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better formatting, less bugs, more functions not included on this page, including:
xi isolate an xref layer and make it into a new xref
trunclayers shorten layer names and remove spaces
ptbindall bind all xrefs, removing unused layers
byall change all the colors in all blocks to bylayer
ln select all lines of a selected length
nl list all the nested layer names for an xref object
oo open an xref you select
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[Generic Script]
[Load Explorer window in Current Directory]
[Previous Objects to New Layer]

[Change X-ref color]

[Copy and paste text]
[Add text to the end of a string]
[Addpoints & Midpoint]
[Open next drawing]
[Resize a line]
[Close wall]
[Ddedit & Ddatte]
[Setlast & Setprevious]
[Move all of a selected attribute]
[Make into a 2d dwg]
[List all lisps within files in a directory]
[Undefined Shape xx fix]
[Batch Bind]
[Match blocks]
[Toggle between text]

Generic Script
(DEFUN C:gs () ; A generic script in AutoLISP. for training purposes It does nothing! By
Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(PRINC "You can make this say whatever you want!")(COMMAND
"move") (COMMAND) (COMMAND "select" "p" pause)
)

Load Explorer Window in Current Directory

(DEFUN C:DIRR() ; By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/

(STARTAPP "EXPLORER.EXE" (GETVAR

"DWGPREFIX")) (princ))

Previous Objects to New Layer

(DEFUN C:p2n () ; Previous to New Layer By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/

(PROMPT "\nName of layer for entities to reside:
")(SETQ newlay (GETSTRING))
(COMMAND "LAYER" "N" newlay ""
"CHANGE" "p" "" "P" "LA" newlay
"" "CHANGE" "p" "" "P" "C"
"BYLAYER" ""))

Change Color
(DEFUN C:cxc (/ osm ln) ; Change the color of a layer by selecting an object
By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(SETQ osm (getvar "osmode")) (SETVAR "osmode"
0)
(SETQ ln (cdr (assoc 8 (entget (car (nentselp (getpoint
"Select object: ")))))))
(PROMPT "Select Color: ")
(COMMAND "LAYER" "C" pause ln "")
(SETVAR "osmode" osm) (PRINC))

Text
(DEFUN C:cf () ; Copy text [normally with snap modes enabled, this one is simplified]
By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(PRINC (SETQ CT (CDR (ASSOC 1 (setq ed (entget (car
(nentselp (getpoint "Select text to copy: ")))))))))
(while T (c:yt))
(PRINC))
(DEFUN C:YT () ; Paste text By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(setq ed (entget (car (nentselp (getpoint "\nSelect
text to replace: ")))))
(entmod (subst (cons 1 CT) (assoc 1 ed) ed ) )
(ENTUPD (CDR (CAR ED)))
)

Add Text to the End of a String

(defun c:ate() ;; Add text to the end of a string By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/

(command undo _be)

; (setq ui (getstring)) ; Use this to prompt for string and comment out the following line

(setq ui Your string here!)

(setq ed (entget (car (nentselp (cadr (entsel))))))

(entmod

(subst

(cons 1 (strcat (cdr (assoc 1 ed))

(if (= (setq str ui) ) str)

))

(assoc 1 ed)

ed

(ENTUPD (CDR (CAR ed)))

(command undo _end)

(PRINC))

Add Points & Midpoint

(defun addpoints (p1 p2 / p3) ; adds 2 points together By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(setq p3 (list (+ (car p1) (car p2)) (+ (cadr p1) (cadr
p2)) (+ (caddr p1) (caddr p2)) )))
(defun mp ( p1 p2 / p1x p1y p2x p2y ) ; Returns the point between two points
By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(SETQ P1X (CAR p1))(SETQ P1Y (CADR p1))
(SETQ P2X (CAR p2))(SETQ P2Y (CADR p2))
(LIST (/ (+ P1X P2X) 2) (/ (+ P1Y P2Y) 2)))

Open Next Drawing

(DEFUN C:nd () ; next drawing no save by Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(SETVAR "clayer" (GETVAR "clayer"))
; This line makes the open command give a save prompt
(COMMAND "dir" (STRCAT (GETVAR"dwgprefix")
"*.dwg /b /on > c:\\temp.txt"))
(SETQ fn (open "c:\\temp.txt" "r"))
(SETQ eof "Im not nil!!")
(SETQ dn (getvar "dwgname"))
(WHILE eof
(SETQ eof (READ-LINE fn))
(IF (= eof dn) (PROGN (SETQ
eof nil) (SETQ dwn (READ-LINE fn))))
)
(CLOSE fn) (COMMAND "del" "c:\\temp.txt")
(SETQ FN (STRCAT (GETVAR "DWGPREFIX") DWN))
;(COMMAND "qsave") ; delete the ; at the front
of the line to save the dwg by default
(COMMAND "open" "YES" fn)

