problems ent,aking a dimstyle

This doesn't work:

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0) '(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))

neither does this

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord") '(100 .. AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0) '(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))


any help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

Jamie,
When you have a (cons ...) in your list you cn't quote that line. So
just remove the quote from:

....... '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) .......

This works:

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE")'(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord") '(100 .
"AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0)
'(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09)
'(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03)
'(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 .
256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) (cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard"))
'(287 . 4)))

HTH,
Jeff

This doesn't work:

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 .
48.0) '(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 .
0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 .
0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256)
'(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style"
"standard")) '(287 . 4)))

neither does this

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord") '(100
.. AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0)
'(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09)
'(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03)
'(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 .
256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard"))
'(287 . 4)))


any help is appreciated.

Thanks


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she
wants, rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

Couple things Jamie:

The first way won't work. The second way will, and you're REAL
close. You missed a leading quote on one of the 100 groups
(AcDbDimStyleTableRecord) which will of course make acad chuck
a wobbly, but even more code breaking is that you quoted the
cons statement, so it never gets evaluated.

A recurring thing I've noticed in your entmake posts (don't
take offence) is that you tend to post the group codes as a
stream, While convenient for acad, it makes it difficult to
see what's wrong. Arranging it vertically (like I have below)
makes it REAL easy to see where the problem is .

Also, if I can add a last suggestion, it isn't efficient for
you to individually quoted all those cons pairs, just lump them
into one or more quoted lists, then append as applicable to
incorporate code that has to be evaluated at run time.

For example:

Code:

(entmake
(append
'(  (0 . "DIMSTYLE")
(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord")
(100 . "AcDbDimStyleTableRecord")
(2 . "Arctitic")
(70 . 0)
(40 . 48.0)
(41 . 0.125)
(42 . 0.0625)
(43 . 0.315)
(44 . 0.06)
(46 . 0.09)
(140 . 0.078)
(141 . 0.09)
(142 . 0.0)
(143 . 25.4)
(147 . 0.03)
(73 . 0)
(74 . 0)
(77 . 1)
(78 . 3)
(172 . 1)
(176 . 256)
(177 . 256)
(178 . 256)
(270 . 4)
)
(list
(cons 340
(tblobjname "style" "standard")
)
)
'((287 . 4))
)
)

This doesn't work:

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0) '(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06)
'(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 .
1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))

neither does this

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord") '(100 . AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40
.. 48.0) '(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4)
'(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340
(tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))


any help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

Hi, girl from Canada -

I bet it's the (cons 340...) line.
I don't do entmaking (or ent,aking), but taht's the only element that doesn't
match up to the definition of an existing dimstyle list in my drawing.

Well you DID say that ANY help is appreciated.

-boy from America

ps - I still owe you a portrait of my dog
Cilla.That's right on top of my list and
I'm working my way up to it.

This doesn't work:

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0) '(41 .
0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078)
'(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77
.. 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4)
'(cons 340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))

neither does this

(entmake (list '(0 . "DIMSTYLE") '(100 . "AcDbSymbolTableRecord") '(100 .
AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40 . 48.0) '(41 . 0.125)
'(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06) '(46 . 0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 .
0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4) '(147 . 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1)
'(78 . 3) '(172 . 1) '(176 . 256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons
340 (tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))


any help is appreciated.

Thanks


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

oops! got carried away with the quotes!


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

thanks Michael!

The format takes many lines :-( but is much more readable - this is good
for lisp 'cause then there aren't any unbalanced frowns or smiles..


Now that you both have helped I can take the next steps in my 'environment'
routines.


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

'(41 . 0.125) '(42 . 0.0625) '(43 . 0.315) '(44 . 0.06)

.. 0.03) '(73 . 0) '(74 . 0) '(77 . 1) '(78 . 3) '(172 .

(tblobjname "style" "standard")) '(287 . 4)))

AcDbDimStyleTableRecord") '(2 . "arctitic") '(70 . 0) '(40

0.09) '(140 . 0.078) '(141 . 0.09) '(142 . 0.0) '(143 . 25.4)

256) '(177 . 256) '(178 . 256) '(270 . 4) '(cons 340

wants, rather than to create it herself."

