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   Hi all
First post here. I want to know how I can convert a selection of lines, arcs, and/or polylines into ONE polyline with just a single click. I presume there’s a lsp command available somewhere out there that someone uses?
I am aware of the 

PEDIT 
> M(ultiple) 
> select entities, 
> type J for Join, 
> select fuzz width, 
> press enter, 
...though that takes longer than I want it to. Ideally it would be a command like click the magical lisp icon or type LJ (line join/this magical lisp shortcut) > select entities > enter... hey presto!

If I create a lisp and associated keyboard shortcut for the command (eg 2PL) then that would be great. I’ve never created or know how to exactly use lisps, though I imagine it can’t be too difficult if someone sends me one and I just save the file somewhere in my CAD/windows directory, and I think all I need to do is drag it from there into my CAD window and she’s automatically uploaded/incorporated, yeah? If this is the case, does it remember the lisp for next time you restart CAD?

Any help appreciated!!! 

Edited by germanbarry - 15.Apr.2011 at 07:52

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germanbarry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14.Apr.2011 Location: Germany Using: AutoCAD 2011 Status: Offline Points: 33	Topic: convert connecting lines, arcs, PLs to polylines Posted: 14.Apr.2011 at 14:22
	Hi all First post here. I want to know how I can convert a selection of lines, arcs, and/or polylines into ONE polyline with just a single click. I presume there’s a lsp command available somewhere out there that someone uses? I am aware of the PEDIT > M(ultiple) > select entities, > type J for Join, > select fuzz width, > press enter, ...though that takes longer than I want it to. Ideally it would be a command like click the magical lisp icon or type LJ (line join/this magical lisp shortcut) > select entities > enter... hey presto! If I create a lisp and associated keyboard shortcut for the command (eg 2PL) then that would be great. I’ve never created or know how to exactly use lisps, though I imagine it can’t be too difficult if someone sends me one and I just save the file somewhere in my CAD/windows directory, and I think all I need to do is drag it from there into my CAD window and she’s automatically uploaded/incorporated, yeah? If this is the case, does it remember the lisp for next time you restart CAD? Any help appreciated!!! Edited by germanbarry - 15.Apr.2011 at 07:52

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 14.Apr.2011 at 16:12
	Convpoly.zip http://www.cadmonkey.com/lisp.htm There are at least three different ways to load lisp routines in AutoCAD. One way is to use the APPLOAD command.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

germanbarry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14.Apr.2011 Location: Germany Using: AutoCAD 2011 Status: Offline Points: 33	Posted: 14.Apr.2011 at 16:32
	Thanks for the quick response John I tried loading in that CONVOPOLY.LSP and then typed CONVPOLY into the commandbar, and it asks me ... Which layer to convert all to polylines <A---MW1BD------> : not sure if i did it right, but i was hoping to get a command which let me select a bunch of lines/arcs/polylines, press enter, and have them joined for me... cheers PS: should the LSP file when opened in wordpad read total gobbledeegook or should it be english script? below is a copy/paste of what it reads: AutoCAD PROTECTED LISP file S{˛ YüŮđŰô¦Pđ®{Ţ’IŢťwŻ»9Rę” FŘ‘HÜţŮ“h’oţ© D¨p¤K¶<-múĄDŃđÁĆĂÓŽ4/ LÝă“>\š-sěůŰçťrŞ :(>^•! ....... then it continues as such. the only english words were the first 4 in the top row of what i justpasted above^ PPS: how do you know what the shortcut is for a lisp once you have downloaded and installed it? is it usually called the same as what the LSP filename is? Edited by germanbarry - 14.Apr.2011 at 17:05

jessierose215 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30.Mar.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011 Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: 14.Apr.2011 at 22:05
	I use PEDIT to convert my lines and arcs into polylines. Its more than a one mouseclick but it gets the job done

germanbarry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14.Apr.2011 Location: Germany Using: AutoCAD 2011 Status: Offline Points: 33	Posted: 18.Apr.2011 at 16:15
	found what i was after in another forum... fyi: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2011/How-to-join-more-than-one-line-using-single-command/m-p/2737341/highlight/false

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