I used full AutoCAD 2007, but could have used any version, because LISP is
required. A long time ago I discovered a little known DXF code 60, by
accident. I came to realize that the visibility of objects could be
switched off. I later wrote a series of utilities to do the following:
Off - Turns off (hides) the display of selected objects
On - Turns on (unhides) the display of selected or all objects
Toggle - Turns off (hides) the display of objects that are on, and turns on
(unhides) the display of objects that are off
Isolate - Turns off (hides) the display of all objects, except for selected
objects
OffColor - Turns off (hides) the display of all objects matching selected
object's color
I find these useful to temporarily unclutter an area of the drawing,
especially for 3D work. It is better than turning an entire layer off. I
also added a startup routine to scan drawings, when they are opened, to
alert me if any objects are turned off. I can then elect to turn them on,
or leave them off. These are included in my AutoWorx and AutoTect products.
Some AutoCAD verticals, such as Architectural Desktop, now have similar
abilities built in.
If you have access to full AutoCAD, I'll give you a copy. If you only have
LT, I suppose you could DXFOUT the drawing(s), then manually edit the DXF 60
codes.
Dan
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Daniel J. Altamura, R.A.
Altamura Architectural Consulting
and SoftWorx, Autodesk Authorized Developer
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How did you manage to turn the objects back on?? Was it only with the FULL
Version (and if so which version??)
Also... what command variable??
And could you re-attach the fixed file for me so i can have a look please??