nuts. It doesn't really show the ends of a line' date=' but where you clicked....for any reason. Draw a crossing or selection box, you get 2 blips. Offset a line, you get a blip where you picked the one to offset, and where you picked to indicate direction. You end up with a screen full of blips after while, which disappear immediately upon zooming or doing anything that makes the screen refresh. Its the most useless thing they ever programmed in.[/quote'] Agreed, I have never found a purpose for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Maybe I'm confused' date=' but unless you've got a bunch of lines stuck end to end or overlapping each other, the end point is gonna be where the line ends, right?[/quote'] I must be confused too, I said the same thing to myself when I saw this post this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 OSNAPs isn't what you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 OP wants to "...make endpoints visible..." whatever that means. A "blip"? A grip? A different color? Blinking lights? The use of OSnaps has been suggested but I'm not sure he took the hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Yup, I missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 No problem. I've lost track of the number of things I've missed. Not seeing that the user has AutoCAD LT and suggesting the use of a lisp routine to solve his/her problem is my biggest faux pas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I'm wondering if there's a way to make endpoints visible on selected lines/polylines while drawing new lines/polylines or running other routines... Post some images/screen shots of what you are after. I have been using AutoCAD and other CAD programs since '87 of the last century and don't have a clue of what you mean. I thought endpoints were endpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Thanks all Yes Jack, overlapping polylines and lines is the main issue. What I coud use is to to select a specific line or polyline and by some function highlight the endpoints until pressing esc. or something... Why?... To distinguish specific points from other endpoints on overlapping lines WHILE drawing additional lines and polylines (of course with use of osnaps). Edited November 16, 2011 by jrn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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