Rsblades Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 Here's the scenario: - Let's say i recieve a file from.. idk an architect.. and i want all of their standard wall, dimension, text, sanitary, water, etc. layers changed to my own standard layers. I know i could go through and do the qselect and select all the individual layers and change each one to my own standard layer, but is there a way to make a lisp that i could run that either changes all their standard layers to mine Or that i could select each of their layers and swap each one to mine all in one routine? - Same thing applies to text styles.. is there a lisp that can change their standard styles to mine? Thanks in advance, Ryan Quote
lpseifert Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 Q1. Express tools' Laytrans and/or Laymrg command Q2. try attached txtmrg.zip Quote
Rsblades Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 Thanks, the laymrg works great. I tried loading the txtmrg but i cant seem to get it to run, it comes up with the error "Macro name: txtmrg.dvb!RuntimeEvents.stylemerge Macro not found." any suggestions to this? Quote
lpseifert Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 put the txtmrg.lsp and txtmrg.dvb in a folder in acad's search path Quote
Rsblades Posted February 18, 2009 Author Posted February 18, 2009 both are in a searched folder and show as load in the "appload" window Quote
Rsblades Posted February 18, 2009 Author Posted February 18, 2009 sorry.. they show as *loaded* Quote
Jim Smith Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I looked for this solution, found it on this thread, downloaded the .zip file, loaded it into AutoCAD 2010 (both .dvb and .lsp files), and it worked like a charm. Thanks, gentlemen! Quote
archlvf Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 great lsp! worked like a charm. just curious though, does anyone know why a text style might be embedded in a block, even though all the text within the block is of a different style? The block was originally defined with a line of text that was style "A". when I edited the block, and changed the text to style "B", and then tried to purge style "A", I couldnt. Only after exploding the block and remaking it could I get rid of "A". Anyone know why the style stays with the block? And is there any way to get rid of this? thanks luke Quote
chavlji Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 It seems that everything goes fine. But when I go to Purge, I still can not purge not a single Text style... why? Quote
jelenacadd Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Q1. Express tools' Laytrans and/or Laymrg commandQ2. try attached Hello, I downloaded your zip file but i'm not sure how to use it. Can you please help? Where do i need to put these files and how do i use the txtmrg? what is the command in CAD? Thanks. Quote
ReMark Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Hello, I downloaded your zip file but i'm not sure how to use it. Can you please help? Where do i need to put these files and how do i use the txtmrg? what is the command in CAD? Thanks. Put the txtmrg.lsp and txtmrg.dvb in a folder in AutoCAD's search path. To use it invoke the APPLOAD command to load it then at the command line type TXTMRG and press Enter. Quote
jelenacadd Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 I may sound very dumb right now...but how do i do that? Quote
ReMark Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 The search paths that AutoCAD routinely accesses are listed under Options > Files > Support File Search Path. Users have the option to add to and delete from the list. You might want to consider creating a separate folder for all your custom lisp routines under the root drive of your computer then add that path to the ones AutoCAD checks. Quote
ReMark Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 You're entirely welcomed and welcome to the CADTutor forum. Quote
mdwebneck Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 doesn't work in 2011 or ver later because autocad no longer provides VBA support in their installs. I was directed to an autocad VB enabler download page, but unfortunately need network admin access to install nogo here Quote
kolcinx Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Q1. Express tools' Laytrans and/or Laymrg commandQ2. try attached Works like a charm. If only it could change the text style of MultiLeaders it would be 100%. If someone could (please) add such feature, he/she would be a hero! Kudos anyway. Quote
Spaj Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Don't bother with the VB enabler. It slows down general AutoCAD operation badly. Quote
kolcinx Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Don't bother with the VB enabler. It slows down general AutoCAD operation badly. Yes, that`s true, but I don`t have any other tool/routine available, yet. What I`m looking for is a tool that will merge text style(s) into another text style. Including texts, mtexts, mleaders, attributes, dimensions and any other I cannot think of right now. If there`s something like this in LISP, I would like to know! Quote
mdwebneck Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Yes, that`s true, but I don`t have any other tool/routine available, yet.What I`m looking for is a tool that will merge text style(s) into another text style. Including texts, mtexts, mleaders, attributes, dimensions and any other I cannot think of right now. If there`s something like this in LISP, I would like to know! exactly my sentiment, I have become my company's CAD janitor, spending hours cleaning up client or other vendor provided cad files with way too many cooks in the stew. Thus ending up with duplicate text styles with different stylenames. if the text were in the open as text or mtext i'd have no problem spending the time with qselect to 'move' them to a single stylename, but these text styles are embedded in block symbol attributes. Quote
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