vla-Explode

How can I use Vla-Explode method to explode the last block inserted?
Or, because I know the name of the block, how I can specify this block to be
exploded by Vla-Explode method without need of additional user input?
Thanks
John

 

(Is there any reason not to just insert it already exploded, instead of
putting it in and then immediately exploding it?)

Kent Cooper, AIA


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Yes Kent - I cannot use directly COMMAND or VL-CMDF because this function is
activated by reactor. Otherwise I'll use:
(command "insert" "*setup20" "0,0" "" "")
and that's it, but the InsertBlock method I used to insert the block doesn't
give this freedom , or at least I don't know how to do it.
John

 

So, when you insert the block, assign it to a variable:
(setq newblock (vla-insertblock .........))
then you can do this:
(vla-explode newblock)
(vla-delete newblock)

HTH,
Jeff

 

Thanks Jeff,
this worked, but the block is still in the drawing. Do you know how to purge
it without using COMMAND? I found only PurgeAll method. Is there any way to
purge this block only?
John

 

Since you know the name, delete it from the blocks collection:
(vla-delete (vla-item (vla-get-blocks thisdrawing) "blockname"))

Note that the above will produce an error if the block cannot be deleted
from the blocks collection; ie it is inserted somewhere in the drawing
still.
Jeff

 

Yep! This worked. Thanks.
John