 

Hey DB!

Would you like a nice pic of Ayla? She's gone back to heaven (sniff...) and
I miss her so..

I remember having sent you one or two some time ago - but I'm not sure if
you have the one I'm thinking off...

And yes - everyone's catching my improper quotes.. <g>

 

< It's not enough to anymore to only know the dark side >

Suggestion: Learn the activex side of things too

Code:

;  oversimplified for clarity (ie not error trapped)
(progn
;  ...
(setq MyDimStyleObject
(vlax-invoke-method
(vlax-get-property
(vlax-get-property
(vlax-get-acad-object)
'ActiveDocument
)
'DimStyles
)
'Add
"MyDimStyle"
)
)
; ...
)

 

If you'll be using 2002+ you guys are in for a big surprise!

Just so you know, certain dxf codes are not supported, and you'll have to
use activeX.

--

AUTODESK
Authorized Developer
www.Cadentity.com
MASi

 

Is there a list of unsupported DXF codes??

And Michael how do you get your code to display in a frame?
I tried pre and /pre but there is no frame.

 

In the snip below replace the braces {} with square
brackets [] ...

{code}
source code to be left intact
{/code}

It's something I picked up posting to other web based
discussion groups that use UBB code (a variation of html).

Of course, it desn't leave it completely intact (empty
lines are dumped) but it's better than nothing I suppose.

If you look here:

http://discussion.autodesk.com/help.jspa

You'll see a reference to the pre and /pre tags under the
title "How do I include formatted code snippets in my
message"? Specifically:

Code:

Include the code in the body of your message surrounded
by [pre] and [/pre]. Note: Be sure to use square brackets
as shown, not the angle brackets used for html tags.

Other than that I have no idea what's going on (I'm on the
nntp side). I'm not even sure if this very post will look
any good on the web side (I would guess no - they've not
done a very good job of it imooc).

Cheers.

Is there a list of unsupported DXF codes??

And Michael how do you get your code to display in a frame?
I tried pre and /pre but there is no frame.

 

Which ones would you like me to list?


Is there a list of unsupported DXF codes??

 

Yes it's well documented, but kinda fun how I found it.

I had to dig for it, because of blocks I was defining in the dxf code.

As for the overall, you'd better move over to activex, because a lot more
dxf codes will no longer be supported, and the only way to gain access will
be through activex.
--

AUTODESK
Authorized Developer
www.Cadentity.com
MASi

 

Thank you for the information. Not that I doubt you, but as I prepare to
implement 2004 I need to revise about 200+ lisp routines and need to have
this confirmed. I know nothing of activex, nor do I know whetehr activex
will be supported in a couple of years, so before throwing out reams of code
I need an answer from ADESK, or at least a link to where ADESK has set out
their offical position.

--


Jamie Duncan

Consulting - If you're not part of the solution, there's good money in
prolonging the problem.

 

good luck

 

Jamie, Activex is part of VisualLISP that comes with 2000+ already, free.

And Autodesk is still refining and adding to it.

It's been documented in 2004 that what will be disappearing is DXF codes,
and will be only accessable through activex or should I say VisualLISP.

2005 comes with VisualLISP and so will the coming versions.

If you're unsure about what to get into, then consider .NET using ObjectARX.

If you need more confirmation, just read the ActiveX portion in the
documentation.
--

AUTODESK
Authorized Developer
www.Cadentity.com
MASi

 

Thanks Rudy,

So, for my 2004 roll-out - which I've just begun, dxf codes are still going
to be okay?

seems that way from the tests I've done...

so 2005 is when we see dxf go bye bye?

I've got menu issues, and weird button issues - but that is another
group....

<g>


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

Thanks for the info, I was aware of pre /pre but had not seen info
on code /code.

 

Why all of them of course

But I'll start digging into the 2004 help file.

CAB

 

Bit by bit some will be going, but would just suggest that you become a
custom to the new functions, and take advantage of what they have to offer.

I made the mistake of entmaking everthing, which I later had to re-write it
into parts that I could modify to accomodate changes in object creation.