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ROBBO

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Insert Block from dws file
« on: April 12, 2016, 05:10:52 AM »
Expert help required.

Can I insert a block from a dws file with a lisp? Or do I need to insert the dws first into the drawing?

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2016, 05:15:21 AM »
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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2016, 05:21:28 AM »
Quote from: HasanCAD on April 12, 2016, 05:15:21 AM
http://www.lee-mac.com/steal.html

Thanks HasanCAD.

This is a Lee Mac special I use very often, but wanted an option where I could insert a block from a custom ribbon command.
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ChrisCarlson

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2016, 07:48:55 AM »
Of course, setup a custom command and run the following subfunction

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]
  1. Examples
  2.  
  3. The following example will attempt to import Layers: 'Layer1' & 'Layer2', and all Dimension Styles beginning with DimStyle from the drawing: 'C:\My Folder\MyDrawing.dwg' into the current drawing.
  4.  
  5. (Steal "C:\\My Folder\\MyDrawing.dwg"
  6.    '(
  7.         (
  8.             "Layers"
  9.             ("Layer1" "Layer2")
  10.         )
  11.         (
  12.             "Dimension Styles"
  13.             ("DimStyle*")
  14.         )
  15.     )
  16. )
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ROBBO

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2016, 08:46:31 AM »
Thank you ChrisCarlson,

I was trying to make it too difficult for myself.

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(load "C:\\My Support folder\\StealV1-8.lsp")

(Steal "C:\\My Support folder\\MyStandards.dws"
   '(
         (
            "Blocks"
            ("MyBlock")
        )
    )
)

(COMMAND ".INSERT" "MyBlock" "s" "1")
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ROBBO

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2016, 09:09:39 AM »
I get this error :(

Unable to Interface with drawing: C:\\My Support folder\\MyStandards.dws.INSERT Enter block name or [?] <MYBlock>: MyBlock
"MyBlock.dwg": Can't find file in search path:
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ChrisCarlson

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2016, 12:58:46 PM »
Is

C:\My Support folder\MyStandards.dws

Listed in your support path?
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ROBBO

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Re: Insert Block from dws file
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2016, 02:09:23 AM »
Quote from: ChrisCarlson on April 12, 2016, 12:58:46 PM
Is

C:\My Support folder\MyStandards.dws

Listed in your support path?

It is.
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