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Kent Cooper View Drop Down
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Points: 624 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Dec.2019 at 14:14
That shouldn't be difficult, but first:

How should the location of the first one be determined?  Ask the User?  Something in relation to the drawing limits?  Some fixed location every time?
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Dec.2019 at 14:48
Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

That shouldn't be difficult, but first:

How should the location of the first one be determined?  Ask the User?  Something in relation to the drawing limits?  Some fixed location every time?

Thank you for the quick reply Kent.

The location of the first one doesn't matter, it can even start at (x=0,y=0), as long as the imported DWG's follow the disposition from top to bottom and left to right and mantain 100 units between each one (horizontally and vertically).

Vertically a max of 10 rows, then it starts another column from the top.

Thank you in advance for your time.


Edited by AGST - 27.Dec.2019 at 14:49
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Points: 624 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Dec.2019 at 21:09
Try this -- very minimally tested.  It complains if drawings contain Xlines or Rays [it can't find their extents] or Xrefs [it doesn't like Inserting], but in the absence of such things, it seems to work.

(vl-load-com)
(defun C:BC (/ blkfolder space nextUL colwd colUL blkLL blkUR blkwd blkht)
  (setq osm (getvar 'osmode))
  (setvar 'osmode 0)
  (alert "Pick OK here, then double-click any file in desired folder: ")
  (setq
    blkfolder (getfiled "Find folder" "" "dwg" 0)
    blkfolder (substr blkfolder 1 (1+ (vl-string-position 92 blkfolder 1 T))); path without dwg name
    space 100 ; between blocks and min. from limits <------ set as desired
    colUL (list space (- space) 0); upper left of first column [one space-width to right of and below 0,0]
    nextUL colUL ; for first Block
    rowno 1
    colwd 0 ; width of widest block in column [to set X coordinate of next column]
  ); end setq
  (foreach blk (vl-directory-files blkfolder "*.dwg" 1)
    (command "_.insert" (strcat blkfolder blk) (getvar 'viewctr) "" "" "")
    (vla-getboundingbox (vlax-ename->vla-object (entlast)) 'minpt 'maxpt)
    (setq
      blkLL (vlax-safearray->list minpt)
      blkUR (vlax-safearray->list maxpt)
      blkwd (- (car blkUR) (car blkLL))
      blkht (- (cadr blkUR) (cadr blkLL))
    ); setq
    (if (= rowno 11)
      (setq ; then - start new column to right of previous column
        colUL (polar colUL 0 (+ colwd space))
        nextUL colUL
        colwd 0
        rowno 1
      ); setq
    ); if - no else [next in current column]
    (command
      "_.zoom" "_object" (entlast) ""
      "_.move" (entlast) "" (list (car blkLL) (cadr blkUR)) nextUL
    ); command
    (setq
      nextUL (polar nextUL (* pi 1.5) (+ blkht space))
      rowno (1+ rowno)
      colwd (max blkwd colwd)
    ); setq
  ); foreach
  (setvar 'osmode osm)
  (command "_.zoom" "_extents")
  (princ)
); defun
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30.Dec.2019 at 09:27
Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

Try this -- very minimally tested.  It complains if drawings contain Xlines or Rays [it can't find their extents] or Xrefs [it doesn't like Inserting], but in the absence of such things, it seems to work.

Hello Kent,

I can't thank you enough for your help...
It's perfect!!! It's exactly what i needed!!!
You just saved my life!!!

I wish you the best!!!
And a happy new year!!!
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Mar.2020 at 12:00
Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

Try this -- very minimally tested.  It complains if drawings contain Xlines or Rays [it can't find their extents] or Xrefs [it doesn't like Inserting], but in the absence of such things, it seems to work.

Hello Kent, i hope the new year is running well for you.

I'm here asking for your help once more, so i thank you in advance for your time.

Problem: 

Let's suppose i have a DWG with all the drawings inside him, but when i plot the file to a PDF, i need it to output one drawing per page, instead of the whole drawing in one sheet. Is it possible?

At the moment, i need to select each drawing manually and add it as windows to the final plot file. Using this method i'm prone to mistakes due the monotous task of selecting alot of them manually.

I hope you can help me, thank you once again for your time.
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Points: 1426 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Mar.2020 at 12:58
Hello AGST, try this command : +PUBLISH ( GB ) , +PUBLICAR ( POR ).
It can be difficult to get it well and in any case set correctly the print settings at least of the first page.
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09.Mar.2020 at 15:08
Originally posted by philippe JOSEPH philippe JOSEPH wrote:

Hello AGST, try this command : +PUBLISH ( GB ) , +PUBLICAR ( POR ).
It can be difficult to get it well and in any case set correctly the print settings at least of the first page.

Hello Joseph, that method only prints one sheet with all the drawings on it, i need a routine that marks each drawing as an individual window, so that when i plot, each drawing is considered as a page in the PDF.

The drawings are evenly spaced in the main file, as a result of a merge made from the routine above.
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