Script for Export

Hi everyone,

I work with Architectural Desktop 2005 and sometimes I need to convert
drawings to 2000 format. I prefer using the Export to AutoCAD 2000 command.
I wrote the following script to automate the process and it works well, but
it adds the prefix ACAD- to all the converted drawings:

filedia
0
aecexporttoautocad2000

filedia
1

The reason it has to add the prefix is because Windows would not allow it to
overwrite a file while it's open, so it has to rename the file. I thought
if I could save it to another folder I wouldn't have to rename it. So I
added a line as follows:

filedia
0
aecexporttoautocad2000
(strcat "c:/temp/" (getvar "dwgname"))
filedia
1

But its not working. I'm guessing that the strcat can't be used in this
situation. Can anyone tell me how this should be written so I can save the
file to a different folder?

Thanks,
Juan

 

Hello, Juan!

You can SAVEAS.
It works for me.

;------------------------------------
FILEDIA
0
SAVEAS
2000

Y
FILEDIA
1
;-----------------------------------

You wrote on Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:16:14 -0800:

JS> I work with Architectural Desktop 2005 and sometimes I need to convert
JS> drawings to 2000 format. I prefer using the Export to AutoCAD 2000
JS> command. I wrote the following script to automate the process and it
JS> works well, but it adds the prefix ACAD- to all the converted drawings:

JS> filedia
JS> 0
JS> aecexporttoautocad2000

JS> filedia
JS> 1

JS> The reason it has to add the prefix is because Windows would not allow
JS> it to overwrite a file while it's open, so it has to rename the file.
JS> I thought if I could save it to another folder I wouldn't have to
JS> rename it. So I added a line as follows:

JS> filedia
JS> 0
JS> aecexporttoautocad2000
JS> (strcat "c:/temp/" (getvar "dwgname"))
JS> filedia
JS> 1

JS> But its not working. I'm guessing that the strcat can't be used in
JS> this situation. Can anyone tell me how this should be written so I can
JS> save the file to a different folder?

With best regards, Anatoliy Kurgan.

 

Try this sequence:

filedia
0
(setq filename (strcat "c:/temp/" (getvar "dwgname")))
aecexporttoautocad2000
filename
filedia
1

Bob

 

I already got a the code I needed from someone else, but I just wanted to
point out that the SAVEAS and the Batch Conversion program only work
correctly with plain AutoCAD. With Architectural Desktop they cause ARX
errors to appear when the files are opened with older versions of
Architectural Desktop. The Exporttoautocad2000 command does not generate
these errors (although it gets rid of all the ADT info).

I wish Autodesk would generate a batch conversion program for ADT; one that
doesn't generate the ARX errors and doesn't convert the AEC info in
primatives.

Juan

 

Thanks, this looked very promising, but unfortunatelly it didn't work. I
get the following error: "Can not write to directory." I tried the
commands, one at a time and I get the error after I type filename. When I
get out of the export command I can type (princ filename) and it shows me
the correct path, c:/temp/drawing1.dwg. While in the export command if I
type the full path c:/temp/drawing1.dwg, then it works fine. It seems like
the exporttoautocad2000 command does not allow strings to be called up.

Juan