How to plot single drawing in the background with lisp.

Isn't backgroundplot a system variable?
Sorry, don't have 2005 loaded here to check.

 

Without using the sheetset manager how can I plot the current drawing in the background.
I have a lisp routine keyin that does my plotting of the current drawing. I'd like to be able to background
plot via lisp. There is an option in the plot dialog box, but not in the command line -plot command for
background plotting.

David

 

Yes it is but from the help files:

When -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are used in a script (SCR file), the
BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable value is ignored, and -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH,
and PUBLISH are processed in the foreground.

So depending on how David is calling up plot in his routine as to rather it
plots backgroud or foreground.

Murph

 

so if I set it to 3 and use a -plot command via lisp, what then?

"James Murphy" <>
|>Yes it is but from the help files:
|>
|>When -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are used in a script (SCR file), the
|>BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable value is ignored, and -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH,
|>and PUBLISH are processed in the foreground.
|>
|>So depending on how David is calling up plot in his routine as to rather it
|>plots backgroud or foreground.
|>
|>Murph
|>
|>"Jason Piercey" <nomail> wrote in message |>> Isn't backgroundplot a system variable?
|>> Sorry, don't have 2005 loaded here to check.
|>>
|>> --
|>> Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator
|>>
|>>
|>> |>>> Without using the sheetset manager how can I plot the current drawing in
|>>> the background.
|>>> I have a lisp routine keyin that does my plotting of the current drawing.
|>>> I'd like to be able to background
|>>> plot via lisp. There is an option in the plot dialog box, but not in the
|>>> command line -plot command for
|>>> background plotting.
|>>>
|>>> David
|>>
|>>
|>


David

 

It should plot in the background.
I tried it this now. Backgroundplot = 3
(command "plot" """ ......) and it shows it background plotting

Murph