Accessing filter command

Is it possible to automatically create a selection set based on a given
property of an object (a la FILTER or Quick Select) via lsip? I want to
create a one-click solution for our people who don't normally use Autocad. I
can make a step by step that's pretty easy to follow, but I'd like to reduce
the potential phone calls.

Thanks
Patrick

 

If you have Express Tools you already have it. Express > Selection Tools >
Get Selection Set. You could create a button for that. Command line is
GETSEL.

If not look into the SSGET function in Lisp.

Allen

 

Thanks Allan.

We have the Express tools but I have yet to load them (guess I need to fix
that now that I have a reason). I'll look at SSGET as well; I used it for
some other functions on this toolbar but wasn't sure if it would work here.

 

Hi Patrick,

Yes. You can use it here. You'll have to obtain the object type first, like
this:
(setq SELTYP (assoc 0 (entget (car (entsel)))))
Select object: (0 . "MTEXT")

Then pass the type of object (or layer or whatever your criteria will be) to
the SSGET.

Allen