SelectionSet.Select -> possible FilterData values?

Hi,

Using the SelectionSet.Select method with a filter, what are the possible values I can use for the FilterData parameter?

I can't find any reference, and I've only seen a couple of examples, so am not sure what's possible here.

My goal is to be able to change the attributes of every block and block definition in a Drawing. Which I can do, but don't know if it's possible (or how) to grab BlockDefinitions in a SelectionSet? (I can get BlockREferences OK)

Cheers,
RJ

 

Sorry, this is also referring to when the FilterType = 0 (ObjectType).

 

Have a look at the Entities section of the online DXF referene. You'll find
it under Help | Developer help.

SelectionSet objects may only contain drawing entities. Block definitions
are stored in the BLOCKS table so selection sets are out.

Fortunately, there is a Blocks collection (ThisDrawing.Blocks) which will
allow you to traverse all the blocks in the drawing.

 

As far as a general explanation goes, look in the lisp dev guide under
filtered selection sets.

 

values I can use for the FilterData parameter?

definition in a Drawing. Which I can do, but don't know if it's possible (or
how) to grab BlockDefinitions in a SelectionSet? (I can get BlockREferences
OK)

Like the others said..........here's one example of functioning code I
recently needed:

vCod(0) = 0: vVal(0) = "INSERT"
vCod(1) = 2: vVal(1) = "*title block*"

....which selects all INSERT objects named anything with "title block" in
them.

In case you're not familiar with lisp, you can also do the following at the
command line:

(entget (car (entsel "\nPick something: ")))

...which will return something like this:

Select object: ((-1 . <Entity name: 7ef62480>) (0 . "VIEWPORT") (330 .
<Entity
name: 7ef60d40>) (5 . "158") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 1) (410 . "30x42")
(8 .
"defpoints") (100 . "AcDbViewport") (10 19.5582 26.7174 0.0) (40 . 50.7202)
(41
.. 60.1198) (68 . 2) (69 . 2) (12 1.2052e+006 477437.0 0.0) (13 0.0 0.0 0.0)
(14
0.5 0.5 0.0) (15 0.5 0.5 0.0) (16 0.0 0.0 1.0) (17 0.0 0.0 0.0) (42 . 50.0)
(43
.. 0.0) (44 . 0.0) (45 . 24047.9) (50 . 0.0) (51 . 0.0) (72 . 1000) (90 .
49216)
(281 . 0) (71 . 1) (74 . 0) (110 0.0 0.0 0.0) (111 1.0 0.0 0.0) (112 0.0 1.0
0.0) (79 . 0) (146 . 0.0) (170 . 0))

....which is a list of DXF codes and value of the selected object. (Using
NENTSEL instead ENTSEL will give you access to nested objects.)

 

Thanks all.