Topic: What would you want in a set of Xref tools?

[Crank]

When you have to sent your drawing, the receiver doesn't have the same drive structure, so I can imagine it would be usefull to strip the part of the structure that's specific for your own company. (example: K:\drawings\project\partnumber\xref.dwg)

eTransmit

I can be mistaken, but I think with etransmit you have no control what part of the path you want to keep.

[Jeff H]

Setting Paths

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5d95.htm,topicNumber=d0e148663

[barc]

When you have to sent your drawing, the receiver doesn't have the same drive structure, so I can imagine it would be usefull to strip the part of the structure that's specific for your own company. (example: K:\drawings\project\partnumber\xref.dwg)

eTransmit

I can be mistaken, but I think with etransmit you have no control what part of the path you want to keep.

If its going to a client, you probably don't know what to keep (at least I don't for mine), so I strip it all and place all the necessary files in a single directory for transmitting.

[Crank]

Setting Paths

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5d95.htm,topicNumber=d0e148663

Sometimes it's good to read the manual when you've been doing something the same way for many years.

I think with very little coding you can make all options available. A preview of the result would be welcome, because the descriptions are to vague for ordinary users.

[T.Willey]

Setting Paths

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5d95.htm,topicNumber=d0e148663

Sometimes it's good to read the manual when you've been doing something the same way for many years.

I think with very little coding you can make all options available. A preview of the result would be welcome, because the descriptions are to vague for ordinary users.

That's the page I was reading Jeff.

I'll see what I can come up with along those lines then Crank.

[T.Willey]

Have MIRRTEXT work with Xref files, many people would like that one a whole lot.

I don't know how to make that one work.  A real quick issue would be if the user has more than one of the same xref plan in the drawing, and one was mirrored.  Text is a pretty static entity, so it would only want to show one way.

The only thing I can think of right away, would be to make all the text/mtext entities into constant attributes.  But then the issue of if the text changes, what do you do?  I don't see an easy answer.

[Krushert]

A nice feature/tool to have, would be for it to go and fetch a cup of coffee or a beer.  Could you program in something like that? 
 

[T.Willey]

A nice feature/tool to have, would be for it to go and fetch a cup of coffee or a beer.  Could you program in something like that? 
 

Sure.  Just need your credit card and social security number first.  Just PM me the information, and I'll get right on it.   

[Krushert]

A nice feature/tool to have, would be for it to go and fetch a cup of coffee or a beer.  Could you program in something like that? 
 

Sure.  Just need your credit card and social security number first.  Just PM me the information, and I'll get right on it.   

[barc]

Here's a request I've not yet found anywhere;
I'd like a tool that creates a CSV file (or similar) that contains the XREF name, path, insertion point, scale, rotation, insertion layer and nest parents if any.  Is there one of those floating around the swamp anywhere?  I did a search, but I'm less than halfway through a 24 page result, and I'd kinda like to use the tool before I retire.

Appreciate any help,

[MP]

modify to suit (add/change properties, export result to file ...)

[barc]

Thanks Michael

[T.Willey]

Here is another offering.  Will need to be edited to suit your needs, but it will allow you to get all that you want.

[ http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=28062.0 ]

[barc]

Thanks Tim ... just reading the thread hurts my head    need to ruminate on that one a bit. 

I did point out somewhere I don't know nuttin 'bout codin' didn't I??   

[T.Willey]

Thanks Tim ... just reading the thread hurts my head    need to ruminate on that one a bit. 

I did point out somewhere I don't know nuttin 'bout codin' didn't I??   

If you did, I must have missed it.   

Maybe someone will put something together for you from it.  If not, then if I have time I might get you something, but that doesn't look like it will happen soon.