Topic: Exploding AEC Objects

[cmwade77]

I am getting frustrated by how AEC objects invade our drawings, I am wondering if anyone has a LISP routine to explode AEC objects? Yes, I know I could use the -exporttoautocad command, but that creates a new file and I simply want to explode the AEC objects in the existing file.

[dgorsman]

Entities, or objects?  Not all objects can be exploded e.g. the ones created by the "-dwgunits" command.

[cmwade77]

All AEC objects can usually be exploded with the -exporttoautocad command, basically I want everything that command does to happen without having to create a new drawing.

[rkmcswain]

Perhaps the AECOBJEXPLODE command?

[pendean]

Which version of autocad has AECOBJEXPLODE? Using Plain AutoCAD here, not a command.

[rkmcswain]

Nobody said anything about vanilla AutoCAD.
The AEC objects are coming from some AEC equipped application, use it to execute this command.

[Coder]

Perhaps the AECOBJEXPLODE command?

I am using Autocad 2017 

Command: AECOBJEXPLODE
Unknown command "AECOBJEXPLODE".  Press F1 for help.

[rkmcswain]

I am using Autocad 2017

You'll have to use Civil 3D (or perhaps AutoCAD Arch?) to run this command.

[cmwade77]

Sorry, I should have explained this is indeed with Vanilla AutoCAD, this command (and a completely command line version of it) should be included in vanilla AutoCAD, but since it isn't, I am wondering if someone else has figured out a way to eliminate these AEC viruses and yes, I consider them a virus, as if you xRef a file with AEC objects into your drawing, your drawing now has AEC objects, even if you detach the xRef.

[rkmcswain]

So if you only have vanilla AutoCAD, how are these AEC objects getting into your drawings?

[cmwade77]

We receive files from other companies all the time, they either use these verticals or their drawings somehow got infected by this, as I said before, I can only call it a virus.

[rkmcswain]

I suppose you are the sub, and you can't make them send you clean drawing files?

[cmwade77]

Exactly, we don't get that level of control, many of our clients either refuse or don't know how to do so. We also have so many infected drawings on our system that our files get infected quickly. Honestly, these are harder to eliminate than the Education Stamp was when that was an issue.

[MP]

To start there's this. That said, post an example if you can and I'll put it on the coroner's table. Cheers.

[cmwade77]

The problem with that is it appears to erase the AEC objects, unfortunately, these may be doors, walls, windows, etc. that we need to explode into linework instead of AEC objects.