(PRINC dwn)(PRINC)
)

Resize a line
(defun c:res () ; Resize a line by Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(command "undo" "be")(setq osm (getvar
"osmode"))(setvar "osmode" 0)
(setq op (getpoint "Select object to resize: "))
(while (not (setq obj (ssname (ssget op) 0)))
(setq op (getpoint "Select
object to resize: "))
)
(setq P1 (cdr (assoc 10 (entget obj))))
(setq P2 (cdr (assoc 11 (entget obj))))
(setq newdist (getstring "New size in inches: "))
(if (< (distance p1 op) (distance p2 op))
(progn
(command
"line" p1 "" "line" (strcat "@" newdist
"<" (angtos (angle p1 p2) 0 4)) "")
(entmod
(subst (cons 11 (getvar "lastpoint")) (assoc 11 (entget obj)) (entget
obj))))
(progn
(command
"line" p2 "" "line" (strcat "@" newdist
"<" (angtos (angle p2 p1))) "")
(entmod
(subst (cons 10 (getvar "lastpoint")) (assoc 10 (entget obj)) (entget
obj))))
)
(command "undo" "e") (setvar "osmode"

osm)
(princ))

Connect Two Lines With a Line

(DEFUN C:CW (/ POINT1 POINT2 POINT3 POINT4 P1 P2 SS LAY) ; By Brian Forbes
http://www.autolisp.org/
(SETQ LAY (GETVAR "CLAYER"))
(C:SETP) (SETQ SS (SSGET "P"))
(SETQ POINT1 (CDR (ASSOC 10 (ENTGET (SSNAME SS 0))))
POINT2 (CDR (ASSOC 11 (ENTGET (SSNAME SS 0)))))
(SETQ POINT3 (CDR (ASSOC 10 (ENTGET (SSNAME SS 1))))
POINT4 (CDR (ASSOC 11 (ENTGET (SSNAME SS 1)))))
(IF (< (DISTANCE POINT1 (GETVAR "LASTPOINT"))
(DISTANCE POINT2 (GETVAR "LASTPOINT")))
(SETQ P1 POINT1) (SETQ P1 POINT2))
(IF (< (DISTANCE POINT3 (GETVAR "LASTPOINT"))
(DISTANCE POINT4 (GETVAR "LASTPOINT")))
(SETQ P2 POINT3) (SETQ P2 POINT4)
)
(SETVAR "CLAYER" (cdr (assoc 8 (entget (SSNAME
SS 0)))))
(COMMAND "LINE" P1 P2 "")
(SETVAR "CLAYER" LAY)
)

Ddedit and Ddatte in One Shot

(DEFUN C:ED() ;; Ddedit and Ddatte in one By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(C:SETL)
(IF (OR
(= "TEXT" (CDR (ASSOC
0 (ENTGET (SSNAME (SSGET "L") 0)))))

(= "DIMENSION" (CDR
(ASSOC 0 (ENTGET (SSNAME (SSGET "L") 0)))))
(= "MTEXT" (CDR (ASSOC
0 (ENTGET (SSNAME (SSGET "L") 0)))))
(= "ATTDEF" (CDR (ASSOC
0 (ENTGET (SSNAME (SSGET "L") 0)))))
)
(COMMAND "DDEDIT" "L" "")
(COMMAND "DDATTE" "L"))
(princ))

Set Last and Previous: (for the 2 previous

functions)
(DEFUN C:SETL() ; By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(COMMAND "._SELECT" "_SI" "_AU"
PAUSE "COPY" "P" "" "_non" "@0,0"
"_non" "@0,0" "ERASE" "P" "")
(princ))
(DEFUN C:SETP() ; By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(COMMAND "._SELECT" "_SI" "_AU"
PAUSE) (princ))

Move objects with selected attribute

(DEFUN C:mj ( / num obj obj2) ; Move Attribute By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
(SETQ num (GETINT "Number of attribute: "))
(SETQ obj (CDR (ASSOC num (ENTGET (CAR (ENTSEL "\nSelect
sample object to move: "))))))
(SETQ obj2 (SSGET "X" (LIST (CONS num obj))))
(COMMAND "MOVE" obj2 "")
(princ))

