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Pekka P
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:10 pm    Post subject: Xref, lisp question? Reply with quote

Hello,

This is just a wild thought but,
Is there a lisp or program thatīll does the following (or is it possible to
create such a lisp):

When I attach xref file into a drawing and want to make a detailed drawing
of part of it I do the following:
I create a viewport in paperspace and zoom to the part I want to make the
drawing of. I turn off the layers (usually text) of the xref file and make
the drawing. When the drawing is finished I plot it. The other designers
usually want to have the cad file also...this is where it gets complicated.

I donīt want other designers to see all of the xref file. I usually bind it,
explode it and the trim the rest of the drawing away. It takes time to do
this + the layers have to been turned off again.
What I would like the program to do is this: When I have this detailed
drawing with xref Iīd want to bind the xref drawing so that only the part
of the drawing that shows in the viewport is bound. So the program would
automatically erase the rest of the drawing. Am I daydreaming or is this
possible?

Thanks,
Pekka

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hufdaddy



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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:22 pm    Post subject: re:Xref, lisp question? Reply with quote

You can copy nested object(s) from your xref so that they become part of the drawing.

OR

If you have everything on the same rotation, you can copy @ 0,0 from one drawing and paste to original coords in the other to get what you need into the working drawing.
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Pekka P
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:10 am    Post subject: Re: re:Xref, lisp question? Reply with quote

Thanks for the reply, I know I can do those things (which are a little bit
quicker than my way..) but the actions still take time. What I need is a
sort of lisp that erases everything in modelspace that?s outside the
(selected) viewport and binds only the lines that are visible in the
viewport into the drawing.
Possible?

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"hufdaddy" <imjeepin@alltel-dot-net.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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Quote:
You can copy nested object(s) from your xref so that they become part
of the drawing.

OR

If you have everything on the same rotation, you can copy @ 0,0 from
one drawing and paste to original coords in the other to get what you
need into the working drawing.


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Pekka P
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Xref, lisp question? Reply with quote

Hey,

A new question: is there a way to capture the view in paperspace into a dwg
file? The scaling doesnīt matter.

thanks,
Pekka


"Pekka P" <pekka@puu.paa> wrote in message
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Quote:
Hello,

This is just a wild thought but,
Is there a lisp or program thatīll does the following (or is it possible
to create such a lisp):

When I attach xref file into a drawing and want to make a detailed drawing
of part of it I do the following:
I create a viewport in paperspace and zoom to the part I want to make the
drawing of. I turn off the layers (usually text) of the xref file and make
the drawing. When the drawing is finished I plot it. The other designers
usually want to have the cad file also...this is where it gets
complicated.

I donīt want other designers to see all of the xref file. I usually bind
it, explode it and the trim the rest of the drawing away. It takes time to
do this + the layers have to been turned off again.
What I would like the program to do is this: When I have this detailed
drawing with xref Iīd want to bind the xref drawing so that only the part
of the drawing that shows in the viewport is bound. So the program would
automatically erase the rest of the drawing. Am I daydreaming or is this
possible?

Thanks,
Pekka
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