Topic: wblock in a previous version

[domenicomaria]

Is it possible to create DWGs in a previous version with the wblock command?

For example I use the Acad 2022 version
and I want to create DWGs in the ACAD 2000 version
with WBLOCK ...

... is it possible?

[ribarm]

I think it's not possible...

Instead 2 steps :

1. WBLOCK
2. OPEN -> SAVEAS -> A2000 format

[domenicomaria]

 

[Marc'Antonio Alessi]

For Acad >= 2007 look for vla-Put-SaveAsType

[domenicomaria]

@Marco

I don't want SAVEAS . . .
I want that WBLOCK creates a DWG in a previous version

I add
(setenv "DefaultFormatForSave" "12")
before WBLOCK
but the final DWG format, is the current version
and not ACAD2000 ("DefaultFormatForSave" = "12")

[domenicomaria]

And before use WBLOCK, I added
(vla-put-saveastype (vla-get-opensave (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object) ) ) ac2000_dwg )
instead of
(setenv "DefaultFormatForSave" "12")
. . .
but nothing is changed !

[Marc'Antonio Alessi]

(vla-put-saveastype (vla-get-opensave (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object) ) ) ac2000_dwg )
Works... tested in AutoCAD 2013

[domenicomaria]

thank you Marco

I will give it a try
(again)
... monday !

ciao

[domenicomaria]

(vla-put-saveastype (vla-get-opensave (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object) ) ) ac2000_dwg )
Works... tested in AutoCAD 2013

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1. (vla-put-saveastype (vla-get-opensave (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object) ) ) ac2000_dwg )

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1. (defun :VLA-WBLOCK (ss full-dwg-file-name / active-doc )
2.    (:SS-MAKE-PREVIOUS- ss)
3.    (and
4.       ss
5.       full-dwg-file-name
6.       (setq active-doc (:ACTIVE-DOCUMENT) )
7.       (not
8.          (vl-catch-all-error-p
9.               (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-WBlock
10.                (list active-doc full-dwg-file-name (vla-get-ActiveSelectionSet active-doc) )
11.               )
12.          )
13.       )
14.    )
15. )

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1. LM:DWGVERSION

Marco, it seems that it does not work !

[Marc'Antonio Alessi]

Have you tried wblock command?

[domenicomaria]

Have you tried wblock command?

Yes.

With wblock command, it works !

Thank you.

[Marc'Antonio Alessi]

Have you tried wblock command?

Yes.

With wblock command, it works !

Thank you.

Your question: Is it possible to create DWGs in a previous version with the wblock command?

[domenicomaria]

Yes!

"Is it possible to create DWGs in a previous version with the wblock command?"

this is the right way to express the concept!