Macro explode all/chprop/purge all

[lucatop]

Hi I need a single macro that explode all, change all properties to color white, layer 0 and line type continuous. 

I have to be sure that all is exploded (also block in block) and poly line and also be sure that all is purged. 

 

Now I work launching many time command "A" and next many times command "B". (a random times each because I don't know what kinds of draw is evry). 

 

Command A

^C^C^C_ai_selall;_explode

 

Command B

^C^C^C_ai_selall;_chprop;color;7;linetype;continuous;layer;0;;-purge;all;*;n

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I try to write this don't work, there is a selection problem also because many time the second explode command doesn't finds anything to explode. 

^C^C^C_ai_selall;_explode;;_ai_selall;_explode;;_ai_selall;_explode;;_ai_selall;_chprop;color;7;linetype;continuous;layer;0;;-purge;all;*;n;;-purge;all;*;n;;-purge;all;*;n

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by lucatop

[BIGAL]

I tried manually "explode all" it seemed to work. ai_selall asks for a point ?

[lucatop]

Hi BIGAL

I try

^C^C^C_explode;all;;_explode;all;;

But is different like I digit de command

Esc Esc Esc

_explode enter All enter enter

_explode enterA ll enter enter

In the second way it work and explode a polyline inside a block... In the fist way don't work. 

 

[lucatop]

Some ideas? 

Thanks

[maratovich]

Why not Lisp?

[steven-g]

I tried a few things with this, it looks like Autocad LT has some serious timing issues, probably the same problem in full,

If you run the following string of commands individually it works as expected. And will explode nested blocks and even handel not finding anything to explode.

_ai_selall
_explode
_ai_selall
_explode
_ai_selall
_explode
_ai_selall
_explode

If you copy and then paste all 8 lines into the commandline then that works as well.

But if you make it into a scr file and try to run that either from a macro or just drop it onto the program window then it fails, and again if you try that sequence in a macro

_ai_selall;_explode;_ai_selall;_explode;_ai_selall;_explode;_ai_selall;_explode;

It fails at the first explode command just a single sequence works and can be repeated multiple times

_ai_selall;_explode;

but add anything else and it fails again so

_ai_selall;_explode;_ai_selall;

The above fails as well prompting that a point is required as BIGAL pointed out. It is almost as though the commands are coming in too quickly for the program to handel or that the sequence is getting mixed up in the internal working of macros & scripts.

[tombu]

On 7/22/2019 at 9:35 AM, lucatop said:

Hi I need a single macro that explode all, change all properties to color white, layer 0 and line type continuous. 

Like maratovich I gotta ask is lisp an option? 

Exploding blocks and polylines greatly increases file size and dumbs down a drawing.  Would simply changing all properties to color white, layer 0 and line type continuous including blocks be enough? 

[deano33]

I have some standard macros for converting incoming architects drawings to xrefs and new drawings with the above as part. I use this to automate making the drawing to my standard before import. I addition I would like to add a macro that sets the drawing units to millimetres so it imports at the correct scale. Does anybody have the macro for this?

[BIGAL]

I want mm (setvar 'insunits 4)

[tombu]

On 8/22/2019 at 5:53 AM, steven-g said:

I tried a few things with this, it looks like Autocad LT has some serious timing issues.

Try using DELAY calls between them:

DELAY (Command)

Provides a timed pause within a script.

Specifies the duration of a pause. Entering delay 1000 in your script delays the start of execution of the next command for about one second. The longest delay available is 32767, which is slightly less than 33 seconds.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-C352A9F4-0057-43AD-9642-9BAA881224F8