Keep construction lines after using PLANTCONVERTLINETOPIPE

[PatrickByrne]

When using the "line to pipe" command (PLANTCONVERTLINETOPIPE), I select the construction lines for the pipe to draw, after putting in the pipe it deletes the construction lines. Is there a setting so that these lines are not deleted.

[richard]

Pick option erase after starting the Line to Pipe command, then select no.

Richard Strikker

CADTEAM.NL

[PatrickByrne]

Thank you, do you know if there is a setting for that so that the line is never erased?

[lanl]

Hi PatrickByrne,

Currently, there is no such system variable to control the lines never be erased.

Thanks.

[PatrickByrne]

Any chance you could be added to the wish list.

Thanks

[chad70811]

The way I accomplish converting line to pipe and keeping construction lines is to draw all construction lines on a dedicated layer (ex. Pipe Construction). I then freeze the "pipe construction layer before starting the line to pipe command. I then just thaw the pipe construction layer. It sounds complicated but I have toolbar button programed with a macro to do everything in one click. I will paste my macro below for reference. Just create a new custom command and program to button.

<^C^C-layer;s;0;lo;pipe_construction;;select \plantconvertlinetopipe -layer;u;pipe_construction;s;pipe_construction;; >

Chad

[tfs-us]

It seems like every piping software handles slope in incredibly horrible ways. So, many years ago I just started drawing all my sloped lines with a 3DPolyline lisp routine. Because of my work flow and this default nature, I've found the auto-delete on the LineToPipe command to be very annoying.

So, this is how I run the command now:

(defun C:CDD () ;C.onvert, but D.on't D.elete
  (command "PLANTCONVERTLINETOPIPE" "E" "NO")
  (princ)
  )