Deleting objects

[TunzaGibbo]

Hi All

 

Is there a command in Autolisp that allows me to delete all objects on a certain layer?

[gS7]

Did you tried LayDel Command ?

Edited December 20, 2018 by gS7

[TunzaGibbo]

Yes I have tried that and of course it works

I guess it was a silly question from the start

[Tharwat]

FYI, the laydel command would delete all objects on a certain layer name and delete the layer object itself from the drawing, so if you have other objects in the drawing and even in a block then they would be deleted as well.

 

Finally deleting object(s) on a certain layer does not mean to delete the layer name to delete the object(s) that reside(s) on that layer.

[TunzaGibbo]

Thanks again

The idea here is that once I have finished using my construction lines I want to hit a command and they will all be deleted

[gS7]

On 12/20/2018 at 4:17 PM, TunzaGibbo said:

Thanks again

The idea here is that once I have finished using my construction lines I want to hit a command and they will all be deleted

 

you mean you want to delete all  objects from  "construction lines " layer ?

 

    (setq OB (ssget "x" (LIST (CONS 8 "construction lines" ))))
    (command "Erase" OB "")

 

[TunzaGibbo]

On 12/20/2018 at 6:28 PM, Tharwat said:

FYI, the laydel command would delete all objects on a certain layer name and delete the layer object itself from the drawing, so if you have other objects in the drawing and even in a block then they would be deleted as well.

 

Finally deleting object(s) on a certain layer does not mean to delete the layer name to delete the object(s) that reside(s) on that layer.

 

5 hours ago, gS7 said:

 

you mean you want to delete all  objects from  "construction lines " layer ?

 

    (setq OB (ssget "x" (LIST (CONS 8 "construction lines" ))))
    (command "Erase" OB "")

 

I ended up using the "laydel command" and I realized the objects and the layer are deleted. but next time I run my Xline routine I have a little sub-routine that creates the Construction Layer again

 

Thank you though for that little bit of code I'll store it away for another day

[gS7]

You're Welcome  TunzaGibbo

 

[rrage666]

On 12/23/2018 at 9:36 PM, gS7 said:

 

hi,

I try to wrote a script with script writer to erase a layer, but when I use laydel, it doesn't work. 

 

I wrote this : _open *file* _-laydel _name AFURFR-P   _audit _yes _ai_selall _-overkill _done _-purge r * n _-purge _all * n  _Qsave _close

 

but the script stop because when it said enter the layer's name,  all the rest of the command appear, like this.

 

Enter the layer's name : AFURFR-P   _audit _yes _ai_selall _-overkill _done _-purge r * n _-purge _all * n  _Qsave _close

layer's name invalid...

 

can you help me please.

[BIGAL]

Laydel asked me for yes / no may be missing.