The Following is for use with mj [ssget] print out and attach to monitor!
-4 Conditional operator
-3 Extended data sentinel
-2 Name
0 Type
1 Text
2 Name, block name, attrib tag
3-4 Misc.
6 Ltype
7 Text Style or attrib def.
8 Layer
10 Primary pt.
11-18 Other pts.
39 Thickness
40-48 Block scale, text height, etc.
50-58 Angles
62 Color
66 "Entities follow"
67 Drawing space (0 ps, 1 ms)
70-78 Integers for counters
210 3d
999 Comments

Puts all selected objects z point on 0

; Z0
; By Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/
; Home of the custom built lisp!
;
; Permissions:
; Permission is hereby granted to copy and modify this lisp. It
is provided "as is" by the author.
; The authorship and url must remain with the copied function.
; Version:

; 1.0 Sept 20, 2002

; 1.1 Sept 20, 2002 Fixed the need to repeat the command
; 1.2 Oct. 8, 2002 Added pline functionality, added header text
; Explanation:
; This function takes all selected objects and makes them two dimensional
by putting all the objects
; z coordinate on 0.
; Known bugs:
; none
; Function call:
; z0 on the command line
;
(defun c:z0 () ; puts all selected objects z point on 0 By Brian Forbes
http://www.autolisp.org/
(princ "Select objects: ") (setq ss (ssget) count (1(sslength ss)) asno 9)
(command "undo" "mark")
(while (>= count 0)
(setq curent (entget (ssname ss count)))
(while (and
(setq
asno (1+ asno))
(<
asno 19)
(if
(not (assoc asno curent)) (progn ; begin if polyline
(setq
asno 38)
(if
(assoc asno curent) (progn
(entupd
(cdr (assoc -1 (entmod

(subst
(cons
asno 0.0)
(assoc
asno curent)
curent
)
))))
nil
)
nil
)
)
T
);
if polyline
)
(if (/= 0 (cadddr (assoc asno curent)))
(entupd (cdr (assoc -1 (setq
curent (entmod
(subst
(cons
asno (list (cadr (assoc asno curent)) (caddr (assoc asno curent)) 0))
(assoc
asno curent)
curent
)
))))) ; entupd
) ; if
) ; while and
(setq count (1- count) asno 9)
) ; while count

(princ)
)

List All Lisps in a Directory

(defun c:listlisp ( / sample count found dir files curfile input output curline continue eol n n2 eofcountdown)

; listlisp v2 by Brian Forbes http://www.autolisp.org/

(setq sample (getfiled Select sample file: I:\\Standard\\lisp\\brian\\2002\\ lsp 8))

(setq count (strlen sample))

(while (and (> (setq count (1- count)) 0) (not found))

(if (= (substr sample count 1) \\) (setq found count))

) ; while

(setq dir (substr sample 1 found))

(setq files (vl-directory-files dir))

(setq count (length files))

(while (>= (setq count (1- count)) 0)

(setq curfile (nth count files))

(if (< (strlen curfile) 4)

(setq files (vl-remove curfile files))

(if (not (= LSP (strcase (substr curfile (- (strlen curfile) 2) 3))))

(setq files (vl-remove curfile files))

) ; if

) ; if

) ; while count

(setq count (length files))

(setq output (open c:\\lispout.txt w))

(while (>= (setq count (1- count)) 0)

(setq input (open (findfile (strcat dir (nth count files))) r))

(write-line (princ (nth count files)) output) (princ )

(setq curline (read-line input) continue T eol 1234567 n 1 n2 1)

(while continue

(if (not curline)

(setq continue nil)

(progn

(while (and (= (strlen eol) 7) (/= (setq eol (strcase (substr curline n 7))) (DEFUN ))

(setq n (+ 1 n) )

) ; while not defun

(if (= eol (DEFUN ) (progn

(setq n (+ n 7) n2 n)

(while (and (/= (substr curline n2 1) ) (/= (substr curline n2 1) () (/= (substr curline n2 1) ))

(setq n2 (+ n2 1))

(write-line (substr curline n (- n2 n)) output)

)) ; if & progn defun

(setq curline (read-line input) continue T eol 1234567 n 1 n2 1)

) ; progn curline

) ; if curline

) ; while continue

(setq eofcountdown 30)

(while (> eofcountdown 0)

(setq curline (read-line input))

(if curline (setq continue T eofcountdown -1 eol 1234567 n 1 n2 1) (setq eofcountdown (- eofcountdown 1)))

) ; while

(close input)

) ; while count

(close output)

(princ Done!)

