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Jamie :
Is there a command or lisp program to convert "lines" to
"plines" which have a specified width on a particular layer found
throughout a drawing. This would be done
to an entire drawing or layer rather than with pedit which selects
single entities
Thank you very much Steve Wicke.
503 223-6663
Steve, there is no command or LISP program to do this (that I know of) but it
wouldn't be too hard to write one. Assuming you have AutoCAD Release 9, you
would use the SSGET "X" function to get a "selection set" of LINEs on a
certain layer (or that have some other common property), then use ENTDEL and
COMMAND "PLINE"… to replace the lines with plines. The sample programs in
the back of the AutoLISP Reference Manual show similar functions.
If you've never written a LISP routine, I strongly encourage you to try it!
You'll be surprised/amazed at what you can do with just a few lines of code.
There's good help available through books, classes or this Forum.
(setq newuser hacker) =SM=
You would have to construct a Lisp routine to do this, and it would not be
too hard to do.
1) build a main selection set of just lines
2) advance through the set pulling out the single line entities
3) using PEDIT, convert line to a pline and join it with the main
selection set. Only the ones connecting will join. After the join is
done you can change the width.
It could be an interesting routine to have around, are you experienced in
lisp programming yet?
Jamie