Topic: Dimension sum to text sum routine converting

[danglar]

I thinking about dimensions.. On this stage I decide I need linear dimensions only + numeric texts + block attributes (optional) without mtext. I understand, this is no so simple, but I do't want to lose a hope

[Dlanor]

I thinking about dimensions.. On this stage I decide I need linear dimensions only + numeric texts + block attributes (optional) without mtext. I understand, this is no so simple, but I do't want to lose a hope

OK, I'll try to finish it tomorrow.

[Dlanor]

Attached is lisp. Please read the comments at the top of the file.

[danglar]

First of all thank you Dlanor for an excellent routine!
After my checking a conclusion is: all working properly among dimensions texts and block attributes
Remain only one question. Is it possible to highlight selected entities like in ssget function?
In common case will be better to use ssget function with window selecting. In your case we need to select needful objects one by one and if the object not highlighted difficult to know if it already selected...

[Dlanor]

Off the top of my head, No. You can highlight the text and dimensions, but not the block attribute, only the block itself without losing the other highlighted objects. 

[danglar]

well. how to highlight the texts and dimensions?
Can you improve it in the routine?

[Mark]

Can you improve it in the routine?

This might help.

OH, and you missed this too.

[Dlanor]

well. how to highlight the texts and dimensions?
Can you improve it in the routine?

Is that highlight the text and dims and not the blocks, or highlight everything selected?

[danglar]

I thinking about it.. It seems to me better to highlight everything selected.. better to manage selected objects and divide it from not selected objects

[Dlanor]

Attached is update lisp to highlight selected dims, text and the parent block of the selected attribute. The highlighted items are reset as the lisp exits.

[T.Willey]

Dlanor,

FYI:  You can use the 'redraw' function to highlight entities (works with attributes).  Click on the 'redraw' name in the code below to see the man page for it.

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (setq sel (nentsel))
2. (redraw (car sel) 3)
3. ; (redraw (car sel) 4) ; this will un-highlight
4.  

[danglar]

thank you very match Dlanor. your help is very appreciated by me especially on your birthday.
 all works like a charm and like I need.
you are the real MASTER

[Dlanor]

you are the real MASTER

In truth, i'm barely a youngling compared to most here.   

[Dlanor]

Dlanor,

FYI:  You can use the 'redraw' function to highlight entities (works with attributes).  Click on the 'redraw' name in the code below to see the man page for it.

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (setq sel (nentsel))
2. (redraw (car sel) 3)
3. ; (redraw (car sel) 4) ; this will un-highlight
4.  

Sorry but I missed this earlier. At the moment i'm highlighting the Block but this works much better. Many Thanks 

[danglar]

Published here with great respect to Dlanor:

https://lispbox.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/numeric-texts-linear-dimensions-and-numeric-block-attributes-sum-report-as-txt-file-with-text-string-in-format-abc-sum/