Group Multiple Overlapping objects at once

[CoalCad]

Hello Smart friends,

 

Looking for a lisp where I can select multiple objects and any objects that are overlapping and the same color get grouped together.  

 

I have hundreds of these "arrows" in a dwg that I need individually grouped or block referenced. So they're easier to move and rotate in the future.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for any advise!!

 

 

 

arrows.dwg

[BIGAL]

Various comments.

 

Not sure but Bricscad has Blockify that makes objects into blocks.

 

You could get the outer boundary of the "arrows" which will be a pline and make a block then hatch.

 

Another I think I have is draw an arrow which is 1 object. Just enter like start and end point. 

 

It may be a dynamic block. So just enter a couple of lengths and arrow is drawn.

 

 

[Dadgad]

wblock command in AutoCad, as I recall, would be the equivalent. 

Stands for Write Block I believe.

Lots of available options.

 

 

Edited December 27, 2022 by Dadgad

[CyberAngel]

If I understand the OP's question correctly, they want an algorithm that detects a recurring set of objects and converts each one to an instance of a block with the proper location, size, and rotation. I don't have the time or the expertise to write that algorithm, but maybe someone else here does.

 

 

[CoalCad]

Cyber Angel,

 

You are correct, I have a large drawing that has multiple arrows that have been ungrouped, or exploded.

 

I am looking for an algorithm where I can isolate the layer (with the arrows) and it will individually group (or create a block) of any entity touching or overlapping.

 

Im trying to explain it the best I can.

 

Thanks

 

[BIGAL]

Thats what I was hinting you can get the outline of the arrows as a pline and make it a block with a solid hatch, next step would be to find similar arrows can be done as a select 1 by one pretty easy. Doing an auto all say by layer, would be difficult. O yeah a critical step is to rotate the 1st select objects to the X direction.

 

Ok a question how where they made, a way better way is to make correct arrow blocks to start with. If they are made with other lisp code post it and can probably be fix it.

 

Making a block that does not exist, code does exist.

 

Edited December 28, 2022 by BIGAL

[CoalCad]

Not sure how the arrows were made, I'm working in a map thats 15 years old. So when we make a new arrow we just copy and paste.

 

If there's a lisp that can make a arrow in the correct way, quickly I'm all ears.

 

Thanks!

[BIGAL]

Ok if happy with make a arrow why would you not just make a block and save that for future use, Arrow1, Arrow2 and so on. You can save each arrow to separate dwg or save in a DWT or use say Lee-mac Steal.lsp to pull from another dwg.

 

Here is how I made an arrow block explained in more detail. 

1st step was I rotated the block to a X axis 

 

2nd drew a random pline around the arrow 

3rd did BPOLY picking point inside

4th moved Last object to right side 

5th turned into a block with solid hatch and set objects to byblock. Change size etc if required. I set the insertion point to the mid pt of the start end.

Edited December 29, 2022 by BIGAL