Erase multi image selection from drawing_speed-up process

[Jest]

When I want to delete a lot of selected images from drawing, I must confirm deletion for each image again....

  So.....if I selected 100 items and wish to delete them, I must press Yes 100 times. There is no option to confirm deletion for all selected.
  Even cancellation is not possible. I have to hit Escape 100 times anyway....!?..strange.
 
  Is there a way (lisp or macro) to simplify and speed-up this process?

kind regards

F.

[ronjonp]

I don't get that alert ..maybe it's a variable?

[BIGAL]

Use erase message appears

 

The image is normally a XREF. You can pick 1st hold shift and select more then right click mouse and Detach.

 

I tried -xref D but does not work.

 

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by BIGAL

[Jest]

Yes, the images are xrefs. I know how to detach them from the xref list. I would like to know, how to detach or delete them by selecting theirs frames directly in drawing (without confirming deletion for each one), so I do not need to open xref panel and pick them from the list...

[BIGAL]

This is the erase part in a kill style.

(setq ss (ssget "x" '((0 . "IMAGE"))))
(command "erase" ss "")

There is somewhere a post about removing erased xrefs google.

[Least]

I would bet that you have raster design installed?

If so you can change a setting to 'always detach' when an image is erased.

Raster Design defaults to 'ask before detaching'.

 

It used to bug me until I found this simple fix.

 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-raster-design/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-RasterDesign/files/GUID-87AF47BD-DC9A-449E-869B-9B9B60AD628D-htm.html#GUID-87AF47BD-DC9A-449E-869B-9B9B60AD628D

 

unref.lsp here https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/finding-loaded-and-unreferenced-images/td-p/1908251

is great for finding and unloading the unreferenced images.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Least

[eldon]

Instead of deleting the images, why do you not go to Image Manager, where you can choose the whole lot and detach them all in one button push.

[Jest]

I do not have Raster Design installed....just Autocad Map 3d 2021....

[Least]

1 minute ago, Jest said:

I do not have Raster Design installed....just Autocad Map 3d 2021....

i expect there is a similar setting.  Have you looked?

[Jest]

Yes, I finally solved my problem.

I have found settings here: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-map-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/MAP3D-Use/files/GUID-2AE006C6-C2C9-4D47-B365-A64A21801E1E-htm.html

Thanks for your advice "Least" !