AutoLISP "Place" Function

[Anonymous]

I just purchased ACAD 2014 and am trying to get some really old AutoLISP commands I wrote to work. The old commands I wrote use the "Place" function to insert blocks. Does anyone remember the "Place" function? And what is used now instead? I would really appreciate any help on this.

Thanks,

Richard

[hgasty1001]

Hi,

First, I can't remember a "place" autolisp function, I'm using AutoCAD since v9, and I think it never existed. The way to "place" a block is a call to "insert", note that it's an AutoCAD command, so you need to call it with the command  function like. (command "insert" blockname point..etc.).

Gaston Nunez

[Anonymous]

Gaston,

Thanks so much for writing. I have searched and can't seem to find any reference to the "Place" function either. Here is an example of the code:

(defun C: SQUARE12()
(SETQ LA "E-MISC")
(SETQ OS "")
(SETQ SYM "S12")
(SETQ SC (GETVAR "USERR1"))
(SETQ ROT 0)
(PLACE LA OS SYM SC ROT)
)

This was written for ACAD 2000i. Apparently "Place" inserts a block on the specified layer, with specified object snap, specified scale and specified rotation. Does that ring any bells?

Thanks,

Richard

[Lee_Mac]

Hi Richard,

Given the code you have posted, the program is evaluating the 'PLACE' symbol as an AutoLISP function, not an AutoCAD command, hence I would expect the PLACE function to be defined elsewhere in your code, e.g. (defun PLACE ...

[Anonymous]

Lee Mac,

Thanks! You are correct. It's been so long since I worked with AutoLISP. Now I need to figure out why I am getting an error message for my commands which worked for AutoCAD 2000i. Thanks again. This Discussion Group is great!

[Lee_Mac]

You're very welcome Richard, I'm happy to help.

With regards to determining the source of the error in your program, you might find my debugging tutorial useful in this respect; just ask if you have any questions about the tutorial.

All the best,

Lee