Altering Numerous Mtext objects in multiple drawings

[adamjennings]

Hi  I am looking for a simple solution to replace a single Mtext object 'ISSUE A' to 'AS BUILT' accross around 280 drawings. 

Is there an easier way to do this, rather than what im doing at the minute which is - Opening each file and using find & replace or simply double clicking and typing...

Any help will be greatly appreciated 

[braudpat]

Hello from France

You can do this with a Lisp/Vlisp program and with a Script ...

Please find attached a routine from Hmsilva (that I have slighly updated) :  ReplaceMT_ADAM

Thks from Hmsilva ... Please remind that I am not a Lisp/Vlisp programmer !

You can easily adapt this code to other needs : But the Routine is ready to replace 'ISSUE A' to 'AS BUILT'

It works ONLY on uppercase as you were asking for !

[adamjennings]

I have no idea how this works haha,

I have seen it before - but not actually loading or testing anything myself. Is there any form of guides etc which are basic and useful?

[braudpat]

Hello

OK - 1st step :

1) Load one of your DWG to test ...

2) With your keyboard :  APPLOAD  <Enter> to load a Lisp/VLisp/etc routine ... Browse ... Select ... Close/Ok ...

3) With your keyboard :  REPLACEMT_ADAM <Enter>

Is it OK for you ?

[adamjennings]

appload does not want to work for me, ive no idea why 🙂 - it says that it is an unknown command? 

[braudpat]

Hello

Have you an AutoCAD LT or a REAL AutoCAD ?

[adamjennings]

Hi,

I have autocad LT, does this mean I cannot do this function? Ive tryed every way around it. However, I have completed the work now - but it would be useful for future reference if i can do this type of function at all?

[braudpat]

Hello

OK it's impossible to run any development with ACAD LT !

So it's normal what you haven't the APPLOAD command ...

You have posted in a "general" REAL AutoCAD forum insted of the specific AutoCAD LT Forum

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-LT-General/bd-p/43

[jggerth1]

While AutoCAD LT does not support LISP or other programming lanuages, you can simplify your life by investigating Sheet Set Manager, and using Fields in your drawings that are linked to the SheetSet properties.  It takes me less than a minute to update several hundred sheets with a new "Issued" statement.  

It does take some prep work at the beginning -- create a sheet set, add a custom sheetset property for "Issued", and ensure that all my plot-able sheets have the field set up and pointing to the sheetset, but that's really not much more work than using Text in each dwg.  After that, simply manage the proerty value in SSM, and all the sheets will be automagically updated.