(startapp write c:\\lispout.txt)

(princ)

) ; listlisp v2

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Undefined Shape xx fix

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Toggle Text
; Togtext

; By Brian Forbes - http://www.autolisp.org

; Home of the custom built lisp routine!

; Permissions:

; Permission is hereby granted to copy and modify this lisp. It is provided as is by the author.

; The authorship and url must remain with the copied function.

; Version:

; 1.0 - Oct. 3, 2002

; Explanation:

; This function takes in a list of strings and a selection set. It will extract the text from the

; selection set, search the text strings for matches with those found in the passed list, and replace

; those found strings with the next string in passed list. When the end of the passed list is reached,

; the first string replaces the last. The function searches the entire string of all the strings in

; the selection set for all the strings in the list. All strings in the passed list must be capitalized

; and the string selected will be capitalized. The character case issue is documented within the lisp.

; Known bugs:

; none

; Examples of calling functions:

; (defun c:tgt ( / ss lst)

; (setq lst (list NN AA LLL JJ HHH) ss (ssget))

; (togtext lst ss)

;)

; (defun c:fixmisspell ( / ss lst)

; (setq lst (list PURPINDIKYOULER PERPENDICULAR) ss (ssget))

; (togtext lst ss)

;)

; (defun c:chgt ( / ss lst st1 st2)

; (princ Select all objects to consider for replacing text: )

; (setq ss (ssget))

; (while (/= st1 ")

; (setq st1 (getstring Old string :))

; (if (/= st1 ") (progn

; (setq lst (list st1 (setq st2 (getstring New string: ))))

; (togtext lst ss)

; ))

;)

; (princ)

;)

(defun togtext (lst ss / count count2 ss lst numberinlst oldtxt oldlen string)

(setq ce (getvar cmdecho)) (setvar cmdecho 0) (command undo be undo end) (setvar cmdecho ce)

(setq count (sslength ss) lst (cons //\\(._.)//\\ //\\(._.)//\\ lst))

; You may ask why I added a string to the list. Simple. The numberinlst countdown

; starts at the end, thus the end value is replaced by the first in the list. When

; the countdown finds its way to the begining again, it thinks to replace the first

; string in the list too. It doesnt know that that string was already replaced.

; The added string is to ensure that no string is replaced twice.

(while (>= (setq count (1- count)) 0)

(if (and

(/= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (ssname ss count)))) TEXT)

(/= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (ssname ss count)))) DIMENSION)

(/= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (ssname ss count)))) MTEXT)

(/= (cdr (assoc 0 (entget (ssname ss count)))) ATTDEF)

(ssdel (ssname ss count) ss)

)) ; if & while

(setq count (sslength ss))

(while (>= (setq count (1- count)) 0)

(setq oldtxt (cdr (assoc 1 (entget (ssname ss count))))

oldlen (strlen oldtxt)

string nil

numberinlst (length lst)

(while (> (setq numberinlst (1- numberinlst)) -1)

(setq nextlst

(nth (if (= numberinlst (1- (length lst))) 0 (1+ numberinlst)) lst)

curlen (strlen (nth numberinlst lst))

count2 -1

(while (<= (setq count2 (1+ count2)) oldlen)

(if

; (= (substr oldtxt (1+ count2) curlen) (nth numberinlst lst)) ; List is case sensitive

(= (strcase (substr oldtxt (1+ count2) curlen)) (nth numberinlst lst)) ; List is CAPS

; The string being compared is made to be upper case. If you wish to make

; the function case sensitive, comment out the lower string with a ;,

; then remove the ; from the top string.

(progn

(setq oldtxt (setq string

(strcat

(substr oldtxt 1 count2)

nextlst

(substr oldtxt (+ (1+ count2) curlen) (- (- oldlen count2) curlen))

))

(setq

count2 (+ count2 (strlen nextlst))

oldlen (strlen oldtxt)

) ; progn

) ; if strings equal

) ; while theres something left to compare in the string

) ; while theres another string in lst

(if string (entupd (cdr (assoc -1 (entmod (subst (cons 1 string) (assoc 1 (entget (ssname ss count)))

(entget (ssname ss count))))))))

) ; While theres an object left in the selection set

(princ)

)
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