Topic: ADT Properties

[cadman6735]

How do I access Style Manager (Wall Style Override)  Plot Style properties?

[irneb]

"Simple" answer is: "You don't"  :realmad: ADesk deemed it "unnecessary" for any lispers to be able to work with AEC objects. Apparently they've added properties in 2012 which "may" allow you to now work on these, see this thread: http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=39259.0

Or else look at the Wiki I've started about ways of getting Lisp "evolved" from extinction  : http://alisp-ext.wikidot.com/home

[cadman6735]

but it can be done via ObjectARX?  C++ or .NET???

[Jeff H]

but it can be done via ObjectARX?  C++ or .NET???

Yes sir

[jbuzbee]

AEC objects are a MESS!  Terribly conceived and executed.  Some of the data is in the style, some in dictionaries, and extension dictionaries.  They don't import cleanly via ObjectDBX, and, and, well they smell funny too.

/rant-off/

[cadman6735]

   "smell funny"   

Ok, I spent the day manualy changing all of my plot Style for walls and am able to copy paste them via Style Manager to override any old files I come across.  I can load them into a blanc file via a crafty little macro AlanJT showed me

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    (command "_.-insert" "Wall Styles - Brick (Imperial)=" nil)

    (command "_.-purge" "Block" "Wall Styles - Brick (Imperial)" "No")

My question now:  Is there a way to macro load wall styles and material definitions via lisp and have them over write the existing styles vs. only bring in new and leaving the existing alone?

[Jeff H]

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=39291.0
I could refactor it to be able to call it from Lisp and and abstract it out for general use.
It helped pick up a couple things about the API.