error: ActiveX Server returned the error: unknown name: "ADDDIMARC"?

[limfx]

Hi, I don't have much knowledge about lisp, I need help members. Thanks.

AddDimArc Method:

RetVal = object.AddDimArc(ArcCenter, FirstEndPoint, SecondEndPoint, ArcPoint)

I test it:

(defun c:test()
(vl-load-com)
(setq arc (car (entsel)))
(setq arcobj (vlax-ename->vla-object arc))
(setq sp (vlax-curve-getstartpoint arcobj))
(setq ep (vlax-curve-getendpoint arcobj))
(setq cpt (vlax-get arcobj 'Center))
(setq p3 (getpoint cpt))
(vlax-invoke arcobj 'AddDimArc cpt sp ep p3)
);end

What is error: ActiveX Server returned the error: unknown name: "ADDDIMARC"?

Edited January 12, 2023 by SLW210
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[mhupp]

You need to tell AutoCAD where to "add" the dim.

 

(defun c:test(/ thisdrwing mspace arc acrobj sp ep cpt p3)
  (vl-load-com)
  (setq thisdrawing (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
  (setq mspace (vla-get-modelspace thisdrawing))
  ...
  (vla-adddimarc mspace cpt sp ep p3)

 

 

https://www.afralisp.net/archive/methods/listb/adddimaligned_method.htm

 

 

Edited January 12, 2023 by mhupp

[limfx]

 

On 1/12/2023 at 8:14 PM, mhupp said:

You need to tell AutoCAD where to "add" the dim.

 

(defun c:test(/ thisdrwing mspace arc acrobj sp ep cpt p3)
  (vl-load-com)
  (setq thisdrawing (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
  (setq mspace (vla-get-modelspace thisdrawing))
  ...
  (vla-adddimarc mspace cpt sp ep p3)

 

 

https://www.afralisp.net/archive/methods/listb/adddimaligned_method.htm

 

 

Thank you for hepl me! 

[Lee Mac]

You can check the available properties & methods for any given ActiveX object using the vlax-dump-object function, for which I have provided a utility program here.

[BIGAL]

2 suggestions

 

(setq arc (car (entsel "\nPick an Arc ")))

(setq p3 (getpoint cpt "\nPick new dim point for arc "))