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Code Red => AutoLISP (Vanilla / Visual) => Topic started by: jtoverka on August 31, 2019, 08:21:41 PM

Title: Create Clipped Viewport without MVIEW command
Post by: jtoverka on August 31, 2019, 08:21:41 PM

How would I be able to create a clipped viewport in AutoCAD using visual lisp and AutoCAD's object model? I have scoured the object model and I cannot find an equivalent way to reproduce the following code.

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(command "._MVIEW" "OBJECT" ent)

Title: Re: Create Clipped Viewport without MVIEW command
Post by: jtoverka on September 18, 2020, 10:31:03 AM

I still haven't found the answer to the question above. I can live without viewport clipping.

Out of all the applications I have made in autolisp I still cannot figure out the object model equivalent to the following command:

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(vl-cmdf "-VIEW" "RESTORE" viewName)
With the viewName being a valid one of course. The reason I am aiming for the object model equivalent is because I want to use ODBX. It's much faster and more efficient. I have attached a lsp file, I hope I have placed all the relevant functions needed for it to operate. So I have drawings with dynamic blocks to represent the viewport view. When I run my automation, I use xrefs on multiple drawings. On these drawings I get the viewport data from the original drawing and use the views in the xref. Then I delete the viewport data blocks.

I am making my way towards complete ODBX automation and this is the only thing stopping me. My code is old and sloppy so sorry about that.

Title: Re: Create Clipped Viewport without MVIEW command
Post by: MP on September 18, 2020, 10:45:45 AM

I have alzheimer's ...