TheSwamp
CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: ELOQUINTET on September 24, 2004, 12:04:18 PM
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hey guys i fixing my coworkers drawings and because his english is not that well he will copy and paste his notes from various drawings. these various drawings have different colors of text so his notes look like a bowl of fruit loops see attached image. i'm wondering if anyone has something similar to the bylayer lisp that will make all of the text colors bylayer. you're gonna love this...
http://theswamp.org/lilly_pond/dan/fruity%20leaders.doc?nossi=1
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lol, it looks like Christmas.
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yeah jah rastafari dude
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nice!! need a touch of blue in there to round out the colors :)
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two words color wheel :lol:
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nice ... I like!!! NOT!!!
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I'ma write a lisp routine to randomly change my text colors like that.. Add it to my qsave routine so everytime I open the drawing, they're all different colors from what they were the last time I closed it..
Why not just grab alla text and in your properties window (Which EVERYONE should have open on thier second monitor) click on bylayer..
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[sarcasm]Yeah ... well I might just as well put the properties box on my third 42" flat panel plasma monitor, after all it is smaller than my regular 60" monitor.[/sarcasm]
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tried that it doesn't change but if you go into mtext editor and highlight it and set to bylayer it changes
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hmmm so nobody can help me on this one?
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well if you have standards at work as everyone should...atleast for layering...
All the text should be on the same layer....
Modify this code for your lisp....
(defun C:textch ()
(COMMAND "-LAYER" "MAKE" "0" "")
(COMMAND "-layer" "color" "yellow" "text" "")
(COMMAND "chprop" "all" "" "color" "bylayer" "")
(princ "\nText is now the right color")
(princ)
)
Simple lisp routine but it works...This will select everything and make the color bylayer though...if its not what you...oh well!!
You need to change:
(COMMAND "-layer" "color" "yellow" "text" "")
To what ever your layer is and what ever color you want...
"yellow" = color
"text" = layer
Hope it helps.
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With a topic of 'Fruity leaders', I might of thought you were talking about your boss.
If that the case my boss is one of those fruity leaders! :lol:
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standard ha that's funny did you see the image. i tried what you gave and it does not do what i want thanks anyway
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Can you post the drawing so we can see the situation first hand?
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i uploaded an example at the beginning of the post but here's the situation. because his english is not that great he will copy and paste a note together from various drawings these drawings have different color text because standard is a foreign word around here too. so one leader can look like a rainbow. this is not a problem for him because he has made modifications to his pen settings but when i print the drawing it looks dreadful. i basically need something that would select all of the leader text in a drawing and change it all to red
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Yowsa! That would be considered an unacceptable use for pen settings around here... :o
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yeah sinc this among other issues is really about to push me over the edge. i'm considering bringing up the dreaded word "standard". this time i'm thinking of putting together some kind of document for the big boss. i think "most" of us are on the same page with this and was wondering if any of you have written up some standards documents i might be able to take a look at?
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Standards won't work until it is the boss's idea. I have tried to implement Standards where I work for 15 years. The parent company even put a committee together just to decide on what line weight goes with what color. So far, I am the only one using either system. My boss will not insist that the Standards be implemented and followed. Until that happens, you're screwed. Most bosses don't understand the necessity. Point out the cost and time savings. Maybe that will get their attention.
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i hear ya dent that's why i'd like to put something flashy together to really sell my point to the head honcho. i have started a new post in the cad standards forum so feel free to post your comments there and thanks for understanding :wink:
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Scary as it is, I agree with Dent..
I worked one place where an Engineer was telling me to change the text size to a larger size and I told him "Well, we're trying to make all the sheets standardized and the lead cadd operator said the size should be L100".. His response... "When she can put a stamp on a drawing and sign it, we'll do it her way." That company even has a Cadd MANAGER that's in CHARGE of standards!!
Good luck in your quest..
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yeah i totally agree too it must come from the top. unfortunately some people at our company don't even do what the boss says and they're still here so it's real disorganized and i'm not sure what to do about it but something must be done. yeah i know what you're thinking and i agree with that too :wink: