Topic: reactors and making my own fake multi line

[uncoolperson]

for the purposes of using Electrical i need to keep my lines as normal line, but for our standards i need the functionality of a multi line.

right now we have a menu script that draws a  line and offsets to either side... which makes editing suck, and when the dept goes the route of electrical it is going to freak the computer out some.

before i set out on this fight i was hoping that someone else might have already gone down this path... have you? care to share?

[Josh Nieman]

Does exploding a multiline suit you?

[uncoolperson]

Does exploding a multiline suit you?

nope,
need to draw the line(s)

then in any order
place a wire number (all kinds of super ?smart? acad electrical stuff going on there)
then stretch/move the wire around a whole much, while keeping the functionality of a multi line (so our engineers/drafters don't screw stuff up), and keeping as a normal line (so autocad electrical stays happy)

[GDF]

How about using AutoCAD's dline.lsp routine?

Gary

[LE]

Or...


http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=6959.msg85605#msg85605

See if it is possible to use the above code.

[T.Willey]

I haven't found a way to copy lines (wires) in Electrical besides using the 'Copy Circuit' command.  Otherwise the label wire numbers program doesn't like it.  If I copy the wire, and try to number the new line, then it will erase the old one, and number the new one the only with a new number.

[uncoolperson]

thanks for all the examples, going to try to work off those as i put together a reactor...


T. Willey,
that's one of the (30+ or so) reasons i wrote my own (wire numbering thingy)

[T.Willey]

T. Willey,
that's one of the (30+ or so) reasons i wrote my own (wire numbering thingy)

We have a lot of customization here also (company written, not mine) to help with Electrical's little quirks.  Good luck.

[GDF]

I maybe way off here, are you talking about labeling, like a homerun circuit? If so maybe this will work for you with some modifications.

Gary

[uncoolperson]

kinda, sorta

i have this line type
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=9560.0

which when i called it a normal line above, is actually a polyline.... dangit more problems

i'd like to be able to stretch/move/break/all that like a normal polyline/multi line thing.... however the problem is that autocad electrical needs a normal line to be used for wires.

so i just (well, not just in the it's simple sense) need to put together something that causes one line to mirror the changes (breaks, stretches, etc...) to the other. while keeping appropriate spacing between the two, and all that other stuff.

but with the added fun i forgot i needed to deal with (above in this post), keep normal lines in line (sorry needed a pun) with a polyline.

[LE]

kinda, sorta

i have this line type
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=9560.0

which when i called it a normal line above, is actually a polyline.... dangit more problems

i'd like to be able to stretch/move/break/all that like a normal polyline/multi line thing.... however the problem is that autocad electrical needs a normal line to be used for wires.

so i just (well, not just in the it's simple sense) need to put together something that causes one line to mirror the changes (breaks, stretches, etc...) to the other. while keeping appropriate spacing between the two, and all that other stuff.

but with the added fun i forgot i needed to deal with (above in this post), keep normal lines in line (sorry needed a pun) with a polyline.

It is very difficult to me to understand the above - my English level is way below....

1. Do you mean you can't use a polyline?
 just simple lines? - or - I am out of the hole?

[uncoolperson]

i have to use polylines to get the correct visuals, but i have to use simple lines for the intelligence that comes with autocad electrical.

[LE]

i have to use polylines to get the correct visuals, but i have to use simple lines for the intelligence that comes with autocad electrical.

I see, I don't know anything about AutoCAD Electrical... but got a chance to write this custom object, just for fun!

If you want to give a try, open AutoCAD 2007 or 2008 (I guess will work on there too) - and inside a new from scratch dwg....
1. Load the ARX
2. Set the LUNITS to architectural
3. Load the linetype "HIDDEN"
4. Call the command: MYMLINE
5. Select the start-end points
7. Change the LTSCALE to desired one.

Tell me if works.

Have fun.

Note: the ARX is a debug file.... I just made a quick coding.... the MYMLINE command will generate an object similar to the one you posted in the image...

[uncoolperson]

i'll check that out tomorrow when i get to work.

i've never done the custom objects, could you share the magic?

[LE]

could you share the magic?

No problem - let me know via pm.

You are going to need the VS2005, the ARX SDK 2007/2008 and know about C++ and ARX and about custom objects.