Autolisp for batch freezing & Thaw

[Ikkukp]

Hi all,
I’m looking for a custom AutoLISP script (for batch freezing/thawing layers before printing). some particular layer i need for drawing internal circulation. bet they are not required during submission. is there any other method ther?

[mhupp]

Depends on what you want to do. this will freeze a layer of the entity you select is on.

 

(defun c:FreezeEntity (/ ent layN layO)
  (while (setq ent (entsel "\nSelect an entity to freeze layer: "))
    (setq layN (cdr (assoc 8 (entget (car ent)))))
    (setq layO (vla-item (vla-get-Layers (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-Acad-Object))) layN))
    (vla-put-Freeze layO :vlax-true)
    (prompt (strcat "\nLayer \"" layN "\" has been frozen."))
  )
  (princ)
)

 

-Edit

Why not just have the calculations on defpoints or some other layer that is set not to print.

(vla-put-Plottable layo :vlax-false)

 

Edited 14 hours ago by mhupp

[Steven P]

Can also put these into a routine:

 

(command "-layer" "ON" "ListofLayers, EachLayerSeperated, Withcomma" "") ; Turns layer ON.. try 'OFF'
(command "-layer" "FREEZE" "ListofLayers, EachLayerSeperated, Withcomma" "") ; Freezes layer, ty 'Thaw' as well


For completion:
(command "-layer" "SET" "LayerName" "") ; Sets current layer

 

 

MHUPPs probably runs faster (like milliseconds) and a nice option to choose the layer, my ideas maybe better if the layer names are set and can be hard coded into the routine... but useless if each drawing / project uses a different name

[BIGAL]

If you use a plot lisp can set layers off/frozen do plot then turn back on. If using layouts can set layer frozen in a viewport but see in Model, may be the simplest way.

[Lee Mac]

Agree with @mhupp, just set the layer in question to not plot.

 

But don't use the Defpoints layer for this (that is reserved for dimension definition points) - use/create your own non-plotting layer.