Automating commands in autocad ?

[neuri]

Hi,

 

I need help writing a script that will Select All, Explode, Purge All, QSELECT 3 specific layers, Block.

 

I tried copying from the command line but the selecting layers part doesn't show up.

 

I also need a script that opens every file in a directory, prints the layout and closes the file.

 

Any easy to follow beginner's guide? The ones out there just don't make sense to me, I failed so many times trying to follow them but now I have to do the above actions over and over for 4-5 projects with 30+ files each thanks to a few people, I'm going nuts, would really appreciate help from a script.

 

 

 

 

 

on a side note, people really need to learn to backup their HDDs and not cause me grief... -_-

[Dadgad]

If you think you can bear to try one more time, this is a very good non-threatening explanation of how to do it.

http://www.lukewarmcoffee.com/cad/AUGI%20-%20Passionate%20Scripting%20for%20Everyone.pdf

[BIGAL]

Writing a script one way to do layers

 

-la s your1st layer off * on 2ndlayer,3rdlayer

 

note 2 spaces * on this is because you need to do the current layer still on.

 

The script for multi plot the plotmydwg is a lisp etc or whatever method you decide to use for plotting.

 

Open dwg1 (load "plotmydwg") close n
open dwg2 (Load "plotmydwg") close n

 

Theres ways of using lisp to get the file list I just use CMD change to correct directory DIR *.dwg /b >dirlst.txt the text file can then be simply modified using Word as it recognises end of line ^p as a replaceable item ^p = (Load "plotmydwg") close n^p then save as a text file. Or excel etc.