topic Re: Macro scale basepoint in AutoCAD Forum

Macro scale basepoint

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:58:08 GMT

Iam having trouble with my macro for scaling.

i have over 5000 drawings that i need to scale from meters to milimeters.

each drawing has a defined basepoint that is custom to each drawing.

is there a command or something to make it select the original selected basepoint when i am using the scale command?

i dont want to select 5000 basepoints individualy.

Re: Macro scale basepoint

ВeekeeCZ — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:04:32 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

... each drawing has a defined basepoint that is custom to each drawing. ...

How? Post a sample drawing with removed sensitive content.

Re: Macro scale basepoint

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:08:00 GMT

here is an example drawing

Re: Macro scale basepoint

ВeekeeCZ — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:20:14 GMT

Ok, I see. So your trouble is that you know how to write such macro, just don't know how to retrieve the base.

BTW you're using full acad, not LT?

Re: Macro scale basepoint

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:24:39 GMT

Im using full autoCAD yes.

Indeed i made the macro with the record button in autocad.

the thing is when i make the command scale and select all is asks to specify the base point when each drawing would have 0,0 is would be easy but each drawing has a specific basepoint and i was wondering if there is a command or something that it would look at the original basepoint.

now i need to check with eacht drawing for its original basepoint and than i need to select that point with scaling.

A few drawings would be no problem but over 5000 is a bit of a pain.

Re: Macro scale basepoint

ВeekeeCZ — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:08:02 GMT

Ok, then use this expression

(getvar 'insbase)

to get a ref point. You don't need to test whether it's defined or not.