Explode selection set.

How come!!!

I need to explode a selection set of AEC objects all at once. I am using
Vanilla R2004 on WinXP. We receive drawings from architects using
architectural desktop. I have the object enablers loaded so their walls,
doors, windows etc, show up in my drawing as AEC Objects.

The long way around, I can select all the aec objects using:
(setq ss (ssget "X" '((0 . "AEC*"))))

but I can't explode them all at once in a lisp or Toolbar button. If you
step through each object in the selection set, it doesn't work either
because when you explode a door, the wall fills the opening back in, which
does not work for me.

Currently, I can do it by typing it all in at the command prompt

Command: (setq ss (ssget "X" '((0 . "AEC*"))))
<Selection set: 2a1>

Command: EXPLODE

Select objects: P
1021 found

Select objects: <ENTER>

This works, but I'm looking for a way to automate this. Either in a lisp or
a toolbar button. Nothing I've tried works.

If I put the commands I type into a toolbar button, it doesn't work Into a
lisp, No go....

Any suggestions or a nudge in the right direction would be greatly
appreciated.

Casey

 

Temporarily set the sysvar QAFLAGS to 1, run the (command "explode" ss ""),
reset QAFLAGS to 0

 

Cool... Thanks Jeff

One more question... what does QAFLAGS do and where is it documented? Help
turned up nothing...

Casey

 

You're welcome.

Have a look here:
http://www.manusoft.com/Resources/AcadExposed/index.stm
about 2/3 of the page down. It doesn't say anything about making Explode
work, though. This is just a trick I picked up from frequenting this
group...... ;-)

 

or... if your selection set is SSET,

(sssetfirst nil SSET)
(command ".explode")

this will explode everything.

)
daron