Binding Xrefs

Good morning Group

A problem some one with experience must have considered....

I have a referenced drawing of which only what I wish to appear does using
xclip. I can bind the referenced drawing into my current drawing and thing
still appear Ok. When I explode, what used to be referenced and is now a
block, all that was once hidden from view now appears.

Is there a convenient way I can delete everything outside of the xclip frame
during binding?

Thank you for you replies.

Arie

 

I'm a frayed knot, unless someone's written a routine....
it's going to be a multi-step process.

 

It's not the ultimate answer, but if you get the polyline from xclip
(xclip, "p" for generate polyline, ), copy it and the drawing data in
question..to a new area (in case you don't get the results that you want),
then use the pline to trim it... (express tools has, under modify, a cookie
cutter trim)

Hope this helps.

 

Hello --

Thank you for your reply. I do have Express Tools and know of the cookie
cutter but that still requires, including deleting, too many key strokes.

I am not a Lisp programmer but it would seem to me that some knowledgeable
person should be able , using Lisp, to turn off all layers except those
indexed as belonging to the previously Xreferenced Drawing, establish a
Polyline border over the Xclipframe, use something similar to the Cookie
Cutter and delete everything outside of the boundary.

If anyone out there can help, as always, it will be most appreciated.

Arie

 

You are right- it is possible. However, since binding and exploding xref's
is not a widely recommended practice you are unlikely to find many people
who would have spent the hours necessary to write such a routine. If it is a
fundamental part of the way you work, perhaps you could give it a shot. By
the time you are finished, you will be ready for just about any LISP
challenge.

 

Binding and exploding being not recommended is neither here nor there. There
are many clients who do not wish to deal with multiple file drawings. The
bind command exists with reason. Therefore it is reasonable to explode (to
revise) and delete any extraneous information.