Topic: Clearing Xrecord from Copied Block

[kwarmington]

If one of more blocks are copied, I want to be able to clear all Xrecord data in the copied blocks. Can anyone shed some light on where I should start?

I have looked at the CommandWillStart Event Handler to monitor for the Paste Command, but haven't been able to figure out how to access the blocks that have been pasted? I have also looked at the ObjectAppended Database Event Handler but haven't had any luck in accessing the block.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Kate

[Kerry]

but haven't been able to figure out how to access the blocks that have been pasted?

How about the 'Previous selection ??

[kwarmington]

Wouldn't that give me the original blocks I copied not the new blocks? Correct me if im horribly wrong - I am really new to this.

[MickD]

A work around may be to create a special copy command to copy your blocks but I know that's not what you would really want.

What about the 'BeginInsert' event, although you are copying you are actually inserting a block ref.

[Kerry]

Ahhh, I didn't read the problem correctly, sorry.

[kwarmington]

NathTay on the Autodesk discussion groups came up with the steps below. I followed them and it all seems to be working now. Thanks for everyones help

These are the steps I use.

1. Create global variable as ObjectIdCollection
2. In CommandWillStart Event Handler if command name is a command that can result in copies being produced instantiate the global variable.
3. In ObjectAppended Event Handler check "CMDNAMES" system variable if command is same as checked for in Step 2 add objects to global variable.
4. In CommandCancelled or CommandEnded Event Handlers if it is the relevant command process the global variable and then set it to nothing.

[vnsharifi]

NathTay on the Autodesk discussion groups came up with the steps below. I followed them and it all seems to be working now. Thanks for everyones help

These are the steps I use.

1. Create global variable as ObjectIdCollection
2. In CommandWillStart Event Handler if command name is a command that can result in copies being produced instantiate the global variable.
3. In ObjectAppended Event Handler check "CMDNAMES" system variable if command is same as checked for in Step 2 add objects to global variable.
4. In CommandCancelled or CommandEnded Event Handlers if it is the relevant command process the global variable and then set it to nothing.

Hello There, I have is it possible to post your code here. I have the same issue . Thanks.

[Jeff H]

Depending on your situation this might work
If you are creating a dictionary and adding it to the ExtensionDictionary
then set
DBDictionary.TreatElementsAsHard = false

This does not work using the AutoCAD 'Copy' command, but
will work for Ctrl+C--Ctrl+V method.
So any object 'pasted' in same or different drawing the xrecord will be empty.
****Edit***
Xrecord will not get copied instead of empty